My Wholeness Meets Your Wholeness
How do we best support friends and family members in deep distress? Practice teaches us a love that is not based upon patching up the fragile ego. Practice teaches us to have faith in another’s Buddha nature, to embrace the moment without having to fix anything.
Feb 12


Liturgy: Atonement
Seido talks about the Atonement verse, the burden of karma and tells a story Kyogen was fond of called "Beyond the Pale of Vengeance."...
Jan 9, 2025


Karma and Tunnel Digging Roshi
Seido retells a story set in ancient Japan that her teacher often told to illustrate what we mean when we say something “purifies karma.”...
Oct 6, 2023


Tenzo Kyokun: Kishin – Joyous Mind
Seido talks about the secret ingredient in the soup of practice of joy. While Dogen talks about finding joy in the service of others for...
Nov 8, 2022


The Edge of Trauma and Zen
In this talk, Seido summarizes some of the key teachings presented at a recent workshop on healing trauma for Zen practitioners. Included...
May 27, 2022
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