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Zazen Forms and Impermanence

Emotions, Bowing, Attachment, Daily Life
Jul 31 2021

Forms In The Zendo and In Our Lives

Daily Life, Soto Zen, Bowing, Mindfulness
Jul 10 2021

The Three Marks Of Existence

Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Beginners
May 29 2021

Ramaytush Skillful Effort

Four Noble Truths, Ordinary Mind, Bodhisattva Vow, Platform Sutra, Daily Life...
Apr 03 2021

Attention and Attachment

Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Ordinary Mind, Four Foundations, Daily Life, Book of...
Dec 12 2020

Public Dokusan 11

Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Heart Sutra, Conversation, Posture, Karma, Birth-and-...
Oct 30 2020

Public Dokusan 4

Composure, Offering, Emotions, Bell, Daily Life, Conversation, Building, Zoom,...
Jul 17 2020

Closely Watched Mind 2

Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,...
Jul 07 2020

Closely Watched Mind 2

Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,...
Jul 06 2020

Public Dokusan

Zoom, Practice Period, Silence, Discrimination, Daily Life, War, Emotions, Sangha,...
May 29 2020

Intention and Letting Go

Vow, Birth-and-Death, Daily Life, New Year, Bell, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...
Jan 04 2020

Making a Buddha

training, Daily Life, Separation, Hate, War, Bell, Culture, Building, Anger, Priest...
Sep 20 2019

What's Love Got To Do With It

Passions, Priest, Precepts, Impermanence, Bowing, Constancy, Daily Life, Practice...
Aug 10 2019

Master Ummon's Everybody has Their Own Light

Darkness and Light, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Duality, Demons, Concentration...
Aug 03 2019

Let the Mystery Be

training, Heart Sutra, Skandas, Daily Life, Practice Period, Silence, Posture,...
Mar 09 2019

Beating the Drum

Buddha Ancestors, Practice Period, Confession-and-Repentance, Vow, true dharma,...
Aug 11 2018

Habit Energy

Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Gratitude, Buddha Mind, Instruction, Doubt, training...
Jul 14 2018

Preferences, Expectations, Letting Go

Serial: BZ-02619

Sesshin Day 3

 

Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Oneness, Ego, Daily Life, Hindrances, Tassajara...
Jun 15 2018

The Six Qualitative Factors That Keep Us Balanced and Centered

Serial: BZ-02617

Sesshin Day 1

 

Daily Life, Posture, Composure, Building, Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Mahayana, Karma,...
Jun 13 2018

Shikantaza

Discrimination, Duality, Continuous Practice, Daily Life, Separation, Karma,...
Mar 10 2018

Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3

Composure, Bell, Nirvana, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Two Truths, Chanting, Posture...
Feb 18 2018

Blue Cliff Record Case 9: Joshu's Four Gates

BCR-9, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Buddha...
Feb 03 2018

Fukanzazenki

Fukanzazengi, Dragons, Berkeley Zen Center, Instruction, zen meditation, Posture,...
Jan 28 2018

Giving Back Whats Not Yours

Serial: BZ-02588

Day 7

 

Happiness, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Anger, Right Effort, Composure, Ego, Big...
Dec 09 2017

Gathas and Precepts

Serial: BZ-02556

Sesshin Day 5

 

Precepts, Vow, Soto Zen, Attachment, Practice Period, Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death,...
Jun 11 2017

Sei Jo and Her Soul Are Separated

Blue Cliff Record, Daily Life, Forgiveness, Separation, Constancy, Diversity, Oneness...
May 13 2017

Practices for Practice Period

Practice Period, Addiction, Humility, Renunciation, Daily Life, Precepts, Mindfulness...
Apr 29 2017

Sangha

Big Mind, Non-violence, Birth-and-Death, Evil, New Year, Daily Life, Blue Cliff...
Jan 28 2017

Eight Aspects of Enlightened Activity

Eight Aspects, Discrimination, Right Speech, Concentration, Separation, Daily Life,...
Jan 07 2017

Accept Yourself, Stand On Your Own Two Feet

Precepts, Posture, Vow, Lotus Sutra, Liberation, Bodhisattva Precepts, Ordination,...
Oct 22 2016

Dana Paramita

Gratitude, Offering, Fundraising, Don't Know Mind, Ego, resistance, Daily Life,...
Sep 24 2016

The Great Way Not Difficult Difficult

Separation, Subject-and-Object, Blue Cliff Record, Precious Mirror, Practice Period,...
May 14 2016

Zazen and Six Qualitative Factors

Gaining Mind, Posture, resistance, Birth-and-Death, stubbornness, Daily Life, Duality...
Mar 19 2016

Zazengi: Shikantaza is the Ultimate Koan

Serial: BZ-02449

Rohatsu Day 2

 

Pure Existence, Forgiveness, resistance, Monkey Mind, Vow, Building, Silence, Daily...
Nov 30 2015

Four Horses Six Paramitas

Commitment, Subject-and-Object, Attachment, Big Mind, resistance, Hindrances, Daily...
Aug 15 2015

Every Day Is A Good Day - 3

Offering, Chanting, Daily Life, Conversation, Ordinary Mind, Patience, Practice...
Jun 12 2015

Six Qualitative Factors

Serial: BZ-02421

PP Sesshin 1

 

Posture, Daily Life, Composure, stubbornness, Intuition, Nirvana, Mindfulness,...
Jun 10 2015

Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day

Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Zazen Mind, Silence, Posture,...
May 16 2015

Practice as Intimate Relationship

Berkeley Zen Center, Big Mind, Daily Life, Continuous Practice, Conversation, Posture...
Apr 18 2015

One Continuous Mistake

Continuous Practice, Buddha Nature, Composure, Silent Illumination, Don't Know...
Mar 14 2015

Sesshin Practice

Instruction, Lay Ordination, Bodhisattva Vow, Posture, training, Daily Life, Offering...
Jan 25 2015

Going for Refuge

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Four Noble Truths, training, New Year, Platform Sutra, Nirvana...
Jan 10 2015

Going and Stopping

Composure, Enthusiasm, Daily Life, Patience, Posture, Harmonizing, Impermanence,...
Nov 29 2014

Songs and Practice

Branching Streams, Interdependence, Platform Sutra, Interview, Impermanence, Daily...
Jun 28 2014

Teaching for the Tenzo

Separation, Family Practice, Ego, Five Ranks, Daily Life, Duality, Patience,...
Jun 21 2014
3

Joshu - The Real Way Is Not Difficult

Serial: BZ-02373

Shuso talk

Practice Period, Dragons, Attachment, Family Practice, Absolute-and-Relative, Don...
Jun 07 2014

Blue Cliff Record Case 2

Serial: BZ-02365

Shuso talk

BCR-2, Attachment, Blue Cliff Record, Ordinary Mind, Lineage, Daily Life, Practice...
May 17 2014

Heart Sutra Class

Daily Life, Heart Sutra, Duality, Concentration, Nirvana, Samsara, Ego, Interview,...
May 15 2014
1

Zuigan Calls Master

Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Demons, Practice Period, Fox, Discrimination, Daily...
May 03 2014

Just Enough Problems

Berkeley Zen Center, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, training, Interdependence, Commitment...
Mar 01 2014

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