Summary: Sensei Al Kaszniak shares a poem by Ryokan and discusses its relationship to suchness and The Song of the Jewel Mirror of Samadhi. Sensei Al poses the question: “do the causes and conditions [of our lives] cause our suffering or do we have agency?” He reminds us through personal experiences of pain and suffering we can go beyond the experience and become one with it to embody wholeness. He invites us to respond to life instead of reacting to it.<br> To access the <a href="https://www.upaya.org/resources/winter-practice-period-2022-resource-page/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here</a>.<br> <br> For Program/Series description and to access the entire series, please click on the link below:<br> <a title="Upaya Podcast Series: WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD 2022: Jewel Mirror of Samadhi" href="https://www.upaya.org/2022/02/upaya-podcast-series-wpp-2022-jewel-mirror-samadhi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upaya Podcast Series: WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD 2022: Jewel Mirror of Samadhi</a><br>
