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Rohatsu 2017… Enter Practice
Perhaps with the disenchantment of old formal religious institutions many of us are left with a reflex toward the sacred, the numinous, the ineffable, without having an immediate frame of
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Dogen: Fleeting Dharma
Everyone admires A graceful horse Galloping past the streaming sunlight, But few realize that this fleeting image Is itself the way of Dharma. ~ Dogen Text from The Zen Poetry
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Teisho: Introductory Talk #4: Three Fruits of Zen Practice
Description: This talk explores the three fruits of Zen practice. The first is concentration. The second is kensho, “seeing reality” or “seeing true nature.” The third is embodying this experience in
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Introductory Talk #3: Why Meditate? (Part 2)
“… our existence where nothing is separate from anything else …” Description: This talk explores why it’s worth practicing meditation, in a broader context. Henry points to four main areas of
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21st century Buddhism: Facing Institutionalized Suffering, Part 4
To be a bodhisattva today means not just helping other people to wake up individually, but also working with others to address the socialized dukkha. Work hard to help to
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21st century Buddhism: Facing Institutionalized Suffering, Part 3
…we have a problem that the Buddha didn’t face, and this is institutionalized dukkha. Our economic system is institutionalized greed. In this installment of Matthias Luckwaldt’s interview with David Loy, David answers questions
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Introductory Talk #2: Why Meditate? (Part 1)
“… There is nothing but the present moment … there is nowhere but here and now …” Description: As we cultivate present-moment awareness, we are training ourselves to really experience what
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21st century Buddhism: Facing Institutionalized Suffering, Part 2
We are in a world where is enormous amount of suffering and it comes not just from our individual karma but the way society is structured. We are posting sections of
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