A group of newcomers inspires Nyogen Roshi to deliver a barn-burner of talk on Zen and the core teachings of Buddha-dharma. After touching on the importance of the ritual form of Zen practice, the inevitability of suffering in the realm of Samsara and the peace that comes from the cultivation of Samadhi, Roshi concludes by pointing out that the ultimate fruit of practice is the practitioner’s fully realized life. “So long as you don’t begin to add any of your likes or your dislikes to this pure presence,” Roshi says, “an amazing change begins to take place–a transformation.”
