thezensite:Zen Links

American Zen Teachers Assoc. list of Zen centers of members of the association.

Buddhism.org: According to their site, "This is the most comprehensive directory service providing all the resources of Buddhism and Buddhist from around world and trying to spread out Buddhism worldwide."

BuddhistDoor.com: I don't know much about this site but it's got some nice stuff.There's a link to their Buddhist magazine on their first page.

Buddhist Military Sangha: from their website: "This is a nonpolitical and nonsectarian forum for Buddhists serving in the US Armed Forces."

BuddhaNet file library: This is an excellent collection of Zen writings by a variety of authors, including Robert Aitken, John Tarrant, Seung San, Master Sheng Yen, Katagiri, Maezumi, Ama Samy, as well as sutras, poetry and translations of some of Dogen's work. All in .zip files for fast downloading.

BuddhaNet's eBook Library: free ebooks for downloading. A good selection on Mahayana, meditation, art and general Buddhism. BuddhaNet home page

Buddhist Peace Fellowship: well-established organization dedicated to social activism from a Buddhist perspective.

Dark Zen: This is an interesting, quite large site with many essays about Zen, some very critical of modern Zen practices.

Dogensangha.org: This is the home page of the group that follows Gudo Wafu Nishijima, translator of Dogen's Shobogenzo and Nishi Shobogenzo.

Zen Master Dogen: from the site: "This site was created to bring Master Dogen’s work, analysis of his work (from both Buddhists and non-Buddhists), and modern teachings related to his work together in one place. You can find free PDF translations and articles, recommended translations and analysis in book form, entry level material for those new to Dogen, material for those new to Soto Zen Buddhism, podcasts and other audio, quotes, a small sampling of Dogen’s poetry, and a collection of Wikipedia entries on Master Dogen, Soto Zen, and related topics. You can check the “Editor’s Notes” page for updates on changes to the site."

Engaged Zen Foundation: Not so much a Zen center but a Zen group committed to prisoner rights and social activism. From their site: "EZF is inexorably committed to the abolition of punitive incarceration in any form, the dismantling of the prison industrial complex, and the adoption of alternative, restorative, methods of dealing with what is colloquially known as "criminal justice."

Lotus and Rose: a great resource of links to a wide variety of religious sites, from athiest and Baha'i to Rosicrucians, Unitarian and Zen. Well worth a browse.

Oryoki: The Practice of Soto Eating Bowls; Photos and instructions on traditional Zen eating ritual using oryoki bowls. Includes Dogen's Instructions for the Tenzo and meal chants.

Sotozen.net: Home page of the Soto sect. Includes list of Soto temples & centres worldwide and a list of temples where foreigners can stay in Japan.

Sweeping Zen photostream: I've added this Flickr site as it has an extensive collection of photographs of modern Zen teachers. If you ever wondered what Richard Baker, Eido Shimano, Hakuun Yasutani, or Zenshin Philip Whalen look like, try this site. Fortunately, it has a search function if you know who you're looking for. Otherwise, just browse the 20 pages.
Sweeping Zen: a comprehensive and interesting site with a wide variety of useful material. As the subheading says: "The definitive online who's who in Zen". Definately worth checking out.

Tricycle is a well-known Buddhist magazine but it has begun to lock down many of its articles behind a pay wall.

Stephen Batchelor home page: Batchelor is the author of Buddhism Without Beliefs (review here) as well as numerous other books and articles. His home page includes access to a number of his articles.
The Agnostic Buddhist: "Edited version of a talk given at the symposium "American Buddhism Today" to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rochester Zen Center, Rochester, New York, June 22, 1996."
Shaping The Future? Western Buddhist Teachers Meet the Dalai Lama: Dharamsala, India. March 23-22, 1993 Engaged Zen Foundation: this organisation teaches Zen to prisoners in the U.S. There is a very interesting comic book published on this site about learning zazen. This is tough Zen.
A poignant essay by Rev. Kobutsu Malone about his battle to save a death row inmate can be found here.

The Gospel of Buddha by Paul Carus Originally published in 1894, this is one of the earlier books introducing Buddhism to the West. The entire book is now available online.

Women in Buddhism The Buddha's teachings for women, as well as many articles and books by or about women in buddhist history, past and present.

Philip Yampolsky: was one of the great Zen translators. This is a brief biography/obituary of this Buddhist scholar.

Zen Centres of the World: A comprehensive list of world-wide Zen centres but hasn't been updated since 2000. The Australian list is here. Soto Zen Centers around the world; includes names, addresses and phone/fax/email.

Zen Poems and Haiku: a collection

Zen Space: this is a discussion forum that has been revived after the demise of the Zen Forum International last year. It is moderated by Jonathan Shearman et al.

Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbours: an interesting little collection of Zen stories, many based on koans. Sort of a mini Zen Flesh, Zen Bones; by John Suler, academic psychologist at Rider University. Somewhat entertaining.