The Three Tenets Core Trainings with Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien
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Bernie Glassman articulated the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers early in the evolution of the organization:

  • I will embody Not Knowing, thereby giving up fixed ideas.
  • I will Bear Witness, opening my heart to the joy and suffering of life.
  • I will take Loving Action arising out of not-knowing and bearing witness.

We can practice and manifest our true selves in every situation and with everything that arises, using the Three Tenets.

The Three Tenets Core Trainings with Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien