The Inner Wilderness
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt. Tremper, New York, Sunday 06/07/2026
From the Gateless Gate, Case 44 – Basho’s Stick
How Buddhism uses the term “attachments” is often misunderstood as being something bad, which should not happen, but our sense of self is made up of a series of attachments: to identity, position, and so on. When we see through these many ideas of who we are, we can eventually settle our minds and experience our true nature. Using an ancient koan and the words of Henry David Thoreau, Shugen Roshi explores the world of attachment and how to bring clarity by exploring the inner wilderness to find the true nature of the self.
