Recorded on January 24th, 2007 at Upaya Zen Center

This is a talk introducing the Winter Sesshin at Upaya. In this sesshin, Kazuaki Tanahashi, Roshi Joan, and Beate Stolte explore the poetry of Dogen in Nature.

Kaz, a renowned translator of Dogen, provides some excellent and humorous insights with respect to the poetry and prose of the great Soto Zen Master. In this talk, Roshi gives us an indication that sesshin is a ceremony - a ceremony recognizing the great reality of the present moment.