W/ Dr Udayan Chakrabarti

This online event will include a talk and question & answer session.

Synopsis: In this talk, the development of Zen as a separate school will be clarified further, including the two main current branches (Rinzai & Soto), the main differences from a practice point of view.

Views of sudden/gradual enlightenment, the story of sixth Patriarch & its relevance now.

Mention will be made of the Koan system (Rinzai) & Shikantaza.

The Bull-herding pictures & poems as a pointer to ‘stages’ of practice- a brief account.

There will be training stories from the old days as well as modern anecdotes, including examples from current daily life practice.

Further pointers to practice in daily life.