Listen "Paths of Practice with Venerable Pedro Kaiten Piquero"
Episode Synopsis
Pedro Kaiten Piquero was born in 1976, exactly 38 years before the death of his master Gudo Wafu Nishijima, of whom he was the last disciple. In 2017, he received Dharma transmission in Japan from Venerable Peter Rodo Rocca in the lineage of Nishijima Roshi. He is president of the Dogen Sangha in Spain and director of the Zendo Gudo, as well as an active member and guest lecturer of the Dharma Voices for Animals organization.For more information about Venerable Kaiten and the above organizations, please see the following links:Zendo Gudohttps://zendogudo.es/Dharma Voices for Animalshttps://www.dharmavoicesforanimals.org/We discussed perfectionism and classical piano, animal rights and having compassion for the bull and the bullfighter, impermanence and the relief in knowing that you'll be forgotten in 100 years, and the importance of taking your time.
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