Original mind:
explorations in Zen and Buddhist psychology
Thursday evenings, 6:30-7:30 pm Pacific/7:30-8:30 Mountain
Megan Rundel, Sensei
In this ongoing collaborative discussion group, we will take up Buddhist teachings on the nature of the mind, suffering, healing, and no-self from a Zen perspective.
Each evening will open with a period of meditation, followed by a short talk on the topic at hand, and group discussion. There may be short readings from time to time. We will begin with an exploration of the Four Noble Truths and other aspects of the Buddha's teachings. Each evening's topic will be paired with a koan, in the spirit of weaving and unweaving the mind.
May 13: The Five Skandhas
According to traditional Buddhist teachings, our human experience is made up of five aspects, called skandhas, or aggregates. They form the basis for our consciousness and our particular psychology. Over the next five weeks, we will explore the Five Skandhas in light of our contemporary lives and through the lens of psychoanalytic thinkers such as Freud and Winnicott.
Tonight we will begin with an overview of the Five Skandhas and an examination of the first skandha, Form.
Koan:
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
Living in deep prajna paramita
Clearly saw all five skandhas empty
Crossed beyond all suffering and misery
Listen, Shariputra, listen
Form is emptiness
Emptiness is form
Form is exactly emptiness
Emptiness exactly form
-The Heart Sutra
Zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819276779?pwd=Q2RyVDNzRjlYNGJZemVyV3pHRUdGdz09
This offering is donation based. To make a donation, go to http://www.crimsongatemeditation.org/membership.html.
Each evening will open with a period of meditation, followed by a short talk on the topic at hand, and group discussion. There may be short readings from time to time. We will begin with an exploration of the Four Noble Truths and other aspects of the Buddha's teachings. Each evening's topic will be paired with a koan, in the spirit of weaving and unweaving the mind.
May 13: The Five Skandhas
According to traditional Buddhist teachings, our human experience is made up of five aspects, called skandhas, or aggregates. They form the basis for our consciousness and our particular psychology. Over the next five weeks, we will explore the Five Skandhas in light of our contemporary lives and through the lens of psychoanalytic thinkers such as Freud and Winnicott.
Tonight we will begin with an overview of the Five Skandhas and an examination of the first skandha, Form.
Koan:
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva
Living in deep prajna paramita
Clearly saw all five skandhas empty
Crossed beyond all suffering and misery
Listen, Shariputra, listen
Form is emptiness
Emptiness is form
Form is exactly emptiness
Emptiness exactly form
-The Heart Sutra
Zoom link:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85819276779?pwd=Q2RyVDNzRjlYNGJZemVyV3pHRUdGdz09
This offering is donation based. To make a donation, go to http://www.crimsongatemeditation.org/membership.html.
Flowers Rain down
a One-day retreat
With Sarah Bender, Andrew Palmer, Tenney Nathanson,
and Megan Rundel
june 6, 2021
9-5 pacific/10-6 mountain
the zoom temple
The Goddess "makes herself visible and showers flowers on everyone. The flowers rain down."
- from Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Joan Sutherland
Join us for a day of meditation and exploration of what it's like when flowers rain down on us, a taste of early summer. It's a day to deepen into your meditation practice with our beautiful community! There will be silence, dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and conversations with companions of the way. All are welcome!
- from Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Joan Sutherland
Join us for a day of meditation and exploration of what it's like when flowers rain down on us, a taste of early summer. It's a day to deepen into your meditation practice with our beautiful community! There will be silence, dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and conversations with companions of the way. All are welcome!