Episode 15: Finding Your One True Word of Zen
By Tess Beasley
Can we trust our own unique response to life, our own dharma?
In this episode, Roshi Tess Beasley speaks about how seductive problems are, and how frozen we can become when we think that something beyond what’s already here is required.
Telling the story of Juzhi and his infamous awakening encounters, first with the Zen Buddhist nun, True World, and then with the spirit of the mountain, Beasley considers the nature of a true word and what gets in the way of expression.
Listen to learn more about how the practice of Zen Buddhism means connecting to a source greater than the small self.
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Thankfully we have these greater forces that seem to step in when we’re about to get in our own way.
— Tess Beasley
Show notes:
- What is it to step into the vastness of life
- How to know if you are living the right life
- What is the Way according to Zen Buddhism
- How to find one true word of Zen Buddhism
- Why is there tension between words and no words
- What is the first principle of the holy teaching in Zen Buddhism
Having a good question can help, but if you think it’s about the answer you probably won’t get very far.
— Tess Beasley
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A profound lack of clarity opens an encounter.
— Tess Beasley