Events
Director of Delusions Hosted by David Weinstein
RMC SUNDAY ZEN
Sept 6th, 2020
In the Zoomiverse
I sometimes think of myself as a connoisseur of delusions, a sort of sommelier of mistaken thinking. My meditation practice feels like the ongoing training in the never-ending refining of my of my ability to better appreciate the ‘sight’, ‘nose’, ‘palate’ and ‘finish’ of different delusions.
I Don’t Have to Dig the Well Hosted by Alison McCabe
WEDNESDAY ZEN
Sept 2020
In the Zoomiverse
This koan showed up like a well that has not been dug—out of the blue, not seeking it, or digging around, it appeared before me. Oh! This one, I thought to myself. Something I have been seeking most of my life is ease and here it was.
The Valley of Life Hosted by David Weinstein
RMC SUNDAY ZEN
August 30th, 2020
In the Zoomiverse
A valley supports life, feeds the animals who live there and provides fertile earth for agriculture. It can do this because it is empty. Being low, and humble it accepts the flow of the river. Not filled with anything to block the light, it receives the warmth of the sun. In its supporting of life the Valley does nothing and this doing nothing is an important aspect of the process of Daoist transformation, as it is an important aspect of Chan/Zen meditation.
What Is a Good Day? Hosted by David Weinstein
WEDNESDAY ZEN
August 26th, 2020
The Universe
Register to attend – The prospect of every day being a good day is attractive. Equanimity in the midst of chaos sounds like a preferred way for things to go. It is not uncommon to think that after awakening everything is going to be fine, no more troubles, no more problems. Attaining Nirvana, paradise, is the goal, right? Depends on what Nirvana means to you.
Numbing Tooth & Soul? Hosted by Andrea Rubin
RMC SUNDAY ZEN
August 23rd, 2020
The Universe
Emily’s line feels very vivid to me, and makes me speculate on what’s the narcotic and what’s the tooth and what’s the soul—am I seeking meditation practice as a narcotic, or maybe the tooth and the soul are using meditation to sit me down for a conversation, or maybe all of the above?
Thunder, Fire & Lizards, Oh My! Not in Kansas Anymore Hosted by Corey Hitchcock
WEDNESDAY ZEN
August 19th, 2020
The Universe
‘We and everything we perceive are interwoven’ says Shitou. He whispers at my shoulder pointedly: ‘Perceive’. I do see interweaving everywhere. What about ‘not interwoven’ though? How is that so? Is that the realm of the ME? The place I fall out of the net? But doesn’t something hold me even there?
The Sound of One Hand Is Awakening Hosted by David Weinstein
RMC SUNDAY ZEN
August 16th, 2020
The Universe
Even as you struggle with the design of the seamless tomb, that too is your awakening. As one day melts into another and our time in pandemic stretches into the unknown future, that too is the sound of awakening. Can you hear it?
Seeing the Vastness Hosted by David Weinstein
WEDNESDAY ZEN
August 12th, 2020
Universe
Seeing the face, our original face, facing the vastness, can help us include the cries of the world. When it comes to doing something about those cries, it’s good to know the names of those things that we can do.
Hiding your body in the Big Dipper Hosted by David Weinstein
SUNDAY, August 9th
RMC Zen Online 4:00 PM PDT
The Universe
RMC Zen Online: Though we don’t know exactly what Xuedou’s question was, I believe it had something to do with the difference between hearing and seeing. The solution to the way thought obscurs the natural clarity of our minds is to appreciate that thoughts are part of the natural clarity of our minds.
Our Fox Lives Matter Hosted by Jonathan Meyers
WEDNESDAY ZEN
August 5th, 2020
The Universe
This is a long koan with plenty of interesting facets to consider. I was recently invited to spend some time with the bit about the old man’s request for a funeral. What was that about? It’s interesting that this was first thing the old man had to say after his long-sought enlightenment. Seemingly, his first concern was to pay respect to who he had been along the way; the unenlightened him. I think there’s a lesson in this.