
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 74 - An Interview with Tatsudo Nicole Baden (The Zen Lamp Series)
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Generational Transition and Diverse Practices at San Francisco Zen Center
Exploring the shift in leadership at a Zen practice community, ranging from the original founder to the current speaker, and the blend of monastic and secular paths among practitioners. Delving into the rituals and empowerments like Dharma entrustment and lay authorization for teaching, the chapter focuses on creating structures for lay practitioners while retaining traditional monastic training. It also discusses the role of a lay person as a ceremonial leader in chanting services and contrasts formal morning services with more informal ones at the center.
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