Zen, Dzogchen, and the Path to Awakening - Meido Moore Roshi

Rinzai Zen teacher Meido Moore Roshi offers a rare, detailed look inside Rinzai Zen practice, discussing how Zen views awakening as the beginning of the path rather than its culmination. They explore the central role of the student-teacher relationship, koan training, the intersection of Zen and Dzogchen, and how awakening transforms not just the individual but their contribution to society. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - Awakening as the start of the Zen path, not the end 8:02 - The student-teacher relationship as the heart of Zen practice 14:05 - Dokusan: the private meeting with the teacher 20:07 - Conditions for awakening: practice, character, and readiness 26:11 - The unity of samadhi and prajna 34:16 - Tradition, modernity, and the integrity of the Zen form 44:23 - Koan training: what it is and how it works 50:26 - The formless practice: Zen in everyday life 58:28 - Samadhi and the "great ball of doubt" 1:06:32 - Maintaining teacher connection via Zoom 1:16:33 - What does a Zen practitioner contribute to society? 1:24:37 - Cutting through samsara: karma, rebirth, and using this life well About Meido Moore: Meido Moore Roshi is a Rinzai Zen teacher and the abbot of Korinji Rinzai Zen Monastery in Wisconsin. He is the author of "The Rinzai Zen Way" and "Hidden Zen," and is one of the few Western teachers authorized to transmit the full curriculum of Rinzai Zen koan training. --- Sit-Heads Meditation Club — A serious meditation group for non-serious people. https://sit-heads.com https://www.eventbrite.com/o/sit-head... Subscribe for more conversations with the world's best meditation teachers.