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What is Zen?
Zen is our true life, free and unconditioned, which in Buddism is called “Buddha nature”. We are all free and unconditioned in our original state, we need only return to have this experience, and Zen indicates how.

What is meditation?
It is to sit in the silence of our mind, becoming once again One with body and mind. It is to re-discover our original being.

How often is it necessary to meditate?
If possible, in the morning and evening: in the morning to give our mind the clarity necessary to confront the day, in the evening to restore calm after the day’s difficulties.

What is enlightenment and how does one attain it?
To discover who we really are beyond attachments and conditioning, beyond the ego. This is enlightenment, and to attain it means to realise that we are already enlightened. We need only open our eyes.

What are the benefits of Zen practice in everyday life?
To live fully aware of everything we do, giving ourselves the clarity and creativity to live every moment as an absolute moment in our life.

What is the significance of reciting sutras?
The sutras are the teachings of those who have already traversed this path before us. To recite them is to understand them, to understand them is to bring them to life in our everyday lives.

What is awareness and how can I experience it?
Every time you eat, be just the act of eating. When you walk, be just the walking. When you work, be just the work you are doing. When you drink a glass of water, pay attention to whether it is hot or cold. This is awareness, but if you find yourself pondering why water is water, the awareness has already vanished.

Are there other forms of Zen practice besides meditation?
The life of every day lived with awareness is the practice of Zen.

Is a Zen practitioner a vegetarian?
A Zen practitioner is what he is.

Can I practice Zen without converting to Buddhism?
Zen does not require conversion, being the Way of our original nature. It is beyond every creed, dogma or religion.


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