Shinzan Palma: Spring Practice Period 2023: Dharma Talk With Korin Charlie Pokorny

In this dharma talk Sensei Korin reflects on acknowledging suffering and compassionate responses within the context of Zen practice. He begins by emphasizing the importance of recognizing the extensive suffering in the world and exploring ways suffering is intertwined within individuals and the collective. Sensei Korin notes the significance of practicing together and seeking compassionate responses to various forms of suffering. Korin then shares a story from the record of Layman Pang, where the layman stumbles and falls while carrying bamboo baskets, and his daughter joins him on the ground.