Recording Category: Dharma Talks
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 »
Flying Fish takes a deeper dive into the three refuges. What does it mean to take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha? Our spiritual ancestors point to this practice… Read more »
Tsuho talks about a five-year project to study Dogen’s Shobogenzo and how sutra study can enrich practice.
Kakumyo speaks about unattached effort. How do we manage the details of life with buoyancy?
As we celebrate Founders’ Day, we consider the lives of three people whose work and practice built the temple: Keido Chisan, Jiyu Kennett, and Kyogen Carlson.
Guest Teacher Koji Shinei Alison offers a dharma talk. The dream before reality, the nightmare before tragedy, fright before the monster, nausea before the fall. The world is a dream,… Read more »
Kakumyo pulls from the Pali canon in exploring what the Buddha saw as an appropriate response to political questions. He also examines how that might affect us individually and as… Read more »
Fumyo’s dharma talk considers aspects of the Hua Yen world view and how it is expressed in our Zen practices. The Hua Yen system of thinking arose from the commentaries… Read more »
The talk explores this question that was offered to us by Zen Master Songyuan Chongyue in the late 12th Century. The red thread grabs us at once in a visceral… Read more »
I feel it. You feel it, too. How do we work with such a powerful experience?
Zonnyo explores the theme of “doing nothing” from the perspective of Ch’an Master Ma-Tsu and his disciples. What is the wisdom of non-action and non-seeking? And how do we know… Read more »
Zen has a reputation for being tough, maybe even scary. Once we’ve been around for a while, we see through some of that. In this talk Kakumyo explores the karma… Read more »