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	Podcast:		Upaya Zen Center
	Episode:		Joshin Byrnes & Matthew Kozan Palevsky: Living by Vow
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		01:01:16
	Publish Date:		2019-01-14 06:00:26
	Description:		(Zazenkai 1) Episode Description: In this talk, Sensei Joshin Byrnes and Matthew Kozan Palevsky ask the question, what is vow and how does it show up in our lives? The talk explores the difference between living by vow and by karma, the unattainable design of the Four Great Vows, the embodiment of vow, and the underlying motivations for vow. Joshin says, “It’s really impossible to live into an infinite vow. Because the vow is infinite, there’s no end to it…If there’s no end to it, then there’s no progress, really, that can be measured.” Sensei Joshin Byrnes Sensei Joshin Byrnes is a dharma teacher at Upaya Zen Center and directs Upaya's Chaplaincy Training program. He is a student of Upaya's founder, abbot, and guiding teacher, Roshi Joan Halifax,... More Matthew Kozan Palevsky President Matthew Kozan Palevsky first traveled to Upaya in 2006 for a weeklong silent retreat, or sesshin. He returned eight years later to join the resident body and was ordained as a novice priest by... More
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