Freely Watching the Tracks of Flying Birds

Meditation is not something you do; it is something you surrender to. In this episode, Roshi John Tarrant speaks from deep inside Summer sesshin about how, with practice, the gap between ourselves and the universe begins to close and we start to trust the deeper currents at work, even in our difficulties. What happens when you surrender to the moment? "The thing about koan meditation is you don't have to be good at it because it is before being good or bad at things." - John Tarrant. What You'll Learn: What to do in meditation How to trust life What to learn from the koan about flying birds How to interact meaningfully with koans What happens when you surrender to the moment — Links Mentioned: Learn more about this episode Learn more about koans Learn more about Zen John Tarrant's books: Bring Me the Rhinoceros The Story of the Buddha