“Big mind, then, is not a matter of meditation on some vast floating spatial dimension. It is the practice of entirely devoting your life to each and everything that you encounter, no matter what it might be.”
As the New York Zen Center continues in its 90 day ango (practice period), Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell draws from the guiding text and inquires into the nature of Big Mind, a concept brought forth by Uchiyama Rōshi in his book, How to Cook Your Life. He then reflects on three recent instances in which he came directly into contact with dharmic wisdom.
Image credit: Teresa Daiki Jordan
ZenTalk Notes:
Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell is a co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and is part of the core faculty for the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Zen Center’s education partner, New York Theological Seminary.
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Music: Heart Sutra by Kanho Yakushiji – Buddhist priest and musician of the Rinzai sect and Imaji temple in Imabari, Japan. In 2003, he formed “KISSAQUO”, a songwriting duo based in Kyoto.
New York Zen Center Publications:
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