Whats on offer.
An in person workshop, either as a Half Day Condensed or Full Day Group session, designed to help people see through the illusions that cause suffering and dissatisfaction — and discover a clearer, more peaceful way of being. It uses a workbook made up of thought experiments and visual guides inspired by Zen Buddhism.
If we change how we see, we change how we live.
Click for details about the Half Day Condensed workshop (1-on-1 or up 3 people) or the next Full Day Group Workshop (6-12 people).
Who am I?
Hello, I'm Daniel Thomas Smith.
I originally trained as a scientist, and I now work as a photographer. I’ve spent a lot of my life examining and looking.
I’ve been a meditator for about 15 years and have been studying Zen Buddhism for the last 5 years with Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner Roshi.
The study of Zen has given me so much. It has reduced my anxiety and depression, helped me make sense of the world and my place in it, and shown me that me and life are one inseparable process. I’ve shifted from seeing one dimensionally to three dimensionally, turned away from drama and towards play, moved from feeling alone to being connected.
The workbook.
Whenever asked about Zen, I always struggled to explain it and ended up giving long, rambling, and confusing answers.
To help answer those questions, I have developed this workbook called Another Way of Seeing. It's like when people in a pub use salt and pepper pots to explain the offside rule — I use a series of images to show what a Zen perspective is all about.
It uses a combination of thought experiments, such as “what in your immediate experience doesn’t change?”, written exercises, and visual guides inspired by Zen Buddhism.
This isn't about converting anyone to anything; it’s just me saying, “I found this amazing thing that’s helped me so much, and I’d love to share some of it with you and show you how I, as a visual person, make sense of it. Another way of seeing is possible”
Who is it for.
This workshop is for everyone—whether a total beginner or an advanced practitioner—anyone looking to experience another way of seeing things.
What makes it unique.
The workbook is made up of approximately 100 visual guides, be that photographic, drawn, A.I. generated or physical objects, designed to make things as clear as possible. It’s a unique and novel technique, to access universal truths. See video below for a preview of the images used.
The Location.
The Flame Centre — a peaceful sanctuary in Waterloo (Zone 1), housed in a converted Victorian school building. It is moments away from the Imperial War Museum, a Tibetan Peace Garden, and St George’s Cathedral.
Topics covered.
How we currently see everything.
The Causes of Suffering.
Another way of seeing Objects.
Another way of seeing Separation.
Another way of seeing Ourselves.
Another way of seeing Thinking.
Another way of seeing Space.
Life without the need for more.
Life through a new lens.
Example videos
Upcoming events
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Half Day Condensed
Available 7 days a week.
1.00pm - 5.30pm
Class size - 1-on-1 or up to 3 people.
The Flame Centre
The Chandlery
50 Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7QY
(message me to find a date that works for you)
£80
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Full Day Group Workshop
Saturday 4th October.
9:30am - 5:00pm
Group size - 8-12 people.
Jamyang London Buddhist Centre
The Old Courthouse
43 Renfrew RdLondon
SE11 4NA
£100