Rohatsu: The Buddha’s Awakening - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks
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Show Notes
In this Rahatsu talk, Jomon tells the story of Siddhartha Gautama’s path to awakening, tracing his journey from royal luxury through extreme asceticism to the discovery of the Middle Way. Drawing on early Buddhist sutras and later mythic imagery, she explores the pivotal moments of nourishment, resolve, confrontation with Mara, and touching the earth as witness. The talk highlights the Four Noble Truths as lived insight rather than doctrine and emphasizes awakening as something inseparable from the great earth and all beings—an inheritance not reserved for the Buddha alone, but available to us through our own sincere practice.
This talk was given at the Plum Blossom Zendo in Vancouver, WA on December 2, 2025.