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2017
What Do You Want?
John Tarrant gives a talk during the Summer 2017 sesshin. July 20, 2017.
The Bird Path
John says birds open the sky for us when we watch them fly—everything just appears, and then is gone, with no trace. If we trust whatever appears, that’s a taste of the bird path. Might it be true that no matter what, you’re not having the wrong moment, that you don’t have to disapprove? When it’s difficult, it’s good to know that it’s for us, it’s ours. Life is blessing us all the time. Our thinking and feeling “This isn’t it,” is what we call loneliness. John talks about how our practice asks us, “What’s it like to be alive, to be me? What’s it like to be a tree? A bird? What if I’m a fire? What if I’m river?” My mind and the universe—not much difference.
This Twilight World of Dreams
Jon Joseph gives a talk on the twilight world – Sambhogakaya and the three bodies at the 2017 Summer sesshin.
The Dark Way
John Tarrant gives a talk at the 2017 Summer sesshin. Evening of July 17, 2017.
Descending Through White Clouds
Rachel Boughton gives a talk during the Summer 2017 sesshin. July 22, 2017.
Settling into Retreat
Rachel Boughton gives a talk at the Summer 2017 sesshin. Morning of July 18, 2017.
Every Action is a Dharmic Action
David Weinstein gives a talk at the 2017 Summer sesshin. Morning of July 17, 2017.
Precious Inconvenience
John Tarrant gives a talk at the 2017 Summer sesshin. Evening of July 16, 2017.
Amaryllis Plays Bach on Violin
Amaryllis plays Bach on violin during January Sesshin. 2017.
The Golden Wind Reveals Itself
John Tarrant gives a talk during Fall Sesshin on September 23, 2017.
Give Me the Reaching
John Tarrant gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 21, 2017.
Coin Lost in the River is Found in the River
Jon Joseph gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 22, 2017.
Yunmen’s Two Kinds of Sicknesses
John Tarrant gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 22, 2017.
The Phrase Under Your Feet
Steven Grant gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 23, 2017.
Call & Response
David Weinstein gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 20, 2017.
Every Day is a Good Day
A student asked Yunmen: ‘I don’t ask you about before the full moon, what about after the full moon teacher?’ Yunmen replied ‘Every day is a good day’. A side story to this koan is that Yunmen was ill when the student came to visit and he was asking him about his health. There is a light which shines through everything: the day, the moment, an illness, even our problems.
Finding Your Way in the Dark
Rachel Boughton gives a talk during Fall Sesshin: September 21, 2017.
Yunmen Retreat Introduction
John Tarrant gives an introductory talk at the 2017 Fall Sesshin: September 19, 2017.