A2Z Teacher - Student Relationship

A Dharma talk at A2Z on 1/30/17 on Rev. Liên's take of what you need to know to have a student/teacher relationship with her.

Note for clarity: The delusion is NOT about how/what we identify as ("POC;" "woman," "White", "men," etc). We are in delusion when we can't be flexible about it; limit the identity (with self or to others). And, we aren't practicing to "whitewash" our identities. We practice to know that they are fluid ---- AND, at times, VERY pertinent/valid (such as in the US these days; "BlackLivesMatter!")

RELATED READINGS:

• Suzuki Roshi: "Teacher and Disciple"

• Lew Richmond: "The Teacher/ Student Relationship in Zen Training"

(Shared only with A2Z and Awake participants.)

RELATED READINGS:

• Suzuki Roshi’s Teacher and Disciple

• Koun Franz’s My Teacher Doesn’t Get Me

Words to Keizen’s song heard in audio: Reside in My Heart

“In your moments of pain and stress, know that you reside in my heart in safety and in bliss, supporting my life, as you do in all the hearts you have touched. Know that our good deeds are a multiplication of yours. So may our resonant goodness hold you through all the nights of your lives.”