Seido introduces the traditional Fusatsu ceremony and talks about the importance of being at peace with oneself when taking up meditation. Fusatsu includes a practice of atonement, clearly acknowledging where we have erred without falling into defensiveness or self...
In this talk, Seido offers ways to allow practice to seamlessly enter one’s life. It can be particularly challenging to keep the thread of practice alive during spring and summer vacations as well as amidst the demands of daily life. However, whenever we turn...
Seido talks about the importance of chanting in the Zen tradition. She demonstrates the practice of humming and “toning” to help those unfamiliar with chanting and those who feel awkward or shy with their voices in a group of people. Seido recommends...
In this talk, Seido unfolds the importance of Zen rituals and ceremonies and what they directly convey to our experience. Talk includes ways in which we struggle with the forms of practice based on our past religious training and misunderstanding as to what the forms...
Seido talks about bringing one’s full attention to the traditional practice of kinhin, or walking meditation, that is done between seated periods of zazen. She encourages those with busy lives to allow kinhin to be a spontaneous occurrence, to walk through...
Seido talks about the importance of samu (work practice) for lay people expressing the three paramitas (virtues) of meditation, generosity and vigor. She gives simple instructions to bring the mind back to the senses, to let go of time and release attachment to...
