Myosen River Shannon continues the Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook, offering insights into Great Mind and Parental Mind.

What would it be like to fully the taste the experiences of each day? What kind of medicine bowl can be made with what’s available?

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Joko Claire Talbot asks: in our distressing moments, before our limbic system kicks in to full gear, can we practice generosity towards ourselves, crossing over to the shore of peace and understanding?

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” (Leo Buscaglia)

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Jikai Vicki Turay gives a talk on chapters 3 and 4 of Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook.

Cooking is not a distraction from the more serious pursuit of meditation but rather an entry way to a deeper understanding of how our minds are intimately connected to all phenomena and to one’s buddha nature.

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Jikai Vicki Turay shares reflections on the recent MRZC Summer sesshin and Dogen’s Mountains and Waters sutra.

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Dai- Flo Rublee offers the first talk in a new Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook.

What are the activities of true adults in the world today?

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Myosen River Shannon suggests that the possibilities of gender embodiment and existence are infinite. Healing and awakening are mutually enriching experiences, not separate.

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In the final talk of the sesshin, Shinmon Michael Newton explores the notion of the unknown in the wild and along the path of practice.

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Drawing on the essay “Survival and Sacrament” by Gary Snyder, Myoshin Kate McCandless reflects on how our lives are intertwined with all other beings.

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