Zen Public Talk: Meeting Adversity Honestly

With Zen Buddhist Teacher Shugen Roshi. Everyone experiences difficult people, circumstances, times and lives. In this evening discussion, we’ll explore how our meditation practice – mindfulness, compassion and clear seeing – help us develop our natural capacity to meet adversity with patience and equanimity, kindness and compassion. Yet, although these are important virtues in Buddhist practice, if not practiced honestly, they can be used as “blankets” that we cast over our thoughts and emotions in another attempt to avoid what is painful. Therefore, dharma practice must be sincere and courageous if we are to truly free ourselves and bring benefit into our world.

Entry to this by public talk is by koha.