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| Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Studying the Dharma | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:30:29 | |
Rev. Leon Kackman gives his fifth meditation talk of the retreat. He continues exploring the vows of Samantabhadra focusing on how we can actively study WITH the Buddhas here and now: today. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Friday August 23, 2024. | |||
| Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Making Offerings | 28 Aug 2024 | 00:22:59 | |
Rev. Leon Kackman gives his fourth meditation talk of the retreat. He continues exploring the vows of Samantabhadra focusing on the vow to 'make offerings to the Buddhas'. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Thursday August 22, 2024. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 6: Realization | 17 Jul 2024 | 00:29:32 | |
This is the sixth and last meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Saturday June 29, 2024. | |||
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| That Which Does Not Die | 27 Feb 2023 | 00:13:27 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a talk after the Festival of the Buddha's Parinirvana (death). Rev. Master Meian talks about what it is that 'dies' and what it is that 'does not die'; and how we can find this true for ourselves in our own training. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 26, 2023. | |||
| Exploring Monastic Life: Living on Alms | 21 Feb 2023 | 00:17:15 | |
Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck talks about the monastic practice of living on alms and details about its origin during the Buddha's time. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 19, 2023. | |||
| The Heart of Compassion | 13 Feb 2023 | 00:25:28 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, shares her thoughts on compassion and how it influences our Buddhist practice. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on February 12, 2023. | |||
| Identity | 07 Feb 2023 | 00:22:36 | |
Rev. Margaret Clyde shares her thoughts from her study of a chapter in a book called 'The Sound of Silence' by Ajahn Sumedho. The focus being what we perceive as our 'identity' and how this is not the concrete thing we think it is. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on February 5, 2023. | |||
| What Training is and Isn't | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:29:43 | |
Rev. Daishin Yalon talks about training and the many misconceptions we can have about it. There is a saying that, 'we don't do the training, the training does us'. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in August of 2019. | |||
| Reflections on Gratitude | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:30:06 | |
Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck looks at gratitude as one of the most important aspects of life and training. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on June 12, 2022. | |||
| Letting the Self Dissolve | 16 Jan 2023 | 00:20:41 | |
Rev. Jisho Perry talks about seeing through the 'unreality of self'. When we let the self dissolve, we can see 'That which remains'. A monk once said, "You definitely exist. But don't make the mistake of thinking that you are real." This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in April of 2016. | |||
| Exploring Monastic Life: Thoughts on Monastic Life | 08 Jan 2023 | 00:25:17 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert shares some general thoughts about monastic life. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in July 2022. | |||
| Listening | 02 Jan 2023 | 00:21:07 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about the spiritual practice of listening. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 5: Precepts | 14 Jul 2024 | 00:31:59 | |
This is the fifth meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Friday June 28, 2024. | |||
| Within the Dragon's Jaws | 27 Dec 2022 | 00:34:44 | |
Rev. Amanda Robertson gives a Dharma Talk about her recent experience with a serious atrial fibrillation episode. She uses a poem from Dogen's 'Instructions to the Chief Cook', which can be found in 'Zen is Eternal Life' by Rev. Master Jiyu, to describe the ever present opportunity we have of engaging fully with our daily life without fear no matter what the conditions. | |||
| Light | 19 Dec 2022 | 00:18:55 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about how from the Buddhist perspective the universe is full of light. She references the Avatamsaka Scripture, which is one of the main scriptures in Mahayana Buddhism. She encourages us, however, not to get caught in the duality that 'light' is good and 'darkness' is bad. In reality both are necessary. | |||
| The Great Grief and Lovingkindness | 11 Dec 2022 | 00:38:51 | |
This is a talk from a retreat that Rev. Shiko Rom led in June of 2020. | |||
| Founder's Day | 11 Dec 2022 | 00:35:56 | |
The late Rev. Chosei Swann gives a Sunday dharma talk on Founder's Day 2015. Founder's Day is traditionally celebrated on the first of November and honors a temple's 'Founder', the monk who started the temple. Rev. Chosei explains why Shasta Abbey's founder is not Rev. Master Jiyu, but actually her teacher Keido Chisan Koho, or referred to as Koho Zenji in the talk. Rev. Chosei uses the opportunity to talk about the meaning of training and the 'temple's foundation' which is Koho Zenji's legacy to us all. | |||
| Exploring Monastic Life: Introduction | 04 Dec 2022 | 00:18:45 | |
Rev. Allard introduces a series that will be called 'Exploring Monastic Life'. He lists and briefly talks about some unique topics that pertain to monastic life. Shasta Abbey hopes to record full talks on these and other topics that deal with monastic life specifically as a lead in to an Exploring Monastic Life Retreat that the monastery hopes to host in summer 2023. | |||
| The Church is Near | 29 Nov 2022 | 00:17:10 | |
Rev. Daishin Yalon talks about the proverb, "The church is near but the road is icy. The tavern is far: I will walk carefully" as a way of describing our own relationship to training and cautions us to watch out for distractions. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 27, 2022. | |||
| Understanding the Source of Our Delusion | 22 Nov 2022 | 00:37:06 | |
Rev. Jisho Perry talks about the 'source of our delusion' as taught and illuminated by the Surangama Sutra (scripture). This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on December 24, 2017. | |||
| Sewing the Thread of Openness and Stillness | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:29:23 | |
Rev. Astor Douglas shares some stories as examples of how Buddhist practice helps us to find peace in an unpredictable and uncontrollable world. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 13, 2022. | |||
| READ: Rules for Meditation | 11 Nov 2022 | 00:06:17 | |
This is a reading of Great Master Dogen's 'Rules for Meditation'. This writing is read at Shasta Abbey during 'evening service' as a way of reflecting upon on our meditation practice. Master Dogen wrote this work upon his return from China to Japan in the 13th century. When Master Dogen was asked by monks of other Buddhist schools what he had found in China, Dogen responded 'a soft and flexible mind'. It is this soft and flexible mind which Master Dogen's Rules for Meditation encourages us to establish within ourselves through our own practice. | |||
| Meditation and Soto Zen #1 | 09 Nov 2022 | 00:54:34 | |
This is a talk by Rev. Master Jiyu given in 1979. It is the first talk in a 12 talk series. Rev. Master Jiyu talks about many different aspects of Meditation, our Buddhist practice, and what we 'find' along the Way. 'Soto Zen' is the Japanese name for our form of meditation which we translate into english as 'Serene Reflection Meditation'. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 4: Meditation | 10 Jul 2024 | 00:31:51 | |
This is the fourth meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Thursday June 27, 2024. | |||
| Keizan: On Nagyaarajuna | 07 Nov 2022 | 00:15:07 | |
Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck talks about Nagyaarajuna, a celebrated Indian ancestor in the Zen and wider Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Rev. Oswin reads from Great Master Keizan's commentary from 'The Denkoroku: The Record of the Transmission of the Light' to illuminate Nagyaarajuna's initial misunderstanding and his eventual conversion to the Buddha's practice. The main lesson for us all from Nagyaarajuna's own story being that training with the Sangha is essential. | |||
| Giving and Receiving Love | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:18:07 | |
Rev. Master Meian, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about 'Universal Love'. This is the love that is not personal or romantic, but aspires to care for all beings impartially. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 30, 2022. | |||
| On Just Having Faith | 23 Oct 2022 | 00:25:57 | |
Rev. Master Ando talks about faith in Buddhist practice and, in particular, what that means for Zen practitioners who tend to primarily practice meditation and may not consider 'faith' as part of their practice. | |||
| The Wisdom of Manjusri | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:20:05 | |
Rev. Master Meian, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, uses a classic Zen image of Manjusri on his beast to illuminate our own practice of training ourselves. In Mahayana Buddhism, Manjusri is the embodiment of Wisdom. For a picture of the statue Rev. Master Meian is referencing during her talk, visit Shasta Abbey's twitter page @ShastaAbbey. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 16, 2022. | |||
| Getting What You Want | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:30:00 | |
Rev. Scholastica Hicks talks about her experience with Buddhist practice and offers teaching and encouragement to us for deepening our own. | |||
| Practicing Harmony | 02 Oct 2022 | 00:23:38 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a talk about cultivating harmony in the Sangha and society. | |||
| The 4 Noble Truths & the 10 Fetters | 26 Sep 2022 | 01:12:10 | |
This is a talk by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett about the Buddha's core teaching: the 4 Noble Truths. She also talks about the 10 fetters. | |||
| It Doesn't Matter How You Feel | 18 Sep 2022 | 00:21:57 | |
Rev. Margaret Clyde talks about how Buddhists train with feelings. She shares many stories and insights from her own years of training as a monk at Shasta Abbey, pointing out the important point that Buddhist training is trying to get us to look beyond how we feel. | |||
| Feeling is the Reaper of Karma | 13 Sep 2022 | 00:27:09 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about the Buddhist teaching of Karma and how to engage with it in our own training. | |||
| The Power of Kindness | 13 Sep 2022 | 00:22:28 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about how acts of kindness help make the world a better place. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 3: Mindfulness | 07 Jul 2024 | 00:32:11 | |
This is the third meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Wednesday June 26, 2024. | |||
| Dwelling in Peace | 08 Sep 2022 | 00:27:30 | |
Rev. Daishin Yalon, vice abbot of Shasta Abbey, talks about Buddhist practice and meditation during the traditional 'training term' of a monastery. | |||
| The Art of Meditation | 07 Sep 2022 | 01:07:26 | |
This is a talk about meditation given by Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennet, the founder of Shasta Abbey and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. The talk was given in 1978, eight years after the founding of Shasta Abbey in 1970. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 2: Karma | 02 Jul 2024 | 00:27:42 | |
This is the second meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Tuesday June 25, 2024. | |||
| To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 1: Self | 30 Jun 2024 | 00:29:27 | |
This is the first meditation talk given by Rev. Koten during his retreat: To View the Morning Star. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Monday June 24, 2024. | |||
| To View the Morning Star: Retreat Introduction | 26 Jun 2024 | 00:27:30 | |
Rev. Koten Benson, visiting Prior from Lion's Gate Buddhist Priory in Lytton B.C. Canada, leads a week long retreat at Shasta Abbey during the week of June 23, 2024. His focus is on the founder of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives and Shasta Abbey, Rev. Master Jiyu Kennett. Rev. Koten shares stories about Rev. Master Jiyu's life in Japan, her training as a Zen priest, and her establishing of practice in the West. He especially draws attention to how Rev. Master Jiyu went against the grain of the Zen culture of the 1970's and how her teaching and emphasis was different and even considered 'eccentric' at the time. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday June 23, 2024. | |||
| Compassion is the Way | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:23:34 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about compassion as foremost in our daily life practice. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday May 19, 2024. | |||
| Practice with Complaints and Criticism | 09 Jun 2024 | 00:25:45 | |
Rev. Margaret Clyde shares some stories from her own life, both as a monk and before, where she had to notice and sit still with the complaining mind. She talks about how she began to notice this habit of mind and realized she needed to convert it. | |||
| Where Does the Mind Rest? | 02 Jun 2024 | 00:25:09 | |
Rev. Astor Douglas takes up the topic of simplicity. She leads us into looking at how we get drawn into the busy-ness of life and what we can do to stop and find our still center. | |||
| Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Turning to Samantabhadra’s Vows | 26 Aug 2024 | 00:24:12 | |
Rev. Leon Kackman gives his third meditation talk of the retreat. He invites us to explore Samantabhadra's direct vows and how we can work with them in our own lives. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Wednesday August 21, 2024. | |||
| Taking Responsibility for Our Suffering | 26 May 2024 | 00:27:32 | |
Rev. Valora Midtdal suggests that taking responsibility for our suffering is, "ceasing to blame others for our difficult mind states...and looking clearly at how our own actions of body, speech, and mind contribute to our own distress." | |||
| Putting the Dharma Into Practice | 19 May 2024 | 00:32:48 | |
Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a general talk on practice. "Putting the Dharma into practice: we can read about it, we can hear about it, how do we actually practice it?" How do we bridge the gap between an intellectual understanding of practice and the actual DOING of practice. | |||
| Attitude of Gratitude Part 5: Shobogenzo: Making Offerings | 12 May 2024 | 00:48:32 | |
Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck continues with his 'Attitude of Gratitude' series. He encourages us that, “living the life of a Bodhisattva is a noble thing to do”, and illuminates how we can achieve this way in our daily lives. | |||
| The Wisdom of No-Self | 05 May 2024 | 00:37:22 | |
Rev. Scholastica Hicks gives a dharma talk on the teaching of No Self. | |||
| The Teachings of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett: In Gratitude | 28 Apr 2024 | 00:45:09 | |
The late Rev. Jisho Perry talks about Rev. Master Jiyu Kennett. Rev. Master Jiyu was the first Abbess and Founder of Shasta Abbey. Rev. Jisho talks about her training in Japan and what she found during her time there. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in 2012. | |||