Bernie Glassman at Upaya

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Roshi Joan Halifax: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 5 of 5)

Part 5: “I live my life according to experiences, not according to the commentary.” This last half of the final panel traverses: projection in student-teacher relationshi

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Roshi Joan Halifax: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 4 of 5)

Part 4: A song and questions. After Alan leads everyone in song, the panel takes open questions and jams. They consider: are there any restrictions on what people do with

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 3 of 5)

Part 3: Dialogue ensues! The question of feeding hungry spirits what they want versus feeding them what they need engages many voices. This leads on to: what is the diffe

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 2 of 5)

Part 2: Feeding everyone. Bernie explains the inner logic and dramatic progression of the liturgy’s several pieces. It proceeds through loving invitations and invocations

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 1 of 5)

Part 1: An open-hearted overhaul. Bernie spins a lively history of the Gate of Sweet Nectar liturgy, from an early version (mythically attributed to Shakyamuni) to Menzan

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 8 of 8)

Part 8: “Everything is opinion.” In this last dialogue, Bernie — with a little help from Roshi Joan and Sensei Alan — fields questions about whether the view that “everyt

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 7 of 8)

Part 7: Q&A. The teachers complete the Q & A session. Roshi Bernie Glassman More from this speaker Hozan Alan Senauke More from this speaker Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD Abbot

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 6 of 8)

Part 6: Feminism, liturgy, and clown noses. After a song led by Sensei Alan, the panel conducts a Q & A period to close out the day. Topics covered include liturgy, femin

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 5 of 8)

Part 5: The practice of zazen. Concluding the third session of the retreat, Roshi Bernie continues his dialogue with retreatants, answering questions about the stages of

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 4 of 8)

Part 4: Bearing witness retreats. Roshi Bernie describes the Zen Peacemakers Order and the approach of “Bearing Witness Retreats” with homelessness in New York and genoci

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 3 of 8)

Part 3: Listening without preconception. In the second part of the session, Roshi Bernie talks about the actualization of an “Indra’s Net” connecting impoverished communi

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 2 of 8)

Part 2: Indra’s Net. After Sensei Alan Senauke opens the session with a guided meditation song, Roshi Bernie offers his opinions on “non-dual communication” on interdepen

Roshi Bernie Glassman & Hozan Alan Senauke & Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 1 of 8)

Part 1. Nonduality. Bernie-Roshi reflects on three periods of his life, each marked by stepping beyond limited “clubs” into ever wider and less sure circles of caring eng

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 5 of 5)

“Have you seen The Big Lebowski?” In this final session, Bernie continues to answer questions posed by the retreat participants. One person asked: “How can one go about d

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 4 of 5)

Being on the street. This session continues where the previous left off, with Roshi Bernie taking a number of questions from the participants. The first question concerns

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 3 of 5)

Amazing stories of forgiveness. In this Saturday afternoon session, Roshi Bernie discusses forgiveness using the Rwandan genocide as a backdrop. During a 100 day period s

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 2 of 5)

Bearing witness retreats. In this session, Roshi Bernie answers questions from the audience. Questions include: “Are there Bearing Witness Retreats in Hiroshima or Nagasa

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 1 of 5)

Rejoice! In this Saturday morning session, Roshi Bernie opens by answering a couple of questions posed by the audience. “What is the most important element in bringing ab

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 8 of 8)

Honoring the interconnection of life. During the second half of the final retreat session, Roshi Bernie invites the gathered retreatants to share what they will take away

Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 7 of 8)

Bearing Witness. The session begins with Roshi Joan Halifax informally reflecting on her deep affection and respect for Roshi Bernie Glassman and their long collaboration