“In working with the fires you say that this process burns away the sense of self. Can you unpack this comment a bit more. Also where does this practice come from? Would you also just go through the process of ‘how to’ work with the fires please?”

 

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In this podcast:

 

• The Satipatthana sutta as the basis for this practice, in particular the 3rd Foundation of Mindful Awareness.
• Master Daiyu Myokyo taught what her own teachers taught. Sesso tells the Zen he was taught and goes back through the lineage.
• Creating the bridge between East and West and Master Daiyu’s use of Jung’s psychology - in particular his use of alchemical fire symbolism.
• The fires are the universal power that can erode the attachments that afflict consciousness - The Four Noble Truths link suffering and attachment.
• How to… the middle way - containment, which means not acting it out and suffering through which brings release.
• Starting small