Kigaku Noah Rossetter: Life in the Balance: Practice, Study, Community, Livelihood & Service

Summary: On the day before Thanksgiving, Kigaku Noah Rossetter begins this talk with a recollection of atonement as well as gratitude. He then invokes Dogen’s Continuous Practice as the deepest expression of gratitude, and explores the teachings of the Five Buddha Families as a balanced expression of continuous practice in the Upaya Mandala and through the teachings of Roshi Bernie Glassman. Kigaku also explores the history of the Five Buddha Families teachings and how they have come through the Vajrayana tradition as well as the Zen tradition, particularly in the Gate of Sweet Nectar Liturgy.<br> <br>