The importance of mastering attention. Delivered Nov 2, 1986

Podcast: Talks by Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee · I & A Publishing

Opublikowano: 2026-09-12

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the importance of mastering attention—to uncover the silent inner ground of being. Lola recounts a tale about Master Shoju, who calmly sat in a graveyard amidst howling wolves without fear. He had an unshakeable state of mind, invulnerable to the external turmoil of life and death. Most people operate through the thinking mind, engaged in chores, conversations, with their attention scattered across "ten thousand things." People also talk to themselves endlessly about weather, politics, and trivialities—out of touch with their inner core. When individuals first appr...