“Bikkhus, there is the most wonderful way to help living beings realize purification overcome directly grief and sorrow, end pain and anxiety, travel the right path, and realize nirvana. This is the Four Foundations of Mindfulness.”
In this dharma seminar we will learn what one of the earliest teachings of the Buddha has to offer us as Zen practitioners. In the Satipatthana Sutta the Buddha give us specific practices to cultivate mindfulness of the body, feelings (pleasant, unpleasant, neutral), mind and objects of mind. Please join us to explore the teachings of this fundamental text and how they can help us to live at ease in this complex and difficult world.
Recommended reading: Transformation and Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Dharma seminar sessions consist of two zazen periods, an informal talk, sometimes writing reflections (bring a notebook), small/large group talking circles. Part of our regular Wednesday evening practice schedule. Everyone welcome! By donation.
Joko Claire Talbot is a longtime member of MRZC. She received lay ordination in 2000. She was shuso for our 2010 practice period, and received lay entrustment from Zoketsu Norman Fischer in 2019. She works as a physician in palliative care and lives in Vancouver.
