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Welcome to the Zen Guitar Dojo
"Please leave the door open" |
| What is the Zen Guitar Dojo? The Zen Guitar Dojo is a place to be. Based on the spirit and principles of the Japanese dojo, it is a participatory community that seeks to elevate the human spirit through music. Part artist's collective, part magazine, part radio station, part TV network, part record label, part rehearsal studio, the Zen Guitar Dojo is a gathering place for artists who want to explore the possibilities of cyberspace under the umbrella of the Zen Guitar philosophy. Whether you bookmark this site and find it worth returning to again and again depends in large part on how interesting a place you, and we collectively, decide to make it. |
| Dojo (calligraphy at right) is a Japanese word usually translated as "school" or "training hall," but literally means "Place of the Way"--the great Way of life that governs the universe. As such, the term has a spiritual connotation. It is through participation in the dojo that one follows the Way. What makes a dojo special is not its location or physical characteristics, but one's behavior in it. A dojo can be anywhere, even cyberspace. What's essential is a group of participants willing to work in the spirit of self- and mutual respect. |
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| Here we seek to establish a dojo on the Internet. With your participation, we can create a place of vibrant content, where your work can get noticed and we can learn from each other. Membership in the dojo is free. All you need do is make the site work for you. Sound good? As Duke Ellington used to say, "If it sounds good, it is good." Please read the Zen Guitar Plan for an overview of the dojo's future direction. Welcome | Philosophy | ZG Plan | What's New ZG'zine | ZG Radio | ZG-TV | ZG Jam Dojo Bookstore | Record Review | Lessons | Phil's ZG Band | What You Can Do Shop | Links | Email / Guest Book |