Shodo Spring: Discussion & Meditation
November 22, 2025
Join Shodo Spring , author of:
OPEN REALITY When Dharma eye looks at modern existence, things open up. We’ll dive into that opening.
We will begin with a guided meditation. Shodo will offer both thoughts expressed in the new book, and a few short readings. We'll discuss what this has to do with our lives - how to actually meet the polycrisis - including personal practice in hard times. She will address the reality of human nature and how we can move forward with open hearts and minds. We’ll conclude with a short ceremony dedicating energy to the well-being of all. In doing this, we act out the Mountains and Waters Alliance that is in Shodo’s heart.
Where: In-person at Red Clay Sangha, Please avoid fragrances. Please Bring a snack for the 15-minute break at 11:45.
Shodo Spring has been practicing Zen since 1983. She is a fully authorized teacher, having received ordination and transmission from the great scholar Shohaku Okumura. Shodo’s practice and teaching have been rooted in zazen and in Dogen study; her expression has focused on engaged Buddhism, including both social justice and environmental activism. She is the founder of Mountains and Waters Alliance, which proposes joining with beyond-humans as colleagues to protect, nourish, and restore the living earth.
