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Karma's Illusions: Path to Clarity Serial: RA-02153 The talk elaborates on the concept of infinite life manifesting through individual human consciousness and the role of imagination in creating an illusion of independence, which leads to ignorance and anxiety. This ignorance... *Karma, Intention, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 20 1997
Awakening Through Right View Intentions Serial: RA-01588 The talk explores the concept of "right view" and "right intention" within the Buddhist eightfold path. It distinguishes between two types of right views: one with attachment and merit potential and the other transcending... *Intention, Desire, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 1997
Living Zen: Experience Over Analysis Serial: RA-00988 The primary focus of the talk examines the nature of understanding Zen teachings through direct experience rather than intellectual analysis, using specific cases from the Zen koan collections to illustrate how Zen masters... *Buddha, Time, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 1997
Beyond Birth and Death Insights Serial: RA-02191 The talk explores the contemplation of dharma in terms of understanding both conventional and ultimate realities. It discusses how the realization of ultimate reality requires a form of meditation that avoids attachment and... *Suzuki Roshi, Breath, Bodhidharma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 09 1997
Mindful Karma: Perception and Intention Serial: RA-01601 The talk explores the concept of Right View within the context of the Eightfold Path, specifically focusing on how individuals perceive and react to the world through karma. The discussion emphasizes understanding the process of... *Karma, Intention, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 08 1997
Paths of Enlightenment and Compassion Serial: RA-00991 The talk addresses the concept of personal liberation versus the cultivation of great compassion in Zen practice. A significant point is made about the dual path of Arhats, who achieve enlightenment and unassailable personal... *Time, Buddha, Suffering*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 07 1997
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02872 The talk explores Buddhist concepts of karma and rebirth, focusing on post-mortem ceremonies within Soto Zen, the notion of consciousness permeating both physical and non-material realms, and the story-like nature of dependent co... *Karma, Buddha, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 27 1997 AM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02870 The talk centers on the interplay between the belief in karma and rebirth in Buddhism and the ethical engagement and motivations for wholesome actions. It explores the question of whether belief in rebirth is essential for... *Practice, Consciousness, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 26 1997 AM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02871 The talk explores the complex relationship between karma and intentions, emphasizing how self-respect and decorum are essential to maintaining a wholesome state of mind. It delves into the nuances of karma's cause and effect,... *Time, Work, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 26 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02868 The talk explores the concepts of karma and rebirth, emphasizing the roles of imagination and the perception of entities. The discussion questions the traditional view of responsibility in acts, proposing that the imagination of... *Karma, Suffering, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 25 1997 AM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02869 The talk explores the relationship between karma and consciousness, emphasizing the unlocated nature of consciousness that is nevertheless associated with the physical body, influencing and influenced by life experiences. The... *Karma, Consciousness, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 25 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02866 The talk explores the concept of karma and its maturation, particularly during meditation, where a receptive mode of consciousness is highlighted. It is suggested that karma is not solely deterministic; rather, karma matures in... *Karma, Practice, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 24 1997 AM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02867 The talk delves into the complex interaction between karma, the self, and meditation within Zen philosophy. It explores the notion of responsibility in creating our own experiences through karma and conveys the importance of a... *Karma, Meditation, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 24 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Transcending Duality Through Karma Awareness Serial: RA-01042 The talk explores the concept of dualistic thinking and its role in creating unrest and anxiety in human experience. It suggests that humanity is driven by the fundamental goal of overcoming duality, often misdirected into... *Karma, Meditation, Faith*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-01043 The discussion examines the intricacies of karma and rebirth, emphasizing the importance of awareness in understanding the impacts of one's actions. It delves into the idea that conscious awareness can deepen the wholesomeness of... *Karma, Time, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-01044 The talk examines the nature of karma and consciousness, focusing on how the qualities and "shape" of consciousness contribute to one's karma. Introspection and self-awareness are highlighted as crucial for recognizing how mental... *Karma, Time, confusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-01045 The talk explores the intricate relationship between karma, delusion, and enlightenment, highlighting how understanding karma and its delusions can lead to enlightenment. It stresses the importance of observing karma's results... *Karma, Study, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-01046 The talk focuses on the intricate relationship between karma, rebirth, and enlightenment, examining how understanding karma's "prison" can lead to liberation and the role of the bodhisattva vow in engaging with karma. The... *Karma, Study, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02863 The talk explores the concept of karma and its relationship to enlightenment, emphasizing the importance of understanding and studying karma as a means to transcend it. The discussion touches on the bodhisattva vow, the nature of... *Karma, Study, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 AM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02864 The talk centers on the concepts of karma and its role in one's awareness and actions. The discussion emphasizes the continuous study of karma and its effects on behavior, encouraging a detached observation of one's mental states... *Karma, Time, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02865 The talk explores the concepts of karma and rebirth, emphasizing the importance of awareness in action and how consciousness affects karmic outcomes. The discussion includes an examination of how unconscious actions can still... *Karma, Time, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 23 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02862 The talk focuses on the Eightfold Path as the Buddha’s guide to freedom from suffering and rebirth, emphasizing the concept of Right View, which begins with the understanding that actions have consequences and culminates in... *Karma, Meditation, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 22 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
The Eightfold Path Serial: RA-00462 This talk explores the Noble Eightfold Path, focusing on practicing Right View to transform understanding of karma from a dualistic perspective to recognizing interdependence. The discussion highlights the importance of... *Karma, Mindfulness, Right Effort, Interdependence, Renunciation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 19 1997 5
Embracing Simplicity on the Eightfold Path Serial: RA-00463 The talk delves into the intricacies of the Eightfold Path, focusing particularly on Right View and Right Effort. It outlines a practical approach to meditation by observing and understanding karma, highlighting the development... *Right Effort, Karma, Desire, Emotions, Doubt*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 19 1997
Mind Like a Wall: Zen Effort Serial: RA-02861 This talk delves into the Eightfold Path, particularly focusing on the intricacies of right effort within Zen practice. It explores how meditation on karma shapes the understanding of right view, and how this progresses towards... *Karma, Effort, Mindfulness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 19 1997
Walking the Path of Right Living Serial: RA-00464 The talk outlines the foundational principles of the Buddhist Eightfold Path, emphasizing aspects of Right View, Right Intention, and Right Speech. It discusses how Right View involves awareness of karma, and the practice of... *Renunciation, Right Speech, Lovingkindness, Greed, Community*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 18 1997
Zazen's Journey: Karma to Liberation Serial: RA-00446 The talk explores the relationship between Zazen and the Eightfold Path, emphasizing how both the world of karma and the world of freedom are realized and understood simultaneously in Zazen practice. The discourse highlights the... *Karma, Dragons, Evil, Renunciation, Lovingkindness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 17 1997
Path of Wisdom and Compassion Serial: RA-00461 The talk focuses on the Eightfold Path as the culmination of Buddhist practice, emphasizing that it is not only a path to the cessation of suffering but simultaneously represents such cessation. The discourse highlights the Four... *Right Speech, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Anger, Mindfulness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 16 1997
Wisdom and Compassion's Interwoven Path Serial: RA-02860 The talk centers on the intricacies of the Eightfold Path within Buddhist practice, highlighting the interconnectedness of wisdom and compassion as essential for realizing Buddhahood. It discusses the role of ethics, speech,... *Karma, Intention, Renunciation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 16 1997
Presence in Parenthood: Embracing Beauty Serial: RA-02152 The talk centers on the practice of fatherhood, exploring the challenges and responsibilities of being present for one's children. The speaker reflects on personal experiences and anecdotes from other parents to illustrate the... *Suffering, Pain, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 15 1997
Embodied Wisdom: Compassion Beyond Form Serial: RA-00957 The talk explores the concept of "unsupported thought" and the symbolism of "hands and eyes throughout the body" in Zen Buddhist koans, specifically cases 52 and 54. These cases are used to discuss the nature of compassion, the... *Wisdom, Emptiness, Koan*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 09 1997
Nature's Embrace: Zen's Compassionate Flow Serial: RA-00965 The talk explores Zen teachings on immersion in nature and mutual responsiveness between beings and their environment, using an allegory about boys stuck in quick mud to illustrate understanding and freeing oneself from self-... *Compassion, Vow, Dharmakaya*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 02 1997
The Blue Cliff Record Serial: RA-02856 The talk examines themes from "The Blue Cliff Record," focusing on non-resistance and being present with one's experiences, using traditional Zen koans as a point of reference. Through stories and teachings of historical Zen... *Breath, Resistance, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 31 1997 1 Green Gulch Farm
Effortless Presence in Zen Practice Serial: RA-02857 The talk focuses on the interplay of koanic speech and the act of prostration to illustrate the principle of engaging with actions without seeking outcomes. It uses the setting of dialogues from traditional Zen cases to discuss... *Intention, Practice, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 31 1997 2 Green Gulch Farm
The Blue Cliff Record Serial: RA-02858 The talk explores the concept of being present with life as it unfolds, focusing on the idea of "skillful means" (upaya) in Zen practice, and whether actions, including skillful or wholesome ones, can lead to spiritual freedom.... *Letting Go, Buddha, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 31 1997 3 Green Gulch Farm
The Blue Cliff Record Serial: RA-02859 The talk examines the Zen concept of acting without effort, analyzing transformative moments in "The Blue Cliff Record" through a lens of spontaneity and authenticity in practice. The discussion delves into concepts of action... *Karma, Culture, Resistance*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 31 1997 4 Green Gulch Farm
Wang Bo's Zen: Beyond Dregs Serial: RA-01070 The talk explores the story of Wang Bo, who challenges the notion of true Chan (Zen) by confronting his monks about their reliance on past teachings rather than engaging with present reality. This discussion emphasizes the... *Buddha, Practice, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 26 1997
Dreg Slurping and Zen Mastery Serial: RA-00964 The talk primarily explores the concept of "dreg slurping" in Zen practice, illustrated through the story of the great master Wang Bo, wherein the message underscores the futility of seeking external validation or understanding... *Pain, Letting Go, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 19 1997
Sunday Talk Serial: RA-02151 The talk explores the interplay between serenity and busyness, emphasizing the Zen philosophy of integrating meditation-derived tranquility into everyday life. It discusses how true serenity manifests when it is embedded within... *Buddha, Pain, Liberation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 18 1997 Green Gulch Farm
Interwoven Paths of Meditation Truth Serial: RA-00498 The talk examines two types of meditation practices in the Buddhist tradition: one grounded in the delusion of self and independent effort, and the other realizing the interdependence of all beings. It emphasizes the importance... *Buddha, Practice, Suffering*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 09 1997
Interconnected Meditation: Beyond Self and Ceremony Serial: RA-02855 This talk explores two approaches to meditation in the Zen Buddhist tradition, emphasizing the practice that transcends individual effort and connects to the universal. It challenges the concept of independent existence,... *Ceremony, Pain, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 09 1997
Embracing Duality for Non-Dual Realization Serial: RA-00465 The talk discusses the Zen concepts of duality and non-duality, emphasizing impartiality towards both by mastering their respective practices. It stresses the importance of wholehearted engagement with dualistic actions,... *Duality, Separation, Breath, Enemies*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 08 1997
Embracing Duality: A Non-Dual Journey Serial: RA-02854 The talk delves into the concept of non-duality, emphasizing the difficulty of understanding it due to the inherently dualistic nature of ordinary consciousness. It suggests cultivating a non-temporal attitude towards duality and... *Pain, Study, Duality*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 08 1997
Journey from Self to Oneness Serial: RA-02853 The talk explores the dualistic and non-dualistic approaches to meditation and practice, contrasting the world of suffering with that of liberation and bliss. It emphasizes the folly of believing in a separate self and... *Delusion, Buddha Nature, Pain*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 07 1997
Zen Presence: Embracing Non-Doing Now Serial: RA-00497 The talk focuses on the Zen practice of "just sitting" or Zazen, emphasizing the importance of being present with what is happening rather than attempting to control it. This form of meditation is described as an act of wisdom... *Ceremony, Intimacy, Karma, Desire, Book of Serenity*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 06 1997
Awakening Within: Discovering Buddha Nature Serial: RA-00496 The talk focuses on the concept of Buddha nature, emphasizing the inseparability of Buddhas and sentient beings through the three bodies of Buddha: the Reality Body, Transformation Body, and Bliss Body. The discourse elaborates... *Enemies, Bowing, Happiness, Sangha, Buddha Nature*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 06 1997
Inherent Buddha: Beyond Seeking and Knowing Serial: RA-02851 This talk delves into the concept of the "three bodies of Buddha" — the reality body, the transformation body, and the bliss body. It emphasizes the inseparability of Buddha and sentient beings, arguing that seeking Buddha... *Enemies, Bowing, Buddha Nature*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 06 1997
Embrace Reality Through Stillness Serial: RA-02852 The talk explores the concept of "just sitting" within Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of the act of sitting without effort or control, aligning with the reality of what is happening. This approach fosters an... *Practice, Intimacy, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 06 1997
Transcending Suffering Through Zen Awareness Serial: RA-02850 The talk explores the dual nature of suffering in Zen Buddhism, highlighting the distinction between normal bodily suffering that signals physical issues to address, and the suffering stemming from delusion, which arises from a... *Pain, Delusion, Separation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 05 1997
Transcending Duality Through Mindful Liberation Serial: RA-02150 The talk explores the relationship between dualistic thinking and suffering, emphasizing understanding and intimacy with pain as a path to liberation from samsara. The Eightfold Noble Path is presented as a practical framework... *Pain, Samsara, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 20 1997 Green Gulch Farm

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