The Pillars of Zen Practice - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

About this episode

Jogen Salzberg discusses the essential qualities of Zen practice and the importance of direct experience in cultivating faith, doubt, and determination.

This talk explores the three essential qualities of Zen practice—great faith, great doubt, and great determination—as living forces rooted in direct experience. Jogen emphasizes trusting the glimpses of clarity and freedom we’ve already tasted, while continually questioning the habits and beliefs that obscure them. With steady devotion and a long-view commitment, practice becomes a dynamic unfolding where insight deepens, sincerity matures, and the possibility of liberation is sustained for oneself and others. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Guest: Jogen Salzberg

Topics covered

• Zen practice
• faith
• doubt
• determination
• liberation
• self-discovery

Keywords

• Zen
• faith
• doubt
• determination
• liberation
• spirituality
• self-improvement

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