Summary: Episode Descripton: In this talk Shinzan offers an overview of Zen practice from a number of different perspectives. Starting with the history of Zen, he traces it's development through some the great teachers: Bodhidharma and Huineng, to Dogen and Shunryu Suzuki. Shinzan than explorers "How do we practice Zen?" Drawing from life experiences and his own personal perspective he seeks to answer this question as well as: "Why do we practice Zen?" Shinzan suggests what he calls the Three "P" Method: "Practice, Patience and Perseverance." Bio: Shinzan Palma was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He has been practicing Zen since 1996. He met his former teacher, Korean Master Samu Sunim, in Mexico City and trained under his guidance for 8 years. He did a residential training for 4 years at the Zen Buddhist Temple in Toronto, Canada and was ordained as a novice priest by Samu Sunim in 2004. After leaving Canada, he was invited by Roshi Joan Halifax to come to Upaya in 2006. Shinzan asked Roshi to be her student and he was re-ordained as a Priest in 2007 by Roshi Joan Halifax. Since then, he has been at Upaya practicing with the community. He is now Head Priest and Temple Coordinator, giving guidance to the residents on Zen training. He became Dharma holder in March, 2010. He has a sincere and strong heart committed to the Dharma.
