About this episode

Rev. Allard Kieres discusses the relationship between faith, doubt, and compassion in Zen practice.

Rev. Allard Kieres explores the vital relationship between faith, doubt, and compassion within Zen practice, contrasting rigid "absolute faith" with the open, flexible "perfect faith" described by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett. He redefines doubt not as the enemy of faith, but as a tool that sharpens it, describing faith as the willingness to take the next step in the dark even when the path is obscured by delusion or pain. Through personal stories—including a transformative encounter...

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Host: Rev. Allard Kieres

Topics covered

• faith
• compassion
• Zen practice
• doubt
• spirituality

Keywords

• faith
• compassion
• Zen
• doubt
• spirituality
• Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett

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