Religion's Relevance to Contemporary Society
/Mysoshin Kate McCandless emphasizes that religions can not only provide solace and inspiration, but also need to reckon with harms done in the name of "god".
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Everyday Zen (8/9): Boundaries
/Using Joko Beck's Everyday Zen as a springboard, Myoshin Kate McCandless asks us to consider what kind of boundaries we are attached to, and which of the worldly winds blows us off our path.
Dogen Intensive: Dreams (4/4)
/In the last dharma talk on Dogen's Dream within a Dream, Myoshin Kate McCandless shares a dialogue between Ziyong, a 17th century Chinese nun at the end of her life, and her disciple Jingxuan. How do we express the dream within the dream in times of great loss?
Dogen Intensive: Dreams (3/4)
/Myoshin Kate McCandless asks: how can Dogen, and seven wise princesses, help us be fully alive and express the "dream within a dream"?
Dogen Intensive: Dreams (2/4)
/"How can I express the dream of this life?"
Myoshin Kate McCandless offers an exploration of what Dogen calls "twining vines" - the entanglement of our karmic lives and the intertwined nature of awakening.
Dogen Intensive: Dreams (1/4)
/For the 1st Wednesday evening of MRZC's Genzo-e, Myoshin Kate McCandless explores how perhaps we are "within a dream expressing a dream".
Dogen Intensive: Miracles (3/3)
/Themes from the Dogen Genzo-e opening retreat continue to be explored in the Sunday morning dharma talk. Can we practice humility and be open to wonder? In what ways do we express how we feel about miracles?
Dogen Intensive: Miracles (2/3 - Opening Retreat)
/A call to the co-arising of "be alert!", enlightenment is not a fixed state - it is the expression of our practice. And that is a great miracle.
