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2024-08-20 The Four Nutriments 327 Aug 202400:45:47

Individual consciousness, collective consciousness, universal consciousness.

Sources: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider London 2021, Canticle to the Cosmos video series by Brian Swimme.

2024-08-06 The Four Nutriments 207 Aug 202400:47:10

We can learn to guard our mind and nurture our aspiration by being careful of what we consume.

Source: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider London 2021.

2024-04-02 Responding to difficult and uncertain times07 Apr 202400:52:48

Comments on ten zen pointers on the practice of welcoming

Source: Article by John Tarrant "How to welcome the end of the world" in Lion's Roar November 2016.

2021-06-15 Precepts 2 - discussion20 Jun 202100:08:26
A discussion following the talk Precepts 2.
2021-06-15 Precepts 219 Jun 202100:44:25
This talk covers precepts 2 and 8, which have to do with greed -- wanting stuff we don't have and clinging to stuff we already have, as well as precepts 4,6 and 7 which are to do with different aspects of right speech -- being truthful, kind and not boastful. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/3mha923rEWSTSGcdGwI4kTGSgPg
2021-06-09 M10 Sozan and Poor Seizei14 Jun 202100:48:02
Working with spiritual poverty.
2021-06-08 An Experience of Enlightenment 414 Jun 202100:50:52
Arrival, loss and return -- the universe changes on its axis, but how to share this amazing experience with others? Searching for a context for 20 years and finally finding one. Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 1986
2021-06-07 An Experience of Enlightenment 314 Jun 202100:51:40
A turning point -- no need to look further than the mind itself. Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 1986
2121-06-06 An Experience of Enlightenment 214 Jun 202100:50:20
Flora Curtois' search for Reality, or the ground of being. Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 1986
2021-06-05 An Experience of Enlightenment 114 Jun 202100:50:20
Introduction to the text by Yasutani-roshi Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 1986
2021-06-01 Precepts Part 105 Jun 202100:47:17
The 10 Precepts are at the core of the Great Way and have their origins in the 8-fold Path. The version that we say can be found in the Brahma Net Sutra, translated into Chinese by Kumarajiva in the 4th Century CE. Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/TzR5AgJe8tXU1xqsnAIJoxaEYkg
2021-06-01 Precepts Part 1 - discussion05 Jun 202100:08:52
Discussion following the teisho on precepts (part 1) Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/TzR5AgJe8tXU1xqsnAIJoxaEYkg
2021-03-30 Grass and Weeds04 Jun 202100:32:50
The teaching and poetry of grass and weeds, from Zen to Walt Whitman.
2024-03-19 Affirming Faith in Faith in Mind 820 Mar 202400:28:53

Just calmly see that all is one and by themselves false views will go.

Sources: RZC translation of Affirming Faith in Mind, in Chants and Recitations, Rochester Zen Center, 2005 and  Faith in Mind: A Guide to Zen Practice by Master Sheng-Yen, Dharma Drum Publications, 1987.

2021-04-20 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 325 Apr 202100:57:41
All is a circle -- an exploration of some of the circles to be found in nature and in Mind. Main Texts: River of Fire, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism by Taitetsu Unno, article From Anthropocene to Noosphere: The Great Acceleration in AGU (Advancing Earth and Space Science), 2021, by Boris Shoshitaishvili
2021-04-13 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 216 Apr 202100:54:09
Learning from spiritual friends, practising humility. Main text: River of Fire, River of Water by Taitetsu Unno
2021-03-21 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 102 Apr 202100:56:21
What we can learn from the Japanese Pure Land tradition Main Text: River of Fire, River of Water: An introduction to The Pure Land tradition of Shin Buddhism by Taitetsu Unno
2021-02-16 Vows, Faith, Compassion and Renunciation 218 Feb 202100:53:46
More on how and why our sitting practice is woven with vows. Examples of other formulations of vows within the Mahayana tradition.
2021-01-26 Vows, Faith, Compassion and Renunciation27 Jan 202100:43:16
A look at four essential ingredients of our practice of the Buddhadharma, (besides zazen), and an introduction to Ko Ngā Oati e Whā (the four great vows in te reo).
2021-01-15 H18 The National Teacher's Seamless Monument20 Jan 202100:38:02
The Emperor of China doesn't understand the National Teacher's request for him to build a 'seamless monument'. After he dies, his heir Tangen recites a poem to answer the Emperor's query, saying, "Beneath the shadowless tree a community ferryboat."
2021-01-14 H17 Kyorin's Sitting Long and Getting Tired20 Jan 202100:36:02
What is the meaning of Zen? What is the meaning of life?
2021-01-13 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 520 Jan 202100:38:07
How we cling to the self-identities we create, even when they are painful. Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary
2021-01-12 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 420 Jan 202100:39:11
Renunciation is not an outward but an inward action, a gradual transformation of our attitude toward the world around us. Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary
2021-01-11 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 320 Jan 202100:38:00
Who or what is in the way of our waking up? How do we get out of the way? Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary
2024-02-13 Affirming Faith in Mind 721 Feb 202400:43:06

These dreams are merely flowers of air.

Sources: RZC translation of Affirming Faith in Mind, in Chants and Recitations, Rochester Zen Center, 2005 and  Faith in Mind: A Guide to Zen Practice by Master Sheng-Yen, Dharma Drum Publications, 1987.

2021-01-10 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 220 Jan 202100:38:42
How subjective emotional consciousness distorts our experience. Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary
2021-01-09 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 120 Jan 202100:36:33
Some historical background on Master Dahui and his championing of koan practice. Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary, and Circle of the Way by Barbara O'Brien
2020-11-24 Chiyono's "No Water, No Moon"27 Nov 202000:50:41
Chiyono experiences enlightenment when the bottom falls out of her water bucket. How do we break out of fixed ways of seeing ourselves and framing the world? Absorption in a koan is a tried and tested way. Main text: The Hidden Lamp, Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
2020-11-10 "These Mountains, They Are in Pain"16 Nov 202000:49:52
A meeting between a Buddhist monk and a people in Colombia who understand that they are part of the living world, not separate from it. Main Text: Running Toward Mystery; The Adventure of an Unconventional Life by Ven Tenzin Priyadarshi and Zara Houshmand
2020-07-31 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 402 Nov 202000:56:46
"With total trust, roam and play in samadhi". Main Text: Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu, North Point Press San Francisco 1991
2020-07-30 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 302 Nov 202000:57:22
"You must be broadminded, whole, without relying on others." Main Text: Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu, North Point Press San Francisco 1991
2020-07-29 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 202 Nov 202000:53:27
The bright, boundless field -- what is it? "Degrading situations" and how to avoid pursuing them. Main Text: Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu, North Point Press San Francisco 1991
2020-07-28 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 102 Nov 202000:56:22
The life of Master Hongzhi Main Text: Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu, North Point Press San Francisco 1991
2020-10-25 Navigating by the stars27 Oct 202000:52:35
Words from two wise women -- Anne Salmond and Susan Murphy -- for Jacinda Ardern (and all of us) as many challenges loom. Texts: Newsroom article, 18 October, 2020 Navigating by the stars www.newsroom.co.nz/ideasroom/anne-salmond-navigating-by-the-stars?fbclid=IwAR1oAA9c8VPWA-jF6jj5cWOwrZsA4j_x3bFtx3AXzudpFlO8WaBqXsPge4Q Minding the Earth, Mending the World by Susan Murphy
2020-10-20 Coming to the Path - Sally27 Oct 202000:46:09
Sally's Coming to the Path talk
2024-01-30 Affirming Faith in Mind 602 Feb 202400:45:11

The wise do not strive after goals.

Sources: RZC translation of Affirming Faith in Mind, in Chants and Recitations, Rochester Zen Center, 2005 and  Faith in Mind: A Guide to Zen Practice by Master Sheng-Yen, Dharma Drum Publications, 1987.

2020-09-26 Questions Raised by the Cannabis Legalisation Ref08 Oct 202000:47:34
How does cannabis legalisation relate to the precept of not taking intoxicants or causing others to do so? What legal framework will improve health and equity while reducing harm?
2020-09-26 Term Intensive Introduction08 Oct 202000:09:26
Introduction to the Spring Term Intensive
20-09-15 End Of Life Choice Referendum21 Sep 202001:10:26
The first precept is "Not to Kill, but to cherish all life." How does this guidance play into how we might vote on the proposed euthanasia legislation? How will the legalisation of assisted suiside affect individuals, families and communities?
2020-07-30 Day Three 4-day Online Sesshin09 Sep 202000:57:22
Comments on Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field, 3: The Practice of True Reality Main Source(s): Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu.
2010-08-26 M 9 Daitsu Chisho Buddha08 Sep 202000:46:12
Why does Great Penetration Supreme Wisdom Buddha sit for 10 eons and not attain buddhahood?
2020-08-25 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 408 Sep 202000:55:24
What is the point of practice if so few experience deep awakening? Practice as a process of tenderising. St Francis and the wolf of Gubbio. Main source: Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huado by Chan Master Sheng Yen
2020-08-24 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 308 Sep 202000:57:05
Pushing on an unlocked door that opens towards us -- getting beyond the self/other split Main source: Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huado by Chan Master Sheng Yen
2020-08-23 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 208 Sep 202000:56:49
Some of the different forms our doubt may take. Main source: Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huado by Chan Master Sheng Yen
2020-08-22 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 108 Sep 202000:54:23
The nature of Great Doubt and its origin in our sense of alienation Main source: Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huado by Chan Master Sheng Yen
2020-07-31 Day Four 4-day Online Sesshin09 Aug 202000:56:46
Comments on Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field, 4: With Total Trust Roam and Play in Samadhi Main Source(s): Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu.
2024-01-11 H 2 Joshu's "The Great Way is Not Difficult"18 Jan 202400:47:05

The great Master Joshu gives a teaching on non-abiding.

Sources: various

2020-07-29 Day Two 4-day Online Sesshin09 Aug 202000:53:27
Comments on Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field, 2: The Bright, Boundless Field Main Source(s): Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu. What Is This? Ancient Questions for modern minds by Martine and Stephen Batchelor Being Black, Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace by Angel Kyodo Williams
2020-07-28 Day One 4-day Online Sesshin09 Aug 202000:56:22
Comments on Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field, 1: Biography of Master Hongzhi Main Source(s): Cultivating the Empty Field, The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, translated by Taigen Daniel Leighton with Yi Wu.
2020-07-28 Cultivating Delight09 Aug 202000:48:47
Comments on an interview with leading American poet Ross Gay where he describes how we can cultivate joy, delight and gratitude. Main source(s): https://onbeing.org/programs/ross-gay-tending-joy-and-practicing-delight/
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