Recording Category: Dharma Talks
Zonnyo explores her term vow of devotional practice, its role in the Zen Buddhist tradition, and being devoted to everyday life.
Genko explores the glories and the pitfalls of haphazard speech, delving into the Right Speech step on the Eightfold Path.
Kakumyo talks about what we use to motivate our practice and how that changes over time.
Ko’in shares her insights about merit followed by questions and reflections.
Our practice is serious and sometimes intense. What does it mean to be lighthearted in Zen? A talk about goofing around, telling jokes, and joy.
In Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu Suzuki likens Zen practice to learning to bake dough into bread. “Just to practice zazen and put ourselves in the oven is our way.”… Read more »
Kakumyo explores how we pursue, receive, integrate, and make use of insight.
Some things we really need to hold on to and other things we need to let go of. But both of these have traps to fall into – clinging/attachment with… Read more »
Let us consider that morning meal, which has so much to offer.
What’s moving with tech mind?
The Buddha pointed to the benefit of reflecting on intoxication. Daigai followed this guidance during the Spring Ango term. In this Student Talk he shares what he learned.
Three participants from the ten-day Emerging Sangha Leadership Training offered brief talks and took questions.
Yes, Gyoshi revisits this central teaching with you. He intends to go beyond basic definition and philosophy, instead concentrating on why you might want to invite Impermanence into your active… Read more »