About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of intention in Zen practice and life, emphasizing direction over goals.
This talk was given at the opening of the 7th 90-day Everyday Bodhisattva Practice Period at the Boulder Zen Center, as participants were clarifying guiding intentions for the months ahead. Zen practice—and life more broadly—organize themselves around what we commit to. Rather than emphasizing goals, intention is presented as direction: the way attention is shaped and sustained. From this view, positive change does not come from forcibly fixing or cutting away what is unwholesome. Practice is...
People in this episode
Host: Zenki Christian Dillo
Topics covered
- Zen practice
- intention
- positive change
- commitment
- spiritual growth
Keywords
- Zen
- Buddhism
- intention
- practice
- spirituality
- commitment
- positive change
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boulder Zen Center
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