Mayo, the month of flowers. The green shoots of April are already open. the acacias, the fake bananas, the almond trees, the plums, the linden and hazel trees of the temple are already dressed in their best clothes. We will see the first leaves of the paulownia we planted during the volunteering in December and we will hear everywhere… Continue reading
From Monday 11 April a new study seminar will be available at the Zen Campus of the Sôtô Zen Buddhist Community. It's about Daigo, 'Great Awakening'.
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I had this conversation with Mauricio Torres, from Mexico, Doctor of Psychiatry and published on his Faith Land podcast,the 23 December 2020.
In the early hours of Friday 4 from December, in the zen temple Luz Serena, (Banshô san Wakô Zenji, Manshuyama Wako Zen Temple), Samuel Soriano Guardiola has received the Transmission of the Dharma (dempo) from his teacher Come. Taisei Dokushô Villalba (Tessie alone ), Abbot-founder of the temple and of the Soto Zen Buddhist Community, thus becoming his sole and legitimate… Continue reading
The documentary is now available on Vimeo “ZEN: mindfulness and silence”. A very beautiful work from Piramidal Studio, which reflects very well the life in the Luz Serena Zen temple and the atmosphere of the retreats.
2,50 € for the rental during 72 hours.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/zendocumental/381634017
ZEN & quot; Silence and the Practice of Mindfulness" from Piramidal Studio on Vimeo.
Podcast of the program Asia Hoy of Radio Exterior of Spain, About the book “Full attention. Mindfulness based on the Buddhist tradition”, by Dokushô Villalba.
Was issued on 19 May of 2019.
The conversation between the director of the program and Ana Romero is accompanied by very good music.
This is the interview that José García gave me for his portal https://elestoico.com
We talk about my personal journey, of Stoicism and Buddhism and many other interesting topics.
At noon on monday 17 In August, the bodhisattva ordination ceremony took place at the Luz Serena Zen Temple, within the soto zen mahayana buddhist tradition, officiated by Zen master Dokushô Villalba Roshi. Eight Dharma practitioners entered the shelter of the Three Treasures, enacted their aspiration to Awakening and… Continue reading
This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many people will not be able to attend the temple for the Summer retreats. Because, We offer this online teaching program so that those who want to stay in touch with the spirit of the Zen retreat can follow the teaching sessions from their homes. We offer different possibilities of… Continue reading
Saturday 30 May we have a half Open Day like every year but, this time, in streaming, so that no one is left out. We celebrate the 31st Anniversary of the Luz Serena Zen temple. If you sign up here, you will receive by email the link to the broadcast via YouTube Live: https://sotozen.es/31-aniversario-del-templo-zen-luz-serena/
