Is it Important to Awake?

Duration: 32:16Date: December 31, 2011A talk that addresses whether or not it is essential to have an awakening. Themes include: the teachings of emptiness in Taoism; the commitment involved in awakening; Brent’s experience of kensho through the use of psychedelics; Roshi Kapleau and Suzuki Roshi’s opinions on awakening; the different paths of awakening through the Rinzai Zen School and the Soto Zen School.Duration: 32:1