Grace Schireson is president of Shogaku Zen and received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She founded two practice centers and a retreat center under the Central Valley Zen Foundation.
In this episode, Eric and Grace discuss her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are
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In This Interview, Grace Schireson and I Discuss Practical Zen and …
- Her book, Naked in the Zendo: Stories of Uptight Zen, Wild-Ass Zen, and Enlightenment Wherever You Are
- How we need to recognize our ego
- The importance of seeing our existence within the large space of awareness
- “WITBOW” (Wishing It To Be Otherwise) is a formula for suffering
- The essential koan “When nothing will do, what will you do?
- Awareness is recognizing your true self and your connection to the entire universe
- Mindlessness is just pure awareness and no ownership
- The 4 stages of developing awareness
- The important lesson of making mistakes often and publicly
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