Shinmon Michael Newton begins his talk with an exploration of what the word pilgrimage means, then takes the listener on a meandering path of depth and discovery.

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Myoshin Kate McCandless offers a sense of how the recent five week pilgrimage in Japan was like an intensive zen retreat.

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Enryu Anusha Fernando gives a talk on the Meghiya Sutta and its focus on the importance of friendship.

We don’t live in a neutral experience and our practice is to pay attention to the offerings of community, of sangha.

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