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"Is it safe?" (Tenshin Roshi responds to a student's question)
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11/16/2010, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Tassajara.
The talk addresses the challenges of vulnerability and self-disclosure in Zen practice, contrasting the difficulties of solitary practice with those of communal engagement. It highlights the dangers intrinsic to both hiding and revealing oneself, emphasizing that while both paths are arduous, openness and self-disclosure are aligned with the path of liberation.
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- The duality of suffering and liberation in Zen practice is discussed, emphasizing that both self-concealment and self-disclosure have inherent difficulties but are essential to realizing spiritual liberation.
- The mention of "endless suffering" versus "the path of liberation" illustrates core Zen teachings on overcoming the self through communal practice and vulnerability.
AI Suggested Title: Embracing Vulnerability on Zen's Path
Is it safe? Safe? Well, hiding isn't safe either. I wouldn't say it's safe. I would say both ways have their dangers. The way of conceit, I mean concealing and hiding, that has problems. You get hurt that way too. But the way of showing yourself, you can get hurt that way too. You're vulnerable either way. Trying to practice all by yourself is really difficult and painful. and trying to practice with other people and showing them who you are is really difficult. He just said, one way is endless suffering and the other is the path of liberation. But they're both difficult. So you've been doing the difficult way, now you're switching to the way of liberation. By disclosing yourself, by showing yourself, showing yourself you're on the path of liberation. Both are hard though.
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