Raging Fire: Expounding Dharma: WPP2025 Sesshin Day 4

In this talk from the Winter Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Kozan explores Case 24 of Dogen’s collection, “The Great Kalpa Fire,” where Zen Master Dasui teaches about the nature of impermanence and attachment. Through stories of practice and careful examination of Buddhist teachings about birth-and-death, Kozan reveals how our attempts to hold onto anything—even our practice itself—keep us from fully entering this moment. Drawing on Dogen’s teachings, he illuminates how throwing ourselves completely into practice, without scheme or effort, is the path to freedom. To access the resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here.