Zen ways of surviving tough times 

Daizan Roshi considers how to live in tough times, giving the example of his teacher’s buoyant spirit when their temple burned down. Based on a motto often used by his first teacher, ‘We hope for the best, expect the worst and do the possible’, Daizan takes us through some short meditations and pair work to help us find how to thrive through adversity.
Zenways (www.zenways.org) promotes and encourages activities and practices that enhance human wellbeing, balance and awakening (satori or kensho - the enlightenment of Zen) in the many different situations we find ourselves in. Over many years of strict training, in Japan and the west, Julian Daizan Skinner Roshi received dharma transmission and permission to teach in both the Rinzai and Soto lineages of Zen. He now teaches at the Yugagyo Dojo in London, UK. May these recordings help you and those around you to find and realise the truth.