Genzan Quennell: SESSHIN: The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (Part 2 of 3)




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Summary: Episode Description: In this episode, Sensei Genzan continues his dive into the Jewel Mirror Samadhi by taking a look at what it means to understand like a child. Here Genzan explores the qualities of a beginner’s mind, and how a part of practice can be to recapture the mind of a child. Later, Sensei Genzan relates to us the story of the Buddha’s birth and of how we are all the Time-Honored One. Finally, Genzan encourages us to, “sit zazen as if we were sitting in our mother’s lap.”<br> To help keep these podcasts freely available, we hope you will consider making a suggested donation of $25 to our <a title="Give to Upaya's Dharma Podcast Fund" href="https://www.upaya.org/give/fund.php?id=10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dharma Podcast Fund</a>.<br> <br> For Series description, please visit <a title="Part 1" href="https://www.upaya.org/2018/04/quennell-sesshin-song-samadhi-1-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Part 1</a>.<br> To access the entire series, please click on the link below:<br><br> <a title="Upaya Podcast Series: Sesshin: The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi" href="https://www.upaya.org/2018/05/quennell-sesshin-jewel-mirror-samadhi-series-3-parts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upaya Podcast Series: Sesshin: The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi</a><br>