Teisho: Case 62, Book of Equanimity: Beiko’s “Enlightenment”
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“… even satori disappears. There is no more consciousness of being enlightened. When you stand, there is just standing; when you sit, there is just sitting.” Enlightenment is gone—just this ...”
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Teisho: Case 68, Book of Equanimity: Kempô’s “One Line”
“… the core message of Zen—it is all right here, just this, right now ...” Description: The focus of this talk is the koan, “Kempô’s “One Line,” from the Book of
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Stephen Batchelor: The Practice of Speech
Description: Stephen Batchelor is a contemporary Buddhist teacher and writer and a self-described scholar practitioner. Stephen considers Buddhism to be a constantly evolving culture of awakening rather than a
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Dogen: Colors of Mountains
Colors of the mountains, Streams in the valleys; One in all, all in one, The voice and body of Our Sakyamuni Buddha. ~ Dogen Text from The Zen Poetry
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Teisho: Case 68, Book of Equanimity: “Kassan Brandishes the Sword”
“… It is all makyô, or deceptive phenomena. The dust is swept away, and we see “Buddha,” and the dust reveals itself to be none other than Buddha all along ...”
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From Dogen’s Echizen
For so long here without worldly attachments, I have renounced literature and writing; I may be a monk in a mountain temple, Yet still moved in seeing gorgeous blossoms Scattered
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Teisho: Introductory Talk #6: Three Essentials of Zen Practice
“… three elements that are essential to serious Zen practice: great faith, great doubt and great determination …” Description: This talk covers three elements that the 11th century master Tahui and the
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Teisho: Introductory Talk #5: Five Kinds of Zen
“… Supreme way practice has no objective. It is associated with the practice of just sitting. There is no desire to realize anything—it is simply, this …” Description: This talk
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