1 hr 5 min

Zen for the Holidays : Dropping expectations and raising context Wisehearted™

    • Buddhism

In this dharma talk from Dec 19th, 2021, Shiro talks about taking Zen home for the Holidays, often into non-Buddhist surroundings, traditions and ceremonies. Working line by line with the Meal Gatha, Shiro talks about holding Zen as a context for our lives rather than content to hold or to be sold. How do we work with and drop our expectations of what we think things will be or should be or could be, and instead, just be. Innumerable labors brought us this food, this family, this life. We sho...

In this dharma talk from Dec 19th, 2021, Shiro talks about taking Zen home for the Holidays, often into non-Buddhist surroundings, traditions and ceremonies. Working line by line with the Meal Gatha, Shiro talks about holding Zen as a context for our lives rather than content to hold or to be sold. How do we work with and drop our expectations of what we think things will be or should be or could be, and instead, just be. Innumerable labors brought us this food, this family, this life. We sho...

1 hr 5 min