In this first threaded talk, Zuisei introduces the realization of impermanence—from a teaching called The Eight Realizations of Great Beings—and asks the group to “thread together” their reflections on the teaching…
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Read MoreDo you ever pause in the midst of your life and ask yourself, what is my role in all of this? What is my agency? Zuisei addresses the need to train the body, mind, spirit and heart, the need to learn endurance, flexibility, and kindness…
Read MoreThe world is on fire. What do each of us have to offer to meet that fire? Reflecting on the teachings of Dogen’s Mountains and River Sutra…
Read MoreDo you find yourself silently commenting on and critiquing this life as it happens? There’s a Buddhist term for the seemingly endless chatter in our minds—papañca…
Read MoreWe don’t always know we’re perfect, we don’t always feel complete, yet fundamentally, both are true of who we are…
Read MoreExplore the bridge between the relative and absolute worlds. The center of the present moment…
Read MoreAnchoring her talk on the teachings on loving-kindness contained in the Karaniya Metta Sutta, Zuisei speaks on the importance of applying these teachings to oneself, as well as others. For the longer we practice…
Read MoreWhat if instead of ignorance being the primer mover in Buddhism, it’s really love that is at the core of things?
Read MoreHow do we reconcile accepting the things we cannot change with changing the things we cannot accept? Explore the possibility of seeing things as they are…
Read MoreZuisei speaks from the heart about her own spiritual journey and her ongoing commitment to practice as she steps further into lay life...
Read MoreThe life of the Buddha as it illustrates the six stages of pilgrimage—the call, homeleaving, the journey, contemplation, encounter, return…
Read MoreWe have to be willing to take a risk in order to see clearly. This is a perilous journey, no question about it. Every time we ask, we expose ourselves. But when we don’t ask…
Read MoreFor this Fusatsu (Renewal of Vows ceremony) Zuisei speaks of sacred space as the ground in which atonement and vow become possible…
Read MoreWe are never practicing alone—not in the darkest pit of hell, not in the brightest state of bliss. When we know this…
Read MoreHow do we reconcile the systemic harm perpetuated through the construction of gender with the ultimate truth of selflessness?
Read MoreThat which is beyond ordinary knowing, must be known intimately…
Read MoreThe way to put at end to suffering is to realize ourselves, but we cannot do it while caught in the storm of strong emotions. Recognizing and working with these storms, is much of what Buddhist practice is about…
Read MoreWaking up to the state of our minds and the ongoing journey of cultivating ease and peace in the midst of all that life brings us…
Read MoreGreat Determination is not an obsessive nor heroic quality, but rather, it is our humble, steadfast commitment to waking up—through the good, bad, and mundane…
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