Core Training: The Three Tenets 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.

Core Training: The Three Tenets with Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien