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Nyoho: Making Even Our Smallest, Mundane Actions Accord with the Dharma – Part 1

Nyoho: Making Even Our Smallest, Mundane Actions Accord with the Dharma – Part 1

Episode 87 Published 7 years, 6 months ago
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We have a practice in Zen of trying to make even our smallest actions reflect the deep truths of the Dharma, including interdependence, impermanence, no-self, suchness, and Buddha-nature. I'm going to call this practice "Nyoho," a Japanese term which means doing something "in accord with" (nyo) the Dharma (ho): Treating each and every thing we encounter with respect and care, and performing even the most mundane actions in a considerate, gracious, but efficient manner.

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