Expressing the Buddha Seal: The Zen of Body, Speech, and Mind
Details
Hybrid: In-person and Zoom
Tuesdays, May 5, 12, and 19, 2026
6:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
By donation: $5 - $160
No one turned away for lack of funds
With Rev. Koji Acquaviva
When even for a moment you express the Buddha's seal with body, speech, and mind sitting upright in samadhi, the whole phenomenal world becomes the Buddha's seal and the entire sky turns into enlightenment. -Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師) in Bendōwa (辨道話)
In this three session class series we will focus on each of the three karmic gates of body, speech, and mind. They are called the three karmic gates because they are the three mediums for the creation of either liberation or harm. The Zen tradition holds that the practice of zazen with body, speech, and mind manifests the Buddha’s liberation. In each class we will focus specifically on how Zen practice is engaged through body, speech and mind.