The Village Zendo

Talk by Shinryu Sensei, “When Life Stinks”

September 7, 2017 By Kansho

Shinryu talks about our engrained tendency to wall off or sweep under the rug the things we dislike, with examples from immigrants and Confederate history to the parts of our own personal life that stink. For an alternative approach, he draws on Master Dongshan’s description of practice: “It’s like sweeping up shit, and finding in it a jewel.”

https://media.blubrry.com/villagezendo/p/content.blubrry.com/villagezendo/09_07_17_Shinryu.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | RSS | More

Share this:

  • Tweet

Filed Under: Dharma Talks, Homepage Feature List

Copyright © 2019 · Village Zendo - True Expression Temple, 588 Broadway, Suite 1108, New York, NY 10012 · WordPress · Log in

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • Beginning
  • About Us
    • The Village Zendo
    • VZ Action
    • Village Zendo Ethics Statement
  • Teachers
    • Roshi Enkyo O’Hara
    • Sensei Joshin O’Hara
    • Sensei Shuzen Harris
    • Sensei Ryotan Eiger
    • Sensei Anraku Hondorp
    • Sensei Shinryu Thomson
    • Sensei Myoko Terestman
    • Sensei Eisho Peterson
    • Hoshi Kaku Gunn
    • Hoshi Tokuyu Manasia
    • Hoshi Bokushu Tucker
    • Hoshi Fugan Dineen
  • Calendar
    • Talks / Programs Calendar
    • Daily Meditation Schedule
    • Roshi Calendar
    • Retreat Schedule
  • Practice
    • About Practice
    • Practice at a Distance
    • Zazen
    • Zendo Guidelines
    • Sesshin Guidelines
    • FAQs
    • Glossary
    • Sutras and Gathas
    • Suggested Readings
  • Sutras and Texts
  • Allies
  • Talks
    • Teacher Talks
    • Student Talks
    • Transcribed Talks
    • Videos
  • Directions
  • Connect With Us
  • Support Us
  • Membership
    • Membership
    • Becoming a Formal Student
    • Membership Payments
Image widget
  • Home
  • Beginning
  • About Us
    ▼
    • The Village Zendo
    • VZ Action
    • Village Zendo Ethics Statement
  • Teachers
    ▼
    • Roshi Enkyo O’Hara
    • Sensei Joshin O’Hara
    • Sensei Shuzen Harris
    • Sensei Ryotan Eiger
    • Sensei Anraku Hondorp
    • Sensei Shinryu Thomson
    • Sensei Myoko Terestman
    • Sensei Eisho Peterson
    • Hoshi Kaku Gunn
    • Hoshi Tokuyu Manasia
    • Hoshi Bokushu Tucker
    • Hoshi Fugan Dineen
  • Calendar
    ▼
    • Talks / Programs Calendar
    • Daily Meditation Schedule
    • Roshi Calendar
    • Retreat Schedule
  • Practice
    ▼
    • About Practice
    • Practice at a Distance
    • Zazen
    • Zendo Guidelines
    • Sesshin Guidelines
    • FAQs
    • Glossary
    • Sutras and Gathas
    • Suggested Readings
  • Sutras and Texts
  • Allies
  • Talks
    ▼
    • Teacher Talks
    • Student Talks
    • Transcribed Talks
    • Videos
  • Directions
  • Connect With Us
  • Support Us
  • Membership
    ▼
    • Membership
    • Becoming a Formal Student
    • Membership Payments