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The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat offered an opportunity to receive... - *Posture, Evil, American*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 04 2007 Part 1 Mount Madonna Center
Enlightenment is the Silent Bond - *Discrimination, Religion, Desire, difficulty*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 01 2007 Green Gulch Farm
Hearing the Dharma: Uniting with Buddha Serial: RA-03403 This talk explores the theme of hearing the true Dharma in relation to the practices of enlightenment and the bodhisattva precepts, focusing on Ehe Dogen's vow to hear the Dharma and meet the Buddha face-to-face. It discusses the... *Buddha, true dharma, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 16 2007 A Houston Zen Center
Gnosticism American Buddhism as a gnostic practice; meaning of the word "tathagata" - *Faith, Practice Period, Hindrances, American, Three Treasures*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 03 2007 PM No Abode Hermitage
Happiness The pursuit of happiness vs. wanting others to be happy; happiness from absorption in activity Teachings on Happiness for Dancing Mountains Sangha newsletter Date: February 3, 2007 Location: No Abode Hermitage   - *Lovingkindness, Desire, Religion, Emptiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 03 2007 AM No Abode Hermitage
2006.11.11-ZMC - *Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Non-duality, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center,...*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 11 2006 Tassajara
Self-Discovery Through Zen Mindfulness Serial: RA-03330 The talk focuses on the Zen principle of "settling the self on the self" as a path to enlightenment through mindfulness and the practice of observing one's inner experiences without discursive thought. It emphasizes learning... *Delusion, Buddha, Pain*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 15 2006
Intention Transforms the World Our thinking and intention makes the world what it is; awareness of intention makes our contribution a positive one - *Greed, Faith, War, Hate*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 12 2006 AM No Abode Hermitage
Baizhang's Fox Being clear about cause and effect, intention, karma. - *Hindrances, causation, Fox, Skandas, Karmic Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 27 2006 AM No Abode Hermitage
Baizhang's Fox Being clear about cause and effect, intention, karma. - *causation, Skandas, Fox, Karmic Consciousness, Funeral*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 27 2006 PM No Abode Hermitage
Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of freedom in this moment. The... - *Conversation, Faith, Transmission, Priest, War*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2006 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm
Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of freedom in this moment. The... - *Transmission, Intuition, Emotions, Bell, Continuous Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 08 2006 Part 2 Green Gulch Farm
Cultivating Tranquility and Insight Together Serial: RA-03273 The talk discusses the distinct phases and challenges encountered during a 21-day Zen retreat focusing on the practice of shamatha (tranquility) and vipassana (insight). The speaker emphasizes the importance of integrating these... *Time, Practice, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 07 2006 Green Gulch Farm
Mahayana Abhidharma Serial: RA-03258 The talk explores the evolution of Mahayana Abhidharma, focusing on the emergence of the Prajnaparamita texts and their approach to understanding emptiness, contrasting with the conceptual frameworks of the Abhidharma. The... *Consciousness, Emptiness, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 21 2005 Green Gulch Farm
Mahayana Abhidharma Serial: RA-03261 The talk explores the conceptual challenges in narrating spiritual experiences and enlightenment within Mahayana Buddhism, focusing on the story of Asanga and his encounter with the bodhisattva Maitreya. It examines how spiritual... *Consciousness, Bodhisattva, Sangha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 28 2005 6 Green Gulch Farm
Renunciation's Path to Compassion Serial: RA-02994 The talk's main thesis revolves around Zen practices, particularly emphasizing the role of renunciation as a pathway to understanding compassion and right view. It contrasts the Buddhist approach to renunciation with teachings... *Renunciation, Practice, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 02 2001
Tenzo Serial: RA-01426B The talk explores the concept of "non-abiding" in meditation, emphasizing meeting experiences without grasping or rejecting them. It addresses a common concern among practitioners regarding progress and highlights that true... *Buddha, Meditation, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2000
Tenzo Serial: RA-01426A This talk explores the conceptual distinctions between psychological, spiritual, and material experiences, emphasizing that spiritual experiences arise when one ceases to grasp or attempt to qualify them as such. There is a... *Time, Love, Hate*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2000 3
Karma and Rebirth Serial: RA-02869 The talk focuses on the intricate relationship between karma, ignorance, and consciousness, emphasizing the non-local nature of consciousness and the impact of life and mind on spiritual realms and rebirth processes. It explores... *Karma, Consciousness, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 25 1997 PM Green Gulch Farm
Fearlessness Serial: RA-02844 The talk examines the relationship between fear and anxiety, emphasizing their coexistence and interdependence in the context of spiritual practice and personal growth. It explores how anxiety, when faced with courage, offers... *Work, Meditation, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	1996
Tassajara Class Serial: RA-00767 - *War, Separation, Sangha, Impermanence, Mahayana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 17 1995 Tassajara
November 12th, 1995 Serial 01229A Serial: RA-01229A The initiation into Zen practice is through our non-action -this inactivity of each of us is precisely what is meant by Buddha. To return to the unmoving self is to take refuge in Buddha. The talk explores the relationship between Zen meditation and the Bodhisattva precepts, emphasizing how Zen action is rooted in the concept of non-action. The speaker discusses the first three Bodhisattva precepts, focusing on... *Precepts, Greed, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 12 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Jan 22nd 1995, Serial 01239A Serial: RA-01239A The talk explores the foundational principles of Zen practice, emphasizing the heart of great compassion as the source of enlightened living. It discusses how beings with intentions of wisdom and compassion strive to live... *Time, Vow, Pain*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 22 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Living Compassion: Dropping Self and Ideas Serial: SF-04167	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 28 1990
Thought of Enlightenment Serial: RA-01798B The talk explores the concept of enlightenment within Zen practice, focusing on the differentiation between "Beginner's Mind" and "Bodhi Mind" as stages of spiritual development. The discussion emphasizes... *Enlightenment, Practice, Posture*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 1988
Buddha's Birthday Lecture: Adept at the Near Serial: RA-01672A The talk explores the theme of Buddha's birth and its symbolic significance, emphasizing a Zen teaching on finding enlightenment within the ordinary aspects of life, or "the near." It discusses how the Buddha's birth represents... *Buddha, Time, Peace*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 10 1988 Green Gulch Farm
Buddha's Birthday Lecture Serial: RA-01798A The talk explores the concept of Buddha's birth, emphasizing that Buddhas are born out of the ordinary human experience, marked by doubts, confusion, and emotions. This point is illustrated by the story of Buddha's early... *Buddha, Time, Peace*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 10 1988 Green Gulch Farm
Buddha's Birthday Lecture: Everyone is at the Center Serial: RA-01672B The talk explores the birth of the Buddha, emphasizing the concept that each individual can be central in the universal assembly of living beings. The "one great cause" of a Buddha is suffering beings, and the Buddha... *Buddha, Suffering, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 09 1988 Green Gulch Farm
January 25th 1987, Serial 01810A Serial: RA-01810A 'Rinzai "slap and shout" as intimacy; transmission authenticity; eloquent and controversial' The talk explores the Rinzai Zen tradition, focusing on the "slap and shout" method as a form of intimate communication and a tool for transmission authentication. The narrative illustrates key interactions between Rinzai and his... *Rinzai, Transmission, Time*	Maurine Stewart	Jan 25 1987
Unknown Date, Serial 01229B Serial: RA-01229B The talk explores the theme of the inseparability between self and others, emphasizing the anxiety that arises as one approaches this boundary and the dissolution of perceived separation. As one reaches the realization that... *Separation, Intimacy, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson
April 2nd, 1995 Serial 01234A Serial: RA-01234A In the subtle round mouth the pivot of the spiritual work turns meditation on breath, on enlightenment and delusion which pivots on the self The talk explores the concept of spiritual pivoting, focusing on the breath as a metaphorical and literal axis where enlightenment and delusion meet and transform. Central to this exploration is the understanding that... *Delusion, Enlightenment, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Green Gulch Farm
Unknown Date, Serial 01239B Serial: RA-01239B Unknown talk at end of other talk on this tape The talk delves into the nature of Buddhist precepts, emphasizing that they do not originate from common notions of right and wrong or nihilism, but rather arise from a mind that has transcended these dualities. This... *Ego, Precepts, Time*
Buddhist Psychology Serial: RA-01417B This talk delves into a discussion on Buddhist psychology, primarily focusing on the concepts from the Book of Serenity, particularly the teachings of Prajnatara. The exploration revolves around the five skandhas, the 18 elements... *Anger, Study, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson
Buddhist Psychology Serial: RA-01417A This talk explores the concept of selflessness in Buddhist psychology, focusing on the emptiness (nairatmya) of both the person and dharmas, or elements of experience. It delves into the self's dependent co-arising with... *Suffering, Emptiness, Liberation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson
Unknown Date, Serial 01234B Serial: RA-01234B Unknown talk after other talk on this tape The talk explores the intersection of perception and self-awareness, emphasizing the unity between observer and observed. It delves into the idea that beauty and terror are intertwined, challenging the ego and exposing the... *Ego, Time, Suffering*
January 8th 1984, Serial 01810B Serial: RA-01810B The talk discusses the significance of simple communication and direct experiences in Zen practice, emphasizing the importance of genuine and straightforward interaction as a means of achieving deeper understanding. The narrative... *Time, Pain, Work*	Tenshin Reb Anderson
Unknown Date, Serial 01884B Serial: RA-01884B The talk primarily delves into the concepts of selflessness and the practice of maintaining awareness without attachment to the five skandhas, drawing upon Prajnatara's dialogue with the Raj of East India in the "Book of Serenity... *Study, Anger, Pain*
December 11th 1986, Serial 01884A Serial: RA-01884A The talk explores the concept of selflessness in Buddhist psychology, emphasizing the realization of the selflessness of both the person (phulgala-nairatmya) and the dharmas (dharma-nairatmya). Through understanding the... *Suffering, Liberation, Emptiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson
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On Buddha's Compassion and Fields of Blessing Part Two - The Flower Adornment Scripture Book Ten The talk explores the concept of "Buddha's fields of blessing," emphasizing the imparity and boundlessness of Buddha's compassion. It discusses the intricate relationship between the act of offering and the nature of the field of... *Priest, Karma, Happiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	PM No Abode Hermitage
Introduction To The Four Afflictions Of Self Discussing afflictions of the mind where the self appears, as an opportunity to explore consciousness. The ignorance of the view that the self is operating the situation. The talk explores the concept of consciousness and its relationship to the self, specifically examining the four afflictions associated with the belief in a self. These afflictions—self-view, self-confusion (or self-ignorance),... Consciousness, Anger, Emotions, Ego	Tenshin Reb Anderson	PM No Abode Hermitage
The Flower Adornment Scripture - Book Ten - On Buddha's Compassion and Fields of Blessing - Part One The talk examines themes from Book Ten of the Flower Adornment Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra), focusing on the Buddha's compassion and fields of blessing. It discusses the Bodhisattva Manjushri's questioning of other bodhisattvas to... *Compassion, Suffering, Bodhisattva*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	AM No Abode Hermitage
On Breathing - *Emotions, Breath, Suzuki Roshi, Enthusiasm, Posture*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	The Yoga Room
Abhidharma Class Serial: RA-01891B The talk discusses the complexity of unwholesome mental states in the context of Buddhist teachings, with particular emphasis on the Abhidharma and related texts. It explores the nuanced understanding of karma, precepts, and... *Practice, Karma, Culture*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 04 Green Gulch Farm
Abhidharma Tape 2 Serial: RA-01887A The talk examines the differences in lists of mental factors and dharmic elements across key Abhidharma texts, specifically focusing on restlessness and concentration. It explores the variances in how excited states and certain... *Mindfulness, Concentration, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 04
Sesshin Day 2 Serial: RA-00625 The talk focuses on meditation and the process of achieving insight after settling the mind. It discusses Bodhidharma's recommendation for pacifying the mind without techniques, highlights the importance of insight and wisdom... *Consciousness, Work, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2 of 7 Tassajara
Sesshin Talk Serial: RA-00009 The talk explores the precept concerning speech, specifically the caution against speaking of others' faults. It highlights the delicate balance between using speech for harm or spiritual awakening, referencing historical Zen... *Precepts, Bodhisattva, Time*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Tassajara
Sesshin Day 7 Serial: RA-00622 This talk explores the interconnectedness and teachings of Zen figures such as Dungshan Liyangja, Nanchuan, and Yunyan, with a focus on the concept of non-sentient beings expounding the Dharma, as showcased in discourses and... *Buddha, Time, Practice*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	7 of 7 Tassajara
Sesshin Day 3 Serial: RA-00629 The talk explores the intricate nature of Zen practice, particularly the concept of "just sitting" or "zazen," emphasizing a state of awareness beyond words and non-involvement. A detailed discussion of teaching stories from... *Practice, Buddha, Bodhidharma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	3 of 7 Tassajara

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