falling

Audio – PZI Zen Online – Guanyin in the Pavilion with Michelle Riddle Sensei -Touching earth as Guanyin. Falling – Layman Pang and his daughter Ling Zhao fall together. The subtle and varied flavor of Guanyin’s manifestations – her/his shape/form/gender shifting qualities. As recorded August 9 2020. Michael Wilding on flute, Jordan Guitar. Amaryllis Fletcher, violin.

PZI Zen Online Audio: Into the Cave of the Blue Dragon, Summer Sesshin. Sesshin opening with John Tarrant & Michelle Riddle. John talks about meditation on sesshin. Stories: District Mistress Fan & Yuan Wu, “so near at hand.” Tabor’s poem. So easy to think I am not enough. Xing Quin “One drop, just ink – 2 drops a dragon is born.” We are each in community and discovering together. Yunmen’s Talking to a Rock. Alan Watts – Letting go, “Don’t prevent the world from falling apart.” Be a tiger at home in the mountains. Closing prayer: Cantor Amaryllis Fletcher, Jordan McConnell on guitar. The four vows. Jon Joseph Roshi’s evening words. As recorded Thursday, June 25 2020.

PZI Zen Online Audio: Layman Pang and his daughter Ling Chou fall down for different reasons in this koan. Tess leads the group through meditation and a talk on how the koan entered her life, followed by comment from other meditators on the nature of intimacy. Some silent meditation segments are included. As recorded March 30 2020.