<![CDATA[AZC Weekly talks]]>d04a3e92-5d93-504b-9d12-2c498f99254cTue, 24 Mar 2026 22:56:50 +0000Captivate.fmAuckland Zen Centrehttps://artwork.captivate.fm/3529be7e-fd62-4275-a5d9-35e426b6e49c/1001-itunes-1668633670.jpgAZC Weekly talksAuckland Zen CentreAuckland Zen CentreIn this podcast you can find almost all the talks given at the Auckland Zen Centre, back to 2016. Most talks are by Roshi Amala Wrightson, but there are also talks from Sensei Richard von Sturmer and senior students too.https://www.aucklandzen.org.nz/falseepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/azc-weekly-talks/nopodcast2026-03-24 Peace and War2026-03-24 Peace and WarPeace must always be given precedence, in particular making peace with ourselves. But war is always present; there has never been a time in human history when a war has not been waged on some part of our planet. So, in this teisho we take a clear-eyed look at war as well.

Text: Essay by James Hillman, "Wars, Arms, Rams, Mars: On the Love of War".

]]>Peace must always be given precedence, in particular making peace with ourselves. But war is always present; there has never been a time in human history when a war has not been waged on some part of our planet. So, in this teisho we take a clear-eyed look at war as well.

Text: Essay by James Hillman, "Wars, Arms, Rams, Mars: On the Love of War".

]]>c019ebb2-6481-4cac-b6bd-59c9e131e6ceWed, 25 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +130038:18falsefull2026-02-10 Nature Koans 3: Wu-tsu's Buffalo Passes Through the Window2026-02-10 Nature Koans 3: Wu-tsu's Buffalo Passes Through the WindowThis is the third in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 38 in the Mumonkan

Books used in the teisho:

Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and The Gateless Barrier by Robert Aitken.

]]>This is the third in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 38 in the Mumonkan

Books used in the teisho:

Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and The Gateless Barrier by Robert Aitken.

]]>3114a5a0-dce1-4c7d-a4ae-6b3152c92dafWed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +130036:34falsefull2026-01-27 The Three Fruits of Zen Practice2026-01-27 The Three Fruits of Zen PracticeThe three fruits of Zen practice are, 1. joriki or concentration, 2. kensho, or seeing your True Nature and 3. mujo do no taigen, or embodiment of the peerless way.

Source: Ruben Habito's Foreword to The Flowing Bridge by Elaine MacInnes, Wisdom 2007.

]]>The three fruits of Zen practice are, 1. joriki or concentration, 2. kensho, or seeing your True Nature and 3. mujo do no taigen, or embodiment of the peerless way.

Source: Ruben Habito's Foreword to The Flowing Bridge by Elaine MacInnes, Wisdom 2007.

]]>b0bb2fb3-f13a-4e16-a9f9-1ee1c9e12721Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +130044:50falsefull2026-01-10 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 62026-01-10 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 6More from the Shobogenzo Zuimonki on effort.

Source: A Primer of Soto Zen translated by Reiho Masunaga.

]]>More from the Shobogenzo Zuimonki on effort.

Source: A Primer of Soto Zen translated by Reiho Masunaga.

]]>65f827d5-e564-4587-b42f-de12db5a2df7Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +130051:13falsefull2026-01-09 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 52026-01-09 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 5Sources: How to Train an Ox and Primer of Soto Zen.

]]>Sources: How to Train an Ox and Primer of Soto Zen.

]]>99264780-168c-4501-ac43-618267fe251aFri, 09 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +130047:38falsefull2026-01-08 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 42026-01-08 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 4Dōgen's Fukan Zazengi, "General Recommendations for Doing Zazen"

Source: How to Raise an Ox by Francis Dojun Cook.

]]>Dōgen's Fukan Zazengi, "General Recommendations for Doing Zazen"

Source: How to Raise an Ox by Francis Dojun Cook.

]]>d745b9da-eeaf-46ea-b08c-d0410e9980e8Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +130049:47falsefull2026-01-07 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 32026-01-07 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 3Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku, Part Two.

Sources: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura, and The Art of Just Sitting edited by John Daido Loori.

]]>Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku, Part Two.

Sources: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura, and The Art of Just Sitting edited by John Daido Loori.

]]>d771d428-7eef-47b0-9fdf-c8468ba3fc70Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +130043:35falsefull2026-01-06 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 22026-01-06 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 2Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku, Part One.

Source: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura.

]]>Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku, Part One.

Source: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura.

]]>53408ac9-6356-4475-b419-066655913ca0Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +130041:05falsefull2026-01-05 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 12026-01-05 Master Dōgen's Life and Teaching 1Dōgen's early life.

Source: Zen Master Dōgen - An Introduction with Selected Writings by Yūhō Yokoi with Daizen Victoria.

]]>Dōgen's early life.

Source: Zen Master Dōgen - An Introduction with Selected Writings by Yūhō Yokoi with Daizen Victoria.

]]>bb7842b8-dfe8-41e3-b457-8aca8b803012Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +130051:41falsefull2025-12-16 The Ten Precepts as Expressions of our "Inconceivably Wondrous" True Nature2025-12-16 The Ten Precepts as Expressions of our "Inconceivably Wondrous" True NatureLooking at all ten cardinal precepts from the angle of Bodhidharma's One Mind teachings.

Source(s): Invoking Reality by John Daido Loori.

]]>Looking at all ten cardinal precepts from the angle of Bodhidharma's One Mind teachings.

Source(s): Invoking Reality by John Daido Loori.

]]>732f8471-9794-47a9-9e04-510804230a33Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +130050:37falsefull2025-11-04 Nature Koans 2: The Cypress Tree in the Courtyard2025-11-04 Nature Koans 2: The Cypress Tree in the CourtyardThis is the second in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 37 in the Mumonkan, Zhaozhou's Cypress Tree in the Courtyard.

Sources: Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard and Two Zen Classics by Katsuki Sekida.

]]>This is the second in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 37 in the Mumonkan, Zhaozhou's Cypress Tree in the Courtyard.

Sources: Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard and Two Zen Classics by Katsuki Sekida.

]]>af3194ce-ad14-4c67-ba29-d054216ba682Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +130042:36falsefull2025-10-21 Not-self2025-10-21 Not-selfNot-self is the third of the Three Marks of Existence, and is also referred to as emptiness of self, or just Emptiness. It can be understood intellectually when examined through the lenses of impermanence and dependent co-arising. It can also be directly experienced when we forget ourself.

Sources: There is No Suffering by Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum 2001, and What makes you not a Buddhist, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, Shambhala 2008.

]]>Not-self is the third of the Three Marks of Existence, and is also referred to as emptiness of self, or just Emptiness. It can be understood intellectually when examined through the lenses of impermanence and dependent co-arising. It can also be directly experienced when we forget ourself.

Sources: There is No Suffering by Master Sheng Yen, Dharma Drum 2001, and What makes you not a Buddhist, by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, Shambhala 2008.

]]>cfc35b74-d486-4e9a-b37a-45940667d854Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +130041:56falsefull2025-09-23 Dharma Ancestors: Soen Nakagawa Roshi2025-09-23 Dharma Ancestors: Soen Nakagawa RoshiThis is the third in a series on teachers in the Auckland Zen Centre's lineage.

Sources: Endless Vow: the Path of Soen Nakagawa Roshi by Roko Sherry Chayat

Original Dwelling Place by Robert Aitken

Remembering Nakagawa Soen Roshi by Estelle Gerard.

]]>This is the third in a series on teachers in the Auckland Zen Centre's lineage.

Sources: Endless Vow: the Path of Soen Nakagawa Roshi by Roko Sherry Chayat

Original Dwelling Place by Robert Aitken

Remembering Nakagawa Soen Roshi by Estelle Gerard.

]]>7422d3b0-daa7-4253-971f-1e64bd6a6d46Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +130049:21falsefull2025-09-11 Teisho beads from Tangen-roshi2025-09-11 Teisho beads from Tangen-roshiDescription: Teachings on determination, generosity and gratitude.

Source: Ichi Tantei One Doing -- Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji Teisho, translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, Edited by Ron Klein.

]]>Description: Teachings on determination, generosity and gratitude.

Source: Ichi Tantei One Doing -- Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji Teisho, translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, Edited by Ron Klein.

]]>3399d171-354f-4802-a220-812c8677bcf4Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +130047:15falsefull2025-09-10 Sangha stories about Tangen-roshi 22025-09-10 Sangha stories about Tangen-roshi 2Description: Anecdotes and teachings.

Source: Ichi Tantei - One doing, Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji, teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, edited by Ron Klein.

]]>Description: Anecdotes and teachings.

Source: Ichi Tantei - One doing, Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji, teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, edited by Ron Klein.

]]>e58a2e4e-b748-47cd-a572-e965f7998c04Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +130050:43falsefull2025-09-09 Sangha stories about Tangen-roshi 12025-09-09 Sangha stories about Tangen-roshi 1Description: Anecdotes and teachings.

Source: Ichi Tantei - One doing, Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji, teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, edited by Ron Klein.

]]>Description: Anecdotes and teachings.

Source: Ichi Tantei - One doing, Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji, teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, edited by Ron Klein.

]]>ffda24f0-9a1d-464b-a6c8-85ffc9bef74bWed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +130047:03falsefull2025-09-08 H 80 Zhaozhou's "Newborn baby" Part Two2025-09-08 H 80 Zhaozhou's "Newborn baby" Part TwoDescription: Constant flow.

Source: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Fergusson.

]]>Description: Constant flow.

Source: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Fergusson.

]]>29b318c1-c8ab-46b0-b669-90ecb61e0507Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +130042:15falsefull2025-09-07 H 80 Zhaozhou's "Newborn baby" Part One2025-09-07 H 80 Zhaozhou's "Newborn baby" Part One Description: Constant flow.

]]> Description: Constant flow.

]]>34a55564-a685-4c88-bd58-4b08f63c3935Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +130040:42falsefull2025-09-06 Pointers for sitting2025-09-06 Pointers for sittingSome pointers and cautions for zazen at the beginning of our 7-day sesshin.

Sources: Various.

]]>Some pointers and cautions for zazen at the beginning of our 7-day sesshin.

Sources: Various.

]]>c6cc308d-35d1-4090-beed-07b48778b7e7Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +130047:27falsefull2025-08-19 Suffering2025-08-19 SufferingSecond in a series of talks on The Three Marks of Existence, Impermanence, Suffering and Not-Self. Suffering is a core teaching of Buddhism. The Buddha said "I teach but two things; suffering and the way out of suffering." Buddhism addresses our personal suffering as well as equipping us to be able to effectively help other beings to find liberation.

Sources: Dharma Rain eds Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft and There Is No Suffering Master Sheng Yen.

]]>Second in a series of talks on The Three Marks of Existence, Impermanence, Suffering and Not-Self. Suffering is a core teaching of Buddhism. The Buddha said "I teach but two things; suffering and the way out of suffering." Buddhism addresses our personal suffering as well as equipping us to be able to effectively help other beings to find liberation.

Sources: Dharma Rain eds Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft and There Is No Suffering Master Sheng Yen.

]]>0e713554-1646-46b7-83b3-40d660c15b76Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +130048:53falsefull2025-08-05 Nature Koans 1: Jingqing's Sound of the Raindrops2025-08-05 Nature Koans 1: Jingqing's Sound of the RaindropsThis is the first in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 46 in the Blue Cliff Record.

Sources: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas Shor.

]]>This is the first in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 46 in the Blue Cliff Record.

Sources: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and A Step Away from Paradise by Thomas Shor.

]]>a53887a7-abfa-4447-8a10-fb2dcd60074fWed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +130042:31falsefull2025-07-22 Impermanence2025-07-22 ImpermanenceDescription: Sabbe anicca. Everything that arises passes. Impermanence is one of the Three Marks, or Characteristics, of Existence, and a cornerstone of Buddhist teaching. The Buddha says that what is real is change itself,and that there's order in that change. The Bodhisattva's practice of ego-attrition happens both on the meditation cushion and in our work in the world.

Source: Dharma Rain, Sources of Buddhist Environmentalism eds Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft, Shambhala 2000. 

]]>Description: Sabbe anicca. Everything that arises passes. Impermanence is one of the Three Marks, or Characteristics, of Existence, and a cornerstone of Buddhist teaching. The Buddha says that what is real is change itself,and that there's order in that change. The Bodhisattva's practice of ego-attrition happens both on the meditation cushion and in our work in the world.

Source: Dharma Rain, Sources of Buddhist Environmentalism eds Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft, Shambhala 2000. 

]]>40c0b040-499d-48ab-8ae2-a438e1970756Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +130049:03falsefull2025-07-08 Grief2025-07-08 GriefAdrian Croucher gives a dharma talk on grief and Zen, drawing on a range of sources and his own recent experiences after the loss of his father.

References:

Domyo Burk, "Grief in Buddhism", Zen Studies Podcast, May 2020 (two parts):

https://zenstudiespodcast.com/grief-in-buddhism-1/

Lucy Hone, "Resilient Grieving - How to Find Your Way Through Devastating Loss", Allen and Unwin, 2023.

]]>Adrian Croucher gives a dharma talk on grief and Zen, drawing on a range of sources and his own recent experiences after the loss of his father.

References:

Domyo Burk, "Grief in Buddhism", Zen Studies Podcast, May 2020 (two parts):

https://zenstudiespodcast.com/grief-in-buddhism-1/

Lucy Hone, "Resilient Grieving - How to Find Your Way Through Devastating Loss", Allen and Unwin, 2023.

]]>88e78f3b-93e5-46f6-8c88-c69d44e04dfbWed, 09 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +130047:32falsefull2025-06-24 I Don't Know2025-06-24 I Don't KnowIn this teisho we explore the different meanings of "I don't know", which are the three most famous words in Zen.

]]>In this teisho we explore the different meanings of "I don't know", which are the three most famous words in Zen.

]]>3f380ed9-5055-4294-bf62-0c1009696880Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +130040:24falsefull2025-06-10 Why Jukai?2025-06-10 Why Jukai?What is the receiving- the-precepts, or Jukai, ceremony and why do we participate in it?

Main Source: Invoking Reality, moral and ethical teachings of Zen by John Daido Loori, Shambhala 2007.

]]>What is the receiving- the-precepts, or Jukai, ceremony and why do we participate in it?

Main Source: Invoking Reality, moral and ethical teachings of Zen by John Daido Loori, Shambhala 2007.

]]>9bb62629-0514-4247-aeb1-c824a5465fc5Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +130050:09falsefull2025-05-27 Linji's Great Enlightenment2025-05-27 Linji's Great EnlightenmentRichard-sensei's teisho on the koan "Linji's Great Enlightenment". The teisho also looks at the use of the kyosaku, the encouragement stick, in Zen.

Main references:

Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson.

]]>Richard-sensei's teisho on the koan "Linji's Great Enlightenment". The teisho also looks at the use of the kyosaku, the encouragement stick, in Zen.

Main references:

Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson.

]]>fa097470-c3ac-46cb-b64a-7ea3419b15f4Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:00 +130041:13falsefull2025-05-13 M46 Step Forward from the Top of a Hundred-Foot Pole2025-05-13 M46 Step Forward from the Top of a Hundred-Foot PoleDescription: To die the Great Death means letting go of everything, even our precious awakening experience. We go up the pole to free ourselves of the three poisons, but then we leap back down into the world of duality and suffering to help others to liberate themselves. A Zen master said, "Zen training is preparation for life in the world, not the goal of life in the world."

Sources: Awakening to Zen, Roshi Philip Kapleau; Zen's Chinese Heritage, Andy Fergusson; Two Zen Classics, Katsuki Sekida; The Gateless Barrier, Zenkei Shibayama; Passing Through the Gateless Barrier, Guo Gu.

]]>Description: To die the Great Death means letting go of everything, even our precious awakening experience. We go up the pole to free ourselves of the three poisons, but then we leap back down into the world of duality and suffering to help others to liberate themselves. A Zen master said, "Zen training is preparation for life in the world, not the goal of life in the world."

Sources: Awakening to Zen, Roshi Philip Kapleau; Zen's Chinese Heritage, Andy Fergusson; Two Zen Classics, Katsuki Sekida; The Gateless Barrier, Zenkei Shibayama; Passing Through the Gateless Barrier, Guo Gu.

]]>315c23c5-42ac-414f-86e1-0fed61dc51beWed, 14 May 2025 18:00:00 +130047:07falsefull2025-04-29 Yunmen's "Every Day Is a Good Day"2025-04-29 Yunmen's "Every Day Is a Good Day"Texts:

Urs App, Master Yunmen

Master Sheng-yen, The Sword of Wisdom.

]]>Texts:

Urs App, Master Yunmen

Master Sheng-yen, The Sword of Wisdom.

]]>828a6191-37cc-4b17-9119-eb07d7c23ac7Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +130034:25falsefull2025-04-19 S 67 The Huayen Sutra's Wisdom2025-04-19 S 67 The Huayen Sutra's WisdomDescription: According to the Avatamsaka (Huayen) Sutra the Buddha proclaimed at his great awakening that all beings are endowed with wisdom and virtue. Why then do we cause so much suffering for others and ourselves?

Source: The Book of Equanimity by Jerry Shishin Wick.

]]>Description: According to the Avatamsaka (Huayen) Sutra the Buddha proclaimed at his great awakening that all beings are endowed with wisdom and virtue. Why then do we cause so much suffering for others and ourselves?

Source: The Book of Equanimity by Jerry Shishin Wick.

]]>231cef6f-b0ed-487c-a87b-1699f28b2ba1Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:30:00 +130040:38falsefull2025-04-15 Non-abiding2025-04-15 Non-abidingDescription: The third of Master Hui Neng's antidotes for attachment. Having the courage to be open and vulnerable and making peace with not being in control, are skilful strategies in an impermanent world.

]]>Description: The third of Master Hui Neng's antidotes for attachment. Having the courage to be open and vulnerable and making peace with not being in control, are skilful strategies in an impermanent world.

]]>8afcde7e-5562-4229-80f2-3a816d786228Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +130031:27falsefull2025-04-01 Dharma Ancestors: Hakuun Yasutani Roshi2025-04-01 Dharma Ancestors: Hakuun Yasutani RoshiMain text: Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Zen Master Dogen's Genjokoan translated by Paul Jaffe.

]]>Main text: Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Zen Master Dogen's Genjokoan translated by Paul Jaffe.

]]>232be11f-3a81-4d94-88db-6b847d9ea57bThu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +130046:32falsefull2025-03-11 Attachment and Nonattachment2025-03-11 Attachment and NonattachmentDescription: Master Hui Neng's antidotes to our attachment to our inner world, outer relationships and identity.

Source: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu.

]]>Description: Master Hui Neng's antidotes to our attachment to our inner world, outer relationships and identity.

Source: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu.

]]>bcb84490-37d8-4a31-9d62-8a508ade5dcaThu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +130043:32falsefull2025-02-25 Ahimsa and Insects2025-02-25 Ahimsa and InsectsMain references:

Nine Lives by William Dalrymple

The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister

Ichi Tantei: talks by Tangen Roshi

]]>Main references:

Nine Lives by William Dalrymple

The Secret Life of Flies by Erica McAlister

Ichi Tantei: talks by Tangen Roshi

]]>ea48b14b-3530-4d93-b858-8949fa0bd6feThu, 27 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +130043:55falsefull2025-02-04 Patience and Contentment2025-02-04 Patience and ContentmentDescription: A look at two of the essential qualities we need to practise Zen and ways we can cultivate them.

Sources: Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha by Tangen Harada Roshi, Shambhala 2023, Silent Illumination by Guo Gu, Shambhala 2021, NOON e-Newsletter January 2025 Discipline of the Good Mind article by Freida J. Jacques.

]]>Description: A look at two of the essential qualities we need to practise Zen and ways we can cultivate them.

Sources: Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha by Tangen Harada Roshi, Shambhala 2023, Silent Illumination by Guo Gu, Shambhala 2021, NOON e-Newsletter January 2025 Discipline of the Good Mind article by Freida J. Jacques.

]]>21eecdfc-9e13-4c1e-9803-dbed0f88f440Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +130048:24falsefull2025-01-09 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 62025-01-09 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 6Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>c36b1c24-8e4b-4835-972c-c643969bbbeaThu, 09 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +130046:32falsefull2025-01-08 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 52025-01-08 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 5Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>fc224076-30f8-4a4b-b1a2-17cd2886a6a8Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +130040:51falsefull2025-01-07 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 42025-01-07 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 4Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>bb012b4e-8860-4fd6-be1a-1fc4a8b48024Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +130045:30falsefull2025-01-06 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 32025-01-06 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 3Readings from: Ichi Tantei = One Doing / Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji ; teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Ron Klein.

]]>Readings from: Ichi Tantei = One Doing / Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji ; teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Ron Klein.

]]>6cc33e7b-0e84-4751-9f12-9d385ab972adMon, 06 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +130045:37falsefull2025-01-05 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 22025-01-05 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 2Readings from: Ichi Tantei = One Doing / Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji ; teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Ron Klein.

]]>Readings from: Ichi Tantei = One Doing / Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji ; teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Ron Klein.

]]>156709fb-a8dc-4e3b-a89f-c120d35e2ed4Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +130041:29falsefull2025-01-04 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 12025-01-04 Teachings of Tangen Roshi 1Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>Readings from: Throw Yourself Into the House of Buddha : the Life & Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi / translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa ; edited by Kogen Czarnik.

]]>92adcdf9-35be-4cb7-b2e1-64478abc1244Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +130050:58falsefull2024-11-26 The Nature of Mara.2024-11-26 The Nature of Mara.Texts used in the teisho:

Karen Armstrong, Buddha

Stephen Batchelor, Living with the Devil

Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, Great Disciples of the Buddha

]]>Texts used in the teisho:

Karen Armstrong, Buddha

Stephen Batchelor, Living with the Devil

Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker, Great Disciples of the Buddha

]]>08b5bd7c-a3d8-4b68-acd7-cfc4b251fc91Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +130041:48falsefull2024-11-05 Remembering Parihaka2024-11-05 Remembering ParihakaEducating ourselves about our colonial history can be a way of honouring Te Tiriti. We can learn much from Parihaka about waging peace and the power of non-violence, as Gandhi did.

Sources: Shifting Grounds, Deep Histories of Tamaki Makaurau Auckland by Lucy Mackintosh Bridget Williams Books

Ask that Mountain by Dick Scott Raupo 1975

]]>Educating ourselves about our colonial history can be a way of honouring Te Tiriti. We can learn much from Parihaka about waging peace and the power of non-violence, as Gandhi did.

Sources: Shifting Grounds, Deep Histories of Tamaki Makaurau Auckland by Lucy Mackintosh Bridget Williams Books

Ask that Mountain by Dick Scott Raupo 1975

]]>2c8df4d2-c1a0-4184-b017-fb974252e182Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +130050:32falsefull2024-10-27 Zen and Character Part Two (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-10-27 Zen and Character Part Two (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Book quoted from:  The Force of Character by James Hillman.

]]>Book quoted from:  The Force of Character by James Hillman.

]]>29ec0cf9-6cf0-4012-8d86-074e3266544dTue, 29 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +130046:53falsefull2024-10-15 Zen and Character Part One (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-10-15 Zen and Character Part One (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Book quoted from:  The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman.

]]>Book quoted from:  The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling by James Hillman.

]]>70617405-2f01-4166-a8a2-5261e21b5e68Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:15:00 +130042:12falsefull2024-09-12 Subtle Sound 42024-09-12 Subtle Sound 4Daily life practice and "What is this and how did it get here?"

Sources: Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]>Daily life practice and "What is this and how did it get here?"

Sources: Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]>c0b55427-4c3b-4eb8-b582-3feae4596307Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +130045:11falsefull2024-09-11 Subtle Sound 32024-09-11 Subtle Sound 3Painting legs on a snake

Sources:

Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]>Painting legs on a snake

Sources:

Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]>5170e8e7-58e9-480f-846b-313c46c20b5eThu, 12 Sep 2024 00:15:00 +130047:57falsefull2024-09-10 Subtle Sound 22024-09-10 Subtle Sound 2Sesshin mind

Readings from Stephen Batchelor's Introduction to his translation of Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre.

]]>Sesshin mind

Readings from Stephen Batchelor's Introduction to his translation of Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre.

]]>50758876-9ef1-41ac-a652-07e5ee358a8dTue, 10 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +130043:31falsefull2024-09-09 Teachings of Nagarjuna 2 (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-09-09 Teachings of Nagarjuna 2 (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre Part Two. In this teisho we concentrate on the verses themselves.

Sources: Verses from the Centre translated by Stephen Batchelor

The Unborn: Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei by Norman Waddell

]]>Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre Part Two. In this teisho we concentrate on the verses themselves.

Sources: Verses from the Centre translated by Stephen Batchelor

The Unborn: Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei by Norman Waddell

]]>0ac030ce-e954-46f5-84e5-00b07f71ba85Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:15:00 +130049:29falsefull2024-09-08 Teachings of Nagarjuna 1 (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-09-08 Teachings of Nagarjuna 1 (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Readings from Stephen Batchelor's Introduction to his translation of Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre. Nargajuna was an important Indian teacher and our 14th Zen Ancestor. Batchelor calls him "the poet of emptiness".

]]>Readings from Stephen Batchelor's Introduction to his translation of Nagarjuna's Verses from the Centre. Nargajuna was an important Indian teacher and our 14th Zen Ancestor. Batchelor calls him "the poet of emptiness".

]]>61db881c-eb7f-48b2-91c3-7accbac4ffddSun, 08 Sep 2024 00:15:00 +130045:35falsefull2024-09-07 Subtle Sound: Teachings from Maurine Stuart Roshi 12024-09-07 Subtle Sound: Teachings from Maurine Stuart Roshi 1 Mostly biographical material

Sources: Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]> Mostly biographical material

Sources: Meetings with Remarkable Women, Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987

Subtle Sound ed. Roko Sherry Chayat Shambhala 1996

]]>e656cd08-d401-4146-8b0a-177ecf716368Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:15:00 +130048:00falsefull2024-09-03 Dharma Ancestors: Daiun Sogaku Harada Roshi (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-09-03 Dharma Ancestors: Daiun Sogaku Harada Roshi (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Teisho by Sensei Richard von Sturmer

Readings from the autobiography of Daiun Sogaku Harada-roshi, Roshi Kapleau's first teacher.

]]>Teisho by Sensei Richard von Sturmer

Readings from the autobiography of Daiun Sogaku Harada-roshi, Roshi Kapleau's first teacher.

]]>148dee20-b60e-4d1c-9b19-c58717521909Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:30:00 +130045:29falsefull2024-08-20 The Four Nutriments 32024-08-20 The Four Nutriments 3Individual 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.

]]>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.

]]>f8787578-ec13-4b52-a59b-e16e18ddf38bWed, 28 Aug 2024 00:15:00 +130045:47falsefull2024-08-06 The Four Nutriments 22024-08-06 The Four Nutriments 2We 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.

]]>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.

]]>2b96973b-6dc6-42cf-ae37-8e7ac64523e2Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:15:00 +130047:10falsefull2024-07-23 The Four Nutriments 12024-07-23 The Four Nutriments 1What we consume shapes us -- not just the food and drink that nourish our physical body but also the impressions of our five senses, what we long for, and what we think. We can learn to be mindful of our mind/body and be careful about what we consume.

Sources: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider London 2021;The Universe is a Green Dragon by Brian Swimme, Bear and Company Publishing, Santa Fe New Mexico 1984.

]]>What we consume shapes us -- not just the food and drink that nourish our physical body but also the impressions of our five senses, what we long for, and what we think. We can learn to be mindful of our mind/body and be careful about what we consume.

Sources: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider London 2021;The Universe is a Green Dragon by Brian Swimme, Bear and Company Publishing, Santa Fe New Mexico 1984.

]]>602019af-f856-4c69-8dc6-8c8f41e53a74Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:15:00 +130049:12falsefull2024-07-09 Questions of King Milinda (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-07-09 Questions of King Milinda (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Teisho by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

The Milindapañha (lit. 'Questions of Milinda') is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It is a dialogue between the Indian Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the 2nd century BC Indo-Greek king Menander I (Pali: Milinda).

]]>Teisho by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

The Milindapañha (lit. 'Questions of Milinda') is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It is a dialogue between the Indian Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the 2nd century BC Indo-Greek king Menander I (Pali: Milinda).

]]>cce891da-249f-46b3-b2b4-94af13b7e415Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:15:00 +130041:46falsefull2024-06-28 Authorising a Teacher in Zen (Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede)2024-06-28 Authorising a Teacher in Zen (Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede)Morality, Awakening and Meditation -- that is, good character, prajna wisdom and daily zazen -- are what is looked for in a Zen teacher.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.

]]>Morality, Awakening and Meditation -- that is, good character, prajna wisdom and daily zazen -- are what is looked for in a Zen teacher.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.

]]>5d0a481e-84ae-4a3a-886a-4de5f7eca64bTue, 09 Jul 2024 00:15:00 +130001:06:31falsefull2024-06-11 The Three Treasures2024-06-11 The Three TreasuresAll the other precepts we take at Jukai flow from our taking refuge in Buddha (realisation), Dharma (truth) and Sangha (harmony).

Various sources.

]]>All the other precepts we take at Jukai flow from our taking refuge in Buddha (realisation), Dharma (truth) and Sangha (harmony).

Various sources.

]]>5ecf4cc8-9d2a-4ba0-b0a9-50da47540985Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:30:00 +130050:38falsefull2024-05-28 Matariki Jukai - Right Speech2024-05-28 Matariki Jukai - Right SpeechSome background on why we receive the sixteen precepts at Matariki. The importance of attending to our often harsh inner speech, and seeing through it.

Source(s): Advice Not GIven by Mark Epstein, Hay House 2018

]]>Some background on why we receive the sixteen precepts at Matariki. The importance of attending to our often harsh inner speech, and seeing through it.

Source(s): Advice Not GIven by Mark Epstein, Hay House 2018

]]>5e1b8dff-a12f-4093-99dd-42e031b5b927Thu, 30 May 2024 00:15:00 +130046:55falsefull2024-05-14 Vesak2024-05-14 VesakSome reflections on why we have ceremonies and rituals, and look at some of the legends behind the bathing of the baby Buddha.

]]>Some reflections on why we have ceremonies and rituals, and look at some of the legends behind the bathing of the baby Buddha.

]]>94e75336-4ea0-4b80-9f4c-9f106f510231Wed, 22 May 2024 00:30:00 +130039:40falsefull2024-04-24 Life and Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2024-04-24 Life and Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)A Dharma talk by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

Texts used: Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki by David Chadwick; To Shine One Corner of the World by David Chadwick.

]]>A Dharma talk by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

Texts used: Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki by David Chadwick; To Shine One Corner of the World by David Chadwick.

]]>9a732eb4-2fb0-456b-aa36-23053eb33006Wed, 01 May 2024 05:45:00 +130044:10falsefull2024-04-23 Transforming Anger2024-04-23 Transforming AngerA first-hand case study in working with reactive states of mind.

Source(s): A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis by Susan Murphy, Shambhala 2023

]]>A first-hand case study in working with reactive states of mind.

Source(s): A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis by Susan Murphy, Shambhala 2023

]]>74f52571-b69b-4ca0-9f90-329719534142Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:15:00 +130042:24falsefull2024-04-02 Responding to difficult and uncertain times2024-04-02 Responding to difficult and uncertain timesComments 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.

]]>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.

]]>875b3afb-cb55-4401-89fc-f7885d91f757Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:15:00 +130052:48falsefull2024-03-19 Affirming Faith in Faith in Mind 82024-03-19 Affirming Faith in Faith in Mind 8Just 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.

]]>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.

]]>f71e46e7-3953-4250-b5fb-d4fc62a88a3bThu, 21 Mar 2024 00:30:00 +130028:53falsefull2024-02-13 Affirming Faith in Mind 72024-02-13 Affirming Faith in Mind 7These 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.

]]>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.

]]>1485079b-645e-4b35-a64a-58f02d40feb6Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:30:00 +130043:06falsefull2024-01-30 Affirming Faith in Mind 62024-01-30 Affirming Faith in Mind 6The 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.

]]>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.

]]>5d951e27-a917-4e4a-8a4b-2a6e09249f7bSat, 03 Feb 2024 00:15:00 +130045:11falsefull2024-01-11 H 2 Joshu's "The Great Way is Not Difficult"2024-01-11 H 2 Joshu's "The Great Way is Not Difficult"The great Master Joshu gives a teaching on non-abiding.

Sources: various

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

Sources: various

]]>ddd9e8db-030e-45a4-9d7e-da4c3567af8aFri, 19 Jan 2024 02:00:00 +130047:05falsefull2024-01-10 Affirming Faith in Mind 52024-01-10 Affirming Faith in Mind 5Beyond the easy and the hard.

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.

]]>Beyond the easy and the hard.

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.

]]>c0361300-38c1-482f-b30a-4624d4027121Fri, 19 Jan 2024 01:30:00 +130047:03falsefull2024-01-09 Affirming Faith in Mind 42024-01-09 Affirming Faith in Mind 4 Dropping things and mind.

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.

]]> Dropping things and mind.

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.

]]>f18a7f7f-33db-4bd3-ae90-6ae176a8cd89Fri, 19 Jan 2024 01:15:00 +130048:48falsefull2024-01-08 Affirming Faith in Mind 32024-01-08 Affirming Faith in Mind 3Unifying the mind.

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

]]>Unifying the mind.

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

]]>b85de5ea-9470-4579-8faa-494b0769907eFri, 19 Jan 2024 00:45:00 +130048:16falsefull2024-01-07 Affirming Faith in Mind 22024-01-07 Affirming Faith in Mind 2Attempts to stop activity will fill you with activity.

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.

]]>Attempts to stop activity will fill you with activity.

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.

]]>a7656b5e-686d-4a93-b7fd-b8fe9cb0c47cFri, 19 Jan 2024 00:30:00 +130051:14falsefull2024-01-06 Affirming Faith in Mind 12024-01-06 Affirming Faith in Mind 1How we create a sense of self with our habit of approval, disapproval and indifference.

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.

]]>How we create a sense of self with our habit of approval, disapproval and indifference.

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.

]]>30e98fd3-84e7-4f36-9130-07c35c7f4f39Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:15:00 +130052:24falsefull2023-12-03 True Self- No Self (Jissai Prince-Cherry)2023-12-03 True Self- No Self (Jissai Prince-Cherry)Dharma Talk by Jissai Prince-Cherry.

Jissai Prince-Cherry has been practicing with the Rochester Zen Center since 1996 and currently serves as the Center's Online Head of Zendo as well as Group Leader of the Louisville Zen Center. In 2022, she was ordained as a Zen Buddhist Priest. She joined us via Zoom to give this dharma talk.

]]>Dharma Talk by Jissai Prince-Cherry.

Jissai Prince-Cherry has been practicing with the Rochester Zen Center since 1996 and currently serves as the Center's Online Head of Zendo as well as Group Leader of the Louisville Zen Center. In 2022, she was ordained as a Zen Buddhist Priest. She joined us via Zoom to give this dharma talk.

]]>fb699a3f-e65f-49be-8468-1eb5460a8708Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:15:00 +130001:05:27falsefull2023-11-19 After the Final No There Comes a Yes (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2023-11-19 After the Final No There Comes a Yes (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)Reflections on the situation in Gaza and readings from Carlo Rovelli's book, White Holes.

A Dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer.

]]>Reflections on the situation in Gaza and readings from Carlo Rovelli's book, White Holes.

A Dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer.

]]>1e83bb2d-7e89-44a0-96eb-4296c6261ee4Mon, 20 Nov 2023 03:15:00 +130039:55falsefull2023-11-05 Meeting Kannon (Adrian Croucher)2023-11-05 Meeting Kannon (Adrian Croucher)A tale of Long Covid, anxiety and encounters with the bodhisattva of compassion. Adrian Croucher is a senior student at the Auckland Zen Centre.

Resources: John Blofeld, "Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin", Shambhala Classics, 2009.

]]>A tale of Long Covid, anxiety and encounters with the bodhisattva of compassion. Adrian Croucher is a senior student at the Auckland Zen Centre.

Resources: John Blofeld, "Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin", Shambhala Classics, 2009.

]]>335b4778-18a8-46ad-80de-a74108dc9a2eThu, 09 Nov 2023 01:15:00 +130038:33falsefull2023-10-22 Encouragement and Praise (Sensei Richard von Sturmer)2023-10-22 Encouragement and Praise (Sensei Richard von Sturmer) Main text used: 'Encouraging Words' by Robert Aitken"

Dharma talk by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

]]> Main text used: 'Encouraging Words' by Robert Aitken"

Dharma talk by Sensei Richard von Sturmer.

]]>246218d7-e9dc-47ad-a850-b2cb2925ba27Mon, 23 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +130045:11falsefull2023-09-07 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 62023-09-07 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 6Impermanence.

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]]>2d6a8d83-b53b-4d92-b177-5a16e68135a9Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130046:50falsefull2023-09-06 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 52023-09-06 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 5The importance of vows.

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]]>705fd892-1e29-44b5-8c8b-3fa5bcf4e6b5Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130043:44falsefull2023-09-05 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 42023-09-05 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 44. The illusion of separate self.

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]]>cd17fa55-bb46-4d20-9bf3-9eeb6a9ecbecSun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130038:18falsefull2023-09-04 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 32023-09-04 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 33. Realization.

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]]>972cf326-7739-4068-a0fa-c0b443a726e3Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130043:33falsefull2023-09-03 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 22023-09-03 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 2Encountering the Dharma and zen training at Hosshin-ji.

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]]>c5b2b10f-d88c-4ce2-abc0-654b88ae4769Sun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130045:07falsefull2023-09-02 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 12023-09-02 Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi 1Early life.

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]]>ac814813-fa1d-4101-804b-960a404157baSun, 10 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +130044:08falsefull2023-08-22 Helpful Guidance on Koan Work2023-08-22 Helpful Guidance on Koan WorkChan teacher Guo Gu explores how koans (gong'ans in Chinese) are not meant to be solved by us, but rather they can dis-solve our self preoccupations and cherished opinions.

Source(s): Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life by Guo Gu Shambhala 2016

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]]>Chan teacher Guo Gu explores how koans (gong'ans in Chinese) are not meant to be solved by us, but rather they can dis-solve our self preoccupations and cherished opinions.

Source(s): Passing Through the Gateless Barrier: Koan Practice for Real Life by Guo Gu Shambhala 2016

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]]>5fcaf322-e0a5-4044-a6f4-353e4bbec7f0Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +130043:24falsefull2023-08-08 M5 Kyogen's Man up a Tree2023-08-08 M5 Kyogen's Man up a TreeKyogen presents a dilemma. How can a man hanging by his teeth from a tree answer a question about Bodhidharma's coming from the west? If he opens his mouth to speak he'll fall to his death, if he remains silent he fails the questioner. When to remain silent, when to speak, and what to say can be life koans. Words are never sufficient, but they are called for at times. How can we respond authentically?

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]]>b88321c2-7f56-44f5-a5fc-43a5efdf0c83Fri, 11 Aug 2023 09:30:00 +130046:05falsefull2023-07-25 The First Precept, or not to kill the mind of compassion and reverence2023-07-25 The First Precept, or not to kill the mind of compassion and reverenceSome reflections on violence and non-violence after the shootings at a downtown building site last Thursday [20 July].

Source(s): Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider 2022.

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]]>Some reflections on violence and non-violence after the shootings at a downtown building site last Thursday [20 July].

Source(s): Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rider 2022.

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]]>177cd5bb-495d-4397-85b2-297c2b1c4f1fWed, 26 Jul 2023 00:15:00 +130050:01falsefull2023-07-11 The Bodhisattva Precepts2023-07-11 The Bodhisattva PreceptsEthical behaviour is at the very centre of the process of awakening. The Jukai ceremony allows us to renew our commitment to harmless and compassionate thought, speech and action, and sketches out in broad strokes what they look like.

Sources: Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts by Reb Anderson Shambhala 2001, Disciples of the Buddha by Zenno Ishigami Kōsei 1989.

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]]>Ethical behaviour is at the very centre of the process of awakening. The Jukai ceremony allows us to renew our commitment to harmless and compassionate thought, speech and action, and sketches out in broad strokes what they look like.

Sources: Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts by Reb Anderson Shambhala 2001, Disciples of the Buddha by Zenno Ishigami Kōsei 1989.

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]]>52c97048-1746-4bcc-924e-8d41abd24fabThu, 13 Jul 2023 05:45:00 +130049:33falsefull2023-06-27 Diamond Sutra Koans2023-06-27 Diamond Sutra KoansThe Diamond Sutra, part of the Prajna Paramita sutras, is second only to the Heart Sutra in importance for Zen Practitioners. A number of phrases taken directly from the sutra are to be found among the preliminary koans.

Source: The Flowing Bridge by Elaine MacInnes Wisdom 2007

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]]>The Diamond Sutra, part of the Prajna Paramita sutras, is second only to the Heart Sutra in importance for Zen Practitioners. A number of phrases taken directly from the sutra are to be found among the preliminary koans.

Source: The Flowing Bridge by Elaine MacInnes Wisdom 2007

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]]>7f26ea72-3921-4344-9f18-d4790092d855Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:30:00 +130056:05falsefull2023-04-18 Why We Celebrate Earth Day2023-04-18 Why We Celebrate Earth DaySome reflections on the three main components of Earth Day -- sitting (mind), chanting (speech), and work (body).

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]]>2441c2ee-a284-412c-880c-cf95a77afb40Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:00 +130046:16falsefull2023-04-04 Mumonkan 18 Tozan and Three Pounds of Flax2023-04-04 Mumonkan 18 Tozan and Three Pounds of FlaxA very simple koan -- but don't be fooled --Tozan's 3 pounds of flax is unfathomable.

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]]>A very simple koan -- but don't be fooled --Tozan's 3 pounds of flax is unfathomable.

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]]>bf656cc2-0cfe-4710-b099-e03f1ed9af8fWed, 12 Apr 2023 21:15:00 +130037:07falsefull2023-03-21 Work2023-03-21 WorkBuddhist and Zen teachings on work.

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]]>f54f57ab-3472-416d-8820-3e19c4e46d14Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:30:00 +130035:07falsefull2023-03-07 Effort and Aimlessness2023-03-07 Effort and AimlessnessEffort is an essential element in practice. It is one of the strands of the 8-fold Path, one of the 6 Paramitas, and one of the 7 factors of enlightenment. What is right effort, and does it relate to Aimlessness?

Sources:Various

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]]>Effort is an essential element in practice. It is one of the strands of the 8-fold Path, one of the 6 Paramitas, and one of the 7 factors of enlightenment. What is right effort, and does it relate to Aimlessness?

Sources:Various

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]]>2f100bc1-4455-4379-b3f8-ec8eca9ecd5fFri, 10 Mar 2023 17:15:00 +130043:50falsefull2023-02-21 Working with change and loss2023-02-21 Working with change and lossAs extreme weather events grow more frequent and it becomes more apparent that we have "entered a period of consequences" in regard to the climate crisis, how do we work with change, loss and devastation in ways that are healthy and helpful?

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]]>As extreme weather events grow more frequent and it becomes more apparent that we have "entered a period of consequences" in regard to the climate crisis, how do we work with change, loss and devastation in ways that are healthy and helpful?

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]]>c5a4ea77-cf09-42cc-9c2a-1fd4014ff23eFri, 24 Feb 2023 18:15:00 +130040:42falsefull2023-01-17 A better Way to Live Alone 42023-01-17 A better Way to Live Alone 4Working with worries about the future and forgiving wrongs of the past.

Text used: Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>Working with worries about the future and forgiving wrongs of the past.

Text used: Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>b2c37b25-4714-440e-8877-21c0c720a857Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:15:00 +130044:01falsefull23-01-12 Koans23-01-12 KoansKoans, their purpose, how they work, and why the can be called vile.

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]]>Koans, their purpose, how they work, and why the can be called vile.

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]]>6f327628-2950-47ab-b44f-ef0248a4f63eWed, 18 Jan 2023 23:00:00 +130044:11falsefull2023-01-11 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 5 (fragment)2023-01-11 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 5 (fragment)fragment only

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>85dfffcc-ee9c-4a8d-a436-a238d80c2e8fWed, 18 Jan 2023 22:00:00 +130012:30falsefull2023-01-10 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 42023-01-10 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 4Sickness and pain are inevitable but suffering is not

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]]>Sickness and pain are inevitable but suffering is not

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>6e629d2c-029b-4393-b555-b7904d8d3c2dWed, 18 Jan 2023 21:30:00 +130044:21falsefull2023-01-09 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 32023-01-09 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 3Transforming the unborn Buddha Mind into the poisons.

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>Transforming the unborn Buddha Mind into the poisons.

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>2b97048f-04b1-4532-817d-a96727c66ce2Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:30:00 +130042:03falsefull2023-01-08 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 22023-01-08 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 2Meeting his master, deeper insights and beginning to teach.

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>Meeting his master, deeper insights and beginning to teach.

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>f9217053-0ca3-4403-9fc0-7566bbe64ef2Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:00:00 +130047:31falsefull2023-01-07 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 12023-01-07 The Life and Teachings of Master Bankei 1Childhood and early struggles to understand "bright virtue".

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>Childhood and early struggles to understand "bright virtue".

Text used: The Unborn; The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693, Translated and with an Introduction by Norman Waddell, North Point Press 1984.

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]]>945894a6-1f21-4a24-b732-a16b402a421cWed, 18 Jan 2023 19:15:00 +130047:02falsefull2022-11-29 A Better Way to Live Alone 32022-11-29 A Better Way to Live Alone 3Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the third in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In this talk Roshi explores what it means to "live alone" when we understand "alone" as "all one" --wholehearted zen practice as love. Roshi also discusses forgiveness and letting go of the past. 

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the third in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In this talk Roshi explores what it means to "live alone" when we understand "alone" as "all one" --wholehearted zen practice as love. Roshi also discusses forgiveness and letting go of the past. 

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>7fb1a46e-7827-45c6-a3e4-8cd9a68e3795Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:15:00 +130048:00falsefullWhat does it mean to "live alone"? -- "Alone" as "all one" --wholehearted zen practice as love-- forgiveness and letting go of the past. Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.2022-11-27 A Better Way to Live Alone 22022-11-27 A Better Way to Live Alone 2Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the second in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In the context of the Sutra, “To live alone” doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society-- it means to be present and steady, wherever you are, whatever your are doing. In this talk Roshi explores what it means to "live alone"-- not rejecting the world or society, but not attaching to what we experience either.

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the second in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In the context of the Sutra, “To live alone” doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society-- it means to be present and steady, wherever you are, whatever your are doing. In this talk Roshi explores what it means to "live alone"-- not rejecting the world or society, but not attaching to what we experience either.

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>5432dee1-c022-4f64-b1a6-1833abc2a693Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:15:00 +130044:46falsefullRoshi explores what it means to "live alone"-- not rejecting the world or society, but not attaching to what we experience either. Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.2022-11-26 A Better Way to Live Alone 12022-11-26 A Better Way to Live Alone 1Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the first in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In the context of the Sutra, “To live alone” doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society-- it means to be present and steady, wherever you are, whatever your are doing. In this talk Roshi introduces the Sutra and the five skandhas.

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson gives the first in her series of talks on the Sutra called "Knowing the better way to live alone". Roshi will be drawing on the translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh in his book "Our Appointment with Life".

In the context of the Sutra, “To live alone” doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society-- it means to be present and steady, wherever you are, whatever your are doing. In this talk Roshi introduces the Sutra and the five skandhas.

Source(s): Our Appointment with Life: The Buddha's Teaching on Living in the Present, by Thich Nhat Hanh (translated by Annabel Laity), Parallax Press 1990.

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]]>abdce6e8-e46e-424e-beb7-894c32b4c7c2Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:15:00 +130041:20falsefull“To live alone” doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society-- it means to be present and steady, wherever you are, whatever your are doing. In this talk Roshi introduces the Sutra and the five skandhas.2022-11-08 Zen and Nature Part Three (Richard von Sturmer)2022-11-08 Zen and Nature Part ThreeThe third in a series of three dharma talks by Richard von Sturmer. In this talk The Richard takes up Dōgen’s writings on nature as well as exploring the wilderness poetry of Tang Dynasty China.

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Our National Parks by John Muir

Dogen's 'Mountains and Waters Sutra' from Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen

Classic Chinese Poetry translated and edited by David Hinton

]]>The third in a series of three dharma talks by Richard von Sturmer. In this talk The Richard takes up Dōgen’s writings on nature as well as exploring the wilderness poetry of Tang Dynasty China.

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Our National Parks by John Muir

Dogen's 'Mountains and Waters Sutra' from Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen

Classic Chinese Poetry translated and edited by David Hinton

]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20221108204844-6437.mp3Wed, 09 Nov 2022 02:51:00 +130045:17falsefullA dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer Texts used: Our National Parks by John Muir Dogen's 'Mountains and Waters Sutra' from Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen Classic Chinese Poetry translated and edited by David Hinton2022-10-25 Zen and Nature Part Two (Richard von Sturmer)2022-10-25 Zen and Nature Part Two (Richard von Sturmer)"Zazen is not sensory deprivation — anything but. Birds and geckos and bullfrogs guide us. Be open to these natural teachers, wherever you may be practicing." -Aitken Roshi

This is the second of three Dharma Talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre.

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Poetry and Zen: Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth by Norman Waddell

Passing Through the Gateless Barrier by Guo Gu

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated by Ivan Morris.

]]>"Zazen is not sensory deprivation — anything but. Birds and geckos and bullfrogs guide us. Be open to these natural teachers, wherever you may be practicing." -Aitken Roshi

This is the second of three Dharma Talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre.

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Poetry and Zen: Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth by Norman Waddell

Passing Through the Gateless Barrier by Guo Gu

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated by Ivan Morris.

]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20221025210446-9923.mp3Wed, 26 Oct 2022 02:07:00 +130042:02falsefull"Zazen is not sensory deprivation — anything but. Birds and geckos and bullfrogs guide us. Be open to these natural teachers, wherever you may be practicing." -Aitken Roshi This is the second of three Dharma Talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at teh Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: Poetry and Zen: Letters and Uncollected Writings of R. H. Blyth by Norman Waddell Passing Through the Gateless Barrier by Guo Gu The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon translated by Ivan Morris.2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre.

Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry Gee

Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey

Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard

]]>In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre.

Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry Gee

Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey

Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard

]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20221011142814-5524.mp3Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:30:00 +130039:31falsefullIn this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry Gee Earth: An Intimate History by Richard Fortey Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard2022-08-23 Throwing Out the Four False Views 22022 08 23 Throwing Out the Four False Views 2In this talk Roshi Amala Wrightson continues to explore false views. The Diamond Sutra lists four mistaken notions we hold onto which distort our experience of the world; the views of "self", "human beings", "sentient beings" and "lifespan". Thich Nhat Hanh shows how throwing these false views away frees us to respond more effectively to the multiple crises we are facing in 2022.

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Thich Nhat Hanh Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Rider, 2021

Brian Swimme, Canticle to the Cosmos. VHS Series.

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Thich Nhat Hanh Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Rider, 2021

Brian Swimme, Canticle to the Cosmos. VHS Series.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220827181834-9171.mp3Sat, 27 Aug 2022 23:21:00 +130046:19falsefullThe Diamond Sutra lists four mistaken notions we hold onto which distort our experience of the world; the views of "self", "human beings", "sentient beings" and "lifespan". Thich Nhat Hanh shows how throwing these false views away frees us to respond more effectively to the multiple crises we are facing in 2022. Main Source(s): Thich Nhat Hanh Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Rider 2021, Brian Swimme, Canticle to the Cosmos VHS Series Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/PEVKgfoJ1Lxq7VDowIW7VBMSh_w2022-08-16 Throwing Out the Four False Views 12022-08-16 Throwing Out the Four False Views 1In this talk Roshi Amala Wrightson explores false views.

The Diamond Sutra lists four mistaken notions we hold onto which distort our experience of the world; the views of "self", "human beings", "sentient beings" and "lifespan". Thich Nhat Hanh shows how throwing these false views away frees us to respond more effectively to the multiple crises we are facing in 2022.

Main Source(s): Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Rider, 2021

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]]>In this talk Roshi Amala Wrightson explores false views.

The Diamond Sutra lists four mistaken notions we hold onto which distort our experience of the world; the views of "self", "human beings", "sentient beings" and "lifespan". Thich Nhat Hanh shows how throwing these false views away frees us to respond more effectively to the multiple crises we are facing in 2022.

Main Source(s): Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. Rider, 2021

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220817174945-9528.mp3Thu, 25 Aug 2022 03:15:00 +130043:29falsefullThe Diamond Sutra lists four mistaken notions we hold onto which distort our experience of the world; the views of "self", "human beings", "sentient beings" and "lifespan". Thich Nhat Hanh shows how throwing these false views away frees us to respond more effectively to the multiple crises we are facing in 2022. Main Source(s): Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Rider 2021 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/Oq1HPYq_ItYB4QMa9_ledoFT1fQ2022-08-02 Frugality2022-08-02 FrugalityIn this talk Roshi Amala Wrightson explores the concept and practice of frugality from a Zen perspective. Frugality is shaped by the motives behind it, such as prudent management of our finances, or reducing our environmental footprint. In Zen, cherishing the absolute value of each and every thing we encounter is at the heart of frugality. As Zuigan Goto-roshi said, "From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash."

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220807143944-1275.mp3Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:42:00 +130044:55falsefullIn this talk Roshi Amala Wrightson explores the concept and practice of frugality from a Zen perspective. Frugality is shaped by the motives behind it, such as prudent management of our finances, or reducing our environmental footprint. In Zen, cherishing the absolute value of each and every thing we encounter is at the heart of frugality. As Zuigan Goto-roshi said, "From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash." Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/6ke-DnnJWa76P-7dH6itPKI04S42022-07-22 H84 Vimalakirti's Gate of Non-Duality2022-07-22 H84 Vimalakirti's Gate of Non-DualityIn this talk Roshi Amala Wightson takes up the koan "Vimalakirti's Silence" from The Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku #84).

The thundering silence of the layman bodhisattva, Vimalakirti -- can you hear it?

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]]>In this talk Roshi Amala Wightson takes up the koan "Vimalakirti's Silence" from The Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku #84).

The thundering silence of the layman bodhisattva, Vimalakirti -- can you hear it?

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727232144-7045.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:23:00 +130038:11falsefullThe thundering silence of the layman bodhisattva, Vimalakirti -- can you hear it? Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/6kdOZX1XBRPyMYYjtr2NLyLbwSc2022-07-21 Pitfalls 32022-07-21 Pitfalls 3Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances to practice.

In this episode Roshi explores ghost caves, and identifying different types of their opposite, wandering thoughts.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021, Shattering The Great Doubt, The Chan practice of Huatou by Master Sheng Yen, Shambhala 2009.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances to practice.

In this episode Roshi explores ghost caves, and identifying different types of their opposite, wandering thoughts.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021, Shattering The Great Doubt, The Chan practice of Huatou by Master Sheng Yen, Shambhala 2009.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727231935-4799.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:21:00 +130052:21falsefullMore on ghost caves, and identifying different types of their opposite, wandering thoughts. Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021, Shattering The Great Doubt, The Chan practice of Huatou by Master Sheng Yen, Shambhala 2009. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/PvjaMnenvZoad-3y8EMvAPiNRlM2022-07-20 Pitfalls 22022-07-20 Pitfalls 2Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances to practice.

In this episode she looks at working with physical pain, and various kinds of "ghost caves" to watch out for.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances to practice.

In this episode she looks at working with physical pain, and various kinds of "ghost caves" to watch out for.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727231707-5771.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:19:00 +130046:02falsefullWorking with physical pain, and various kinds of "ghost caves" to watch out for. Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/2SqT58-qz26zjM82zRFcARyyNJs2022-07-19 Pitfalls 12022-07-19 Pitfalls 1Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances that arise in our zazen.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with common hindrances that arise in our zazen.

Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727231435-8203.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:17:00 +130047:05falsefullWorking with common hindrances that arise in our zazen. Sources: Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist path to natural awakening by Guo Gu Shambhala 2021 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/jbnu9g1YbRivwmjfipr_DMgo1mo2022-07-17 Dukkha 22022-07-17 Dukkha 2Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores delusive strategies for getting off the wheel that just make things worse.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores delusive strategies for getting off the wheel that just make things worse.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727230905-1942.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:13:00 +130047:57falsefullDelusive strategies for getting off the wheel that just make things worse. Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/2mNdeFQEqJOb2REwEE-s5wLK_No2022-07-18 Dukkha 32022-07-18 Dukkha 3Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores some highs and lows: Getting stuck in pleasant, "heavenly" states, and mistaking them for awakening -- and the pain of falling back to earth, plus some common misconceptions about spiritual practice.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores some highs and lows: Getting stuck in pleasant, "heavenly" states, and mistaking them for awakening -- and the pain of falling back to earth, plus some common misconceptions about spiritual practice.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727231123-1946.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:13:00 +130039:56falsefullGetting stuck in pleasant, "heavenly" states, and mistaking them for awakening -- and the pain of falling back to earth, plus some common misconceptions about spiritual practice. Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/LxashxNPdSEiSV_eK_qEdoP-M4E2022-07-16 Dukkha 12022-07-16 Dukkha 1Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores the ever-turning wheel of grasping and aversion, and the nature of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) in the ups and downs of our everyday lives.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson on how to work with suffering.

In this talk Roshi explores the ever-turning wheel of grasping and aversion, and the nature of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) in the ups and downs of our everyday lives.

Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220727230633-8751.mp3Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:08:00 +130047:17falsefullExploring the ever-turning wheel of grasping and aversion, and the nature of dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) in the ups and downs of our everyday lives. Sources: Turning Suffering Inside Out -- a Zen approach to living with physical and emotional pain by Darlene Cohen Shambhala 2002 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/ezQ7u6x6Gqkzu3WPwbvQWDJZH6g2022-07-05 The Courage to Be Happy 22022-07-05 The Courage to Be Happy 2An exploration of happiness by Roshi Amala Wrightson, touching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016

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]]>An exploration of happiness by Roshi Amala Wrightson, touching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220706210005-6044.mp3Thu, 07 Jul 2022 02:02:00 +130050:56falsefullTouching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/jHe5q-QrDI84neYX5Yb_1Me6GDo2022-06-28 The Courage to Be Happy 12022-06-28 The Courage to Be Happy 1An exploration of happiness by Roshi Amala Wrightson, touching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016

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]]>An exploration of happiness by Roshi Amala Wrightson, touching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.

Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220629152645-3882.mp3Wed, 29 Jun 2022 20:29:00 +130049:23falsefullTouching on some aspects of the psychology of Alfred Adler, who is considered one of the three fathers of depth psychology, along with Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Source(s): The Courage to Be Happy: True contentment is within your power, by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, Allen and Unwin 2016 Automated Transcript https://otter.ai/u/T41TDJKC1vc6kLb8-ts31H2A_1k2022-06-14 Meditation and Anger2022-06-14 Meditation and AngerA teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

When people hear of the 9th precept, "Not to indulge in anger but to practice forbearance" they often ask, "But what about injustice? There is so much to be angry about." The late Rita Gross, feminist scholar and activist, writes about how her response to injustice became clearer and more skilful after she took up meditation.

Source(s): article "Meditation and Anger" in Being Bodies, Buddhist Women on the paradox of embodiment ed. Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon, Shambhala 1997.

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]]>A teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

When people hear of the 9th precept, "Not to indulge in anger but to practice forbearance" they often ask, "But what about injustice? There is so much to be angry about." The late Rita Gross, feminist scholar and activist, writes about how her response to injustice became clearer and more skilful after she took up meditation.

Source(s): article "Meditation and Anger" in Being Bodies, Buddhist Women on the paradox of embodiment ed. Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon, Shambhala 1997.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220615225954-8436.mp3Thu, 16 Jun 2022 04:02:00 +130051:29falsefullWhen people hear of the 9th precept, "Not to indulge in anger but to practice forbearance" they often ask, "But what about injustice? There is so much to be angry about." The late Rita Gross, feminist scholar and activist, writes about how her response to injustice became clearer and more skilful after she took up meditation. Source(s): article "Meditation and Anger" in Being Bodies, Buddhist Women on the paradox of embodiment ed. Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon, Shambhala 1997. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/SVsLrD96vG_XkBTL2_wmEQyS9Ks2022-05-24 The Way of Zazen 22022-05-24 The Way of Zazen 2A teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

Comments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida.

Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961.

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]]>A teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

Comments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida.

Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220525171514-5604.mp3Wed, 25 May 2022 22:17:00 +130054:11falsefullComments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida. Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/ipz3LtXVUNSyfJ7W_jebPvn9nCU2022-05-10 The Way of Zazen 12022-05-10 The Way of Zazen 1A teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

Comments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida.

Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961.

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]]>A teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

Comments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida.

Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220525171144-8304.mp3Wed, 25 May 2022 22:14:00 +130049:33falsefullComments on an introductory lecture to a group of lay practitioners by Rindo Fujimoto (1894-1974), a Sōtō Zen teacher who trained under Sogaku Harada (Rōshi Kapleau's first main teacher) and Tōin Iida. Source: The Way of Zazen by Rindo Fujimoto, translated by Tetsuya Inoue and Joshihiku Tanigawa, Cambridge Buddhist Association, 1961. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/u7d3txnE38sJIHbv-S9nmWpVVkI2022-04-26 Earth Day reflections2022-04-26 Earth Day reflectionsEach year AZC joins the global Earth Day celebrations, often marking the day with a one-day-sit. In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson introduces some prompts for sangha discussion of our thoughts and feelings about the state of the Earth in the light of the latest IPCC report, the wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, and other crises. (Discussion not recorded).

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]]>Each year AZC joins the global Earth Day celebrations, often marking the day with a one-day-sit. In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson introduces some prompts for sangha discussion of our thoughts and feelings about the state of the Earth in the light of the latest IPCC report, the wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, and other crises. (Discussion not recorded).

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220427163155-1268.mp3Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:33:00 +130037:28falsefullSome prompts for discussion of our thoughts and feelings about the state of the Earth in the light of the latest IPCC report, the wars in Ukraine and elsewhere, and other crises. (Discussion not recorded). Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/V3of-qrsUhOCaP09w-AANfe_spk2022-04-12 Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha (Richard von Sturmer)2022-04-12 Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face BuddhaHow Zen masters approach death and how their dying can act as their final teaching. Shortly before his death, Master Mazu (Ma) and his attendant had this famous exchange, recorded in the Blue Cliff Record:

Blue Cliff Record, Case 3

Great Master Ma was unwell. The temple superintendent asked him, “Teacher, how has your venerable health been in recent days?” The Great Master said, “Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha.”

In this Dharma talk given at the Auckland Zen Centre, Richard von Sturmer explores this exchange and what we can learn from it.

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]]>How Zen masters approach death and how their dying can act as their final teaching. Shortly before his death, Master Mazu (Ma) and his attendant had this famous exchange, recorded in the Blue Cliff Record:

Blue Cliff Record, Case 3

Great Master Ma was unwell. The temple superintendent asked him, “Teacher, how has your venerable health been in recent days?” The Great Master said, “Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha.”

In this Dharma talk given at the Auckland Zen Centre, Richard von Sturmer explores this exchange and what we can learn from it.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220412172024-1590.mp3Tue, 12 Apr 2022 22:24:00 +130040:43falsefullHow Zen masters approach death and how their dying can act as their final teaching. A Dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer.2022-04-03 Working with anxiety and panic 32022-04-03 Working with anxiety and panic 3In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores Buddhist approaches to anxiety and panic. Cutting through our deepest attachments and directly experiencing our inter-being with all phenomena is an antidote to our fears.

Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008

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]]>In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores Buddhist approaches to anxiety and panic. Cutting through our deepest attachments and directly experiencing our inter-being with all phenomena is an antidote to our fears.

Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220404200423-8449.mp3Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:06:00 +130040:55falsefullCutting through our deepest attachments and directly experiencing our inter-being with all phenomena, an antidote to our fears. Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/_UeqhXuKPaEmU6VjZwMrmCSVwpU2022-04-02 Working with anxiety and panic 22022-04-02 Working with anxiety and panic 2In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores anxiety and panic.

What about Greta Thunberg's "I want you to panic"? Is there anything beneficial about panic? What are the roots of fear, anxiety and panic?

Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008; Pan and the Nightmare by James Hillman and Wilhelm Roscher, Spring 2007

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]]>In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores anxiety and panic.

What about Greta Thunberg's "I want you to panic"? Is there anything beneficial about panic? What are the roots of fear, anxiety and panic?

Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008; Pan and the Nightmare by James Hillman and Wilhelm Roscher, Spring 2007

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220404200234-7652.mp3Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:06:00 +130034:49falsefullWhat about Greta Thunberg's "I want you to panic"? Is there anything beneficial about panic? What are the roots of fear, anxiety and panic? Sources: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul, Shambhala 2008; Pan and the Nightmare by James Hillman and Wilhelm Roscher, Spring 2007 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/BMNJNP8bGLfqYkdPMHwrZvm9G3E2022-03-22 Working with anxiety and panic 12022-03-22 Working with anxiety and panic 1In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores four constructive ways of working with panic attacks and acute anxiety so as to avoid falling further into the "fear-adrenalin-fear" vicious cycle.

Sources: How I stopped my panic attacks by Yongey Mingyur Rimpoche in Lion's Roar January 28, 2022 and "I'm extremely controversial": The psychologist rethinking human emotion, by David Shariatmadari in The Guardian September 25, 2020. (The psychologist is Lisa Feldman Barrett.)

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]]>In this teisho Roshi Amala Wrightson explores four constructive ways of working with panic attacks and acute anxiety so as to avoid falling further into the "fear-adrenalin-fear" vicious cycle.

Sources: How I stopped my panic attacks by Yongey Mingyur Rimpoche in Lion's Roar January 28, 2022 and "I'm extremely controversial": The psychologist rethinking human emotion, by David Shariatmadari in The Guardian September 25, 2020. (The psychologist is Lisa Feldman Barrett.)

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220322222526-8272.mp3Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:30:00 +130055:14falsefullFour constructive ways of working with panic attacks and acute anxiety so as to avoid falling further into the "fear-adrenalin-fear" vicious cycle. Sources: How I stopped my panic attacks by Yongey Mingyur Rimpoche in Lion's Roar January 28, 2022 and "I'm extremely Controversial": The psychologist rethinking human emotion, by David Shariatmadari in The Guardian September 25, 2020. (The psychologist is Lisa Feldman Barrett.) Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/wK-TQ5acwoxaHJUvPL2z_mygPag2022-03-15 Ukraine Ceremony of Aid2022-03-15 Ukraine Ceremony of AidCeremony of Aid for Ukraine, conducted at the Auckland Zen Centre by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

]]>Ceremony of Aid for Ukraine, conducted at the Auckland Zen Centre by Roshi Amala Wrightson.

]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220316154316-5218.mp3Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:44:00 +130021:58falsefullCeremony of Aid for Ukraine2022-02-22 Beyond Wellness2022-02-22 Beyond WellnessRoshi Amala Wrightson shares some thoughts on practising with Parkinson's Disease, a neuro-degenerative disorder, and not getting caught up in our notions of "wellness", which always come with "illness"attached.

Text(s): article "The only way I know of alleviating suffering" by Darlene Cohen, in Being Bodies eds Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon 1997.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson shares some thoughts on practising with Parkinson's Disease, a neuro-degenerative disorder, and not getting caught up in our notions of "wellness", which always come with "illness"attached.

Text(s): article "The only way I know of alleviating suffering" by Darlene Cohen, in Being Bodies eds Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon 1997.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220223203006-3451.mp3Thu, 24 Feb 2022 02:33:00 +130001:02:43falsefullSome thoughts on practising with Parkinson's Disease, a neuro-degenerative disorder, and not getting caught up in our notions of "wellness", which always come with "illness"attached. Text(s): article "The only way I know of alleviating suffering" by Darlene Cohen, in Being Bodies eds Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon 1997. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/Ske7QXLte7FjVoSAyT31UIkFoq02022-01-25 H86 Ummon's "Everyone has their own light"2022-01-25 H86 Ummon's "Everyone has their own light"In this teisho Roshi takes up a koan from The Blue Cliff Record: "Everyone has their own light" (Hekiganroku # 86). Here is the case: Ummon said, "Everybody has their own light. Though when you try to see it, you cannot, everything is darkness. What is everybody's light?" Later he answered himself saying, "The temple storeroom, the tower gateway". He also said, "A precious thing isn't as good as nothing".

Ummon presents our human predicament: We each have our own light but when we try to see it everything is dark. What is this light, and what is the darkness? How do we find our way?

Source(s): The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H Wu

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Ummon presents our human predicament: We each have our own light but when we try to see it everything is dark. What is this light, and what is the darkness? How do we find our way?

Source(s): The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H Wu

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220126142024-2562.mp3Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:23:00 +130001:05:23falsefullUmmon presents our human predicament: We each have our own light but when we try to see it everything is dark. What is this light, and what is the darkness? How do we find our way? Source(s): The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H Wu Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/Yn0cUA1CVjt87V_SsUdY4NFU9MU2022-01-14 H89 The Hands and Eyes of Kanzeon2022-01-14 H89 The Hands and Eyes of KanzeonThe last of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson at the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

In this teisho Roshi takes up a koan from The Blue Cliff Record: "The Hands and Eyes of the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion" (Hekiganroku # 89).

How do we act with wisdom and compassion? Is it possible to grasp the truth 100 per cent?

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In this teisho Roshi takes up a koan from The Blue Cliff Record: "The Hands and Eyes of the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion" (Hekiganroku # 89).

How do we act with wisdom and compassion? Is it possible to grasp the truth 100 per cent?

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119015205-2570.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:54:00 +130044:41falsefullH:89 The Hands and Eyes of the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/hFqPDZEkMk6QJXpipmyiSzDY9cU How do we act with wisdom and compassion? Is it possible to grasp the truth 100 per cent?2022-01-13 M:23 Think Neither Good Nor Evil2022-01-13 M:23 Think Neither Good Nor EvilThe sixth of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson at the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

In this teisho Roshi takes up a koan from The Gateless Gate (Mumonkan # 23).

Myo, an ex-general, is stopped in his tracks by the 6th Ancestor, Huineng. What does he realise?

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In this teisho Roshi takes up a koan from The Gateless Gate (Mumonkan # 23).

Myo, an ex-general, is stopped in his tracks by the 6th Ancestor, Huineng. What does he realise?

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The inner critic and its disappearance in the face of unconditional love.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Wes Borden, Summer 2018 and The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski

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]]>The fifth of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson at the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

The inner critic and its disappearance in the face of unconditional love.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Wes Borden, Summer 2018 and The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119014554-9632.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:51:00 +130057:59falsefullThe inner critic and its disappearance in the face of unconditional love. Sources: Zen Bow article by Wes Borden, Summer 2018, The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/JEuFooEDCqRUya7RlBIEXCr18iA2022-01-10 Harada Tangen-roshi Part 3: Life and Teachings2022-01-10 The Life and Teachings of Harada Tangen-roshi 3The third in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Karma is not a predetermined mold, "rather, by virtue of one's own efforts, it is possible to move, even just a step, closer to one's aim."

Sources: Awaken to the True Self: https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/

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]]>The third in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Karma is not a predetermined mold, "rather, by virtue of one's own efforts, it is possible to move, even just a step, closer to one's aim."

Sources: Awaken to the True Self: https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119014046-6783.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:48:00 +130055:56falsefullKarma is not a predetermined mold, "rather, by virtue of one's own efforts, it is possible to move, even just a step, closer to one's aim." Sources: Awaken to the True Self: https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/ Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/5vjHiGyiDjKUeSQjFflKFI36NSI2022-01-11 Harada Tangen-roshi Part 4: Life and Teachings2022-01-11 The Life and Teachings of Harada Tangen-roshi 4The fourth of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson at the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Tangen-roshi's vow to become like a chair.

Sources: Awaken to the True Self, https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/

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]]>The fourth of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson at the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Tangen-roshi's vow to become like a chair.

Sources: Awaken to the True Self, https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119014332-1823.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:48:00 +130050:21falsefullTangen-roshi's vow to become like a chair. Sources: Awaken to the True Self, https://www.rzc.org/news/awaken-to-the-true-self/ Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/Eena83iPhtMxX51ZvDDuNUF_wZw2022-01-09 Harada Tangen-roshi Part 2: Life and Teachings2022-01-09 The Life and Teachings of Harada Tangen-roshi 2The second in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

This talk covers training at Bukkoku-ji and the emphasis on inner discipline.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018: https://www.rzc.org/news/harada-tangen-roshi/

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]]>The second in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

This talk covers training at Bukkoku-ji and the emphasis on inner discipline.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018: https://www.rzc.org/news/harada-tangen-roshi/

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119013826-5834.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:40:00 +130048:38falsefullTraining at Bukkoku-ji and the emphasis on inner discipline. Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/xg5fXejE74VUxln2KXBgmeMbuAg2022-01-08 Harada Tangen-roshi Part 1: Life and Teachings2022-01-08 The Life and Teachings of Harada Tangen-roshi 1The first in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Tangen-roshi's close calls with death reinforce his sense of being held and protected by a benevolent universe.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018: https://www.rzc.org/news/harada-tangen-roshi/

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]]>The first in a series of seven talks given by Roshi Amala Wrightson during the 2022 Auckland Zen Centre summer sesshin.

Tangen-roshi's close calls with death reinforce his sense of being held and protected by a benevolent universe.

Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018: https://www.rzc.org/news/harada-tangen-roshi/

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20220119013554-6891.mp3Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:38:00 +130054:51falsefullTangen-roshi's close calls with death reinforce his sense of being held and protected by a benevolent universe. Sources: Zen Bow article by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Summer 2018 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/Q-ET4mPpMBpQ8GP3K4euIdNd1rI2021-11-23 Cultivating right attitudes for practice and life 22021-11-23Cultivating Right Attitudes for Practice and Life2Roshi Amala Wrightson explores Huineng's three antidotes to grasping; no thought, no form, and non-abiding.

Main Text: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu.

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson explores Huineng's three antidotes to grasping; no thought, no form, and non-abiding.

Main Text: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu.

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20211124000635-2431.mp3Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:09:00 +130055:00falsefullHuineng's three antidotes to grasping; no thought, no form, and non-abiding. Main Text: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/50dLN5y5B-i48kyIbbIzV0baELs2021-11-09 Cultivating right attitudes for practice and life 12021-11-09 Cultivating right attitudes for practice and life 1Roshi Amala Wrightson explores contentment from a Zen perspective.

Contentment, usually rather dryly called "non-grasping" in Zen, is an essential attitude in our practice life; an antidote to restlessness and a middle way between attachment and aversion.

Main Text(s): Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Guo Gu

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]]>Roshi Amala Wrightson explores contentment from a Zen perspective.

Contentment, usually rather dryly called "non-grasping" in Zen, is an essential attitude in our practice life; an antidote to restlessness and a middle way between attachment and aversion.

Main Text(s): Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Guo Gu

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]]>https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20211111154106-1594.mp3Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:43:00 +130055:36falsefullContentment, usually rather dryly called "non-grasping" in Zen, is an essential attitude in our practice life; an antidote to restlessness and a middle way between attachment and aversion. Main Text(s): Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Guo Gu Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/6Lx_X8osLv5XZThPlgOk4S1Y_iA2021-10-19 The power of chanting and bowing2021-10-19 The power of chanting and bowinghttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20211020144815-7691.mp3Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:50:45 +130057:14falsefullWholehearted chanting can be a bridge that connects us with loved ones and with more-than-human realms. It can also take us into a present which contains both past and future, the living and the dead. Sources: Article "Why do we recite sutras?" by Hakuun Yasutani-roshi, and Zen Wisdom, Knowing and Doing by Master Sheng Yen Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/R-h9EqrVfOhU6vYYlGbqA6Llqzc2021-10-03 Arrogance2021-10-03 Arrogancehttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20211010031345-8886.mp3Sun, 10 Oct 2021 08:16:15 +130057:43falsefullExploring how the self-centred emotion of arrogance (or pride) causes pain in ourselves and others, plus a glimpse of what it feels like to be on the other end of arrogance. Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/G62yeu0YvzLI9DH2UabB-HRgMXk Text: Light Comes Through by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche2021-09-28 Information and Misinformation2021-09-28 Information and Misinformationhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20211010025624-2962.mp3Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:58:55 +130055:07falsefullWho do we trust for our information? How open-minded are we? Can we see beyond the views of the people we disagree with and stay connected? Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/XzTeGS3N0GbY_WzQ5slHpLLY-_k21-09-14 Learning from Te Ao Māori21-09-14 Learning from Te Ao Māorihttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210916231415-4755.mp3Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:17:17 +130001:04:22falsefullTalk given in recognition of Māori Language Week (Te Wiki o te Reo Māori). Some background on our 4 vows translation, Ko ngā Oati e Whā. Beginning to explore key concepts of the Maōri worldview, with a look at whanaungatanga, or right relationship. Text(s): In right relationship -- whanaungatanga by Haylee Kiroi in Climate Aotearoa ed. Helen Clark2021-08-31 Working with our suffering2021-08-31 Working with our sufferinghttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210901162724-5605.mp3Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:29:44 +130053:20falsefullIn lockdown again, many of the ways that we "get a break from ourselves" are no longer possible. So how do we work with painful habits of thinking and feeling? Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/g9eity7un76x1QQGlup3GyICboM2021-08-17 H46 Kyosei's Sound of the Raindrops2021-08-17 H46 Kyosei's Sound of the Raindropshttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210820203533-2810.mp3Sat, 21 Aug 2021 01:38:54 +130048:40falsefullHow can we engage in our lives without falling into subject/object dualism? How can we hold onto nothing in the very midst of using all our senses? Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/4XeQRqAdbuBUg-aOjPSQ_aEgGPw2021-08-06 Yu Uses Her Full Strength2021-08-06 Yu Uses Her Full Strengthhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811041843-6402.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:20:34 +130043:59falsefullWhen Yu realises master Linji's "true person of no rank" she leaps beyond convention and societal norms. Text(s): The Hidden Lamp, Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, ed.Florence Caplow and Susan Moon Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/qhM5PQADJaOGJo_pJqDyazNJWYo2021-08-05 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 62021-08-05 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 6https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811041604-2091.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:18:34 +130056:20falsefullThe space around our thoughts. Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/5Wio99bNCEzPoRnqGVhwFaW3di82021-08-04 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 52021-08-04 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 5https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811040924-4047.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:11:44 +130056:54falsefull"You are not the conditions that make you do things." Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/WvZbHLiB-G8-YyOKX60zfP1pqhs2021-08-03 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 42021-08-03 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811040713-6280.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:09:24 +130053:30falsefullSelf-preoccupation and the three conceits. Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/DKAxUiEOAaMZiC6FiUNq8Fgkf-k2021-08-02 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 32021-08-02 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811040333-4803.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:05:54 +130055:19falsefullThe Manchester Buddhist Society and starting to teach. Non-returner and Bodhisattva paths. Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/yXjIWkytWMnTC-PCpdG1oARj1NI2021-08-01 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 22021-08-01 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811040053-5013.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:03:04 +130051:58falsefullWorking with horses and people Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/oJLpNH5PagZFSrL0xHzyHLC8Akg2021-07-31 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 12021-07-31 The Life and Teachings of Russel Williams 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210811035813-4239.mp3Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:00:23 +130049:59falsefullEarly life and awakening Text(s): Not I, Not Other than I, The Life and Teachings of Russel Wlliams ed. Steve Taylor O-Books 2015 Automated transcript https://otter.ai/u/tnt2nc8uvzTunQmORDJdBfTWqKg2021-06-29 Precepts 3 - discussion2021-06-29 Precepts 3 - discussionhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210702162133-9083.mp3Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:22:04 +130008:25falsefullDiscussion following teisho Precepts 3.2021-06-29 Precepts 32021-06-29 Precepts 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210701233944-9356.mp3Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +130051:16falsefullComments on precepts 3, 5 and 9 (sex, intoxicants and anger). Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/tAjKCqb9J5WQIYSW8xi6tORmm8g2021-06-15 Precepts 2 - discussion2021-06-15 Precepts 2 - discussionhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210620045153-9381.mp3Sun, 20 Jun 2021 14:52:24 +130008:26falsefullA discussion following the talk Precepts 2.2021-06-15 Precepts 22021-06-15 Precepts 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210620044944-6548.mp3Sun, 20 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +130044:25falsefullThis 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/3mha923rEWSTSGcdGwI4kTGSgPg2021-06-09 M10 Sozan and Poor Seizei2021-06-09 M10 Sozan and Poor Seizeihttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210614195554-7023.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:58:04 +130048:02falsefullWorking with spiritual poverty.2021-06-08 An Experience of Enlightenment 42021-06-08 An Experience of Enlightenment 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210614194434-9042.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:46:54 +130050:52falsefullArrival, 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 19862021-06-07 An Experience of Enlightenment 32021-06-07 An Experience of Enlightenment 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210614194023-7741.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:42:53 +130051:40falsefullA turning point -- no need to look further than the mind itself. Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 19862121-06-06 An Experience of Enlightenment 22121-06-06 An Experience of Enlightenment 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210614193333-8945.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:35:54 +130050:20falsefullFlora Curtois' search for Reality, or the ground of being. Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 19862021-06-05 An Experience of Enlightenment 12021-06-05 An Experience of Enlightenment 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210614192113-1858.mp3Tue, 15 Jun 2021 05:23:33 +130050:20falsefullIntroduction to the text by Yasutani-roshi Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Curtois Quest Books 19862021-06-01 Precepts Part 12021-06-01 Precepts Part 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210606185333-6803.mp3Sun, 06 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +130047:17falsefullThe 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/TzR5AgJe8tXU1xqsnAIJoxaEYkg2021-06-01 Precepts Part 1 - discussion2021-06-01 Precepts Part 1 - discussionhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210606185543-4222.mp3Sun, 06 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +130008:52falsefullDiscussion following the teisho on precepts (part 1) Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/TzR5AgJe8tXU1xqsnAIJoxaEYkg2021-03-30 Grass and Weeds2021-03-30 Grass and Weedshttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210604175223-5114.mp3Fri, 04 Jun 2021 22:53:53 +130032:50falsefullThe teaching and poetry of grass and weeds, from Zen to Walt Whitman.2021-04-20 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 32021-04-20 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210425171723-1627.mp3Sun, 25 Apr 2021 22:19:14 +130057:41falsefullAll 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 Shoshitaishvili2021-04-13 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 22021-04-13 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210417015413-7368.mp3Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:55:54 +130054:09falsefullLearning from spiritual friends, practising humility. Main text: River of Fire, River of Water by Taitetsu Unno2021-03-21 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 12021-03-21 Teachings of Jodo Shinshu 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210402225814-7822.mp3Sat, 03 Apr 2021 04:00:03 +130056:21falsefullWhat 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 Unno2021-02-16 Vows, Faith, Compassion and Renunciation 22021-02-16 Vows, Faith, Compassion and Renunciation 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210218192823-9461.mp3Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:30:13 +130053:46falsefullMore 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 Renunciation2021-01-26 Vows, Faith, Compassion and Renunciationhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210128011913-9126.mp3Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:21:14 +130043:16falsefullA 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 Monument2021-01-15 H18 The National Teacher's Seamless Monumenthttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120200033-3089.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:01:53 +130038:02falsefullThe 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 Tired2021-01-14 H17 Kyorin's Sitting Long and Getting Tiredhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195853-4777.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 01:00:24 +130036:02falsefullWhat is the meaning of Zen? What is the meaning of life?2021-01-13 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 52021-01-13 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 5https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195713-9569.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:58:43 +130038:07falsefullHow 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 Cleary2021-01-12 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 42021-01-12 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195522-5159.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:57:05 +130039:11falsefullRenunciation 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 Cleary2021-01-11 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 32021-01-11 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195342-5172.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:57:04 +130038:00falsefullWho 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 Cleary2021-01-10 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 22021-01-10 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195212-9686.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:56:53 +130038:42falsefullHow subjective emotional consciousness distorts our experience. Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary2021-01-09 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 12021-01-09 Teachings of Zen Master Dahui 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20210120195042-3798.mp3Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:55:13 +130036:33falsefullSome 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'Brien2020-11-24 Chiyono's "No Water, No Moon"2020-11-24 Chiyono's "No Water, No Moon"https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201128115513-5449.mp3Sat, 28 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +130050:41falsefullChiyono 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 Moon2020-11-10 "These Mountains, They Are in Pain"2020-11-10 "These Mountains, They Are in Pain"https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201116205932-2860.mp3Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:02:33 +130049:52falsefullA 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 Houshmand2020-07-31 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 42020-07-31 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201102171313-8108.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:16:53 +130056:46falsefull"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 19912020-07-30 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 32020-07-30 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201102165623-5459.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 22:00:05 +130057:22falsefull"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 19912020-07-29 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 22020-07-29 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201102165304-9889.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:59:54 +130053:27falsefullThe 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 19912020-07-28 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 12020-07-28 Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201102163943-2568.mp3Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:43:14 +130056:22falsefullThe 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 19912020-10-25 Navigating by the stars2020-10-25 Navigating by the starshttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201027144753-8807.mp3Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:51:14 +130052:35falsefullWords 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 Murphy2020-10-20 Coming to the Path - Sally2020-10-20 Coming to the Path - Sallyhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201027144442-9927.mp3Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:47:33 +130046:09falsefullSally's Coming to the Path talk2020-09-26 Questions Raised by the Cannabis Legalisation Ref2020-09-26 Questions Raised by the Cannabis Legalisation Refhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201008165753-6189.mp3Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:00:44 +130047:34falsefullHow 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 Introduction2020-09-26 Term Intensive Introductionhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20201008165413-6727.mp3Thu, 08 Oct 2020 21:54:44 +130009:26falsefullIntroduction to the Spring Term Intensive20-09-15 End Of Life Choice Referendum20-09-15 End Of Life Choice Referendumhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200921203033-2878.mp3Tue, 22 Sep 2020 01:34:54 +130001:10:26falsefullThe 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 Sesshin2020-07-30 Day Three 4-day Online Sesshinhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200810044853-4507.mp3Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +130057:22falsefullComments 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 Buddha2010-08-26 M 9 Daitsu Chisho Buddhahttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200908163112-5630.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:33:54 +130046:12falsefullWhy 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 42020-08-25 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200908162743-3603.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:31:03 +130055:24falsefullWhat 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 Yen2020-08-24 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 32020-08-24 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200908162413-7333.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:30:54 +130057:05falsefullPushing 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 Yen2020-08-23 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 22020-08-23 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200908162043-2815.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:24:04 +130056:49falsefullSome of the different forms our doubt may take. Main source: Shattering the Great Doubt: the Chan Practice of Huado by Chan Master Sheng Yen2020-08-22 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 12020-08-22 Masters Dahui and Sheng Yen on Koan Practice 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200908161713-2367.mp3Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:20:33 +130054:23falsefullThe 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 Yen2020-07-31 Day Four 4-day Online Sesshin2020-07-31 Day Four 4-day Online Sesshinhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200810045243-2369.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:56:23 +130056:46falsefullComments 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.2020-07-29 Day Two 4-day Online Sesshin2020-07-29 Day Two 4-day Online Sesshinhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200810044532-3036.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:52:34 +130053:27falsefullComments 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 Williams2020-07-28 Day One 4-day Online Sesshin2020-07-28 Day One 4-day Online Sesshinhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200810044204-5750.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:52:24 +130056:22falsefullComments 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 Delight2020-07-28 Cultivating Delighthttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200810043833-7829.mp3Mon, 10 Aug 2020 04:41:53 +130048:47falsefullComments 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/2020-07-07 Matariki Jukai2020-07-07 Matariki Jukaihttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200714034453-6485.mp3Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:45:23 +130001:00:22falsefullJukai : why and how we receive the 16 precepts, and do it more than once, plus some notes on understanding the 10 cardinal precepts in the light of the 3 resolutions -- to do no harm, to do good, and to liberate all living beings.2020-07-05 Dharma class Heart Sutra 42020-07-05 Dharma class Heart Sutra 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200708023122-4132.mp3Wed, 08 Jul 2020 02:32:14 +130001:33:16falsefullThe fourth and last of the pre-Jukai Dharma classes on the Heart Sutra2020-06-28 Dharma Class - Heart Sutra 32020-06-28 Dharma Class - Heart Sutra 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200629233603-7066.mp3Mon, 29 Jun 2020 23:36:43 +130001:16:42falsefullThe third in the series of dharma classes on the Heart Sutra2020-06-21 Dharma Class Heart Sutra 22020-06-21 Dharma Class Heart Sutra 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200628200343-1346.mp3Sun, 28 Jun 2020 20:04:13 +130051:09falsefullThe second class in the Heart Sutra series.2020-06-16 Black Lives Matter2020-06-16 Black Lives Matterhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200621033223-2144.mp3Sun, 21 Jun 2020 03:33:04 +130050:32falsefullSometimes silence, so valued by us as students of Zen, is not enough. Of course all lives matter, but we need to affirm aloud that black and brown lives matter, as they are often devalued, disregarded and outright destroyed. If we are white we need to work at becoming aware of the privileges we enjoy as a result of present and historical colonisation, and the ideology if white superiority that goes along with it.2020-06-14 Dharma Class Heart Sutra 12020-06-14 Dharma Class Heart Sutra 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200616203753-9868.mp3Tue, 16 Jun 2020 20:38:23 +130001:02:13falsefullThe first in the series of classes on the Heart Sutra2020-06-02 Optimism, Pessimism, Realism2020-06-02 Optimism, Pessimism, Realismhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200603013503-1090.mp3Tue, 02 Jun 2020 05:00:00 +130048:19falsefullBodhicitta (the intelligent heart, or aspiration to awaken for the sake of all) as a way of engaging with this time of great peril and great opportunity.2020-05-19 Lenses for Lock-down2020-05-19 Lenses for Lock-downhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200524201841-9321.mp3Mon, 25 May 2020 01:21:06 +130001:04:05falsefullSome of the ways the pandemic lock-down is being understood and how we might respond to this global upheaval in our own lives.2020-05-12 The Hunter of Stories2020-05-12 The Hunter of Storieshttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200513223445-6479.mp3Thu, 14 May 2020 03:39:33 +130049:25falsefullDharma Talk by Richard von Sturmer2020-04-21 S:83 Daowu Tending the Sick2020-04-21 S:83 Daowu Tending the Sickhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200425170902-9440.mp3Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:13:05 +130052:55falsefullThe Buddha said whoever would tend me should tend the sick. With what attitude should we tend the sick?2020-04-07 S94 Dongshan is Sick2020-04-07 S94 Dongshan is Sickhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200414200352-1869.mp3Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:08:10 +130057:36falsefullMaster Wansong comments on this story, "When the ancients were about to go, they frolicked in the realm of old age, sickness and death." How do you frolic in old age, sickness and death? Watch Master Dong Shan play like a dragon with his pearl and learn about the struggle and careful attention that lay behind his great freedom.2020-03-24 H:87 Ummon's 'Medicine and sickness'2020-03-24 H:87 Ummon's 'Medicine and sickness'https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200402000203-5536.mp3Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:06:05 +130051:58falsefullWhat is the nature of illness? What Is medicine? Ummon says that the whole earth is medicine, and asks what, then, is the self? How do things change when we approach the circumstances of our life from an understanding that the whole earth is medicine?2020-03-10 H3 Baso's 'Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha'2020-03-10 H3 Baso's 'Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha'https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200401235802-5635.mp3Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:01:48 +130045:48falsefullZen teachings on sickness, death and healing. Quoted text: In Love with the World by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche2020-02-09 Zen and Marriage - panel discussion2020-02-09 Zen and Marriage - panel discussionhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200209172113-8277.mp3Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:25:34 +130001:24:39falsefullA panel discussion on zen and marriage with Hogen Green-sensei and his wife Cindy Eiho Green, of the Mountains and Rivers Order and Amala Sensei (Auckland Zen Centre) and her husband Richard v. Sturmer2019-11-12 Coming to the Path - Hamish Bartle2019-11-12 Coming to the Path - Hamish Bartlehttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200209171239-8664.mp3Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:16:57 +130054:31falsefullComing to the Path talk by Hamish Bartle2020-01-10 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 62020-01-10 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 6https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118221238-9624.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:21:12 +130053:51falsefullPeople often come to the Dharma because they want to transcend birth and death, sickness and old age, but masters of the past and present all grow old, get sick and die. How can we leave behind birth and death? Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 19832020-01-11 The Old Woman, Zhaozhou, and the Tiger2020-01-11 The Old Woman, Zhaozhou, and the Tigerhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118221659-9694.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:21:12 +130055:32falsefullHow do we deal with frightening things when they confront us, and how do we deal fear itself and the vicious cycles of anxiety? Main Text: The Hidden Lamp, Stories fromTwenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon, Wisdom 2013.2020-01-09 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 52020-01-09 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 5https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118220842-1003.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:16:55 +130054:08falsefullTrue Mind is like "a jewel hidden in the mountain of form". It exists but is not perceived. "Ordinary people are those who are enlightened all day long without ever knowing it." Even amid the troubles of the dusty world, the true mind remains unafflicted by those troubles. Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 19832020-01-08 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 42020-01-08 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118220445-1030.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:16:47 +130050:57falsefullChinul responds to the question "What is the essence of True Mind?", describes its functioning, and explores the similarities and differences between True Mind's essence and function. Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 19832020-01-07 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 32020-01-07 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118220034-5797.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:04:42 +130052:51falsefullThe importance of faith in the practice of the Path and the myriad names for True Mind in the Sutras and in Son (Zen). Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.2020-01-06 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 22020-01-06 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118215644-9744.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 03:04:31 +130051:42falsefullConclusion of biographical material and introduction to Chinul's teaching on True Mind. Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.2020-01-05 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 12020-01-05 Master Chinul's "Straight Talk on the True Mind 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118215221-1724.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 02:56:35 +130053:05falsefullBiography of Twelfth Century Korean Master Chinul. One of the most important figures in Korean Buddhism, Chinul sought to unify the teachings of the sutras with those of Son (Zen in Japanese), the so-called "special transmission outside the scriptures, not dependent on words and letters". Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.2019-11-27 Yashodhara's Path2019-11-27 Yashodhara's Pathhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20200118214737-1131.mp3Sun, 19 Jan 2020 02:51:58 +130054:34falsefullAn alternative story of the Buddha's home-leaving from the Sarvastivadin literature, and the parallel practice undertaken at home by his wife, Yashodhara, provide us with a model for lay practice. Main Text: The Hidden Lamp, Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon, Wisdom 2013.22019-10-08 Entangling vines (RvS)22019-10-08 Entangling vines (RvS)https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20191022151723-6279.mp3Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:20:24 +130002:34:38falsefullA dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer.2019-09-10 Dogen sets the record straight 22019-09-10 Dogen sets the record straight 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20191022151424-3789.mp3Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:19:52 +130003:07:51falsefullText used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon2019-08-20 Dogen sets the record straight 12019-08-20 Dogen sets the record straight 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20191022151134-8079.mp3Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:17:10 +130003:23:04falsefullText used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon2019-08-06 Two stories2019-08-06 Two storieshttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20191022150827-3956.mp3Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:11:11 +130003:22:49falsefullText used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon2019-07-23 End of Life Choice Bill2019-07-23 End of Life Choice Billhttps://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190817132244-6821.mp3Sat, 17 Aug 2019 18:25:24 +130053:25falsefullHastening our death: do we need to legalise assisted suicide, and why do so many people feel so strongly about this issue? Main text quoted: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande2019-07-05 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 72019-07-05 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 7https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715234214-7291.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:44:24 +130051:19falsefullEntry through practice -- (4) practicing in accord with Dharma -- giving Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-07-04 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 62019-07-04 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 6https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715234036-6008.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:42:47 +130051:14falsefullEntry through practice -- (3) craving nothing (continued) Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-07-03 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 52019-07-03 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 5https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715233703-6288.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:39:32 +130047:27falsefullEntry through practice -- (3) craving nothing Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-07-02 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 42019-07-02 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 4https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715233543-3320.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:37:56 +130050:32falsefullEntry through practice -- (2) accepting circumstances Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-07-01 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 32019-07-01 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 3https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715233401-5023.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:36:19 +130047:09falsefullEntry through practice -- (1) requiting animosity Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-06-30 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 22019-06-30 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 2https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715233152-5232.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:34:09 +130054:42falsefullEntry through Principle -- awakening to the essential Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago2019-06-29 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 12019-06-29 Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice 1https://kargetsi.hipcast.com/deluge/kargetsi-20190715232919-7961.mp3Tue, 16 Jul 2019 04:31:28 +130050:17falsefullBodhidharma's life and his direct pointing to the human heart Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago