Is There A Way I Can Learn Buddhism (zen) Online?
Since Zen Buddhism is primarily a practice tradition, you can easily learn Zen practice online.
However, eventually you’ll need to establish a relationship with a Zen teacher. Without such a relationship, your practice will never mature.
Here’s a great video that will teach you how to do Zen meditation practice. It’s very clear and complete:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csyCrcpDs…
Here are additional meditation instructions:http://www.mro.org/zmm/teachings/meditat…
Here are collections of teachings (print and audio files) that can support you in your practice:http://www.sfzc.org/zc/display.asp?catid…http://www.mro.org/zmm/teachings/discour…
If you have any questions, feel welcome to write to me.
Best wishes on your path!
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Rinzai Zen, the school that uses koans, relies heavily on personal interaction between master and pupil, so trying to learn it online would be at best difficult. Soto, which relies more on sitting meditation (“Zazen”), is more available. At worst, trying it without a master would be slower.
There is an online Zendo called Treeleaf Zendo athttp://www.treeleaf.org/
This is without doubt, the best online course in Buddhism & Zen.
“Awakening 101″.http://www.geocities.com/the_wanderling/…
The writer is Enlightened, in my belief, but don’t just take my word on it. ; )
Best Wishes,
Goodfella
You can learn just about anything online or from books. But it’s not a substitute for actually learning it from someone personally.
That’s especially true of Zen Buddhism, which places a strong emphasis on the master/student relation.
http://www.buddhanet.net/qanda.htm
make sure to read each separate bullet &ALL the questions under each one.. when i first got into Buddhism that site helped a lot to get what the basic idea of it was!
Stare at your blank computer screen and imagine the sound of your CPU not processing.
Yes. Google.
I’d like you to meet my friend. –> Google.
Say hi.