About this episode
This episode discusses the nuances of zazen and offers encouragement for practitioners before a silent retreat.
This talk was given as a practice encouragement before entering the silence of a Weekend Sitting at the Boulder Zen Center. It highlights aspects of zazen relevant for any practitioner. It begins with three observations: we cannot think our way to the fruits of practice; awakening is an accident, though meditation makes us accident-prone; and many meditators, after an initial period of dramatic transformation, watch their practice plateau. So what do we do? The suggestion is to notice experie...
People in this episode
Host: Zenki Christian Dillo
Topics covered
- zazen
- meditation
- awakening
- practice encouragement
- mindfulness
Keywords
- zazen
- meditation
- awakening
- practice
- mindfulness
- Boulder Zen Center
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boulder Zen Center
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