Tenshin Roshi talks on case 54 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ungan's Great Compassionate One".

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 1:10pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 59 of the Book of Equanimity, "Seirin's Deadly Snake".

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 12:29pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 31 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ummon's Free-Standing Pillar".

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 11:49am PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 4 of the Book of Equanimity, The World-Honored One Points to the Earth.
Direct download: Attention.mp3
Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 3:51pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Parts 1 and 6 of Master Dogen's Bendowa or "On the Endeavor of the Way."

Direct download: The_Inquisitive_Mind.mp3
Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 3:42pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi reads from the Writings of Zen Master Hakuin:

“I am not trying to tell you to discard completely quietistic meditation and to seek specifically for a place of activity to carry on your practice. What is most worthy of respect is a pure koan meditation that neither knows nor is conscious of the two aspects, the quiet and the active. That is why it has been said that the true practicing person walks but does not know they are walking, sits but does not know they are sitting.

For penetrating to the depths of one’s own true self-nature and for attaining a vitality valid on all occasions, nothing can surpass meditation in the midst of activity.”

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 4:37pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi speaks on the first two sections of Henzan or All-Inclusive Study, from Moon in a Dewdrop, Writings of Zen Master Dogen.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 10:48am PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on case 7 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Asking About Buddha".

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 2:39pm PDT

Head Trainee for the spring period at Yokoji, Deanne Shinzan Larsen, spoke on the koan, "Tozan's Illness" and engaged in Dharma Combat with the assembly (via Zoom).

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 5:49pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on case 38 of the Book of Equanimity, "Rinzai's True Man".

Direct download: The_True_Person.mp3
Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 6:25pm PDT