Bernie Glassman at Upaya

Episode Description: The depth of enlightenment. Roshi Bernie answers some of the questions, ideas, thoughts, and doubts from last night’s discussion. Dissecting Kōbōdaishi’s quote, “The way you can tell the depth of a person’s enlightenment is how they serve others,” he compares “realizing the oneness of Bernie,” to a new mother in service to her child, to the Dalai Lama and the depth of their… Source

Episode Description: What’s the deal here? In the first of this six-part workshop, Bernie Glassman asks, What does spirituality bring to social engagement? And, in particular, what does the experience of Buddhism bring? Bernie reflects on the basic tenet of Buddhism which is the energy of the interconnectedness of life, and defines “grokking” as bearing witness. Questions from the audience bring… Source