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Zen Forms: Path to Selflessness Serial: RA-01349 The talk delves into the purpose and role of monastic Zen practices, emphasizing the use of traditional forms to uncover self-centeredness and develop deeper self-awareness. This process aims to highlight the non-independent... *Practice, Practice Period, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 10 1998
Awakening Through Balanced Relationships Serial: RA-01541 This talk explores the concept of achieving spiritual awakening through balanced relationships, emphasizing the Buddhist precepts as a means to cultivate compassion, honesty, and self-expression. It addresses the interplay... *Balance, Anger, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 1998
Transforming Anger Through Compassion Serial: RA-02902 The discussion centers on the theme of overcoming resentment and anger through the practice of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Emphasis is placed on using these practices to transform negative emotions towards... *Anger, Love, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Integrating Love in Ethical Living Serial: RA-02901 The talk centers on the challenge of being misunderstood and explores the connection between anger and the absence of love, emphasizing finding ways to integrate love with difficult feelings. It discusses right livelihood in... *Love, Anger, Compassion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Flowing Love: Embracing Interdependence Serial: RA-02899 The talk explores the practice of loving-kindness and its distinction from self-concern. The emphasis is on recognizing interdependence, the insubstantiality of perceived supports, and the dynamic flow of love as fundamental to... *Happiness, Lovingkindness, Compassion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Embracing Emotions for Deeper Connections Serial: RA-02900 The talk examines the concept of intimacy with emotions, proposing that being truly present with feelings like fear and anger diminishes their destructive potential. It emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and honesty in... *Anger, Lovingkindness, Hate*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Enduring Love in Zen Practice Serial: RA-02903 The talk emphasizes the necessity of cultivating love, compassion, joy, and equanimity as support mechanisms for engaging in the challenging practice of deep self-study and Zen meditation. It is stressed that these qualities are... *Lovingkindness, Meditation, Equanimity*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Endless Compassion in Enlightenment Journey Serial: RA-02898 The talk centers on the integration of loving-kindness meditation with Buddhist teachings, emphasizing that these practices are vital throughout and beyond the achievement of enlightenment. It underscores love as a foundational... *Enlightenment, Lovingkindness, Freedom*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Zen Love: Embracing True Nature Serial: RA-02897 The talk explores Zen Buddhism's teachings and practices, focusing on the concept of love, which is reinterpreted from a Zen perspective as clarity and acceptance of one's true nature. The speaker highlights stories of Zen monks... *Happiness, Meditation, Pain*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Compassionate Community for Sustainable Growth Serial: RA-02107 The talk explores the importance of understanding the difference between associating with individuals engaged in unwholesome activities versus engaging with them in a way that supports their potential for growth without partaking... *Practice, Compassion, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Embracing Suffering: Path to Compassion Serial: RA-02109 The talk explores the challenges and spiritual practices associated with embracing suffering, pain, and discomfort as pathways to enlightenment and compassion within Zen Buddhism. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of patience... *Pain, Practice, Impermanence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Zen Connections in Everyday Life Serial: RA-02111 The talk titled "The Zen of Everyday Living" explores the concepts of interdependence and the integration of Zen practice into daily life. It emphasizes formal sitting meditation, presenting it as a way to engage with the... *Meditation, Pain, Interdependence*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Embracing Impermanence for Enlightened Living Serial: RA-02110 The talk explores the integration of Buddhist teachings into daily life, emphasizing the importance of recognizing impermanence as a foundational practice leading to enlightenment. By meditating on impermanence, individuals... *Time, Impermanence, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1998
Weaving Enlightenment Through Zen Connection Serial: RA-02646 The talk explores the intersection of Zen practice with personal spiritual experiences, highlighting the notion of interconnectedness and the practice of renunciation as a means of gaining rather than losing. It begins with... *Practice Period, Book of Serenity, Renunciation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 28 1997
Guided by Wisdom's Gentle Breeze Serial: RA-02181 The talk explores the question, "Do you need a teacher in the practice of the Buddha way?" It argues that if the Buddha way is understood as a path to ultimate freedom and compassion, guidance from a teacher is essential. The... *Compassion, Buddha, Bell*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 21 1997
Zen's Path: Hitting The Mark Serial: RA-02887 The talk explores the Zen practice of "hitting the mark," which involves settling into the truth and directly realizing enlightenment through two practices: studying with a master and devoted sitting in zazen, known as san-... *Suzuki Roshi, Buddha, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 17 1997
The Mind of an Infant Serial: RA-00499 Class - *Suzuki Roshi, Zazen, Blue Cliff Record, Japan, Buddha Mind*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 17 1997
Compassion and Zen Training Serial: RA-00773 - *Suzuki Roshi, Bell, Desire, Building, Buddha Nature*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 16 1997
Zen: The Key To Buddhadharma Serial: RA-00774 - *Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Doubt, Impermanence, Japan*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 15 1997
Zen's Challenging Path to Awakening Serial: RA-02886 This talk emphasizes the difficulty and necessity of practicing Zen, highlighting that authentic practice involves no gaining motive and the importance of having a true teacher. It discusses the essential practices in Zen... *Buddha Nature, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 14 1997
Path to Enlightenment: Rigorous Zen Practice Serial: RA-00500 The talk focuses on the rigorous practice of Zen as outlined by Dogen Zenji, emphasizing the importance of pure motivation, diligent practice, and finding a true teacher to realize the Bodhi mind. It stresses the inherent... *Harmonizing, Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Practice Period, difficulty*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 14 1997
Awakening Through Inward Reflection Serial: RA-02885 The talk delves into the principles of Zen practice, especially focusing on the “way-seeking mind” and how one can achieve an enlightened attitude through awareness and self-study. It emphasizes learning "the backward step,"... *Enlightenment, Study, Effort*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 12 1997
Embracing Selflessness Through Zen Practice Serial: RA-00445 The talk explores the concept of selflessness through Zen practice, emphasizing becoming intimate with impermanence and dropping selfish concerns. A key practice discussed is "turning the light around" to study and forget the... *Attachment, Impermanence, Emotions, Intimacy*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 12 1997
Pathways to Enlightenment Through Zen Serial: RA-02358 The talk outlines the integration of Zen practice with the thought of enlightenment, emphasizing the observation of egocentric thought patterns, and finding liberation through selflessness and acceptance of impermanence. It... *Practice, Delusion, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 11 1997
Embracing Selflessness for Enlightenment Serial: RA-00775 This talk focuses on the teachings from the text "Guidelines for Studying the Way" and emphasizes the principle of selflessness as central to the practice of sitting meditation and enlightenment. It discusses the concept of... *Impermanence, Confession-and-Repentance, Ego, Desire*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 10 1997
Non-Thinking: Evolving Zen Meditation Serial: RA-02537 The talk primarily explores the dynamics of Zen meditation, particularly focusing on the distinction between classical Zen practices and the updates introduced by Dogen Zenji. The discussion emphasizes the concept of "non-... *Practice, Mindfulness, Concentration*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 08 1997
Zen Textual Threads and Practice Serial: RA-02360 The talk primarily explores the historical and textual interplay between different Zen texts, focusing on the influence of the "Chanyuan Qinggui" by Tsung Tzu on Dogen's "Fukan Zazengi." The session highlights the development of... *Samadhi, Practice, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 07 1997
Zazen Ceremony: Path to Integration Serial: RA-02356 The talk focuses on the ceremonial aspect of Zazen, interpreting it as a procedure that involves personal and moral integration. The discussion examines the term "ceremony" and its translations in Zen texts such as "Fukan Zazengi... *Ceremony, Practice, Zazen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 05 1997
Dependent Co-Arising: Enlightenment's Dance Serial: RA-02884 The talk explores the concept that enlightenment is not a result of causation but is a dependent co-arising, paralleling with delusion as also being dependently co-arisen rather than caused. This view challenges conventional... *Enlightenment, Intention, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 04 1997
Enlightenment's Dance of Dependence Serial: RA-00473 The talk examines the concept of enlightenment in Zen Buddhism, positing that enlightenment and delusion dependently co-arise rather than exist independently. It challenges the conventional notion of causation, suggesting that... *Karma, causation, Bodhidharma, Interdependence, Nirvana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 04 1997
Embracing Oneness Through Zen Samadhi Serial: RA-02351 The talk centers on the Zen teaching of "suchness" and the practice developed by Dai Daoxin, specifically focusing on the concept of "one practice Samadhi" (I Ching Sammai), which involves an absorption in oneness or the unified... *Time, Emptiness, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 30 1997
Interwoven Realities: Dependent Arising Unveiled Serial: RA-02354 The talk centers on the concept of dependent arising as a foundational Buddhist teaching, emphasizing the interconnectedness of all experiences and phenomena, and how this understanding leads to realizing emptiness. It explores... *Consciousness, Emptiness, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 13 1997
Transcending Self: Zen's Meditative Journey Serial: RA-02538 The talk explores the nature of meditation within the framework of Zen practice and discusses how various forms of meditation fit into the "five paths" of Buddhist practice. These paths—equipment, concerted effort, vision,... *Karma, Consciousness, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 12 1997
Compassion Beyond Duality in Zen Serial: RA-02539 The talk explores the relationship between compassion and the practice of 'suchness' in Zen Buddhism, illustrating how true compassion arises from non-dual wisdom and transcends dualistic notions of self and others. The... *Practice, Compassion, Work*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 10 1997
Consciousness Unveiled: Karma's Cosmic Dance Serial: RA-02530 The talk discusses the origins of consciousness and its interdependent relationship with karma and the physical universe in Buddhist philosophy. Emphasizing teachings from the "Abhidharma-kosha" and "Avatamsaka Sutra," it argues... *Consciousness, Karma, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 09 1997
Zazen: The Art of Emptiness Serial: RA-02540 The talk explores Zazen, emphasizing the profound essence of "upright sitting," which transcends mindfulness, consciousness, and sensory experiences. This practice is metaphorically described as a "hammer striking emptiness,"... *Breath, Mindfulness, Emptiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 03 1997
Awakening Through Oneness Practice Serial: RA-02883 The talk explores the nature of suffering and the purpose of Zen practice, emphasizing that suffering arises from delusion and ignorance, particularly the mistaken belief in a separate, independent existence. There is a detailed... *Equanimity, Samadhi, Doubt*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 02 1997
Harmony Through Stillness: Path to Liberation Serial: RA-00472 The talk explores the concept of suffering and its roots in ignorance and the illusion of a separate self, emphasizing the necessity of confronting self-preservation instincts to motivate self-transcendence. The central focus is... *Equanimity, Doubt, Oneness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 02 1997
Intimacy in Unknowing: Zen's Essence Serial: RA-02541 The talk explores the concept of intimacy within Zen practice, referencing koans from the "Book of Serenity," such as case 98, where intimacy is discussed through the metaphor of categorization. It also examines the tension... *Zazen, Koan, Religion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 30 1997
Awakening to Your Inner Buddha Serial: RA-02882 The talk emphasizes the inherent Buddha nature present in all beings, suggesting that enlightenment is not a result of acquiring or achieving something through hard practice but recognizing one's intrinsic state. It underscores... *Zazen, Meditation, Instruction*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 29 1997
Awakening to Your Buddha Nature Serial: RA-00471 The talk discusses the inherent presence of Buddha nature in all beings, emphasizing that the realization of Buddhahood is not a result of hard practice but rather an acknowledgment of one's true nature. The concept of 'suchness... *Soto Zen, Book of Serenity, Buddha Nature, Dogen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 29 1997
Zazen - No Gaining Idea Serial: RA-02542 The talk examines the concept of "No Gaining Idea" in Zazen practice, emphasizing the importance of practicing without self-serving motives or attachments to success and failure. The speaker explores the duality of enlightenment... *Practice, Work, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 26 1997 7
Being Present Without Striving Serial: RA-02543 The talk focuses on the teaching and practice of Zazen, emphasizing the importance of understanding Zazen not simply as concentrated meditation but as an embodiment of being present without attachment to self-improvement or gain... *Practice, Buddha, Zazen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 24 1997
Unlocking Karma's Transformative Potential Serial: RA-02881 The talk emphasizes the importance of understanding and taking responsibility for one's karma, suggesting that this awareness can lead to personal transformation and ultimately liberation from karma's constraints. It... *Karma, Study, Buddhism*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 22 1997
Anger as a Path to Enlightenment Serial: RA-02880 The talk emphasizes the exploration of anger and self-expression, arguing against merely dissipating anger for temporary relief. Instead, it advocates for understanding the roots of anger to achieve enlightenment and freedom from... *Anger, Pain, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 21 1997
Beyond Ego: The Path to Selfless Meditation Serial: RA-02879 The talk discusses two categories of meditation practice in the context of karma: karmic or worldly, and super-mundane or selfless meditation. It emphasizes that while karmic meditation is based on the belief of independent... *Karma, Meditation, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 20 1997
Zen Insight Beyond Systematic Koans Serial: RA-02544 This talk discusses the use of koans in Zen practice, with a focus on the distinctions between Rinzai and Soto Zen traditions. The discussion explores criticisms of systematic koan practice, with concerns that it can become a... *Practice, Study, Soto Zen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 20 1997
Transforming Impulses Through Mindful Presence Serial: RA-02878 The talk explores the concept of karma through a detailed examination of actions and their consequences, emphasizing the study of impulses that lead to thought, verbal, and physical karma. It discusses the development and... *Karma, Study, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 19 1997
Consciousness and Essence Serial: RA-02355B The talk explores the concept of consciousness from both Buddhist and scientific perspectives, emphasizing its elusive and relational nature. It discusses the Buddhist understanding of consciousness as dependent co-arising,... *Consciousness, Study, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson, Dr Kai Woehler	Oct 19 1997 Monterey Peninsula College
Consciousness, Karma, and Liberation Serial: RA-02877 The talk focuses on the interconnectedness of consciousness, karma, and the concept of self within the framework of Buddhist teachings. It explores how consciousness arises from material interactions and the subsequent... *Karma, Study, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 18 1997

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