A guidebook for visitors and volunteers at The Zen Forest, the Zen Buddhist retreat near Actinolite, or Tweed, in the country north of Belleville, halfway between Toronto and Ottawa. A glossary plus information on meditation, Zen, and the retreat.

Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditating in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dhudanga. A Still Forest Pool reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. Achaan Chah’s humble words, compiled by two Westerners who are former ordained monks, awaken the spirit of inquiry, wonderment, understanding, and deep inner peace. Attachment, according to Achaan Chah, causes all suffering. Understanding the impermanent, insecure, and selfless nature of life is the message he offers for human happiness and realization. To vividly grasp the meaning of attachment leads us to a new place of practice – the path of balance, the Middle Path.

Pithy phrases handed down through a distinguished line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters.

The book about the Zen Forest Retreat, a Zen Buddhist center in Canada, providing traditional yet distinctly Western Zen training to people of all ages and religious backgrounds. Â

The Zen Forest: A Guidebook For Visitors And Volunteers With Meditation Instructions And The Recipe For Zen Forest Pancakes is the first book about The Zen Forest. It is meant for volunteers and other visitors to the Zen Forest. It also makes a good souvenir for visitors to the Zen Forest.

A handy guide for visitors and volunteers at the Zen Forest Retreat.