Cutting_Through_Deception
Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei – Cutting Through Deception
A talk that challenges us to see deeply into our hearts and not be deceived by ourselves or others.
The koan in this talk, “Jui’Yen Calls Master ,” is Case 12 from the Gateless Gate. It was given at ZMM on September 2009.
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Passing Through A Mile High Mountain-Discourse by Daido Roshi
Abbot John Daido Loori, Roshi – Passing Through the Mile High Mountain
How do we face the mile high mountain that obstructs us from seeing the same bright star that Shakyamuni saw? When we see that star, how do we manifest that reality as our lives?
The koan presented is from Master Dogen’s 300 Koan Shobogenzo and is Case 232, “Nanyue examines Mazu”.
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The Fire of our lives, Discourse by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei – The Fire of our Lives
Shugen Sensei reminds us that tranquility is not the absence of adversity, it is to be without suffering regardless of the circumstances. This is the practice of non-seeking.
This talk was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in 2010. It is based on a teaching by Bodhidharma entitled, “Guidelines for Entering the Way of Practice.
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Entering the Fray-Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi
As Buddhist practitioners, we vow every day to save all sentient beings. The need is obviously great, but how do we truly alleviate suffering for others? In this dharma discourse, Daido Roshi brings us back to the fundamental teaching that compassion is inherently present in each one of us. Using the garden as a metaphor, he reminds us that cultivating and nourishing the sangha, the community of practitioners, means nourishing the compassionate heart we all possess. When we do that, we can give ourselves fully to the work of healing each other and our world.
The late John Daido Loori Roshi was the founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order and the former abbot and spiritual leader of Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Center of New York City.
The koan is this discourse, Guishan’s “Do Not Betray Others”, is from the collection the True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans. This discourse was selected from our 2005 audio library.
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Dharma Discourse-Ryushin Sensei-Practicing the Edge of No
Mu is perhaps the best-known koan in all of Zen lore, but what does it mean to practice Mu? “Mu” translates literally to “no,” but how do we practice this “no”?
The koan in this talk is “Joshu’s Mu ” from The Gateless Gate. It was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in June 2009.
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