The Dharma Gate of Joyful Ease

The teachings of Zazen offer an inconceivable freedom. This is the first of a five part video series exploring the Five Radical Practices of Zazen. The first is the Dharma Gate of Joyful Ease.

Allowing joy and ease in our lives can be radical, even on a basic biological level. Zen empowers us to recognize the ease and joy that are inherent in awareness itself. It also empowers us to open our awareness and notice the joy and ease that may be present, even in the midst of depression or chronic pain.

In this series Kisei will explore the Five Radical Practices of Zazen.

The dharma gate of joyful ease

Befriending ourselves

Reclaiming wonderment

Taking the backward step: recognizing spaciousness

Turning the light to shine within: recognizing luminosity