— Who Is This Someone?
This someone ... is the one who feels the gentle flow of breath going in and out of these two nostrils.
... is the one hearing the rush of air on the outside of this plane fuselage.
... is the one with no gap between this moment and a story about this moment.
... is the one with no judgment about this moment, with no judgment about having a judgment.
... is the one who rings clear as a bell when struck by life’s imperative.
... is the one who needs no words to speak, whose words speak of their own accord.
... is blood, bones, mucus, and muscle, in a miraculous presentation of vitality, no one knows how.
In truth, there is no gap between the question and the answer: This someone is the one asking.
Valeria Teles interviews Christopher Keevil — the author “Finding Zen in the Ordinary: Stories and Reflections.”
Christopher Keevil is an ordained Zen teacher and the founder and host of Garden Oak Sangha. Chris has been practicing Zen since 1991 and teaching since 1998 in the lineage of his teacher, Zen Master Bo Mun (George Bowman), who is a dharma heir of the Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn.
Chris is also the Managing Director and founder of Wellspring Consulting, a national firm that helps non-profit leaders develop strategy for the future. Previously he was a Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, an international management consultancy. Earlier he worked as a carpenter and house builder, and as a musician and dance caller in the Irish and New England folk traditions.
Chris is the founder and host of Garden Oak Sangha, a virtual gathering for meditation and sharing in the Zen tradition. His Twitter handle is @ChrisKeevil.
To learn more about Christopher Keevil and his work, please visit: findingzenintheordinary.com & gardenoaksangha.org
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
