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What's the Point? - Part One

Dec 14 2024
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What's the Point? - Part Two

Dec 14 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Twelve - The Aspiration for Buddhahood Arising Due to Pure Faith

Consciousness, Delusion, Hate
Nov 09 2024
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Continuous Practice in the Midst of Transition - Part One

Oct 12 2024
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Continuous Practice in the Midst of Transition - Part Two

Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Attachment
Oct 12 2024
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No Abode Dharma Talk - September 28th, 2024

A talk given to the No Abode online community

Sep 28 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Eleven - Purifying Practice

Freedom, Daily Life, Peace
Sep 28 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Ten - A Bodhisattva Continuously Asks for Clarification

Sep 14 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Ten - A Bodhisattva Continuously Asks for Clarification

Priest, Describe, Happiness
Sep 14 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Nine - Radiant Awakening

Duality, Attachment, Doubt
Aug 10 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Eight - The Four Truths of the Sages

Consciousness, Four Noble Truths, Bodhidharma
Jul 13 2024
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Like Finding a Bright Pearl in a Pile of Dung

Precepts, Consciousness, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jul 13 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Seven - Names of Buddha - Part One

Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Hindrances
Jun 15 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Seven - Names of Buddha - Part Two

Renunciation, Soto Zen, Priest
Jun 15 2024
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Fulfilling the Adornments of Great Awakening

Lotus Sutra, Precepts, Attachment
May 25 2024
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The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Seven - Names of Buddha

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Mazu, Dragon's Cave, Dragons, Birth-...
May 11 2024
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Introduction to the Flower Adornment Scripture Meditations for Online Assemblies

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Vairochana Buddha, Sanctuary...
Apr 27 2024
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Cherry Blossom Bodhisattvas

Japan, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Precepts, Precepts, Daily Life,...
Apr 13 2024
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No Abode Dharma Talk - March 9th, 2024

Evil, true dharma, Soto Zen
Mar 09 2024
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No Abode Dharma Talk - March 9th, 2024

resistance, War, Renunciation
Mar 09 2024
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What Is Your Art Form?

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Genjokoan, Evil, true dharma, Soto Zen...
Mar 09 2024
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The Pivoting of Finite and Infinite

Suffering, resistance, War, Renunciation
Mar 09 2024
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The Interplay of the Flower Adornment Scripture and the Book of Serenity

A talk given to the No Abode Community on February 10th, 2024.

 

Suffering, Flower Adornment Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Attachment
Feb 10 2024
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Embracing and Sustaining All Beings in the Midst of Climate Crisis

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

 

Enthusiasm, Peace, Patience
Dec 02 2023
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Embracing and Sustaining All Beings in the Midst of Climate Crisis

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community on the bodhisattva precept of not killing .

 

Bodhisattva Precepts, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Evil
Dec 02 2023
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Sitting in the Presence of Buddha

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

 

Lay Ordination, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Samantabhadra, Samadhi, ...
Nov 04 2023
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Sitting in the Presence of Buddha

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

 

Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, resistance, Consciousness
Nov 04 2023
PM
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Going Deeper into our Bodhisattva Samadhi

A talk given to the No Abode Community on October 7th, 2023

 

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Samantabhadra, Samadhi, Bodhisattva Vow,...
Oct 07 2023
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Giving and Receiving Dharma in Samadhi

A talk given to the No Abode Community on October 7th, 2023

 

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Samantabhadra, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, Buddha...
Oct 07 2023
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Continued Exploration of the Bodhisattva's Samadhi

A talk given to the No Abode Community on September 9th, 2023. Begins with a brief overview of Books One and Two.  In Book Three, 

Samantabhadra, Samadhi, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Zazen, Priest, Evil...
Sep 09 2023
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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
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Another Few Little Steps Into The Flower Treasury Array Of Oceans Of Worlds

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

Enlightenment, Buddha, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Evil, Lotus Sutra,...
Jul 15 2023
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Introducing Flower Adornment Book Two

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

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Koun Ejô, Bodhisattva Way, Gratitude,...
Jul 15 2023
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A Commencement Ceremony for Exploring the Great Flower Adornment Scripture

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community opening study of the Avatamsaka Sutra.  

Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Hongzhi, Book of Serenity,...
Jun 24 2023
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Studying the Flower Adornment Scripture Together

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

Martin Luther King, Torei Zenji, Avatamsaka Sutra, Non-violence, Bowing, Anger,...
Jun 24 2023
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No Abode Meeting - Succession Plan - May 20th 2023

A meeting of the No Abode Board and community, to present and discuss the succession plan for No Abode. 

Sangha, Community, Culture, Money, Ceremony
May 20 2023
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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
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Just Sitting

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

Karma, Buddha, Emotions, Anger, confusion, Observe, Enemies
May 06 2023
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Liberation Through Intimacy

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

Bodhisattva Vow, Ceremony, afflictions, Hate, Attachment, Greed
Apr 01 2023
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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, Zendo,...
Mar 04 2023
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Aspiration, Vow and Giving Up the Impulse to Control

What is most important? Aspirations and vows.  Karmic habits distract us from what is most important, from hearing the true dharma. Fundamentally we are the intimacy of all things. Intimacy is...

Aspiration, Vow, Karma, Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Gain-and-Loss, Confession-and-Repentance, One...
Feb 04 2023
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Compassion with the Controlling Impulse

Emphasizing 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, non-grasping, Lovingkindness, Avalokiteshvara, Avalokiteshvara,...
Feb 04 2023
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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
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What is a Zen Practitioner?

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

Enlightened Activity, Consciousness, War, Bodhisattva Precepts
Jul 09 2022
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Finding One's Place Is The Fundamental Point

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

Genjokoan, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Bowing
May 14 2022
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Compassion Liberates Us From Hindrances

The first in-person gathering at No Abode since 2020

Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon, Torei Zenji, Hindrances, Obstacles, true dharma, Confession-...
Jul 10 2021
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Three Types of Compassion

The first in-person meeting at No Abode since 2020

Great compassion, Suzuki Roshi, Emotions, difficulty, Vimalakirti
Jul 10 2021
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Ten Vows, Ten Practices, and Ten Cakes

Discrimination, Bowing, Japan, Bell, Attachment, Priest, Dragons, Doubt, Bodhidharma...
Mar 07 2020
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Ten Vows, Ten Practices, and Ten Cakes

Discrimination, Nirvana, Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go, Right Effort...
Mar 07 2020
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Buddha Has Reasons For Teaching Non-Self And Buddha Has Reasons For Teaching Self

Addiction, Discrimination, Anger, Practice Period, Dragons, Impermanence, Enthusiasm...
Feb 01 2020
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