Edoardo Shoryu Eusepi: Narcissism and Ritual
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast
English - August 08, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 231 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture Philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Shoryu Eddie Eusepi talks about how rituals, Zen and otherwise, can subvert our narcissistic tendencies. When we participate in rituals we engage with others in movements of reciprocity. In this sense, there is a socio-political dimension to ritual. Ritual can teach us how to create a world based not on getting what we want and […]
Shoryu Eddie Eusepi talks about how rituals, Zen and otherwise, can subvert our narcissistic tendencies. When we participate in rituals we engage with others in movements of reciprocity. In this sense, there is a socio-political dimension to ritual. Ritual can teach us how to create a world based not on getting what we want and defending it at all costs but on the realization that the way we treat others is the way we treat ourselves.
Ritual and ceremony can work against spiritually materialistic projects of “self-realization” and turn our gazes outwards, re-enchanting the world and fostering communities of love.
Edoardo Shoryu Eusepi
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