2017 07 02 Original Light Zen Temple - Tamir Massas
Channel: Chong An Sunim
Date: 2017-07-21

We express our appreciation to Tamir Massas, our visiting Dharma teacher!

What is the meaning of ‘just sitting’ in a relationship? or ‘not moving’ with body, speech and mind? How do we become aware of our reactions and control them?

How do we put down ‘I know’ and ‘I am right’ in relationships? How do we prevent upheavals, storms and avalanches?

Making peace with clear mind — how does our practice effect our relationship to each other? How can we combine lay life with meditative mind?

How do we experience relationships inside and outside the temple?

The recollection of a parental divorce from the point of view of an 8-year old. The solution of a 12-year old for the ensuing suffering — and the intent of a young man of 22 to live differently.

Teaching Zen to children — not the form, but the view! Working with the breath and sensations.

Avoidance of fear, embarrassment and the unknown. The physical and mental part of these phenomena and how we handle them.

“Keep your good karma close but the bad one even closer…”

How does a country technically at war receive Zen? How do you teach Zen in every situation?