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2009 dharma talks
Thinking Non-thinking |
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Peter on Dogen's "Thinking non-thinking." |
Fourth Perfection of Wisdom: strenuousness |
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Jane talks on the fourth Perfection of Wisdom: strenuousness. |
Doing zazen is coming home |
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Peter discussing why doing zazen is coming home. |
On Washing Dishes |
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Peter talking about washing dishes. |
Emptiness |
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Jane discussing emptiness. |
On sitting & sweeping |
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Peter talking about sitting and sweeping. |
Perspectives |
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Jane discusses perspectives. |
Power |
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Jane talks on power in practice. |
On Avalokiteshvara in the Lotus Sutra |
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Peter speaks on Avalokiteshvara in the Lotus Sutra. |
The Lotus Sutra Chapter 4 |
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Jane talks about the Lotus Sutra Chapter 4. |
On Good & Bad & Pain |
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Peter talking about good & bad & pain. |
Remorse |
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Jane discussing remorse. |
The Importance of Dokusan |
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Jane speaks about the importance of dokusan in Zen practice. |
On Suzuki Roshi |
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Peter talks about Suzuki Roshi. |
On Baby Buddha & Easter Bunny |
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Peter gives a talk for children on the Baby Buddha and the Easter Bunny. |
Spiritual friends |
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Peter talks about teachers as spiritual friends. |
Kinhin |
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Jane talks about doing kinhin (walking meditation). |
On Suzuki Roshi's Pink Glasses and the 1,000-arm Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva |
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Peter talks on Suzuki Roshi's Pink Glasses and the 1.000-arm Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. |
On going home |
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Peter discusses how doing zazen is going home. |
How to sit |
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| Jane discusses how to sit in zazen. |
On being a bodhisattva |
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Peter discusses what it means to be a bodhisattva. |
On Jizo Bodhisattva |
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Peter introduces the relevance of Jizo Bodhisattva. |
Facing obstacles |
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Jane talks about facing obstacles in practice. |
Lotus Sutra's Ten Blessings |
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Peter talks about the 10 Blessings Chapter in the Lotus Sutra. |
Mindfulness |
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Jane discusses mindfulness in daily life. |
On selflessness |
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Peter discusses selflessness. |
On way-seeking mind |
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Peter talks about way-seeking mind in Buddhism. |
On the ten ox-herding pictures (Part 2) |
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Peter explains the Ten Ox-herding Pictures (Part 2). |
On the ten ox-herding pictures (Part 1) |
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Peter explains the Ten Ox-herding Pictures (Part 1). |
On horse-and-carrot zen |
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Peter talks about horse-and-carrot zen. |
Taking the precepts |
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Jane speaks on taking the precepts. |
On breathing in & breathing out |
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Peter discusses the difference between breathing in and breathing out in meditation. |
Shikantaza |
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Jane discusses shikantaza. |
On dualistic and non-dualistic thinking |
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Peter on dualistic and non-dualistic thinking. |
On practicing in ordinary life |
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Peter speaks about how to practice in ordinary life. |
Making mistakes |
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Jane discusses making mistakes in zen practice. |
The 3rd Perfection: Patience |
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Jane speaks on practicing the third perfection: patience. |
On rakusus |
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Peter takes up the function of making and wearing rakusus (abbreviated Buddhist robes).
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On delusion |
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Peter discusses "delusions are inexhaustible" in the Bodhisattva Vow. |
On three understandings of the precepts: 1 of 2 |
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Peter discusses the precepts from three points of view: 1 of 2. |
On three understandings of the precepts: 2 of 2 |
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Peter discusses the precepts from three points of view: 2 of 2. |
The 4th perfection: Strenuousness |
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Jane speaks on the Fourth Perfection: strenuousness. |
On mindfulness in Zen |
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Peter talks about mindfulness in Zen. |
On from karma to freedom |
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Peter compares karma with being free. |
On non-discrimination |
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Peter talks about non-discrimination in Buddhism. |
Way-seeking mind |
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Jane discusses the importance of having way-seeking mind. |
On the 12 links of origination |
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Peter explains the 12 links of origination of suffering. |
On repentance |
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Peter talks about the importance of repentance in Buddhism. |
Stop, look, and listen |
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Jane relates how children are taught to stop, look and listen applies to being on the path. |
On the tree and harmony |
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Peter talks about having a tree at the end of a year and its meaning of harmony. |
On the precepts ceremony |
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Peter discusses the various parts of the precepts ceremony. |
The precepts and commitment |
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Jane talks about the connection between the precepts and commitment.
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