Bringing Awareness to Everyday Actions

Day 20: Experience authentic koan practice firsthand as you learn to embody the famous “wash your bowl” teaching and discover enlightenment in everyday actions.

The Wisdom Within Us brings together a curated selection of wisdom and practices from Lion’s Roar member workshops. If a teacher mentions other sessions in their video, they are referring to their complete workshop series, available to Lion’s Roar members.

Reflections

  • How was this experience for you?
  • What struck you most about this simple and yet profound “wash your bowl” teaching?

About the teacher

Karen Maezen Miller is a Zen priest and teacher as well as the author of three books about Zen in everyday life. Maezen Roshi currently leads the Dewdrop Sangha, which is a group of students who practice both online and in retreats around the United States.