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Melissa Blacker - Living the Teachings

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How does Prajnathara's refusal to read sutras reveal that breathing itself turns millions of scrolls?
Melissa Blacker explores a Zen koan where Prajnathara refuses to read sutras, teaching that breathing itself turns the Dharma scrolls. She connects this to modern life, discussing coping mechanisms, activism, and finding equanimity amidst personal and political challenges, with listeners sharing insights on presence and protest.

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A Zen talk about making practice real in the body, the street, and the ordinary day.

Melissa Blacker's talk turns a classical koan into a plain question: what does practice look like when breath, habit, precepts, and public action all sit in the same field?

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A grounded Zen talk for when practice must meet the street.

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