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	Podcast:		Upaya Zen Center
	Episode:		Joshin Byrnes & Genzan Quennell: Zazenkai: The Parable of the Burning House
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		01:15:03
	Publish Date:		2019-04-11 13:30:56
	Description:		In acknowledgment of global warming, Senseis Joshin Byrnes and Genzan Quennell briefly describe a “world on fire.” Genzan uses this description to relate a different story, the Parable of the Burning House, to our current lives. The story has to do with children, unaware that they are playing in a burning house of suffering. The Buddha sees the suffering and uses expedient, skillful means to save the children. Sensei Genzan discusses ways that you can escape from such a burning house, “remind yourself that you’re a Buddha, and see others as Buddha, and see your situation as a Buddha-land.” Sensei Joshin discusses three criteria for skillful means: 1. Appropriate actions, which allow others to flourish; 2. Attuning to the situation at hand; and, 3. Effectiveness, or, a commitment to accountability. 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 Sensei Genzan Quennell Sensei Genzan Quennell began practicing zen in 1991 in Los Angeles, California. In 2008, while on pilgrimage to the temples associated with Eihei Dogen in China and Japan, he met... More
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