Rice in the Bowl: The Medicine of Ordinary Life: WPP2025 Sesshin Day 3

In this talk from the third full day of the Winter Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Wendy Johnson explores Yunmen’s teaching “rice in the bowl, water in the bucket” through Case 158 of the Shobogenzo. Weaving together stories of rice cultivation across cultures, personal encounters with rice farmers in Japan, and the deep meaning of oryoki practice, Wendy conveys how every grain of rice contains the truth of the Tathagata’s teaching. Through rich detail about the 72 labors that bring us food and the ceremony of eating, we see how the most ordinary acts contain the deepest dharma. To access the resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here.