"Transformative Practice"
Self-paced Practice Course
with Zenki Dillo Roshi
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What is the experiential essence of Zen Buddhism? Underneath the traditional language, how does Buddhism answer our inmost request for transformation?
The answer is four-fold: transformative practice, liberation from suffering, cultivation of a wisdom mind, and compassionate action. This Practice Course, the first in a series of four, is an in-depth exploration of “Transformative Practice.”
Course Components
(all components are optional, you may choose how to participate)
- 10 recorded dharma talks (video)
- Daily practice suggestions for all weekly topics (3-5 min audio or reading)
- 8 book excerpts
Curriculum
Aligned with Part 1 of Zenki Roshi's book "The Path of Aliveness" (Spring 2022)
- The Inmost Request
- The Four Tenets of Buddhism
- Ingredients of Transformation: Sensation and Attention
- Ingredients of Transformation: Intention and Cognition
- The Physical and Mental Postures of Meditation
- Mindfulness and Bodyfulness
- The Four Gates of Mindfulness
- Buddhism — a Transformative Phenomenology