A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, February 15th 2020 by Gerry Oliva.
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Gerry Oliva: Right Effort, Joyful Effort, Effortless Effort; Rohatsu Day 6
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Gerry Oliva: Cultivating the Mind and Practice of the Six Paramitas. Practicing Generosity From the Inside Out
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Gerry Oliva: What’s Love Got To Do With It
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Gerry Oliva: Practice Like a Fool, Like an idiot, Like a Fool on the Hill
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Gerry Oliva: Sesshin Provides Many Opportunities To Experience and Penetrate the Arising and Cessation of Suffering Rohatsu Day 5
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Gerry Oliva:Tea Ladies and Their Mind-Refreshing Teachings
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Gerry Oliva: Faith In Practice Faith In Practice
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Gerry Oliva: Wherever you are Enlightenment is Here Wherever you are Enlightenment is Here
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Following the Wellness Guidelines: A Personal Experience
In last month’s newsletter I described the revised Wellness Protocol, particularly recommendations on how we would deal with illness during sesshin. Little did I know that I would be the first case study. I began to cough and sneeze a little on day one of Rohatsu, but thought it was allergies. By day two the coughing got worse and I got laryngitis. I was very busy that day shopping and getting ready to be head cook the following day. When I spoke with Sojun, he suggested that I leave sesshin. “But who will cook tomorrow?” I argued. Hozan, who was also present, said, “You need to follow your own guidelines and stay home.” Then he volunteered to take over as head cook, so I left sesshin. I got much worse by the next day and developed full-blown flu symptoms. I rested and was quiet at home during the rest of sesshin and felt much better after five days of rest and taking care of myself. Take-home message: If you are ill during sesshin, it REALLY is better to stay home and take care of yourself.