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Hakone Gardens — The oldest surviving Japanese-style residential gardens in the Western Hemisphere, Hakone's tranquility and elegance beautifully express the aesthetics of the Japanese ideal of the garden as a space in which art and nature merge seamlessly for the observer.

Portland Japanese Garden —Nestled in the scenic west hills of Portland, the Japanese Garden is a haven of tranquil beauty. The Garden includes a formal Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and an unsurpassed view of Mount Hood.

The Japanese Garden — Dedicated to the historic Japanese gardens of Kyoto and environs. Each garden is designed to be able to move through the garden via high quality images. Included is a longer history each garden and the basic elements of Japanese garden design.

Seiwa-en — A Japanese garden of pure, clear harmony and peace. The largest Japanese garden in North America (14 acres), located in the Missouri Botanical Garden of St. Louis.

Japanese Garden Database - The Japanese Garden Database is intended as a repository of information on the historical and contemporary gardens of Japan as well as the gardens located outside Japan that have been inspired by the culture. It is a non-profit, educational web site that seeks to provide information on a selection of outstanding examples of garden art found in Japan while juxtaposing a diversity of media related to them.

True Blue Designs — All of the artwork on Daily Zen is generously provided by TrueBlueDesigns. Be sure to visit their online gallery of beautiful art prints to see more spiritually inspired art.

Journal of Shin Buddhism -

Music inspired by the Buddha Dharma

Mujuan Shakuhachi -Shakuhachi taught as a meditative tool

Sacred Thangkas

UK-based company selling quality thangkas worldwide. Whether you are buying or just viewing,

the thangkas are stunning.

Zen Buddhism Virtual Library - The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies. This site keeps track of leading information facilities in the fields of Buddhism

Open Directory Zen — Unique in its scope and orientation, the Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. It is the only major directory that is 100% free. There is not, nor will there ever be, a cost to submit a site to the directory, and/or to use the directory's data.

Empty Universe - Incredible archive of sutras and related Buddhist teachings.

btanaka's zenspace - One of the oldest Zen Buddhist directories on the Internet.

Dharma Web -   Dharmaweb.org is an online community for Buddhists worldwide, providing news, audio dharma, articles, books, practice resources and more.

Conscientious Living:

Amnesty International USA — Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.

Whole Earth — Committed to a vision of what's needed to challenge ingrained patterns and stale assumptions. Curiosity. Exploration. Independence. Community. Living fearlessly. Principles. Tools and ideas. Whole Earth is the successor of the Whole Earth Catalog, first published in 1968 by Stewart Brand.

Internet Trees — You can help in replanting our National Forests; help restore their life-giving benefits and awe-inspiring splendor.

Arbor Day — Bring life back to our forests.

Coop America — Practical steps for using your consumer and investment power for social change.

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Tending the Temple:

DeVries Chocolate - With vintage equipment, he hand-crafts chocolate from bean to bar the way artisans have for centuries, starting with varietal cacao (which he sources directly from the grower) to packaging the bars in his Larimer Street factory.
His recipe for chocolate is simple: 'Just cocoa bean and sugar.' Unmasked by additives and stabilizers..." we all can use a little healthy indulgence occasionally.

Ray of Light Books - Books with music for children to uplilft and inspire them. The stories and music are based on the themes of awareness, aspiration, and  appreciation.

All Spirit Fitness — Promoting a wholistic approach to health Excellent resource for yoga online. Many resources to help in finding balance in all areas of life.

Life Extension Foundation — The Life Extension Foundation is the world's largest organization dedicated to finding scientific methods of preventing and treating disease, aging, and death. In addition to developing unique disease treatment protocols, The Foundation funds pioneering scientific research aimed at achieving an indefinitely extended healthy human lifespan.

True Blue Designs — All of the artwork on this Web site is courtesy of TrueBlueDesigns. Be sure to visit their online gallery of beautiful art prints and purchase the perfect gift for a friend or loved one. Proceeds or art sales benefit the Daily Zen site.

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