Recording Category: Dharma Talks
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 »
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?