“… The knot of self has become untied …” Description:  Henry returns to the basics of practice in this third talk from the 2022 winter solstice retreat picking up on

“… The knot of self has become untied …”


Description:  Henry returns to the basics of practice in this third talk from the 2022 winter solstice retreat picking up on Valerie’s theme of trees and photosynthesis. “Pick up your Practice with a lot of hope. Know that your sitting is doing the photosynthesis of the world. Allowing the human to be.” Henry quotes from William Shakespeare, physicist David Bohm, writer David Hinton and Bodhidharma “when we get to the other shore we realize there isn’t another shore.”


And, here’s a link to our YouTube video of this talk.


Also, check out our Upcoming Events:

Introduction to Koans, Thursday evening 5:30pm MT, April 14 and 21, with Henry Shukman


Original Love Q&A with Henry Shukman, Saturday April 17, 10am-noon – open to all


Reading Group, Mindfulness in Plain English, Saturday April 24, 10am-noon, led by Valerie


Original Love, Zone 2 Support and Trust, 6-Week Sunday series May 1 – June 5


Zazenkai: a Day of Zen, Saturday May 17,  6am-3:30pm