In this talk during the fifth full day of Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Cynthia Ryotan explores the fourth of the bodhisattva’s methods of guidance: kind speech. She fames the importance of kind speech but quoting Dogen, “You should ponder the fact that kind speech is not just praising the merits of others, it has the power to turn the destiny of the nation.
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In this talk during the fifth full day of Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Cynthia Ryotan explores the fourth of the bodhisattva’s methods of guidance: kind speech. She fames the importance of kind speech but quoting Dogen, “You should ponder the fact that kind speech is not just praising the merits of others, it has the power to turn the destiny of the nation. Source

In this talk during the fifth full day of Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Cynthia Ryotan explores the fourth of the bodhisattva’s methods of guidance: kind speech. She fames the importance of kind speech but quoting Dogen, “You should ponder the fact that kind speech is not just praising the merits of others, it has the power to turn the destiny of the nation.
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SPP2025 Sesshin Day 5: Destiny of a Nation: The Bodhisattva Practice of Kind Speech

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SPP2025 Sesshin Day 5: Destiny of a Nation: The Bodhisattva Practice of Kind Speech