“In the landscape of Spring there is neither better nor worse.

The flowering branches grow, both long or short.”

Ryokan ( 1758-1831)

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In this podcast:

• The opposites in Chinese thought, YinYang etc. The Sixth patriarch’s advice to his senior students.
• Ven. Myokyo-ni’s comment on Ryokan’s poem above.
• The burning of Notre Dame and how the fire at York Minster was interpreted.
• The Environmental protests currently taking place and the changing way we view our world.
• The shift from object relations to subject relations.
• The Golden rule of religion and the its necessity as the basis for goodwill & compassion.
• Sameness and difference and the danger of anthropomorphism.
• The many selves of Katherine North by Emma Green - a fox’s view of the world. The teaching of the six realms.
• The importance of renewal in spiritual practice.