The Use and Power of the Erotic - Practice Period Week Five - Sunday
/Shuso Myosen River asks: as followers of 'The Way', are we supposed to transcend desire?
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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.
Bringing Zen Home- Practice Period Week Two - Wednesday
/Shinmon focuses on home altars as a part of embodied practice.
Practice Period Opening Weekend (5/5)
/Shinmon Michael Newton parses apart the title for this year’s practice period In this Lifetime, In this Body: Cultivating Embodied Wisdom and Compassion with our Women Ancestors, and asks himself how he understands his malenesss as it shapes and colours his practice.
Practice Period Opening Weekend (4/5)
/In part of her role as shuso, Myosen River gives a Way-Seeking Mind Talk.
“Emptiness is not erasure, it’s a promise and a warning.”
