2023 Jataka Sesshin - Day 1: Why Be Human?

Recorded on October 14, 2023; the 1st day of the annual Jataka Sesshin held at the Vermont Zen Center.Roshi Rafe Martin explores the Campeyya Jataka (#506 in the Pali collection).Jatakas are stories told by the Buddha 2500 years ago of his past lives.  They were one of his central ways of teaching.  Through these tales he resolved complex issues in his Sangha by revealing root causes and demonstrating the working of cause and effect.Image: Buddhist mythology and legends depicted at a Vipassana Meditation Center, Ms Sarah Welch, CC0, via Wikimedia Commonsfrom WikimediaBooks by Roshi Rafe MartinTalks on YouTubeMore information at endlesspathzen.org