Advice from Dogen for Difficult Times

Sensei Cynthia Kear discusses the parallels between our modern socio-political crisis and those faced by Soto Zen founder Eihei Dogen 800 years ago. Sensei Kear goes over Dogen’s four methods of guidance (generosity, kind speech, beneficial action, and identity action) and how we can apply them to our current crises. Kear explores how we can practice generosity outside of a direct give/receive relationship, and how embodying these practices impacts the world without always having an obvious or immediate outcome.