The One You FeedGrace Schireson on Practical Zen
Grace Schireson is president of Shogaku Zen and received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She founded two practice centers and a retreat center under the Central Valley Zen Foundation.
In this episode, Eric and Grace discuss her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are
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In This Interview, Grace Schireson and I Discuss Practical Zen and …
- Her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are
- How we need to recognize our ego
- The importance of seeing our existence within the large space of awareness
- “WITBOW” (Wishing It To Be Otherwise) is a formula for suffering
- The essential koan “When nothing will do, what will you do?
- Awareness is recognizing your true self and your connection to the entire universe
- Mindlessness is just pure awareness and no ownership
- The 4 stages of developing awareness
- The important lesson of making mistakes often and publicly
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