Batchelor & Shukman: Arriving at the Single Source

On June 4, 2014, Stephen Batchelor and Henry Shukman, two illuminators of wisdom especially regarding Zen & Buddhism, came together for a fascinating conversation at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Zen that was titled: “Going Back to the Source.”
Their wide ranging dialogue begins with “The Great Doubt” or the great question “Who am I?” and what it means to be human ... and then they move on to converse about the dismantling of knowing, Buddha’s recounting of his awakening and clarification/elaboration of the term “nirvana," zen and classical philosophy, dharma, seeing with clarity, the connection between ancient greeks and buddhism, Eastern and Western thought-humanist enlightenment in the west, roots of being human, Zen’s transitional phase, like mindedness, identification with everything that lives, and releasing our reactivity.
In their view, we arrive at the single source from many paths.
Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer, best known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism. Stephen considers Buddhism to be a constantly evolving culture of awakening rather than a religious system based on immutable dogmas and beliefs. Stephen's Full BIO : goo.gl/e5c6Yn
Henry Shukman is head teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center. Henry's full BIO : www.stillnesss...
The video "Going Back to the Source : A conversation with Stephen Batchelor and Henry Shukman" is Produced by Chris Hebard, Filmed by Luke Fitch (www.altitude-fx..., copyright www.stillnesssp...
This conversation, and the video, is presented by Stillness Speaks (www.stillnesssp...) in association with Tricycle (www.tricycle.com/) and Mountain Cloud Zen Center.