Profile
Our mission is to bring the deeply transformative Zen Buddhist teachings to life so everyone can experience for themselves the warmth, depth and joy of Zen.
At the London Zen Centre you can learn Zen meditation, study and work with Zen koans, start or deepen a meditation practice and work directly with authentic Zen teachers.
Our community is a place of warmth, support, personal growth and environmental responsibility. We want to do our bit to care for the world and its beings.
The Zen path is a broad and inclusive path that shows us that our life, just as it is, is the gateway to freedom. It’s a path walked together not alone.
Q: What do you do at the London Zen Centre?
A: There is Zen meditation, koans, one on one work with the teachers, retreats, dharma talks and discussion, the arts and community. It’s a place to be with others on the same path and explore what it’s like to live an awakened life in todays culture and time.
Q: What’s your Zen Lineage?
A: Our lineage has evolved from the Sanbo Kyodan Japanese Zen School, a school that straddles both Soto and Rinzai Zen and was influential in establishing koan Zen in the west. In America it took root with with Robert Aitken Roshi and evolved into the Pacific Zen School under John Tarrant Roshi.
Q: Who is the teacher?
A: Guy Gaudry Roshi, Director of the London Zen Centre, received Dharma Transmission from John Tarrant Roshi.
