Add to ORKGDuration: 22:09Date: 2007 (exact date is unknown).Duration: 22:09A talk on 'living the dream that's dreaming us.' That dream, in Zen, is to awaken. Themes include: the ego and its agendas; the illusions and desires that the ego brings to Zen; the idea of 'nothing to gain' in Sōtōshū (the Sōtō Zen School); absolute commitment to awakening in Rinzai-shū (Rinzai Zen School); the many reasons for doing zazen and setting proper intention; commitment in the practice; depth and breadth in the practice; Suzuki Roshi's teaching on the breath as the universal activity; samadhi; awakening/enlightenment; equanimity