{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Remember the People You Came From \u2014 July 20, 2025 \u2014 Dharma Talk","description":"In this episode of Living Zen, Esh\u016b reflects on two guiding phrases: the Zen teaching \u201cTo study the self is to forget the self\u2026\u201d and the G\u00e0idhlig seanfhacal \u201cCuimhnich air na daoine \u00e0s an t\u00e0inig thu\u201d \u2014 remember the people you came from. As he returns to regular practice at Zenwest, Esh\u016b speaks candidly about the pitfalls of spiritual bypassing, the power of ritual technologies like zazen and chanting, and the importance of community as a container for awakening. He explores how our practice is rooted not in escaping the past, but in embracing it \u2014 recognizing that our lives, our questions, and even our suffering arise from deep interwoven relationships, both ancestral and present. This talk invites us to turn toward our conditioning with compassion, to see practice as relational, and to remember those who brought us here \u2014 not just in blood, but in all the \u201cselves\u201d that shaped us along the way. &amp;nbsp; Resources mentioned in this episode:   Free Orientation to Zen course: zenwest.ca   Support Esh\u016b\u2019s work and access more teachings: patreon.com\/redmountainway   Personalized mentorship and Zen training: monarchtrancework.com   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Living Zen Podcast - Red Mountain Way","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/20738\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37499675\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/191021700"}