Freedom Within Limitations - Sesshin Day 3

About this episode

The episode explores the relationship between attention, self, and freedom during a sesshin retreat.

This talk was given on day 3 of a 7-day sesshin at the Boulder Zen Center. It continues an exploration of three modes of attention: focus, field, and full function. Attention is the most foundational way the world comes into being for us. This talk explores what this means for our sense of self and our sense of freedom. It uses a chapter called "Finding Yourself" from a recently published book with talks by Suzuki Roshi. You can find the reference in the show notes as well as ways for how to ...

People in this episode

Host: Zenki Christian Dillo

Topics covered

• attention
• self
• freedom
• sesshin
• Buddhism

Keywords

• attention
• freedom
• Buddhism
• sesshin
• self-exploration
• Zen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boulder Zen Center

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