Zazen is Embodied Curiosity - Practice Period Week Six - Wednesday
/Shuso Myosen River suggests that using zazen to avoid our bodies or demons is kind-of funny because it’s like hiding from the monster in our closet by going in with it.
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Hail to the Never-Despising Bodhisattva - Practice Period Week Five - Sunday
/Shinmon Michael Newton offers a talk on Dogen and Keizan, and on their support for women disciples.
For the Hungry Ghosts - Practice Period Week Five - Wednesday
/Talk by Myoshin Kate McCandless on Yurei and Hannya: Japanese women ghosts and demons.
The Use and Power of the Erotic - Practice Period Week Four - Sunday
/Shuso Myosen River asks: as followers of 'The Way', are we supposed to transcend desire?
The Dharma Gate of Grief - Practice Period Week Four - Wednesday
/Myoshin Kate McCandless examines how different women have coped with intense grief, and how buddhist perspectives and practices have supported their process.
Enlightened Women - Practice Period Week Three - Sunday
/Shinmon Michael Newton takes a backstep into the context of India at the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, and surfaces through the story of bhikkhuni Bhadda Kapilani, foremost in recollecting past lives.
When the Buddha was Wrong - Practice Period Week Three - Wednesday
/Myosen River Shannon asks: When people we love and trust harm us, how can we hold that contradiction in our bodies and transform what is possible in our relationships and communities?
The Buddha was imperfect - does this understanding makes it easier to confront the paradoxes in our own lives?
Who was the Buddha's Mother? - Practice Period Week Two - Sunday
/A body from which another body is born - what a marvel!
Myoshin Kate McCandless shares teachings about Buddha’s mother Maya and her younger sister Prajāpatī (Buddha’s step-mother) as well as Yaśodharā, Buddha’s wife and mother of his son.
