Summary: Episode Description: In this Dharma talk, Sensei Kaz paints a beautiful verbal picture of the circle. Kaz touches on the history of the circle throughout Buddhism expressing it's importance as a symbol of enlightenment. He also relates a number of wonderful stories from his own life as a calligrapher, translator as well as student and teacher of Zen. Kaz's discussion of Dogen's teachings on "painted rice cakes" alone is well worth the listen. Not to mention the anecdotal story of Suzuki Roshi drawing a circle in the air when from his death bed. Kazuaki Tanahashi born and trained in Japan and active in the United States since 1977, has had solo exhibitions of his calligraphic paintings internationally. He has taught East Asian calligraphy at eight international conferences of calligraphy and lettering arts. Also a peace and environmental worker for decades, he is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
