Study Session 2: Opening the Hand of Thought

woman's reflection: the nature of self — *Photo by Laurenz Kleinheider*

In this study session, Zuisei explores Koso Uchiyama’s Opening the Hand of Thought, a contemporary Zen text that speaks about the importance of zazen and letting go of thoughts in order to see the nature of the self.

In the words of Uchiyama Roshi: You are within me. I'm just facing myself. In other words, you exist within myself, and it is to that you that I direct myself. That is what "vow" is.

This talk was given by Zuisei Goddard.

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Study Session 2: Opening the Hand of Thought