Bearing Witness to Life on the Streets w/ Bob Ertman, Lay Worship Associate & Zen teacher
UU Church of Annapolis Podcast
English - August 28, 2019 19:35 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSpirituality Religion & Spirituality annapolis church religion unitarian universalist uuca Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
American Zen teacher Bernie Glassman developed Street Retreats to push his students to give up their fixed ideas and pay attention to life around them. We go out without money, sleep on sidewalks, and beg. Back in 1991 when Bernie first started his street retreats, folks would ask him: How much money do you bring to the people on the street? And he would say: “No money.” Clothes? Blankets? Extra shoes? And he would say: “None of these. We bring ourselves.”
American Zen teacher Bernie Glassman developed Street Retreats to push his students to give up their fixed ideas and pay attention to life around them. We go out without money, sleep on sidewalks, and beg. Back in 1991 when Bernie first started his street retreats, folks would ask him: How much money do you bring to the people on the street? And he would say: “No money.” Clothes? Blankets? Extra shoes? And he would say: “None of these. We bring ourselves.”