The wonderful Zen teacher Norman Fischer recently gave a graduation speech for Stanford University. I was so imaged by the talk that I used a few pieces to invite the sangha to reflect on the central importance of love in a life of meaning, the commitment and practice that real love requires, and the "uselessness" of spiritual practice in a conventional sense. I read from an edited version of the speech that appeared in the November 2014 issues of the Shambhala Sun.
Inquiry recording:
https://soundcloud.com/appamada-zen/2014-09-30-inquiry-flint-sparks
YouTube of the actual speech by Norman Fischer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN9p__BHHDs
Prepared transcript of the speech:
https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/fischer-baccalaureate-text-061414.html
Inquiry recording:
https://soundcloud.com/appamada-zen/2014-09-30-inquiry-flint-sparks
YouTube of the actual speech by Norman Fischer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN9p__BHHDs
Prepared transcript of the speech:
https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/fischer-baccalaureate-text-061414.html