Bernie Glassman at Upaya

Householders and sanghas. Roshi Bernie Glassman grills the audience on what one might mean by being a “householder” or by participating in a “sangha.” He then illustrates his understanding of […]

The practice of council. How do actions arise from bearing witness? Bernie fields various questions including how to practice not-knowing in the context of running an organization. He also explores […]

The Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Community. Roshi Bernie, with contributions from Roshi Joan Halifax, applies the practice of training in the Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Community to the […]

Street Retreat beginnings. Roshi Bernie looks at how humans develop what he calls “clubs” and the consequences of this behavior, applying insights from his bearing witness retreats both at Auschwitz […]

Attachment. Roshi Bernie talks about attachment in relation to meditative states and in relation to preferences and opinions. He also considers how to be in relationship with those of differing […]

Going out into the world. Roshi Bernie Glassman introduces Zen Peacemaker tenets by sharing the story of watching his daughter, son-in-law, and newborn son interact. He fields a question from […]

Episode Description: Bearing witness to yourself. Bernie answers more questions on socially engaged Buddhism, and talks about his Street Retreat practice, Zen Peacemakers, and the waiting room of the Staten […]

Episode Description: That’s life! “My boss, Shakyamuni Buddha, said everything is change, but we don’t necessarily want it, so we have these expectations and out of that comes, guess what? Suffering! […]

Episode Description: Hope and expectations. Bernie invites an audience member to speak about her own path of service and how to overcome the well-meaning help we get. He talks about […]

Episode Description: Get out of the way. Another way to define bearing witness, Bernie says, is to get out of the way, and reminds us that zazen is a major […]