Soto Zen Victoria

This is the site of  Middle Way Sangha called Soto Zen Victoria.   It is maintained, in a sporadic fashion, by me, Wayne Codling.  I am a zennist, a lineage holder in the school of Soto Zen established by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.  Middle Way Sangha is a non-religious application of Zen meditation skills to everyday life and the issues of livelihood and relationship.

Soto Zen Victoria, this blog, is a work in progress.   At present its main function is to serve as something of an archive of the Middle Way Sangha meditation group’s activities.  The button labeled ‘blog’, above, links to a page of podcasts which are the record of the pre-meditation talks delivered each Saturday morning and Wednesday evening in Victoria, British Columbia.    MWS emphasizes,  in these meditation sessions, their application in everyday life without, actually,  much reference to Zen as a religious practice.  Middle Way Sangha approaches meditation practice as a venue for avoiding and ameliorating harmful habits of mind and body regardless of what religious tradition is involved.

Our meditation group meets on Saturday mornings from 8-9:30 and Wednesday evenings, 6:45-7:45 pm.  On Saturday mornings our host is the Victoria Shambhala Meditation Centre at 2033 Belmont, here in Victoria, British Columbia.   The Wednesday evening sessions are hosted by the Vic West Community Centre.  All are welcome, whether a beginner or an experienced meditator.  There is no charge (a donation box is put out) and no need to make a reservation.

There is more information about Middle Way at http://madhyama.ca.  Now, I must admit that  this site is somewhat neglected,  not been corrected in some years and some of the information on there is out of date – primarily those passages which do not reflect the unfortunate fact that Queenswood is no longer available.  But the basic idea of this Middle Way Sangha practice is still the same as it was when I put the madhyama.ca site together.  Madhyama.ca is still useful for background information and contact information for anyone who is interested.