Reading the Dharma

09/02/2023, Marcia Lieberman, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Marcia Lieberman explores the connection between books and practice. When reading the Dharma, listening to talks, or visiting websites, there is no guarantee that there will be any real benefit in understanding. It is good to accumulate knowledge, but it is better to let that knowledge transform you. The benefit comes in the meeting point when an outer teaching strikes a deep inner chord. Our library at SFZC allows us to dig deeply into the writing that has been created and saved for us to ponder. This weekend we carefully move these books so that in years to come their words can penetrate.