Exploring the Zen teachings of Emptiness through Koan technology. What are koans? Questions that help clarify the heart, that help awaken the creative responses to the unacceptable happenings of our times, that help heal that sense of separation, that give us access to our wholeness.

This talk is part of the Seeing Through: Zen Teachings on Emptiness Workshop that I co-led with Jogen Sensei.

One of the great gifts of the Zen tradition is it's teachings on emptiness. Far from being nihilistic, the teachings and practices of emptiness remind us of the inherent spontaneity and creativity of the universe. This talk explores koan as a technology of awakening, and invites us into koan practice in an engaging way. Time is spent exploring the koan, Everyone Has Their Own Light by Zen Teacher Yunman, from the Blue Cliff Record.