The Samadhi is the teaching of Suchness. The Samadhi is intimate communion. The Samadhi is Buddhas and Ancestors. Buddhas and ancestors are the Samadhi. Buddhas and Ancestors are that teaching. Buddhas and Ancestors are intimate communion. Bodhisattvas want to live in that intimate communion, they want to be Buddhas and Ancestors, they want to be the teaching of Suchness. Because that is what they understand is the way to help people. They work on that in their own practice. Which they understand is how you help other people.

Everything you do is an opportunity. Everything you say, every gesture you make, every thought that arises in your mind. All of those are opportunities – each one is an opportunity to take care of this Samadhi that has been given to you.

We can cultivate this sense of great expansive unconditioned love. That allows us to meet the difficulty in life without turning away and without getting caught.

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Kaira Jewel Lingo teaches meditation and mindfulness, with a focus on activists, people of color, artists, educators, families, and youth. She began practicing mindfulness in 1997 and she is an ordained nun in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Order of Interbeing.

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We really need human beings that are devoted to the difficult spiritual path required to release the full light of love into the world.

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Dr. Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswati has taught at several universities nationally, including UC Berkeley. She is widely recognized as a scholar of Advaita Vedanta and a founding member of the “Global Women’s Peace Initiative.”

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Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, (pronoun she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Her practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, (pronoun she/her), is an author, poet, ordained Zen Buddhist priest, teacher, artist, and drum medicine woman. Her practice is influenced by Native American and African indigenous traditions.

Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.