We are pleased to be able to offer a range of transcripts designed to support your practice. These have their origins in current talks and sessions at Dogen Sangha Bristol and in translations that Mike Luetchford has completed or is working on.

Talk transcripts
These transcripts of talks by Mike Luetchford cover a wide range of aspects of Buddhism. They are available for download as PDFs:

• Modern Interpretation of the Heart Sutra
• Sanskrit Translation of the Heart Sutra
• What did Gautama Buddha discover?
• Oneness and Mindfulness in the Teachings of Zen Master Dogen
• Buddhism and the Theory of No-Self
• Lectures on the Nature of Experience
• Understanding the Shobogenzo
• The Four Views in Buddhism
• Action as the Centre of Buddhism
• Right and Wrong: A Talk on Buddhist Morality
• Reality is the Present Moment
• The Meaning of the Buddhist Precepts
• Practice and Theory in Buddhism
• Interview on Radio Bristol
• Zazen & Person-centered Psychotherapy
  (Article by Hugh Ransley)

Shobogenzo talk transcripts

These are transcriptions of talks about Master Dogen's Shobogenzo given by MIke Luetchford

Go to the talks download page.

How to practice Zazen and kinhin

Our online electronic booklet "Introduction to Buddhism and the Practice of Zazen" is a self-contained guide to the basics of Buddhism, including everything from the thinking behind it to physiology and instructions on making your own "zafu" cushion. We ask for a donation of $3.00 if you would like to download the booklet.

Go to the booklet download page.