PZI Teacher Archives

The Sieve (MK58)

KOAN:

A teacher said, “It’s like filling a sieve with water.”

The student thought about this for some time, but didn’t understand. The teacher took a sieve and they went to the sea.

The student poured water into the sieve and it poured out again.
“How do you do it?” she asked.

The teacher threw the sieve out into the ocean, where it floated for a moment and then sank.

—PZI Miscellaneous Koans, Case 58

Video October 24, 2023

Fall Retreat: Enter Here – Into the Bath Together

John Tarrant, PZI Cantor & Musicians, PZI HOPs, PZI Teachers

How does it feel to be here? The bath is that which contains us. We go in together—enter here. There is something marvelous about letting it all go and letting the imperfections of life appear. Feeling that subtle touch. The universe is at play: let’s see it playing, and let’s let it see us play.

39' 32"
Video October 24, 2023

Fall Retreat: Into the Bath

David Weinstein

David Weinstein talks about entering baths in Japan. How do you enter a bath? What is your way? We are not just entering the bath—the bath enters us. Water added to water. It’s not about getting clean; it’s about getting free.

29' 17"