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| 05/31/2020 |
Discipleship and BeyondMany transitions are being marked this Sunday. It is the end of spring Ango, and so we will have a Term Closing ceremony. It is the end of the Dharma School year, and there will be a matriculation ceremony for those young adults just entering the adult sangha. And four new Lay Disciples will have just been ordained the night before with their teachers. Genko is inviting each new disciple to introduce themselves and to speak about what this means to them. Kyogen used to talk often about being ordained into your life. How does each of us do this? What does practice and transition look like for each of us? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 05/24/2020 |
Turning the Question AroundThere are many kinds of currency in today’s world: money, information, affection, prestige. We chase after them thinking they will satisfy a lack, a need. Often, we find they are not nearly as fulfilling as we had hoped and crave more. How will we find contentment and satisfaction? This Sunday Jyoshin talks about discerning what is wholesome versus unwholesome about this process, and learning what is enough. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 05/17/2020 |
InconveniencesOur lives of late have occasional moments of deep fear, and many hours of mild irritation. What does it mean to be annoyed? How do we practice with the minor inconveniences of life? In fact, these small obstacles are one of the most effective ways to deep wisdom. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 05/10/2020 |
Appreciate the ViewThere are many urgent, complex problems in the world, and at times we all get caught by them, and information and analysis doesn’t actually free us. But there is something to notice that does help. The benefit is apparent on both a personal and a much larger level. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 05/03/2020 |
WesakThis Sunday we celebrate the Buddha’s birth; an event that has many stories associated with it. This Sunday Jyoshin will circle around stories and storytelling in our tradition. Bring your tea and a comfortable seat up to your device to zoom in to listen to the talk. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 04/26/2020 |
The Self in Times of ChangeWhen circumstances take a sudden shift from what we have come to think of as normal, it can shake our sense of who we are. Almost all of us have had to deal with massive changes recently that may seem catastrophic. In addition, we can be confused by the curious juxtaposition of the sense of staying physically separate from each other as much as possible, and a paradoxically strong sense of connection. Genko speaks to these conditions and others in this Sunday’s Dharma Talk. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 04/19/2020 |
Your Buddhahood Has Been Predicted2,500 years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha himself predicted that all of us would realize Buddhahood. Buddhist scripture is replete with this assurance. But if our Buddhahood is assured, why do we struggle so with self-doubt? How do we balance the Buddha’s unbridled optimism with the frustration that inevitably arises in our practice? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Thomas Koshin Bruner | ||
| 04/05/2020 |
What is Real?In exploring Buddhist teachings and trying to incorporate them into our life, questions like “What is real?” move from being vague or frivolous ideas to concrete practices that shape our day. In this talk Kakumyo will see how this question shapes how we relate to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 03/22/2020 |
Passing Through the NetThis Sunday Kakumyo will talk about getting caught and unstuck and what a meditation practice can bring to bear on our current situation. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 03/15/2020 |
Bodhisattva VowsWe don’t have a lot of exposure to the Bodhisattva Vows at Dharma Rain. In this talk we’ll investigate these challenging and powerful vows. We’ll explore some of the rather different formulations of them and the koan nature of these vows. We’ll also investigate the power of wise aspiration in our practice. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Mike Gyoshi Kaplan | ||
| 03/08/2020 |
Developing DiscernmentWe live our lives having to make so many decisions. How do we see what is right for us to do? What is the role of the mind and how do we develop our own wisdom to guide us. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Anthony Fujaku Stevens | ||
| 03/01/2020 |
The Scope of EquanimityIt might be easy and comfortable to think about practice in terms of how it affects our mind state. This cause and effect is fairly simple and relatively observable. If the effect of practice spreads farther, what does that challenge? How would that impact our practice? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 02/16/2020 |
Cultivating JoyWhat is Joy? Is it the same as happiness? How does it relate to Suffering? Is it okay for a Buddhist to feel happy? In fact, Joy is one of the Four Immeasurables, as well as being one of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment. Genko explores Buddhism’s relationship to Joy, and gives some tips for cultivating it in our own lives. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 02/09/2020 |
The Dharma of Straight NailsTrying to avoid judgmental or reactive patterns, we might forego our authentic recognition of what fits. If we aim for clarity we might end up feeling disconnected. There’s a sweet spot in navigating life that allows for both wise discernment and nonattachment. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 02/02/2020 |
Buddha No BuddhaWe celebrate the Festival of Nehan this week, and the historical Buddha’s passge out of this world. But perhaps there never was a Buddha. What if the Buddha never really existed? What happens to our practice then? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 01/26/2020 |
Strong EmotionsWhoa! What was that!? Sometimes we aim for equanimity and find ourselves surprised by reactive strong emotions. This Sunday Jyoshin will talk about selves–from–the–past appearing in the Present and ways zen practice can be used to examine habit patterns around strong emotions and reactivity. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 01/19/2020 |
Precepts as Path, Vow and KoanThis Sunday Genko weighs in on the ongoing study of the Bodhisattva Precepts we are doing on Wednesday nights, led by Jyoshin and Carrie. How do we hold, keep, and commit to the Precepts? More than a set of rules, they point us to a path in a particular direction. We work with them as vows, as koans, and this raises its own questions. What does it mean to make a commitment, a vow, and to do it publicly? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 01/12/2020 |
Koan of CommunityThe question of how to undertake a meditation practice in the midst of a practice community is one that has been asked since the time of the Buddha. What tools are we given to skillfully attend to our own personal growth, while also supporting others in a way that provides space for their transformation as well? What are our social obligations to each other in community that test our ability to embody the dharma teachings we have encountered? What happens when we take these views out into the world? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 01/05/2020 |
Effort and Lack of EffortCategories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 12/15/2019 |
What do I do with this Pain?Sometimes we see the state of the world and despair. Our experience with the suffering of all beings is hard to hold at times. How does our practice help us to navigate when it seems there is nothing to be done? Is there room for despair in the Dharma? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 12/01/2019 |
Alone, TogetherAs we begin Rohatsu, our longest and most solemn sesshin of the year, Genko looks at sesshin practice and the intimacy it fosters in the midst of deepening silence. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 11/24/2019 |
Equanimity as practice and resultThis week Kakumyo discussed the most subtle and difficult of the brahma viharas or divine abidings. Equanimity is a key factor in creating the relational context that we function in. Given Zen’s emphasis on the interdependence of life, practice and enlightenment, this relational content becomes important. Holidays are approaching, get your equanimity booster while you can. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 11/17/2019 |
“being armed with the great armor”In the Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines, bodhisattvas are described as “being armed with the great armor.” This week, Jyoshin will look at what this armor might be, how we tend to think about armoring, and how we may be able to shift towards utilizing spiritual armor instead of defensive armoring. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 11/10/2019 |
Buddha and Buddha
In Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up, Norman Fischer quotes Dogen as saying: “Only a Buddha and a Buddha can understand it.” Fischer goes on to say: “Even a Buddha by himself can’t understand it. Only a Buddha AND a Buddha can. Only through profound relationship, deep encounter, ineffable meeting, can we ever hope to appreciate the immense dimensions of our human life.” Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 11/03/2019 |
The Fixed SelfThese are familiar words to any Zen student. But what does it really mean to forget the self? What is body and mind falling away? It is both nearer and more precious than we think. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 10/27/2019 |
SejikiThis Sundays’ dharma talk was replaced by the Sejiki Festival. Categories: Dharma Talks |
No Dharma Talk | ||
| 10/13/2019 |
Practice is PluralThis Sunday, Kakumyo will talk about the trade offs between practices which tend to be subtle but thorough, and practices that tend to be easier, but only go so far or leave some kind of residue. We need some of both, and there’s an art to the assessing of our level of awareness and choice of an appropriate method. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
| 10/06/2019 |
On Founders DayThis is a recorded talk from Kyogen Carlson Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kyogen Carlson | ||
| 09/29/2019 |
Two Ancestors MemorialWith the Two Ancestors Memorial taking the place of morning service this Sunday, Jyoshin will speak on the importance of inspiration in spiritual practice. From lineage ancestors to modern day muses, what/who is the source of your inspiration? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
| 09/22/2019 |
Right Effort No EffortBetween what, you may well ask? Perhaps between two extremes. Perhaps between one season and the next, or what happens in the middle of a transition from one state, or one life, to another. Perhaps it’s a moment between thoughts on the cushion. It may be another way of saying the Middle Way. Genko explores some of these ways of looking at the theme of this weekend’s retreat. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
| 09/15/2019 |
The Space BetweenBetween what, you may well ask? Perhaps between two extremes. Perhaps between one season and the next, or what happens in the middle of a transition from one state, or one life, to another. Perhaps it’s a moment between thoughts on the cushion. It may be another way of saying the Middle Way. Genko explores some of these ways of looking at the theme of this weekend’s retreat. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
| 09/08/2019 |
Turning Toward JoyBuddha did say, “I teach suffering…” but he went on to say “…and an end to suffering.” In a spiritual tradition rooted in the teaching of suffering, what role does joy play? How does practicing with our suffering facilitate or inform our joy? Senior lay disciple Thomas Bruner explores the concept of turning toward joy with the same curiosity, attention and intention as turning toward suffering Categories: Dharma Talks |
Thomas Koshin Bruner | ||
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