Paths of Practice with Shodhin Geiman, PhD

01/10/2024 1h 20min Temporada 1 Episodio 44

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Shodhin Geiman, PhD, serves as abbot of the Chicago Zen Center and as Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University. Shodhin is the author of Alone in a World of Wounds: A Dharmic Response to the Ills of Sentient Beings as well as Obstacles to Stillness: Thoughts, Hindrances, and Self-Surrender in Evagrius and the Buddha.
We discuss 'Midwestern Zen,' Chicago Zen Center’s 50th anniversary, the fundamental role of dokusan in Zen practice, and viewing the bodhisattva vows from a place of egolessness.