Reflections on the Pandemic & Teachings from Zurchungpa (2021)

2021-04-12

4-11-21 In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner opens with a sharing about the Order of Interbeing and sharings from this year's new OI aspirants. Fred also shares his reflections on this past year of the pandemic and how we can be aware of any fear and attachment to views that we may have been cultivating and watering over the past year in isolation. Fred then shares several teachings from Zurchungpa, who's teachings are the focus of one of the current intensives going on this spring. "No need to...

4-11-21

In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner opens with a sharing about the Order of Interbeing and sharings from this year's new OI aspirants. Fred also shares his reflections on this past year of the pandemic and how we can be aware of any fear and attachment to views that we may have been cultivating and watering over the past year in isolation.

Fred then shares several teachings from Zurchungpa, who's teachings are the focus of one of the current intensives going on this spring.

"No need to say you are interested in the Dharma if you have not turned your mind away from samsara."

"No need to meditate on emptiness if you have not countered attachment to the things you perceive."

"No need to practice meditation if you do not turn your mind away from desire."

"No need for fine words if you have not assimilated the meaning yourself."

"No need to apply the instructions if you do not have devotion."

~Zurchungpa

These teachings are mirrors for us to look at ourselves and our practice. Can we see ourselves more objectively in the light of these teachings?

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