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Can a ritual become another attachment?In this short Zen teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains why no single ri...
06/11/2026

Can a ritual become another attachment?

In this short Zen teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains why no single ritual, method, or practice can free every person from suffering.

True teaching does not reinforce what we cling to. It helps us recognize our attachments, understand our imbalances, and let go with wisdom.

This talk explores skillful means, non-attachment, spiritual dependency, and the difference between practices that support freedom and practices that quietly become something else to hold onto.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/_5Zv_YDKrpo

Have you ever noticed a “helpful” practice becoming something you started clinging to?

In this talk, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains what skillful me...

What is Dharma?In Zen practice, Dharma is not just a belief or spiritual idea. It points to the truth of what is — the l...
06/08/2026

What is Dharma?

In Zen practice, Dharma is not just a belief or spiritual idea. It points to the truth of what is — the living reality of this moment.

In this short teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains how suffering often grows when we hold on to thoughts, feelings, identities, and stories after conditions have already changed.

Words, emotions, and perceptions can point toward truth, but they can also mislead us when we mistake them for the whole situation.

Watch here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L_0uM_NAfw

What helps you return to what is actually happening now?

Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains Dharma as the truth of what is...

Tonight at 7 PM ET, join us live on YouTube for Guided Meditation: Return to Awareness with Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon....
06/04/2026

Tonight at 7 PM ET, join us live on YouTube for Guided Meditation: Return to Awareness with Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon.

This meditation is for anyone feeling scattered, distracted, or pulled away from the present moment. Together, we’ll practice returning to one clear point through breath, sound, mantra, pure awareness, and koan meditation.

Take one hour tonight to pause, breathe, and return to awareness.

Watch the livestream here:

Join Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon of the Mind Light Way School of Ze...

What if enlightenment is not something far away?In this short Zen teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon points back to w...
06/01/2026

What if enlightenment is not something far away?

In this short Zen teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon points back to what is already present: awareness before ego, assumptions, and distraction take over.

By questioning what we assume to be true and sustaining clear focus, Zen practice helps us return to presence, clarity, and the direct experience of mind.

Watch here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/muYrZHWyk9k

Uncover your true self by questioning assumptions and sustaining focus. Liberation and enlightenment are found in realizing your ever-present awareness.Check...

Three simple Zen instructions can change the way you experience your life:Sit.Move.Fully engage.In this direct Dharma te...
05/31/2026

Three simple Zen instructions can change the way you experience your life:

Sit.
Move.
Fully engage.

In this direct Dharma teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon offers a practical path for anyone seeking meditation guidance, mental clarity, and a deeper way to begin spiritual practice.

The instruction is simple: practice five minutes of sitting meditation, thirty minutes of moving meditation, and bring full attention to what is in front of you.

Try it for ten days. Deepen it for one hundred days. See what changes.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/Q5Cc3OD9FTU

Which part of practice feels most important for you right now: sitting, moving, or fully engaging with daily life?

Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon gives three clear Zen instructions for anyone seeking meditation guidance, mental clarity, and a practical path toward enlightenm...

Why do Zen students sometimes do simple work without asking “why”?Because Zen practice is not only about understanding. ...
05/28/2026

Why do Zen students sometimes do simple work without asking “why”?

Because Zen practice is not only about understanding. It is about dropping the ego, meeting the moment, and doing what is needed with a clear mind.

In this short teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon shares a practical lesson from temple life: sometimes peace begins when we stop resisting and simply do.

Watch here:
https://youtube.com/shorts/38uVhkuW3FQ

Discover the profound lesson of surrendering ego and the need for 'why' at a Zen temple. Embrace the present moment and find peace in simply doing.Check out ...

What is Zen really a path to?Not a distant goal. Not a final achievement. Not something separate from this life.In this ...
05/27/2026

What is Zen really a path to?

Not a distant goal. Not a final achievement. Not something separate from this life.

In this short teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon uses the metaphor of music to explore Zen as the direct experience of this moment as it unfolds — with attention, response, clarity, and connection.

Life is not something to endure until the ending. Like a song, its meaning is found in the unfolding itself.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/bp184KqUa5E

What helps you feel more present in the unfolding of life?

Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explores what Zen is truly a path to: n...

Many people have strong beliefs about reality.Some say matter is fundamental.Some say mind is fundamental.Some say God i...
05/26/2026

Many people have strong beliefs about reality.

Some say matter is fundamental.
Some say mind is fundamental.
Some say God is the source of everything.
Some say consciousness is fundamental.
Some say everything is empty.

But before Zen asks us to believe something about reality, it asks a more immediate question:

Before belief, what is here?

This reflection explores Zen, direct experience, belief, and the way our ideas about reality can shape the way we suffer.

Read it here, and subscribe if you’d like to follow these teachings:

A Zen reflection on reality, belief, and direct experience

What does Dharma really mean in Zen practice?It is not simply a belief, doctrine, or spiritual idea. In Zen, Dharma poin...
05/24/2026

What does Dharma really mean in Zen practice?

It is not simply a belief, doctrine, or spiritual idea. In Zen, Dharma points to the truth of what is — right here, in this moment.

In today’s teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explores how suffering grows when we keep holding on to thoughts, emotions, memories, and old stories after the conditions have already changed.

Through simple examples of time, weather, identity, memory, and emotional reaction, this talk explains how meditation helps clear the mind so wisdom and compassion can arise naturally.

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/NG5DPvtxF4g

What helps you return to what is actually happening now?

In this Dharma teaching, Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains what Dharma really means in Zen: not a fixed belief, but the truth of what is in this moment. T...

What Is Dharma?“Dharma” can sound like a distant spiritual concept, but the question is deeply practical:How do we recog...
05/20/2026

What Is Dharma?

“Dharma” can sound like a distant spiritual concept, but the question is deeply practical:

How do we recognize what is actually happening before old stories, emotions, and assumptions shape how we respond?

Join us for meditation and teaching on how Zen practice helps us meet the present moment with clarity and compassion.

Thursday 7–8pm ET
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0QwxxHgSAU
In person: 86 Joy St., Studio 5R, Somerville, MA

Zen Master Sebastian Rizzon explains Dharma as the truth of what is...

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