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Zhaozhou's Welcome

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KOAN:

Someone asked, “When times of great difficulty visit us, how should we meet them?”
The teacher said, “Welcome.”

—Zhaozhou

Audio August 5, 2021

Special Program: 4 Teachers & 4 Boundless Vows – Complete Session

Allison Atwill, John Tarrant, Jon Joseph, Jordan McConnell, Michael Wilding, Michelle Riddle, Tess Beasley

Koans
Dongshan's Just This Is It, The Four Boundless Vows, What Is Buddha?, Zhaozhou's Welcome
Tags
according with the Dao, August 1 2021, Bodhisattva Path, chanting, Four Boundless Vows, Four Noble Truths, practice, Refuge Ceremony, Special Program, vows
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Audio

On practice and path: become the Way, and illumination is always with you. A dive into the sources, history, and meaning of the 4 Great Bodhisattva Vows; how PZI teachers and students work with them towards the ceremony of Refuge and taking up the path. Each teacher takes up one of the Vows. Teachers chant and intone Vows in English and Sino-Japanese; Michael Wilding recites, Jordan McConnell singing and on guitar. Complete session recorded August 1, 2021.

76' 29"