Living the Heart Sutra (M&W sesshin day 2 - morning)
/Shinmon Michael Newton begins to examine in what way the Heart Sutra provokes, evokes, and points a finger at the boundless nature of our lives.
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Living the Heart Sutra (M&W sesshin day 1)
/Myoshin Kate McCandless opens the ninth annual MRZC Mountains and Waters Summer sesshin by introducing the theme for the week- the Great Wisdom Beyond Wisdom Heart Sutra.
Opening the Hand of Thought (Chapter 8)
/Shinmon Michael Newton helps unpack the final chapter of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's book, Opening the Hand of Thought, in which there are seven clear instructions on how to orient our lives to practice.
ZED talk - Relationship to Technology
/Myokai Nik Bladey investigates artificial intelligence and dharma practice, asking us how we find union within the particularity of each moment of our lives, and challenging us to consider who is guiding our hands on the steering wheel.
Opening the Hand of Thought (Chapter 6)
/Joko Claire Talbot explores how, given human beings live in the flow of impermanence and suffer the burden of thought, in what way does zen help us learn to enjoy every sandwich and every bike ride?!
Contemplating Ruins: Ireland and Impermanence
/Myoshin Kate McCandless shares experiences from her recent pilgrimage to Ireland, and asks how we might reconcile human contradictions at the personal, national and global levels. How do we resolve the human koan in which we are all implicated?
Opening the Hand of Thought (Chapter 5)
/Is zazen selfish? What is the self? Are we belligerent squashes or are we all in this together? Myosen River Shannon explores these and other questions in her talk on Opening the Hand of Thought chapter 5.
The images below, from Kosho Uchiyama’s book, are those referenced during the talk.
Illustrations from Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama
A Look at Dongshan's Five Ranks
/Daikan John Green shares a few thoughts about what could be considered a true teaching, and what might be conveyed or created by something else in the past.
