Death’s Tiny Tea House – Diving into Impermanence
February 2, 2025
1:00 - 3:00 pm - February 2nd
The Buddha’s teachings on impermanence and death are fundamental:
“I am of the nature to die,
there is no way to escape death.
“All that is dear to me and everyone I love
are of the nature of change;
there is no way to escape
being separated from them.”
The Five Remembrances
And, at the same time, we live and practice in a culture that generally discourages
discussion of dying, death, and grief. Death’s Tiny Tea House will provide the community an opportunity to co-create an open conversation about dying, death, grief and related topics. There is no agenda or objective for this conversation.
Participants are requested to listen to Chozen Bays Roshi’s Dharma Talk “Diving into
Impermanence”. CLICK HERE
The Tea House conversation will be facilitated by ZCO member David Seikan Snyder. Hopefully the discussion, including Roshi’s Dharma Talk, will embrace our personal questions, confusions, and fears. Hopefully the discussion will touch on our practice as well.
Each Tea House will open with a short period of Zazen. We will introduce ourselves and explain what brought us to the Tiny Tea House. After that, we will just allow the discussion to flow. At the end of the Tea House everyone will have an opportunity to express how they are feeling or anything that is on their mind and heart.
Tea and cookies will be served. Questions? Email thayandi@live.com.
Date: February 2, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple
Address: 6401 Northeast 10th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Price: Free/by donation Specify any amount; $20 suggested donation