Poet -Anna Swir-
Hosting the Life You Have
Rilke said, “Life is always right.” Whatever I think about that saying, this is the life I have, and I can’t have another life. And really, fundamentally I don’t want another one, because this one is so rich and compelling, no matter what’s going down right now.
Girl Power! To Wake or Not Wake A Girl From Samadhi
Audio PZI Zen Online: Sarah Bender Roshi unfolds a beautiful guided koan meditation from GGcase 42. Who is this mysterious girl who keeps company with Shakyamuni? She who can not be wakened except by ‘Delusive Wisdom’ or Momiyo from the underworld? When did she arrive? In moments of separation what wakes us? What is this insistence that wakes us? Waking or not waking it is all ‘an elegant performance!’ As recorded July 8 2020
A True Person of No Color, No Gender, No Rank – Seeing Through all Distinctions
PZI Zen Online: Zen has no insiders, no outsiders. A true person has no rank, no color, no designations. John reads from Garrett Cadogan’s “Walking While Black.” Koans and vows as observations on reality. Letting go of the “Me” project. The space and light of the Universe is already in everything, everyone. As recorded June 7th, 2020.