Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 9 of the Gateless Gate, "Daitsu Chisho".

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 2:55pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 2 of The Blue Cliff Record, "The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty". Jokai Sensei steps in to answer questions toward the end of the talk as an end to the Fall Training Period.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 2:47pm PDT

Stefanie Kisen Fredella was the Head Trainee for the Fall Training Period of 2020. This recording is of her Dharma Combat ceremony. Kisen talks on the koan "Ryuge Passes the Chin Rest"
(https://zmc.org/blog/2020/11/koan-for-dharma-combat-fall-2020-training-period/) and engages the assembly in dharma combat.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 11:22am PDT

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

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 4:41pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks about Obon, a traditional Buddhist festival which we have aligned with our western celebration of Halloween. Check on the blog at https://zmc.org/blog for a post coming soon with the Gate of Sweet Nectar which is mentioned in the talk.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 4:20pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 66 of the Book of Equanimity, "Kyuho's Head and Tail." This dharma talk was given on October 25, 2020.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 11:30am PDT

This dharma talk was given on October 18, 2020 by Tenshin Roshi at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center. Roshi talks on Case 23 of The Gateless Gate, "Think Neither Good Nor Evil."

 

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 11:25am PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 83 of The Book of Equanimity, "Dogo's Nursing."

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 12:50pm PDT

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

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 12:25pm PDT

Tenshin Roshi talks on the "Identity of Relative and Absolute", a verse written by Sekito Kisen in the 8th century and one that is chanted daily in Soto Zen temples and training centers.

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Category:Buddhism -- posted at: 1:42pm PDT