Entering the Wilderness

About this episode

Bear Gokan Bonebakker discusses the benefits of exploring unfamiliar places and the Buddha's teachings on facing one's mind.

Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Osho - ZMM - 3/26/26 - A very human practice is to go into unfamiliar places, maybe on a pilgrimage or a journey of some sort into the unknown. What might be the benefit of this type of practice, why did it come to exist? Gokan Osho explores the Buddha’s teachings on facing one’s own mind, free of attachments. When we relax, and get very close to our direct experience, there is the possibility of transformations which can’t be prepared for.

People in this episode

Guest: Bear Gokan Bonebakker

Topics covered

• pilgrimage
• Buddha's teachings
• mindfulness
• transformation
• spiritual journey

Keywords

• wilderness
• Buddhism
• spirituality
• transformation
• mindfulness
• journey
• pilgrimage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zen Mountain Monastery

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