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Zen Meditation on the Great Flower Adornment Scripture, Class 8

In this series of meetings, we will study and see how Zen is the key unlocking the innumerable meanings of this oceanic scripture. We will also explore how the sutra opens and illuminates our simple...

#YRB-2023-Fall, Samadhi, Silence, resistance
Nov 21 2023
8 of 8
The Yoga Room

Zen's Silence Over Sutras

Lotus Sutra, Silence, Abhidharma
Jan 17 2023

Embracing Justice Through Zen Vows

Doubt, Sangha, Silence
Aug 06 2022

The Whole Universe is the One Buddha Vehicle

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode community

Lotus Sutra, Stillness, Respect, Silence, Freedom
Apr 03 2021
Zoom

April 3rd, 2021, Serial No. 04558

Lotus Sutra, Stillness, Silence
Apr 03 2021

March 31st, 2021, Serial No. 04557

Emptiness, Silence, Stillness
Mar 31 2021

Yoga Room Class - March 30th, 2021

This recording is intended to be shared with class members only

#YRB-2021A, Emptiness, Silence, Stillness
Mar 30 2021
The Yoga Room

Yoga Room Class - March 23rd, 2021

This recording is intended to be shared with class members only

#YRB-2021A, Lotus Sutra, Silence, Enthusiasm
Mar 23 2021
The Yoga Room

March 10th, 2021, Serial No. 04554

Stillness, Lotus Sutra, Silence
Mar 10 2021

Yoga Room Class - March 9th, 2021

This recording is intended to be shared with class members only

Rumi, #YRB-2021A, Stillness, Lotus Sutra, Silence
Mar 09 2021
The Yoga Room

February 7th, 2020, Serial No. 04512

Samadhi, Attachment, Silence
Feb 07 2020

January 12th, 2020, Serial No. 04498

Stillness, Silence, Delusion
Jan 12 2020

The Non-Duality of Silence and Language

Silence, Transmission, Perfect Wisdom, Non-duality, Balance, Duality, Observe, Heart...
Nov 23 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Stories of Enlightenment

In 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

Wandering Away from Our Original Home in Search of Our Original Home

Obstacles, Don't Know Mind, Daily Life, Silence, Zendo, Priest
Aug 10 2019
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.

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YRB-2019-Summer, Money, Silence, Commitment, Humility
Aug 06 2019
7/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.

...
YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Mindfulness, Addiction, japanese, zen meditation, Duality,...
Jul 23 2019
5/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.

...
YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, japanese, Don't Know Mind, Soto Zen
Jul 16 2019
4/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.
...

YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Funeral, Emotions, Interview, Soto Zen, Practice Period,...
Jul 09 2019
3/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.
...

YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Transmission, true dharma, Religion, Passions, Suzuki Roshi...
Jul 02 2019
2/7
The Yoga Room

July 2nd, 2019, Serial No. 04487

Stillness, Silence, Karma
Jul 02 2019

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.
...

YRB-2019-Summer, Letting Go, Karmic Consciousness, Silence, lecture, Enthusiasm,...
Jun 25 2019
1/7
The Yoga Room

A Conversation about Principle and Phenomena

Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, resistance, confusion, Letting Go, Don't Know Mind...
May 18 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Buddha Activity

The 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, Karmic Consciousness, Silence, Intimacy, Ego, Nirvana, Teacher-and-...
Apr 16 2019
7/7
The Yoga Room

Buddha Activity

The 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, cognitive process, Silence, Faith, Suzuki Roshi, unconscious process...
Apr 02 2019
5/7
The Yoga Room

Buddha Activity

The 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, Silence, Interdependence, Attachment, Mahayana
Mar 26 2019
4/7
The Yoga Room

Buddha Activity

The 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, Intimacy, Commitment, Buddha Mind, Separation, Duality, unconscious...
Mar 12 2019
2/7
The Yoga Room

Buddha Activity

The 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, zen meditation, Silence, Evil, Faith, Doubt, causation, Bell,...
Mar 05 2019
1/7
The Yoga Room

The New Coffin

Summary of the unrecorded morning talk. The practice of just sitting. Remembering stillness, letting go of 'what next.' Training to ready for this moment, and for death.

Death-and-Dying, Stillness, Bell, Silence
Dec 15 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

December 15th, 2018, Serial No. 04452

Stillness, Bell, Silence
Dec 15 2018

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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, Silence, Attachment, Daily Life, Desire, Duality, Tassajara Zen...
Nov 27 2018
7 of 7
The Yoga Room

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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, Silence, Bodhidharma, cognitive process, Observe, Fundraising, Lay,...
Nov 13 2018
5 of 7
The Yoga Room

The Hands And Eyes Of Avalokiteshvara

Compassion is the teaching of the Buddha. Stories of the different statues and scrolls at No Abode. Yunmen and Daowu, the thousand arms of Avalokiteshvara.

Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, Transmission, Silence, Avalokiteshvara, Perfect Wisdom,...
Nov 10 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

November 10th, 2018, Serial No. 04449

Silence, Stillness, Avalokiteshvara
Nov 10 2018

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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, Silence, Bodhisattva Vow, Ego, Priest, Breath, Letting Go, difficulty...
Oct 30 2018
3 of 7
The Yoga Room

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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, Silence, Daily Life, Emotions
Oct 23 2018
2 of 7

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen 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, Stillness, Silence, Global Warming
Oct 16 2018
1 of 7
The Yoga Room

August 11th, 2018, Serial No. 04444

Silence, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Mind
Aug 11 2018

The Womb of the Tathagata #5

Meeting a teacher, asking about the teaching and listening to the teaching. Bodies and minds sitting silently and conversing.

Lotus Sutra, Silence, Buddha Mind
Aug 11 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara's eyes of compassion observing all sentient beings; Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu, facing the wall for nine years; the Sixth Ancestor's training;

Buddha Ancestors, Consciousness, Compassion, Bodhisattva, Bodhidharma, cognitive...
Mar 03 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

January 24th, 2018, Serial No. 04411

Stillness, Bowing, Silence
Jan 24 2018

January 21st, 2018, Serial No. 04408

Stillness, Buddha Mind, Silence
Jan 21 2018

June 11th, 2017, Serial No. 04375

Stillness, Delusion, Silence
Jun 11 2017

The Buddha Mind Seal Is Face-to-Face Conversation

Buddha mind is an intimate conversation; Dogen's meeting a master for the first time; conscious and unconscious mind.

Buddha Mind, Transmission, Conversation, Buddha Mind, Silence, unconscious process...
Jun 03 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

June 3rd, 2017, Serial No. 04372

Buddha Mind, Silence, Consciousness
Jun 03 2017

The One Vehicle Lives In Silence And Stillness

The desire for awakening for the welfare of all beings; social engagement and silence, both practices pervade all beings; practicing with the limitations of the body.

Mahayana, Compassion, Meditation, Silence, Conversation, Transmission, Hate
May 06 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

A Sanctuary Is Built Right Here, Right Now

Buddha's 'a good place to build a sanctuary'; buddha mind is intimately transmitted - Sandokai; undergoing surgery; baby developing a self;

Transmission, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary, Conversation, intimate communication,...
Apr 01 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

December 6th, 2016, Serial No. 04344

Stillness, Transmission, Silence
Dec 06 2016

November 1st, 2016, Serial No. 04325

Compassion, Stillness, Silence
Nov 01 2016

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