Dharma talk speaker: Shudo Chris Burkhart, Tanto (head of practice) at Red Cedar Zen Community.
The event will be online in our virtual zendo at https://zoom.us/j/5601791305 (email registrar@redcedarzen.org to request the password).
Please join us on Zoom to explore the Jewel Mirror Samadhi! We always ask questions. What is real and what is delusion? Living an examined life can be a pain in the neck. And then, there is the point where Zen practice, life in community, and our everyday lives meet. Life encountered directly! Before we have time to slap the good or bad label on it, we see it all: beautiful sunrises, bad service, political news, global warming, our fast-paced digital life, love, time with friends, sickness and aging and death ... all happening at the same time.
The world of dew
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet—
—Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828)
Issa said it so well in this haiku: The world of dew is the world of dew. And yet, and yet—
We will deepen our understanding life in this world on the first Sunday of each month except December. Local and guest Zen Buddhist teachers explore how the famous Zen texts we chant are meant as tools that support our practice In "real life.".
There is no unreal life - as long as you live it, it cannot be anything but real for you. And, as we said in the beginning: "Living an examined life in some ways is a pain in the neck." We may think everything should be different from how it is, and at other times we believe everything should stay forever exactly like this! And yet, and yet ... it changes. Always. Please come to help us explore this theme through the practices of zazen (sitting meditation), kinhin (walking meditation), Dharma talks, and warm and inclusive conversation over a cup of tea.
Join us on Zoom on the first Sunday of each month in 2020. If this is your first time meditating, please contact the registrar for an orientation.
Please REGISTER to join our email list and let use know you'll be there. There is no charge for this event but donations are welcome and if you appreciate Red Cedar Zen we'd be delighted if you became a member.
*Note: no first Sunday program in December due to a 4-day Zen retreat concluding on that Sunday. There will be opportunities to attend Saturday Dharma Talks at 10:30am on those months.*
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