Sesshin For Newcomers - http://www.zenproject.faithweb.com/zen_teachings/sesshin_newcomers.html Some words about sesshin for newcomers to Zen, by Aitkin Roshi.
How to Meditate (Zazen) - http://www.mro.org/zmm/meditation/index.html Detailed instructions from Zen Mountain Monastery on how to practice Zen meditation.
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.
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.
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