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Main Course A - next intake

  • Jan 11
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The entry point to, and the main foundation of, the Main Course Program for a new student is Main Course A. It is a vital base where transformative learning, experience and cultivation for everyone takes place and evolves along with one’s deepening meditation, practice and direct understanding. More information


The next intake commences as follows:


A1: Saturday 24 January, 10am - 12pm

A2: Saturday 24 January, 4pm to 6pm

A3: Wednesday 28 January, 7pm - 9pm.


Location

A1 & A2: Tokozan in Heidelberg West. Address to be given upon the acceptance of your registration.

A3: online only


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March 2026, Issue 103

  • Mar 2
  • 1 min read

Editorial


Communication in Zen: Isshin Denshin


Communication is usually understood as the exchange of information—words spoken, messages sent, meanings clarified. When communication fails, we assume something was not explained well enough, or not heard clearly.


Zen begins elsewhere.

Zen speaks of ishin denshin—mind-to-mind transmission. This does not reject language or point to a secret teaching beyond words. It points to the ground from which words arise. Before speaking and listening, before agreement or disagreement, there is already presence.

In zazen, nothing is explained, yet communication is complete. Posture communicates. Breath communicates. Stillness communicates. Communication is not added to practice; it is the functioning of practice itself.

Dogen Zenji wrote extensively yet warned against mistaking explanation for realisation. Words without embodied practice become hollow; practice without articulation becomes vague. Isshin denshin is the alignment of body, mind, and expression.

In sangha life, a bow communicates. Silence communicates. Showing up communicates. In a noisy world, Zen offers communication grounded in presence— mind meeting mind.


Ekai Korematsu


Read this Myoju (file on Google Drive)

Main Course B

  • Jan 10
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Main Course B brings together students from diverse walks of life, cultural and educational backgrounds. Each semester comprises 20 sessions of 2 to 4 hours of weekly meditation (Sanzen-kai) within Mahayana Buddhism and the Soto Zen approach to Buddhist discipline. Its scope of study is larger than that of Main Course A with teaching being more explicit, detailed and performance oriented.


Join us on Sunday mornings in Heidelberg West, or Thursday evenings in Braybrook.


Location

Sundays: St Pius Primary School, Heidelberg West.

Thursdays: Quang Ming Temple Braybook.



Attendance

You can participate based on a committment, or on a casual basis. To commit, please register.


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