Wake Up and Live! – A Comprehensive Course in Rinzai Zen Mediatation

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The key to a rich and fulfilling life is very simple. It’s learning to live in the present. This moment is the only reality we have. The past is over and the future is yet to happen.

This is an old message, recently popularised in Eckhart Tolle’s book ‘The Power of Now’. Published in 2004, the book topped the New York Times book list and has since been translated into over 30 languages.

But it is one thing to read about the power of now.

It is quite another thing to actually practice it.

Wake up and live!

Many of Eckhart Tolle’s ideas are derived from Zen.

The word Zen literally means meditation in Japanese.

There are two main sects of Zen in Japan – the Rinzai and Soto schools.

An old saying goes: “Rinzai for the warriors, Soto for the peasants”.

Rinzai Zen was the form of Zen practiced by the samurai.

It enabled them to become fearless in battle.
You too can harness this power.

Practicising Zen is no mean feat.

It requires commitment and discipline.

But the practice can completely transform your life.

Zen enables you to express yourself with authenticity.

It allows you to immerse yourself in activities.
It can liberate you from suffering.

And it can enable you to experience more joy and happiness into your life.

At the heart of Rinzai Zen practice, is Zazen, or sitting meditation.

Zazen is well known in the West, but hasn’t been fully taught.

There are in fact many Zen practices. Daizan Roshi has made it his mission to make the full range of these practices available in the west.

A unique DVD-based course

Now, for the very first time, these forms of meditation have been recorded in a unique set of DVDs.

The DVDs have been produced by Julian Daizan Skinner Roshi, the first Englishman to go to Japan and become a full Zen master in the Rinzai school.

Eighteen years ago, Daizan Roshi gave up a promising career as a scientist in the pharmaceuticals industry, sold his house, gave all the money away and entered a Zen monastery. Over many years of strict training, in Japan and the west, Daizan Roshi recieved Dharma Transmission in both the Rinzai and Soto lineages of Zen. His long residence in Zen monasteries opened many doors to inner secrets of Zen practice and experience.

A powerfully motivational personality, Daizan Roshi sees his mission as that of making the wonderful teachings he has received available in an experiential, non-dogmatic way.

Zen practices

The practices in the course fall into two categories. One type of meditation allows you to enhance your wellbeing and vitality. To live an active fulfilling life, you need a robust, healthy body. The second sort of meditation is directed towards understanding reality – kensho or satori – as enlightenment is called in Zen.

Benefits

If you fully commit to the practices in the course, you will experience:
· Enhanced health and vitality
· More happiness
· Better concentration
· Powerful insights into your true nature
· More energy
· Less Fear
· Improved problem solving
· A greater appreciation of nature
· More awareness of the present
· Greater connection to other people

And that’s guaranteed! If you’re not 100% satisfied, then just return the course for a full refund.

All Proceeds Going to New Temple Fund

Daizan Roshi says, ‘Just recently, a friend of mine, a simple and uneducated Japanese carpenter, was sitting in zazen when a tidal wave of gratitude and joy burst through him and he lost all his old concerns and limitations. From my own experience I can’t begin to tell you how often I get up from the zazen cushion with my whole being renewed and dancing with joy, back in my true place, connected with all things.’

DVD Contents

The DVDs include:
Eight types of meditation practice, as practiced in Rinzai Zen temples.
Ki ko (qi gong) energy work
Detailed instructions on how to sit properly for zazen
Yoga exercises from Japan, China and India
Fascinating stories about key figures in Rinzai Zen
Instructions on how to breathe correctly
Information on how to get the most out of your meditation practice
The benefits and drawbacks of meditation
How to use Zen in everyday life – whether at work or at play
Using meditation whilst on the move
What the life of a monk is like
How to increase your vitality and well being
Plus much, much more!

Plus

Practice Guidebook

Plus

One page quickstart guide.

Free Extra Gift

At no extra charge to you, valued at £29: CD versions of the Wake Up and Live guided meditations for extra convenience in your practice.

50% Introductory Discount

The special introductory price for Wake up and Live is reduced from £199 down to just £99. If you would like to order one of the first individually signed and numbered copies of “Wake Up and Live”, just email zenways@london.com

All proceeds going towards establishing a permanent Zen training place in the UK.

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