This talk is about encouraging you to work with your awareness to see what’s in front of you without reaffirming your ideas, opinions or emotions. ‘Don’t step out’ is another way of teaching patience. Receive the karma that is your business; the comments are extra.

https://youtu.be/N4UPmw4plZk

The paramita of meditation carries a lot of weight; it’s the vehicle for our practice. Without this practice we tend to do mental gymnastics, but unlike other practices, meditation doesn’t provide a safety net.

https://youtu.be/7r8bi_CmVeE

https://youtu.be/_UNoDgeRB5I

“Don’t waste your time” comes from the last lines of the Sandokai. How this shows up for each person will be so different. Maybe it’s working at a job you hate, or a relationship you think you can’t get out of. Sitting meditation over time will help you get closer to the very area where you are probably wasting your time.

https://youtu.be/mB8tqc_K3xo

https://youtu.be/CRwXazx3s8Y

https://soundcloud.com/sokukoji-buddhist-temple/where-thoughts-arise-04-10-24-with-sokuzan-sokukojiorg?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=202e21e817e64fe5a0cc368a7dab4b86

https://youtu.be/v3OKQKAr6Jw

We can do both; have a life and a family, and be a fully ordained monk. The reason I say it this way is so we don’t confuse the mundane with the spiritual path. The important thing on the spiritual path is to just intend. The goal that I recommend is to see the truth yourself.

https://youtu.be/9KESGDMo7w4

Patience acknowledges anger more than anything else. The Buddha paid special attention to anger. Patience is our willingness to be with the loneliness and pain that can arise on the path and to be without resentment.

https://youtu.be/d4jiZHX_bWo

Prajna is sometimes called mirror-like; it’s reflecting back the mystery of the whole thing. You can’t know what this is. Everything that’s showing up in your life is unreal. You can continue to look at everything and just receive it.

https://youtu.be/DAKI8feFhxk

The inspiration of the bodhisattva path is at the core of our practice. Chiezan talks about ground, path and fruition, and the first paramita of generosity. We are beginning to transition from a poverty mentality to a mentality of abundance.

https://youtu.be/0B2jCWLKpKc?si=QWFHuwB75Ci4vcWP