In Zen practice, we study our reactivity to things, the extra reactions we put on top of uncomfortable feelings. In this way, the uncomfortable feelings become the most powerful gateway for practice.

In this talk, Gyodo Sensei shares Maezumi Roshi’s reflections on the Buddha's Eight Awarenesses of the Enlightened Person to explore how to work with these feelings. Most importantly, to see that uncomfortable feelings are not in the way of being enlightened — they are the Way.