"Host Michael Taft speaks with Stephen Snyder Sensei about the two "missing" brahmaviharas, Innate Goodness practice, heart wisdom vs. mind wisdom, the magic of the "group heart", the paradox of the Heart Sutra, learning to become receptive, God and the nondual, entities, bodhisattvas, deities, the three types of forgiveness, and the "terrible importance" of heart-based practice.Stephen Mugen Snyder, Sensei began practicing daily meditation in 1976."
"Since then, he has studied Buddhism extensively-investigating and engaging in Zen, Tibetan, Theravada, and Western non-dual traditions. He was authorized to teach in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in 2007 and the Zen Buddhist schools of Soto and Rinzai in 2022. Stephen is a senior student of Roshi Mark Sando Mininberg and a transmitted teacher in the White Plum Asanga-the body of teachers in the Maezumi-roshi lineage."
Two 'missing' brahmaviharas and Innate Goodness practice are presented as complements to traditional compassion practices, shifting emphasis from conceptual mind wisdom to lived heart wisdom. Group-heart practice magnifies collective receptivity and supports personal transformation. The Heart Sutra is framed as a paradox that points beyond conceptualization toward nondual experience, including revisiting notions of God, entities, bodhisattvas, and deities. Forgiveness is parsed into three types as an essential heart-skill. Sustained daily meditation and cross-traditional training underpin this approach, with longtime teaching experience and lineage authorization informing the emphasis on the crucial role of heart-based practice.
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