Teisho: Introductory Talk #5: Five Kinds of Zen
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“… 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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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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Introductory Talk #1: The Origin of Zen Buddhism
“… Zen Buddhism is focused primarily on meditative practice—“it’s about the sitting.” …” Description: This talk begins with the story of the Buddha, which means, “awakened one.” He began his life as
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What is Ecodharma? by David R. Loy
…there are important parallels between our usual personal predicament – our sense of separation from the rest of the world – and our collective sense of separation from the natural
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True Seeing Received at Birth
Seeking the way Amid the deepest mountain paths The retreat I find None other than My primordial home: satori! ~ Dogen Text from The Zen Poetry of Dogen
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Transmitting to the East
Transmitting to the east the way the ancestors brought from the west, My daily activities illuminated by the moon and shadowed by the clouds, Because I revere the ancient way
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Teisho: Shukman: Case 1, The Gateless Gate: Joshu’s Dog (Mu)
“… Everything has its source in zazen …” “… The more clearly we see what is going on, the more clearly we discover there is only what is going on …” Description: This
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Zen: Soto, Rinzai and Sanbo Zen Part 2 of 2
If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? — Dogen Zenji Read Part 1 of this short series for
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