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Suzuki Roshi Talks

Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center which, along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.

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Entering the Samadhi of Buddha’s Radiance

A talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Flower Adornment Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Katagiri Roshi, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Aug 12 2023
No Abode Hermitage

Just Sitting

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Karmic Consciousness,...
May 06 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Nobody's Perfect, and There Is Perfection

Nobody's perfect but there is perfection. "The Way is perfect and all-pervading" It pervades everywhere including suffering. It is the Non-duality of peace, ease and suffering. Luis...

Manjushri, Fayan, Suzuki Roshi, Self-improvement, bodhi, Faith, Breath, Tassajara Zen...
Mar 04 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Zazen of the Buddhas' Is Great Compassion

The zazen of the buddhas is great compassion.The most common type of compassion is compassion towards suffering as it appears to us. It sees living beings and their suffering as independently...

Compassion, Han, Pukkasati, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Intimacy...
Dec 10 2022
No Abode Hermitage

Embodying Stillness Through Compassion

Compassion, Bell, Suzuki Roshi
Dec 01 2022
Green Gulch Farm

Freedom from Delusion through studying Delusion

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

Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Karmic Consciousness, Suzuki Roshi, Ordination, Consciousness...
Apr 09 2022
No Abode Hermitage Online

Intimate Engagement with Anger

Karma, Anger, Suzuki Roshi
Jan 2022

Bodhisattva Awakening Is Metaphysical

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

Lotus Sutra, Suzuki Roshi, Bodhisattva Way, Daily Life, Bodhisattva Way,...
Dec 11 2021
No Abode Hermitage Online

Three Types of Compassion

The first in-person meeting at No Abode since 2020

Great compassion, Suzuki Roshi, Emotions, difficulty, Vimalakirti
Jul 10 2021
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Three Types of Compassion

Serial: RA-04564

The first in-person meeting at No Abode since 2020

 

Great compassion, Suzuki Roshi, Compassion, Pain, Emotions
Jul 10 2021
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Awakening Through Everyday Care

Vow, Bodhisattva, Suzuki Roshi
May 16 2020

Unyielding Service Amidst Adversity

Vow, Bodhisattva, Suzuki Roshi
Mar 15 2020

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, Observe, Book of Serenity, Interview, Culture, Suzuki Roshi, Priest,...
Nov 07 2019
6/7
The Yoga Room

Embracing Fear with Compassion

Impermanence, Zendo, Suzuki Roshi
Oct 27 2019

Reaching Home Again Without Realizing It

Chanting, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Priest, Japan, Faith, Impermanence, Lotus...
Oct 19 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, Four Noble Truths, Book of Serenity, Daily Life, Suzuki Roshi,...
Oct 10 2019
2/7
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.

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YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Mindfulness, Addiction, Japan, Duality, Suzuki Roshi,...
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.
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YRB-2019-Summer, Silence, Transmission, Religion, Passions, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen,...
Jul 02 2019
2/7
The Yoga Room

Just This Is: the Avatamsaka Sutra in the Zen Tradition

Perfect Wisdom, Discrimination, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Karmic Consciousness,...
Apr 13 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, Discrimination, Letting Go, Attachment, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi...
Apr 09 2019
6/7
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, War, Ego,...
Apr 02 2019
5/7
The Yoga Room

Embrace Limits, Transcend Life

Precepts, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi
Jul 30 2017

Bodhisattva Practice Includes Everything

Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; karma is a place to build a sanctuary; extending out practice outside the zendo; expressing from a place before you were born;

Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Mind, Transmission, Sanctuary, Confession-and-...
Jan 02 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Seeing Beyond Duality: Zen Wisdom

Wisdom, Suzuki Roshi, Anger
Dec 17 2016

Unceasing Effort: Jewel of Compassion

Suzuki Roshi, Effort, Ceremony
Jul 17 2016

Following through with the Dung Shoveling

Compassion, Zazen, Priest, Faith, Suzuki Roshi, Japan, Intimacy
May 07 2016
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 6: Not Abiding In Renunciation

Renunciation, Suzuki Roshi, Liberation, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Renunciation,...
Aug 08 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 4

Suzuki Roshi, Compassion, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Doubt, Suzuki Roshi, Ceremony...
Jun 06 2015
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 4

Buddha Ancestors, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Ceremony, Suzuki Roshi
Jun 06 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Navigating Zen Through Dharma Gates

Pain, Suzuki Roshi, Blue Cliff Record
Nov 10 2014

Intimate Bonds on the Buddha Way

Zazen, Lovingkindness, Suzuki Roshi
Oct 20 2014

Welcoming Zen: Embracing Good Friendship

Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Buddhism
Oct 19 2014

Zen Meditation as the Bodhisattva Precepts

Compassion, Wisdom, Precepts, Precepts, Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Bodhisattva Precepts,...
Oct 11 2014
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Listening, Training, Hearing and Liberation

Heart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, Avalokiteshvara, Heart Sutra, Suzuki Roshi,...
Aug 09 2014
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Zazen: Beyond Enlightenment Through Friendship

Zazen, Suzuki Roshi, Enlightenment
Jun 21 2014

Clean the Temple and Listen to the Cries of the World

Work, confusion, Monkey Mind, Letting Go, Suzuki Roshi, Dragons
Jun 07 2014
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Exploring Consciousness and Realizing Wisdom

Exploring consciousness with the aid of Buddha's teachings is a path to discovering and realizing deep, liberating Wisdom. Consciousness may be experienced as confining and confusing; at the same...

Perfect Wisdom, Consciousness, Wisdom, Book of Serenity, Demons, Enemies, Karmic...
Mar 23 2014
8
No Abode Hermitage

The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and Yaoshan

Suzuki Roshi, Japan, Silence, Three Treasures, Bodhisattva Way
Feb 01 2014
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and Yaoshan

Shitou, Mazu, Yaoshan, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri, Karmic...
Feb 01 2014
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and Yaoshan

Suzuki Roshi, Buddha
Feb 01 2014

Breath and Wisdom: A Zen Journey

Perfect Wisdom, Suzuki Roshi, Karmic Consciousness
Jan 24 2014

On Breathing 

Emotions, Breath, Suzuki Roshi, Enthusiasm, Posture
Aug 29 2013
The Yoga Room

Sitting in the Big, Invisible World

Zazen, Priest, Suzuki Roshi, Continuous Practice, Posture
Jun 22 2013
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Silent Songs of the Earth

Study, Suzuki Roshi, Politics
Apr 21 2013

The Virtue of the Bodhisattva's Delayed Gratification 

Buddha Nature, Bowing, Faith, Suzuki Roshi
Dec 15 2012
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Unveiling Zen's True Essence

Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Tassajara
Aug 12 2012

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening 

Priest, Karmic Consciousness, Chanting, Suzuki Roshi
Mar 22 2012
The Yoga Room

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening

March 22, 2012 at The Yoga Room
Part two of a seven part series based on the Six Paramitas

Priest, Karmic Consciousness, Chanting, Suzuki Roshi
Mar 22 2012
#2
The Yoga Room

The Bodhisattva's Creativity and Freedom 

Lotus Sutra, Conversation, Dharma Transmission, Suzuki Roshi
Dec 15 2011
The Yoga Room

Oneness through Zen Playfulness

Suzuki Roshi, difficulty, Sesshin
Dec 11 2011

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