Part Two: “The Widening of the Hermit’s Vision” In the second talk of this four-part series, Sensei Michael Brunner continues his exploration of Sekitō Kisen’s Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage, turning to the widening vision of the awakened hermit. Where Part One built the hut — the dwelling of practice and simplicity — Part Two opens the doors. The hut that once seemed small now includes the entire world. The hermit who once sat within it now dissolves into the boundless vastness of awareness. Through Sekitō’s verses — “Though the hut is small, it includes the entire world” and “Places worldly people live, he doesn’t live; realms worldly people love, he doesn’t love” — Sensei examines the natural unfolding of realization: how renunciation gives way to inclusion, how the walls of self and world fall away, and how compassion arises from stillness itself. In this episode: – The hut as the mind of non-separation – Dwelling in vastness without losing ordinariness – The difference between worldly love and boundless love – The practice of allowing the weeds to grow – Living in freedom where nothing is outside the Way Recorded live during sesshin at One River Zen, this talk traces the arc from solitude to intimacy, showing that the true dwelling of the awakened life is not apart from the world, but fully within it. 🪷 Learn more: https://oneriverzen.org #Zen #DharmaTalk #SekitoKisen #SongOfTheGrassRoofHermitage #MichaelBrunner #OneRiverZen #SotoZen #Zazen #AwakeningStreams #Compassion #NonDuality #Stillness #GrassRoofHut #Sesshin #ZenPractice