Two Wings of a Bird, Nothing But Love

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Sensei Monshin thoughtfully guides us into an embodied practice of wisdom and compassion, inviting us to examine the misunderstandings that shape our perception of self and reality. Drawing from Harry Roberts’ Walking in Beauty: Growing Up with the Yurok Indians, she explores the care and struggle required to transform these misunderstandings into a path toward our “true selves.” Monshin skillfully connects this indigenous wisdom to the profound emptiness teachings of the Prajna Paramita sutras, revealing how our fundamental misunderstanding lies in seeing ourselves as separate beings. With careful storytelling and gentle insight, she weaves a vision of shared humanity, where each action and relationship permeates beyond space and time, calling us to recognize our deep interconnectedness with all of reality.