Rev. Clairissa explores what can be learned from the imagery and properties of water – in scriptures, in our world and in our bodies – offering a contemplative approach to written Buddhist teaching in daily practice. 

The title of the talk “As An Unsullied Stream Is Clear” is a phrase found in the Sandōkai, a teaching from 8th century Chan Master Shítóu Xīqiān 石頭希遷 (in Japanese Sekitō Kisen), which is central to our tradition of Serene Reflection Meditation (Sōtō Zen).

To hear the monastic community of Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey singing the Sandōkai in English, go to this link:

https://throssel.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/02sandokai.mp3