Discipline is not a popular word. To most people, it feels like something imposed from the outside: an expectation others have of us or one we have internalized. This talk is about reframing the concept of "discipline" as the ability to hold an intention over time. Intention is most deeply rooted in satisfaction—not in willpower.

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Zenki Christian Dillo Roshi is the the guiding teacher at the Boulder Zen Center in Colorado, USA. This podcast shares the regular dharma talks given at the center. Zenki Roshi approaches Zen practice as a craft of transformation, liberation, wisdom and compassionate action. His interest is to bring Buddhism alive within the Western cultural context, while staying committed to the traditional emphasis on yogic embodiment.

Discipline is not a popular word. To most people, it feels like something imposed from the outside: an expectation others have of us or one we have internalized. This talk is about reframing the concept of "discipline" as the ability to hold an intention over time. Intention is most deeply rooted in satisfaction—not in willpower.

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Zenki Christian Dillo Roshi is the the guiding teacher at the Boulder Zen Center in Colorado, USA. This podcast shares the regular dharma talks given at the center. Zenki Roshi approaches Zen practice as a craft of transformation, liberation, wisdom and compassionate action. His interest is to bring Buddhism alive within the Western cultural context, while staying committed to the traditional emphasis on yogic embodiment.

A short message from Zenki Roshi. The Winter Practice Course begins this Saturday. Sign up at boulderzen.org!

A short message from Zenki Roshi. The Winter Practice Course begins this Saturday. Sign up at boulderzen.org!

A short message from Zenki Roshi. The Winter Practice Course begins this Saturday. Sign up at boulderzen.org!

A short message from Zenki Roshi. The Winter Practice Course begins this Saturday. Sign up at boulderzen.org!

A short message from Zenki Roshi. The Winter Practice Course begins this Saturday. Sign up at boulderzen.org!

This talk looks at "nourishment" as the other side of suffering. When is an experience nourishing—independent of whether it is pleasant or unpleasant? The answer lies in the practice of completing that which appears: allowing our experience to be exactly what it is at this time and also allowing it to become what it wants to become. Dogen's Genjo Koan can be used to understand the spatial and temporal aspects of the practice of completing.

This talk looks at "nourishment" as the other side of suffering. When is an experience nourishing—independent of whether it is pleasant or unpleasant? The answer lies in the practice of completing that which appears: allowing our experience to be exactly what it is at this time and also allowing it to become what it wants to become. Dogen's Genjo Koan can be used to understand the spatial and temporal aspects of the practice of completing.