- Zen and Recovery - http://www.viacorp.com/addiction.html/
Description of the benefits of Zen meditation, and instruction in meditation for the beginner. Focuses on the benefits of Zen meditation in recovery from addictions, but is useful to any meditation beginner.
- Gassho and Bowing - http://www.zencenter.org/training/gassho.htm
Rules and explanations for gassho and bowing at Zen centers
- How to Sit Zazen - http://www.zencenter.org/training/instruction.htm
Short, simple instructions
- Sesshin For Newcomers - http://www.zenproject.faithweb.com/zen_teachings/sesshin_newcomers.html
Some words about sesshin for newcomers to Zen, by Aitkin Roshi.
- From a Zazen Journal - http://www.bricoworks.com/zazen/zazen.html
A two-year daily meditative record of morning meditations, and attendance at extended sesshins, by an American Soto Zen practitioner.
- How to Meditate (Zazen) - http://www.mro.org/zmm/meditation/index.html
Detailed instructions from Zen Mountain Monastery on how to practice Zen meditation.
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