Not One Not Two: Art and Practice – a ZED talk by Onsen Kerr

ZED Talks (Zen Engaged Dharma) invite sangha members to tell their stories about how Zen practice manifests in their life.

Zen priest Onsen Kerr from Middle Way Sangha in Victoria discusses how her art practice is one of realization and disruption, and explores the question of how Art and Zen co-exist – and for whose benefit? 

See Onsen's work (as described in the talk) at:
https://www.colleenkerrartworks.ca/newwork

Zen, Karate, and Kiai - Zed Talk with Michael Hare

Michael Hare describes how his different communities of practice weave together like the threads of a martial arts belt.

ZED (Zen Engaged Dharma) talks are short talks by sangha members about how they take their practice into the world, through work, art, activism, service, family life, etc. and how their practice supports them in doing so.

Way-Seeking Mind Talk with Hofu Louise Day

How does Zen practice lead to the whole body smiling with all it is? Hofu Louise Day shares some of her life experiences - from sitting with Suzuki Roshi when still in highschool, to finding inner peace again after intense loss and grief. 

Stages of Practice (What is Zen? Chapter 9)

Unmon Jacob Butula's talk offers a clear perspective on chapter 9 of Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Sue Moon's book What is Zen? 

If our tradition is primarily about integrating the dharma into everyday life, with no steps and stages, why is zen so full of complicated rituals and hierarchies?

ZED talk - Relationship to Technology

Myokai Nik Bladey investigates artificial intelligence and dharma practice, asking us how we find union within the particularity of each moment of our lives, and challenging us to consider who is guiding our hands on the steering wheel.

Way Seeking Mind Talk - Hotei Denis Fafard

Hotei Denis Fafard explores how being a boddhisatva is fundamentally an audacious act of imagination.