In his talk, “Transcending Blind Spots in Zen Practice,” Senior Student Neil Soten Theise explores the question of how to notice our own blind spots — physical, emotional sensorial — even amidst a zen practice that is stable and steady over the short or long term. He defines blind spots as those edges of our practice that are so long-standing that they seem normal or can’t even be seen at all and, thus, limit our movement towards our fullest freedom. Returning our attention to the basics of posture and emotional responses to practice can be illuminating. Does Zen practice itself contain all the skillful means to fully recognize and work with these blindspots? Or might we benefit in our Zen practice from adjunctive physical or psychotherapeutic work? Recorded by video August 27th, 2020.
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