Online via Zoom
We will explore Buddhist resources for helping us overcome our sense of being separate from nature and realizing our embeddedness in nature as nature. Drawing especially from the Zen tradition, we will discuss such practices as directing our attention to our senses, giving ourselves fully to the breath and other actions (in Japanese, gūjin), emptying the mind, presencing (genjō), being filled by what we experience as it presents itself in its suchness, directing our attention to how we are part of a vast system of conditioned arising (interbeing), and recognizing our kinship with other-than-human animals. With regard to realizing our embeddedness, we will consider “realizing” in two senses: becoming aware of our embeddedness, and actualizing our embeddedness through our embodiedness.
This dana program is freely offered in the spirit of generosity. Any contributions you can offer to the teacher and to Sati Center to continue making these teachings available are greatly appreciated.