<p>Trauma and suffering accompany attachment to the activity of me-self. This also perpetuates the suffering and conceals our true nature. The Dharma teaches that only our authentic self can be the source of true healing and the Zen way is to find and make real that boundless life.</p>

Trauma and suffering accompany attachment to the activity of me-self. This also perpetuates the suffering and conceals our true nature. The Dharma teaches that only our authentic self can be the source of true healing and the Zen way is to find and make real that boundless life.

Authentic self as the healing self

Stoep Zen is a series of Dharma Talks by Antony Osler (Dae Chong, Osho), the guiding teacher at Poplar Grove Zendo in South Africa and a former Zen monk. The ‘Stoep’ in the title refers to the stoop or porch of an old farm house in the remote dry veld where the zendo is situated; it refers to the title of Antony’s first book and the zendo website (stoepzen.co.za); and it refers to the plain embodiment quality of the Zen practice there. The talks draw from traditional Zen teachings and koans to make them relevant wherever we live and whatever life we lead.

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Authentic self as the healing self