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Save Me, Save Us: ‘Salvation’ in Zen
San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks
English - February 24, 2024 19:00 - 43 minutes - ★★★★ - 155 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality zen buddhism dharma mahayana suzuki roshi Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The first of the four Great Bodhisattva Vows is to “save all beings,” but what exactly does this mean and how might I engage in such an impossible endeavor? In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, central abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman explores the concept of “salvation” from a Zen perspective, using as a springboard an amusing koan in which Zen master Nanquan saves his disciple Zhaozhou from falling into a well.