Soto Zen Practice in Vancouver, BC
Recent talks can be found below.
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Anchoring in the Koans of Knowing and Not Knowing, Myoshin Kate McCandless asks that we open to curiosity and not cling to our fixed views of each other. All we know is always partial, subject to change, and provisional.
Unmon Jacob Butula, shuso for the Practice Period, offers a Way-Seeking Mind Talk - a traditional talk in Zen Buddhism where a practitioner reflects on their personal life story and the causes and conditions that brought them to Zen practice.
“We don’t know what we don’t know. It is important to create the capacity for the changes that inevitably come.”
Shinmon Michael Newton introduces the theme for Practice Period: Koans of Knowing and Not Knowing - Practicing with Uncertainty.
Even though we often act as though the ground beneath us is firm, we all live with the uncertainty of what the future holds. Each person is encouraged to take responsibility for their own practice and to commit to meeting their own life.
With awareness of interdependence, a grateful heart grows.
Shinmon Michael Newton asks: What is gratitude? How often does it arise in your life? In what way does our zazen practice strengthen our integrity?
Continuing the seminar on Reb Anderson’s book Zen Stories of Faith and Understanding Kyoko Angela wonders: “How would you respond if someone asked what your Buddha nature is?”
Myoshin Kate McCandless reflects on how we all carry within us the principles of generosity, kind speech, beneficial action and solidarity.
Kyoko Angela offers readings from indigenous voices, in the context of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Orange Shirt Day.
Matthew Ramsay offers the fourth talk in our seminar on Reb Anderson's book. He asks: when have you been engaged in a simple everyday activity but sensed or perceived a depth of importance?
MRZC's Soto Zen practice emphasizes being fully awake to our own moment-to-moment experience, from our meditation cushion to every aspect of our everyday life. Join us!
Mountain Rain Zen Community's Wall street Zendo and Bright Stream Temple (Koryuji) are situated on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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