Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Talks
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The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082 feet (1,549 m) high Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7 miles (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.
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Entering the Samadhi of Buddha’s RadianceA 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 |
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Just SittingA 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 |
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Nobody's Perfect, and There Is PerfectionNobody'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, Zendo,... |
Mar 04 2023 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Zazen of the Buddhas' Is Great CompassionThe 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 |
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Teachings for the Welfare of the WorldIn 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, Evil, Priest, Balance, American, Building, War, japanese, difficulty... |
Jul 30 2019 6/7 The Yoga Room |
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Teachings for the Welfare of the WorldIn 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 |
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Generating Energy resistance, Patience, Enthusiasm, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, 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, Silence, Attachment, Daily Life, Desire, Duality, Tassajara Zen... |
Nov 27 2018 7 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Silent Sitting and Social ActionAll compounded phenomena are unworthy of confidence. Compassion to these unstable phenomena is our practice. Zen stories are about enacting awakening within social interactions. Attend to your body,... Compassion, Four Foundations, Practice Period, Practice Period, Mindfulness, Observe... |
Oct 20 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and YaoshanShitou, Mazu, Yaoshan, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri, Karmic... |
Feb 01 2014 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Xiang Yan hears the sound of stones striking bamboo Duality, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Koan, Commitment |
Sep 10 2011 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Japan |
Dec 04 2010 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Facing the Wall for Nine Years Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, true dharma, Impermanence... |
Sep 18 2010 Morning No Abode Hermitage |
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Training for the Selfless Heart Desire, Anger, Posture, Attachment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
Mar 25 2010 The Yoga Room |
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Meditation on PrideSamdhinirmochana Sutra Doubt, Silence, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Suzuki... |
Aug 08 2009 Afternoon No Abode Hermitage |
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Causation and Non-Self causation, Faith, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
Apr 16 2009 The Yoga Room |
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The Great Vow of Wholeheartedness and Taking Care of Our StoriesGreen Gulch Farm Sunday Dharma Talk zen meditation, Rumi, Emotions, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Money |
Oct 21 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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2006.11.11-ZMC Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Non-duality, lecture, Tassajara Zen... |
Nov 11 2006 Tassajara |