Patience Talks
Kshanti (Sanskrit kṣānti) or khanti (Pāli) is patience, forbearance and forgiveness. It is one of the pāramitās in both Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism.
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Compassion with the Controlling Impulse - February 4th, 2023, AfternoonEmphasizing compassion and de-emphasizing trying to control. Compassion with the impulse to try to control. Being careful without trying to control. Impartiality towards the outcome; for example,... Compassion, control, impartiality, non-grasping, loving-kindness, Bodhidharma, Avalokiteshvara,... |
Feb 04 2023 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Stories of EnlightenmentIn our class this fall we will contemplate and converse about several stories of Zen practice and enlightenment. Our contemplation and conversations will naturally bring up questions and concerns... YRB-2019-Fall, Blue Cliff Record, Japan, true dharma, Book of Serenity, Patience,... |
Oct 17 2019 3/7 The Yoga Room |
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Buddha ActivityThe work of buddhas — buddha activity — is realizing intimacy and liberation in conversation together with all beings. In this series of meetings we will contemplate what it is to fully engage with... YRB-2019-Spring, Discrimination, Letting Go, Attachment, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi... |
Apr 09 2019 6/7 The Yoga Room |
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Generating Energy resistance, Patience, practicing generosity, Enthusiasm, Tassajara, Emotions, Breath... |
Mar 09 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Silent Sitting & Social ActionZen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of... YRB-2018-Fall, Intimacy, Silence, Doubt, Addiction, unconscious process, Attachment,... |
Nov 20 2018 6 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Guidance or ControlControl is antithetical to enlightenment; NASA control center and GPS guidance systems; granddaughter's pacifier Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Describe, Transmission, Zendo, American, Patience... |
Feb 03 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva VowDuring this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Bodhisattva Vow, Patience, Desire, zen meditation, Teacher-and-Student, Confession-... |
Jul 24 2007 The Yoga Room |
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Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva VowDuring this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and... Birth-and-Death, Bodhisattva Vow, Samsara, Nirvana, Attachment, zen meditation,... |
Jul 10 2007 The Yoga Room |