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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 | ||
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 | ||
09/01/2019 |
Meeting SanghaOn the kickoff for Fall Ango 2019, we’ll explore our connection to our sense of purpose and meaning. How do our deepest wishes ripple through the intentions and aspirations of our everyday life? Are we feeding this process, and are we drawing from it appropriately? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
09/01/2019 |
Meeting SanghaOn the kickoff for Fall Ango 2019, we’ll explore our connection to our sense of purpose and meaning. How do our deepest wishes ripple through the intentions and aspirations of our everyday life? Are we feeding this process, and are we drawing from it appropriately? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
08/25/2019 |
Receptivity to PurposeThis week we will talk about interdependence, dependence, and the practice of meeting old age, disease and death around us, drawing on some early Pali sources for inspiration Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
08/18/2019 |
Dynamic BalanceFor many zen practitioners – oldtimers, newcomers, and those in their zen-midlife, there is a question of “how much?” How much formal practice? How much time spent at the temple? How much time spent studying Buddhism? Often the reply that comes is a perplexing, “find a balance.” What does this even mean? What does a balanced practice look like? How do we recognize that sweet spot? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
08/11/2019 |
High Places Low PlacesCategories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
08/04/2019 |
Tide PoolsWith late summer settling in, the coast beckons. A cool breeze, ocean waters, little purple anemone. Anticipation and delight fill the mind. How do we keep refreshing enjoyment from becoming sticky attachment? What happens when anticipation meets actual experience? This Sunday Jyoshin talks about the dharma teachings of tide pools. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
07/28/2019 |
How Long Does it Take?This Sunday, Kakumyo will give a numerical answer to this often asked question about Zen practice. Should be a short talk. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
07/21/2019 |
Millions of ManjushrisIn a society that trains us for standing out and being special; collecting likes and retweets; and developing our personal brand, how can the teachings of our ancestors even be relevant? Did Dogen offer anything that comes close to addressing the needs of this world? (hint: the answer is ‘yes’.) Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
07/14/2019 |
Small JobsThere are many invisible beings supporting our practice. Sometimes we think of our tasks as small or unimportant. But in the matrix of Buddha Nature, no task can be greater or smaller than another. How do we approach our tasks when there seems to be a difference in importance? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
07/07/2019 |
The End of Life As We Know ItGenko starts with a recent book that describes and explores the previous five mass extinction events on this planet, and goes on to talk about other disasters, moving from global to regional to community to personal. What is a disaster, and how do we practice with it? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
06/23/2019 |
Do I Understand You CorrectlyThis week we are in Genzo-e sesshin, working with the Dogen’s commentary on a chapter of the Diamond Sutra focusing on the “Ungraspable Mind”. This Sunday Jyoshin will look closer at this chapter through the lens of the Buddha’s Five Eyes. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Jyoshin Clay | ||
06/16/2019 |
Stages of UnderstandingWe are told that enlightenment is not a matter of stages. But we all occupy roles in our lives which reflect stages of development. How do we meet our practice through archetypal experience? In what way do we grow into an understanding that is already complete? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
06/09/2019 |
Opening Gates, Inviting DepthIn this talk, Kakumyo explores how we allow and prevent awakening in our interactions with others, using a story from the Vimalakirti Sutra as a guide. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
05/26/2019 |
Form and PracticeAs we end Ango and approach the summer, the way we practice changes for many of us. Forms are reduced and relaxed as people go on vacations, spend more time outdoors, and often less time in the zendo. Genko explores some ways that we practice with this change, the value of it, and the vague anxiety and sense of deprivation some people feel as a result of this change in the seasons. Why do we practice? What happens when practice changes? Categories: Dharma Talks |
Genko Rainwater | ||
05/12/2019 |
Who Are We?We put a lot of effort in our Zen Practice into examining who we are. Kakumyo speaks to the balance of knowing who we are, and still being curious to seeing new parts of ourselves. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kakumyo Lowe-Charde | ||
05/12/2019 |
Daoren – Home PracticeKyri Kengan Trieman, who is the guiding teacher for the Daoren Circle, will talk about practice when we are away from the temple. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Kyri Kengan Trieman | ||
04/28/2019 |
Dharma Cloud LineageCome join us during this first day-long event honoring the Dharma Cloud lineage welcoming all affiliates and related practitioners. The morning will be devoted to sharing our traditional forms including an introduction of all the various groups attending, and a panel dharma talk by Kakumyo (DRZC Abbot), Domyo (Bright Way Zen), and Seido (Zen West / Empty Field Zendo) on the significance of the lineage. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Domyo Burk, Kakumyo Lowe-Charde, Debra Seido Martin | ||
04/21/2019 |
Just Say YesThere are so many ways that the world will say no to our desires. But we also say no to ourselves and to the world. How do we say yes? In Zen practice, there is a deep affirmation that we can bring to our everyday life as well as our practice. Categories: Dharma Talks |
Sallie Jiko Tisdale | ||
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