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Integrating Non-Dual Samadhi and Wisdom Serial: RA-03039 The talk explores the interrelated nature of Samadhi, wisdom, and precepts within the context of non-duality and Mahayana teachings. It discusses how Samadhi serves as a transformative bridge to integrate wisdom and precepts,... *Practice, Samadhi, Mahayana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 15 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Cultivating Compassion Through Non-Dual Awareness Serial: RA-00094 The talk primarily focuses on the practice of Samadhi, emphasizing the importance of realizing and cultivating non-duality in both thought and action. It explores how practices such as giving, patience, and concentration are... *Duality, Silence, Samadhi, Letting Go*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 13 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Non-Duality through Samadhi Serial: RA-03038 This talk explores the realization of non-duality through the practice of Samadhi, the integration of mind and awareness into a singular experience, devoid of duality between subject and object. The practice of Samadhi is... *Compassion, Samadhi, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 13 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Awakening Through Non-Dual Samadhi Serial: RA-03037 The talk explores the nuances of samadhi practice, specifically focusing on the interaction between dualistic and non-dualistic approaches, and the progression through different levels of samadhi, represented as types or numbers... *Samadhi, Practice, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 12 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Samadhi And The Art Of Absorption Serial: RA-00097 The discussion centers on the concept of Samadhi, particularly the second meaning involving absorption in Samadhi beyond the mere fact of it as a fundamental quality of the mind. The talk explores different meditation techniques... *Samadhi, Breath, Faith*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Samadhi: Beyond Concentration Serial: RA-03036 The talk explores the concept of samadhi and its dual aspects: the inherent quality of samadhi present in all states of mind, and a deeper state of absorption known as jnana or jhana. The speaker emphasizes that practices like... *Samadhi, Breath, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 11 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Zen's Ever-Present State of Being Serial: RA-00109 The talk discusses the concept of Samadhi in Zen practice, focusing on its transmission, nature, and engagement with daily life. It emphasizes that Samadhi is not something to be acquired but a fundamental state present in all... *Samadhi, Consciousness, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Samadhi in Every Moment Serial: RA-03035 The talk focuses on the concept of Samadhi within Zen practice, as articulated through the "Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi" by the Chinese teacher Tozan Ryokai. It explores the transmission of Samadhi from teachers to... *Samadhi, Consciousness, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embodied Enlightenment Through Samadhi Serial: RA-00110 The discourse centers around the practice of samadhi, with a specific focus on Mahayana samadhis. The talk emphasizes understanding and realizing samadhi through awareness of non-dualistic teachings. It highlights various types... *Samadhi, Practice, Bodhisattva*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 07 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embrace the Journey of Samadhi Serial: RA-03034 The talk revolves around the exploration of samadhi as a core Buddhist practice, highlighting its role within the traditional triad of conduct (Vinaya), awareness (samadhi), and wisdom. It emphasizes the importance of... *Samadhi, Practice, Bodhisattva*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 07 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Harmony: Dropping Away Self Serial: RA-00809 The talk explores the Zen practice of "dropping away body and mind" during meditation, emphasizing non-grasping and non-seeking as pathways to entering samadhi. It discusses the concept that all beings, nature, and experiences... *Samadhi, Love, Attachment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 13 2001
Unbinding Through Interdependence Awareness Serial: RA-02395 The talk explores the dynamics of non-enlightening relationships, emphasizing how certain types of interactions perpetuate attachment and ignorance. It critiques relationships characterized by perceived independence, imbalanced... *Attachment, Interdependence, Love*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 10 2001
Wholehearted Sitting, Boundless Awakening Serial: RA-00810 The talk explores the concept of "Self-Fulfilling Samadhi" within the Zen tradition, emphasizing that enlightenment arises from wholehearted sitting in zazen, which becomes the direct expression of Buddha dharma. It argues for... *Samadhi, Posture, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 06 2001
Journey Through Layers of Samadhi Serial: RA-00811 The talk explores the various layers and meanings of samadhi, illustrating them with concentric circles on a chart distributed previously. The speaker delves into the nature of samadhi as one-pointedness of mind, starting with... *Samadhi, Breath, Liberation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 29 2001
Pathway to Limitless Liberation Serial: RA-00844 The talk explores the concept of samadhi, emphasizing its definition as "one-pointedness of mind" and how this leads to forgetting the self, thus achieving freedom. The discussion includes how practices like shamatha (calm-... *Practice, Samadhi, Breath*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 15 2001
Unlocking Liberation Through Meditative States Serial: RA-00905 The discourse explores the intricate relationship between various Buddhist meditative states: Shamatha (calm abiding), Vipassana (special insight), Dhyana (absorption), and Samadhi (settled mind). The speaker highlights how... *Samadhi, Practice, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 08 2001
Emptiness and Compassion in Zen Serial: RA-00080 The talk explores the Mahayana, emphasizing it as a universal vehicle for the liberation of all beings through understanding emptiness, which is defined as the interconnectedness and non-independent existence of all things. The... *Religion, Interdependence, Mahayana, Gratitude, Heart Sutra*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 04 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Emptiness for Universal Liberation Serial: RA-03033 The talk centers on the profound teachings of Mahayana Buddhism, emphasizing the concepts of emptiness and interdependence. Mahayana, described as the "Great Vehicle," is presented as a universal path facilitating the liberation... *Emptiness, Religion, Interdependence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 04 2001
Beyond Boundaries: Embracing No Mind Serial: RA-00079 The talk emphasizes the practice of renunciation as a means to access Buddha's wisdom and compassion, pushing beyond the traditional boundaries and categories associated with religions. It highlights not holding rigidly to... *Culture, Religion, Letting Go, Renunciation, difficulty*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 14 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Unified Wisdom Beyond Boundaries Serial: RA-03032 The talk explores the themes of renunciation in Buddhism, the practice of engaging with the world with no-mind, and the intersection of different cultural and religious understandings. It emphasizes the application of wisdom and... *Culture, Religion, Buddhism*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 14 2001
Love and Solidarity Amid Ruins Serial: RA-00371 The discussion centers on navigating the emotional aftermath of the September 11 attacks, addressing the complexity of war, and the importance of love and solidarity as responses. Emphasizing nonviolent communication and... *War, Enemies, Anger, Religion, Commitment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 12 2001
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03031 The talk primarily investigates the Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, emphasizing the practice and understanding of samadhi as described within Zen teachings. A significant focus is placed on how bodhisattvas embody various qualities,... *Samadhi, Bodhisattva, Name*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 25 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03030 The talk analyzes the Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, focusing on its exploration of the bodhisattva's samadhi and its transition from "conceivable" to "inconceivable" liberation. This sutra's teachings are linked to key Zen texts,... *Samadhi, Buddha, Bodhisattva*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 24 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03029 The talk delves into the nature and practice of the Shurangama Samadhi, exploring its implications for mind purification and the realization of the Tathagata's ten powers. It emphasizes encountering the Dharma without attachment... *Samadhi, Buddha, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 23 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03028 This talk explores the Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, focusing on the Shurangama Samadhi, a rare state only attainable by tenth-stage bodhisattvas. The discussion emphasizes the need to purify the mind akin to cultivating space and... *Samadhi, Bodhisattva, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 22 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03027 The talk delves into the Shurangama Samadhi Sutra, focusing on the concept of samadhi as a state of mental one-pointedness and union with Buddha's compassion. It emphasizes the notion that true realization in samadhi involves... *Samadhi, Buddha, Nirvana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 21 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Shurangama Samadhi Sutra Serial: RA-03026 The talk focuses on concepts from the "Shurangama Samadhi Sutra," emphasizing the importance of practicing awareness without seeking or grasping, recognizing deviations from the middle way, and receiving aid from Buddhas and... *Bodhisattva, Samadhi, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 20 2001 Green Gulch Farm
Mindful Detachment for Enlightenment Serial: RA-00388 The talk delves into the concept of "mindful detachment" as taught by Bodhidharma, emphasizing a state of radical non-involvement in one's experiences as a path to enlightenment. Key discussions include Bodhidharma's teachings to... *Bodhidharma, Intimacy, Emotions, Letting Go, Addiction*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 16 2001
Non-Involvement for Spiritual Insight Serial: RA-00045 The talk delves into the concept of non-involvement with experiences to attain spiritual insight and healing. It emphasizes the distinction between dependence and involvement, suggesting that suffering arises from reactive... *Bodhidharma, Intimacy, Emotions, Letting Go, confusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 16 2001
Renouncing Control for Enlightened Living Serial: RA-00830 The talk explores the theme of renunciation as a transformative practice leading to enlightenment, emphasizing the integration of virtues with wisdom. Practicing virtue without expectations, relinquishing the impulse to control,... *Renunciation, Pain, Patience*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 14 2001
Embracing Impermanence Through Non-Expectation Serial: RA-00354 The talk discusses non-expectation as a practice to enter the "middle way," encouraging a non-grasping approach to life's events, highlighting the creativity inherent in these moments. Through examples like expecting the sunrise... *Impermanence, Desire, Dragons, Two Truths, Happiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 09 2001
Renunciation: Merging Wisdom with Compassion Serial: RA-00820 The talk explores the concept of renunciation as a pathway to merge wisdom with compassion in the pursuit of enlightenment along the bodhisattva path. Emphasizing the relinquishment of all views, the discussion ties the practice... *Meditation, Renunciation, Precepts*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 2001
Interdependent Reverence in Zen Bowing Serial: RA-00351 The talk explores the practice of joining palms and bowing as a manifestation of interdependence and non-seeking within Zen Buddhism, emphasizing that all things lack inherent existence and are interdependent. This concept of... *Addiction, Attachment, Interdependence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 05 2001
Renunciation: Path to Compassionate Wisdom Serial: RA-00800 The talk outlines the integration of renunciation into the practice of compassionate wisdom, emphasizing that renunciation itself becomes wisdom when it involves relinquishing all views, particularly false ones. It explores how... *Practice, Renunciation, Compassion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 31 2001
Mindfulness Meets Activism: A Unified Path Serial: RA-03025 The talk explores the interconnectedness of meditation and political activism, emphasizing the necessity for individuals to engage in both realms to foster personal and societal harmony. It discusses the significance of... *Meditation, confusion, Interdependence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2001
Renunciation's Path to Presence Serial: RA-00900 The talk explores the concept of renunciation within Zen practice, emphasizing letting go of distractions to foster pure presence. It examines how the mind often clings to pleasant experiences and rejects unpleasant ones,... *Renunciation, Compassion, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 24 2001
Transcendent Conversations in Zen Silence Serial: RA-01996 The discussion explores the concept of talking that transcends the teachings of "Buddhas and ancestors" through the Zen story of Yuen Mun's response of "sesame cake" to a monk's query. Central to this is the notion that such... *Blue Cliff Record, Buddha, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 23 2001
Non-Thinking: Embrace Zen's Essence Serial: RA-00370 The main thesis of this talk centers around the practice of sitting meditation, particularly through the teachings of Dogen Zenji, emphasizing the concept of "non-thinking" or experiencing meditation beyond conventional ideas and... *Beginners, Bowing, Breath*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 21 2001
Unveiling Zen's Path to Renunciation Serial: RA-00807 The talk explores the practice of renunciation in Zen philosophy, detailing three levels: primary, middle, and great renunciation. The primary stage focuses on practicing virtues to gain reward and overcoming attachment to... *Practice, Renunciation, Suffering*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 17 2001
Liberation Through Zen Containers Serial: RA-01048 The talk examines the concept of a "container" in a group setting as a metaphorical construct for shared understanding and space for intimacy. The discussion emphasizes the overcoming of judgment—both self and others—as a process... *Buddha, Koan, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 16 2001
Path of Compassionate Renunciation Serial: RA-00373 The talk centers on the ceremony of "Attaining the Way," a ritual for becoming a Bodhisattva and formally committing to a path of compassion dedicated to the welfare of all beings. It examines the pedagogical stages of... *Renunciation, Bodhisattva Way, Hindrances, Attachment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 2001
Ascending the Path of Renunciation Serial: RA-00825 The talk explores the layers of renunciation within bodhisattva practice, emphasizing how initial renunciation is crucial to progressing toward the ultimate non-attachment. It articulates three levels of renunciation: primary,... *Renunciation, Pain, Ceremony*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 10 2001
Renunciation: Path to Compassionate Wisdom Serial: RA-00812 The talk examines renunciation as central to wisdom and compassion in Zen practice, emphasizing non-seeking and non-grasping as keys to achieving presence with reality. Ultimately, it explores the role of the bodhisattva as one... *Suffering, Buddha, Wisdom*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 03 2001
Letting Go: The Zen Path of Presence Serial: RA-00796 The talk explores the concept of renunciation as a fundamental aspect of Zen meditation, proposing that true renunciation involves letting go of everything that distracts from being fully present in the moment. It examines the... *Renunciation, Compassion, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 26 2001
Zen Community: Awakening Together Serial: RA-00356 The talk discusses the concept of "no mind" in Zen, emphasizing the importance of community awakening over individual enlightenment. It highlights the practice of non-attachment, expressing desires fully to achieve liberation,... *Attachment, Desire, Intimacy, Letting Go*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 24 2001
Walking the Middle Path Together Serial: RA-02243 The talk centers on the Buddha's teachings of the Middle Path, the Eightfold Noble Path, and the Four Noble Truths. The central theme is the concept of dependent co-arising and its implications for understanding the nature of... *Emptiness, Meditation, Greed*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 18 2001
Renunciation: The Path to Presence Serial: RA-03020 The talk discusses the theme of renunciation in Zen meditation, emphasizing it as a mode for cultivating wisdom and compassion. The process involves understanding and practicing the bodhisattva precepts within the framework of... *Renunciation, Meditation, Wisdom*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 2001
Renunciation: Pathway to Compassionate Wisdom Serial: RA-03021 The talk explores the concept of renunciation as a pathway to wisdom and compassion, emphasizing the importance of non-seeking and non-grasping as integral practices within this framework. By relinquishing distractions and not... *Renunciation, Wisdom, Nirvana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 2001
Paths of Renunciation in Zen Serial: RA-03022 The talk addresses the concept of renunciation in Zen practice, focusing on the bodhisattva initiation ceremony and its symbolic actions such as cutting hair. It outlines three forms of renunciation—primary, middle, and great—... *Renunciation, Pain, Ceremony*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 2001
Transcending Attachment Through Renunciation Serial: RA-03023 The June 2001 talk focuses on the concept of renunciation in spiritual practice, particularly within the context of Zen philosophy. Three levels of renunciation—primary, middle, and great—are explored, with each representing... *Renunciation, Attachment, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 2001

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