TEISHOS and TALKS
Taking the Backward Step and Shikantaza - a teisho by Sensei KōDō Efird at Sky Above Zen sangha on January 14, 2025
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Generosity and the Eighth Precept - a teisho by Sensei KōDō Efird on Zoom to Sky Above Zen sangha in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2021.
“Using all of the ingredients of my life. This is the precept of Not Being Stingy. I will not foster a mind of poverty in myself or others.”
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Not Knowing - The Practice of Possibility - a teisho by Sensei KōDō Efird. Presented to Morning Star Zendo in May 2021. There's so much that can't be known by thinking, that can't be grasped intellectually. The poet Rilke writes, "If you understand too much, Eternity passes you by."
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Breathe, Walk, Smile - a teisho by Sensei KōDō Efird. Presented to Morning Star Zendo on February 10, 2024.
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A Brief Introduction to Shakyō Practice: Sutra Copying
Presented by Karin Hillhouse at Sky Above Zen on January 30, 2024.
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Joshu - "Wash Your Bowl" - Case 7 in the Gateless Gate
A teisho presented by Sensei KōDō Efird to Sky Above Zen, March 5, 2024
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The Sacred Bow- a talk by Beverly Mitchell, Ph.D. - October 23, 2024. Dr. Mitchell is Professor of Historical Theology at Wesley Seminary.
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Welcoming Every Guest, Even Fear - a talk given to the Sky Above Zen sangha by Connor VanAllman on October 30, 2024
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A Profound Ordinariness - a talk by Heather Townsend given to Sky Above Zen, December 3, 2024
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