The Map to Awakening (Part 4 of 4)

By on December 24th, 2012

Part 4: Q & A In this full talk, the “Map to Awakening” metaphor is a journey from west to east—in this case Kyoto to Tokyo—with the arrival point being the awakened state. — The metaphor: Traveling west to east, from Nagoya to Shizuoka to...

Your Journey is Upriver!

By on June 26th, 2010

Awakening is an upriver journey. Sensei talks about going against the flow by meditating, reflecting and taking on the challenge to let go, abandon, renounce, and give up the idea that samsara is resolvable. — Doug Sensei says: “Your journey to awaken is...