Dharmatalk: No Other
Heart Sutra
“… Just come and sit, and let the flower of your heart open …” Description: This talk explores the second two sentences of the Heart Sutra: “Form is no other
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Dharmatalk: The Loving Fount of All
“… dwelling in perfect wisdom, we too may begin to discover the eternally selflessly giving love that nourishes all of creation …” “… True giving must mean relinquishing control …” Description: The
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Dharmatalk: Case 88, Book of Equanimity: “Non-Seeing” in the Ryôgon Sutra (Part 1)
“All spiritual discipline must grow out of a sincere heart.” ~Buddha Description: Case 88, taken from a sutra, is an unusual koan. It diverges from the narrative form that typically
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Dharmatalk: The Heart Sutra (Part 2)
“… All things are essentially empty …” Description: This is the fourth teisho of the Summer 2018 sesshin. This talk is a continuation of the third talk, exploring the gift of
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Dharmatalk: The Heart Sutra (Part 1)
“… Prajnaparamita is the mother of All …” Description: This is the third teisho of the Summer 2018 sesshin. The focus of this talk is the Heart Sutra, which is the
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Teisho: Case 67, Book of Equanimity: Wisdom in the Kegon Sutra
Koans are dark to the mind but radiant to the heart Description: This talk centers on Case 67, which is taken from the Kegon Sutra. The Buddha says, “Now I
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Are Human’s Special? Part 1 by David Loy
…according to traditional Buddhist teachings, only humans can awaken and become Buddhas. That is why it is so important not to waste our precious human birth. David Loy will be
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Teisho: Tokusan and Consciousness
We are born into this life, and we can decide that we know certain things about it. We can become convinced that we know enough… and therefore stop noticing that
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