Recording Category: Dharma Talks
Kakumyo discusses a parable from the Lotus Sutra on the koan of perceiving support. Something we all need to stretch into during challenging times.
Equanimity is one of the qualities of a seasoned Buddhist practitsioner that is most frequently misunderstood. Kakumyo explore how equanimity functions, its cultivation, and what that says about the workings… Read more »
Reiju discusses her own experience with chronic pain, a workshop she took with others on practicing with chronic pain and illnesss, and some of the ways she finds practicing with… Read more »
Sometimes the effort to awaken seems to be entirely up to us alone. Sometimes the effort seems to require much more than we ourselves can give. We will explore the… Read more »
Kakumyo shares a Dharma Talk.
Genko continues to look at the Precept “Do not dwell on past mistakes.” This time she focuses on the second paragraph of the commentary. What does it mean to say,… Read more »
Tsuho talks about forms of the kesa worn in our lineage and how they are inseparable from our practice.
Families and children participate in Full Morning Service. After the break, Flying Fish offers a two-part dharma talk, beginning with a story-based talk especially tuned to young people. Part-two of… Read more »
The sixth Grave Precept says, “Do not dwell on past mistakes. Create wisdom from ignorance.” What does it mean to create wisdom from ignorance? And how do we do it?
Kakumyo talks about kaleidoscopes, mycellium, and other complexities.
Gyate, gyate — going, going. But where are we going?
How many ways are there to work with a wound, hurt, or hindrance, in a meditation practice? In “Flowering in Emptiness,” (Kuge) Zen Master Dogen puts forward an intriguing possibility.
Whether we call it cooperation or nondifference or making friends, the bodhisattva quality of taking the view of others is a challenge and a gift. What does it mean to… Read more »
Genko examines the phenomenon of paradigm shift as it affects the broader society, various academic study areas, and moving into looking at our own personal lives. How do we recognize… Read more »
We would like to be in harmony with the conditions of our life, but so often, we wish things could be different than the way they are. Acceptance is our… Read more »