https://www.reddit.com/r/zenbuddhism/comments/1i54w1b/finding_an_online_sangha/
created by Charming-Feeling-106 on 19/01/2025 at 18:15 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)
Hey All,
I am recently estranged from my Tibetan Sangha (Nyingma/Dzogchen) after raising some concerns about the teachers conduct and some of the things they had started to say, which were quite concerning. I live in quite a rural place, and I was making 3+ hour drives (both ways) just to get to that one once a week. There are also no Zen or any East Asian based Mahayana temples near me.
Anyways, I've been interested in Zen Buddhism for years, but was always dedicated to my Dzogchen stuff. I'm taking this as an opportunity to learn about Zen, practice it, and possibly connect with any online teachers and a Sangha. I'm going to go through Kokyo Henkel's self study course, but was curious if there were any online groups you guys would recommend where students can interact with teachers. This is pretty common in Tibetan Vajrayana, so guessing it may be with Zen as well? Not sure.
Comment by awakeningoffaith at 22/01/2025 at 10:55 UTC
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Meeting of student and teacher is absolutely essential in zen. If you haven't seen it yet, there is a new pinned post from a mod on finding online Sanghas. There have been many options already posted.