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Embracing Paradoxes for Creative Freedom Serial: RA-03907 The talk explores the tension between apparent opposites in life—such as self and other, conventional and ultimate, good and evil—and how embracing these tensions can lead to creativity and freedom. The discussion emphasizes the... *Breath, Evil, Pain*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 2011
Zen Meditation: Embodying the Six Paramitas Serial: RA-03886 The talk focuses on the practice of meditation in the Zen tradition, drawing extensively on the teachings of Dogen Zenji. It emphasizes the integration of the six paramitas—generosity, ethical discipline, patience, effort,... *Concentration, Posture, Ego*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 29 2011
Compassionate Immersion for Enlightenment Serial: RA-03885 The talk explores the engagement with pain, emphasizing a compassionate and fully immersive approach to both physical pain and emotional suffering rather than immediately resorting to medication. It also discusses the importance... *Pain, Delusion, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 23 2011
Awakening Through the Bodhisattva Path Serial: RA-03883 The talk explores the path of a bodhisattva, focusing on the Mahayana Samgraha text, emphasizing the dependent co-arising of knowledge and phenomena, and the imputation of essence onto phenomena. It discusses the cultivation of... *Practice, confusion, Bodhisattva*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 15 2011 Morning
Zen Lens: Seeing All as Buddha Serial: RA-03884 The talk explores the theme of cultivating a compassionate mindset that recognizes every event and being as an expression of the Buddha's teachings. It delves into the practice of perceiving adversities as opportunities for... *Karma, Emptiness, Observe*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 15 2011 Afternoon
Paths of Meditation and Enlightenment Serial: RA-03887 The talk examines the concepts of sudden enlightenment and gradual transformation, highlighting two paths of meditation: one before and one after enlightenment. It discusses the innate delusive mind and emphasizes that the... *Meditation, Enlightenment, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Calmness and Ethical Zen Awakening Serial: RA-03888 The talk explores the integration of ethical uprightness and calmness in Zen practice, suggesting that optimal uprightness is united with relaxation. It emphasizes the importance of patience and generosity in understanding... *Enlightenment, Evil, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Embracing Non-Attachment for Enlightenment Serial: RA-03889 The October 2011 talk explores the concepts of delusion and enlightenment, emphasizing the importance of non-attachment. When one is attached to delusion, it thrives, but when one attaches to enlightenment, it is lost. True... *Enlightenment, Duality, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Pathways to Enlightenment Through Practice Serial: RA-03890 The talk discusses the practice of meditation with a focus on developing tranquility through acts like generosity, ethics, and patience, and their impact on expanding wisdom and eliminating delusion. The narrative transitions to... *Delusion, Enlightenment, Storehouse Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Awakening Through Stillness Practice Serial: RA-03891 The main thesis of the October 2011 talk centers on the concept of living in stillness as a form of enlightenment, emphasizing the role of the six perfections (giving, ethics, patience, enthusiastic effort, calm concentration,... *Duality, Attachment, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Threading Life Through Zen Steps Serial: RA-03892 The talk primarily discusses walking meditation and its practice in Zen, referred to as "kin-hin", describing its synchronization with breathing and the metaphorical significance of 'thread' in relating scripture and meditation... *Meditation, Breath, Obstacles*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Compassionate Coexistence in Everyday Dilemmas Serial: RA-03893 The talk explores the ethical and philosophical implications of the Buddhist precept of not killing, examining the dilemmas faced when dealing with pests such as silverfish, bedbugs, and gophers. The discussion highlights how... *Precepts, Ceremony, Observe*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 2011
Transforming Consciousness for Enlightenment Serial: RA-03881 The talk focuses on the teachings of Asanga as detailed in the "Mahayana Samgraha," exploring the concept of the "container consciousness" or "alaya consciousness," which serves as the foundation of all consciousness states, both... *Storehouse Consciousness, Karma, Transmission*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 01 2011 Morning
Mind's Journey to Ultimate Insight Serial: RA-03882 The talk explores the point at which bodhisattvas achieve insight into the doctrine of "conscious construction only" or "mind only," a critical teaching in Yogacara Buddhism. This process involves discriminating images and mental... *Meditation, Consciousness, Lovingkindness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 01 2011 Afternoon
Pebbles, Bamboo, and Enlightenment Serial: RA-03878 The talk delves into the Mahayana teachings of "Summary of the Great Vehicle," focusing on the concepts of "mind only" and the lack of inherent existence. The narrative draws upon the story of the monk Xiangyan, who achieved... *Duality, Storehouse Consciousness, Blue Cliff Record*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 10 2011 Morning
Awakening Beyond the Wisdom Barrier Serial: RA-03879 The talk explores the Zen teaching of overcoming the 'wisdom barrier' through the metaphor of Xiang Yan's realization with the sound of a stone striking bamboo, emphasizing the need to confront one's conceptual obstacles to... *Intention, Effort, Letting Go*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 10 2011 Afternoon
Sitting Buddha: Essence of Zen Practice Serial: RA-03877 The discussion centers on the role of sitting meditation as the core function or "pivotal" essence of every Buddha, emphasizing Dogen's teachings influenced by his ancestor Hongzhi. The practice of Zazen, seen as synonymous with... *Zazen, Priest, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 28 2011
Unveiling Enlightenment Through Stillness Serial: RA-03876 The discussion focuses on the concept of sitting meditation as equivalent to sitting Buddha, highlighting teachings from historical figures Nanyue and Matsu, and further developed by Dogen. It emphasizes that sitting meditation... *Meditation, Precepts, Study*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 27 2011
Embracing Boredom through Seated Buddha Serial: RA-03875 The talk delves into the concept of "seated Buddha," exploring the practice of sitting meditation (Zazen) and its emergence alongside making Buddha. It emphasizes the non-expectations inherent in this practice and discusses how... *Meditation, Intention, Buddha Ancestors*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 26 2011
Polishing the Path to Enlightenment Serial: RA-03874 The talk explores the continual practice of Zen through the metaphor of "tile polishing," emphasizing the teaching that practice and realization cannot be defiled. It highlights the lineage of Zen, particularly through figures... *Meditation, Soto Zen, Zazen*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 25 2011
Polishing the Path to Enlightenment Serial: RA-03873 The talk examines the practice of sitting meditation in Zen Buddhism, focusing on the story of Nanyue Huairang and Mazu Daoyi to illustrate the concept of enlightenment as an ever-unfolding, undefiled practice. A central metaphor... *Buddha, Practice, Freedom*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 24 2011
Mind-Seal Paradoxes in Zazen Practice Serial: RA-03872 The talk emphasizes the practice of zazen, characterized as "totally culminated enlightenment," through the lens of Zen lineage stories involving masters such as Nanyue Huairang and Matsu Daoyi. Central to the discussion is the... *Buddha, Practice, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 23 2011
Zazen: Awakening Through Non-Thinking Serial: RA-03871 The talk centers on the practice of Zazen meditation and its ultimate purpose, as taught within the context of a Zen retreat (Sashin). It delves into the philosophical concept of "non-thinking" and how it aligns with the Buddha's... *Zazen, Dogen, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 22 2011
Transforming the Mind of Delusion Serial: RA-03870 The talk addresses the study of the mind of delusion, with a focus on the unconscious and conscious minds of delusion and their co-arising. It examines the causation behind these delusive states and the transformative teachings... *Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 18 2011
Welcoming Emotions Through Compassionate Wisdom Serial: RA-03869 The talk explores the theme of embracing and dealing with negative emotions, particularly resentment, within the context of Buddhist practice. The discussion references methods recommended by the Dalai Lama that range from... *Delusion, Vow, Nirvana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 14 2011
Study of delusion is the Buddha Way Serial: RA-03867 The talk explores the importance of understanding delusion or 'klesha' to move towards Buddhahood. The discussion emphasizes the cyclical nature of delusion and enlightenment, encouraging a compassionate engagement with... *Anger, Storehouse Consciousness, Commitment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 13 2011 Morning
Study of delusion is the Buddha Way Serial: RA-03868 The talk delves into the transformative nature of embracing the bodhisattva vows, which include sustaining all beings and understanding delusions as pathways to liberation. The discussion centers on Hakuin Zenji's teachings about... *Vow, Consciousness, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 13 2011 Afternoon
Transforming the Mind of Delusion Serial: RA-03866 The talk delves into the concept of container consciousness, rooted in Asanga's teachings, emphasizing the dual nature of consciousness—its common and uncommon characteristics. This consciousness forms our perception of reality... *Consciousness, Compassion, Storehouse Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 11 2011
Transforming the Mind of Delusion Serial: RA-03865 The talk centers on the concept of the storehouse consciousness (ālaya-vijñāna) in Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing its role as an unconscious repository where all defiled mental states from past actions are stored. The speaker... *Storehouse Consciousness, Samsara, Nirvana*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 04 2011
Awakening through Conscious Transformation Serial: RA-03864 The talk focuses on "Transforming the Mind of Delusion," specifically discussing the role of consciousness such as alaya-vijnana (storehouse consciousness) and manas within the context of Buddhist teachings on enlightenment and... *Storehouse Consciousness, Delusion, Balance*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 28 2011
Cyclic Consciousness: Life, Death, and Karma Serial: RA-03863 The talk centers on the concept of consciousness in relation to birth and death, exploring the alaya-vijnana as both the storehouse and appropriating consciousness. It discusses how this consciousness appropriates sense organs at... *Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 21 2011
Embracing the Mahayana: Do You Want to be an Artist? Serial: RA-03861 The discourse explores the teachings from the ancient text "Embracing the Great Vehicle," attributed to the 5th-century Indian sage Asanga, which examines the transformation of deluded consciousness into the true body of Buddha... *Consciousness, Karma, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 16 2011 Morning
Zen Now: Instant Enlightenment Unveiled Serial: RA-03862 The talk explores the concept of immediate realization in Zen meditation, emphasizing that enlightenment is not a future achievement but an ongoing practice. The discussion critiques the belief in an independently existing self... *Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness, Buddha*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 16 2011 Afternoon
Transforming the Mind of Delusion Serial: RA-03860 This talk explores Zen meditation as a path to enlightenment, emphasizing the transformation of the deluded mind into the enlightened mind through calm contemplation and study. Central to this transformation is the understanding... *Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Storehouse Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 14 2011
Zen Awakening: Collective Consciousness Transformation Serial: RA-03859 The talk explores the core question of "What am I doing here?" within the Zen tradition, emphasizing the Mahayana, or the "Great Vehicle," which involves transforming delusion into enlightenment for the welfare of all beings. It... *Storehouse Consciousness, Karma, Delusion*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 10 2011
Alaya-Vijnana: The Foundation of Perception Serial: RA-03857 The talk analyzes the concept of alaya-vijnana (storehouse consciousness) within Mahayana Buddhism, contrasting it with sense consciousnesses. It details how alaya-vijnana functions as the basis of karmic continuity, maintaining... *Karma, Emptiness, Faith*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 13 2011
Awakening Through Delusion's Dance Serial: RA-03856 The talk explores the non-duality of enlightenment and delusion in the context of Zen, emphasizing the importance of understanding and authentically engaging with delusion as a path towards awakening. The discussion highlights... *Delusion, Storehouse Consciousness, Enlightenment*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 12 2011
Embracing Enlightenment Serial: RA-03854 The talk examines the concept of delusion within Zen Buddhism, emphasizing the role and transformation of delusion into enlightenment. It explores how beings are innately deluded and the necessity of studying delusion to attain... *Delusion, Karmic Consciousness, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 11 2011 AM No Abode Hermitage
Embracing Enlightenment Serial: RA-03855 The talk explores the concept of "alaya vijnana," or storehouse consciousness, as described in the Sandhinirmocana Sutra, and its role in supporting both samsaric existence and the path to Nirvana. It emphasizes the... *Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 11 2011 PM No Abode Hermitage
Pathway to Enlightened Practice Serial: RA-03858 The talk's main thesis revolves around the training and practice of bodhisattvas within the framework of the six perfections (Pāramitās). The discussion emphasizes the importance of developing wisdom, understanding the... *Patience, Precepts, Concentration*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 2011
The Gifted Path to Enlightenment Serial: RA-03846 The talk explores the concept of enlightenment through the practice of giving, emphasizing the interconnectedness of receiving and giving within the self and the universe. It discusses the difficulty of accepting this practice... *Enlightenment, Posture, Lotus Sutra*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 22 2011
Path to Enlightenment Through Compassion Serial: RA-03844 The talk discusses the practice of sitting meditation within a specific Zen school, emphasizing that it is not merely a concentration exercise but a path to supreme enlightenment centered on the welfare of others. This practice... *Concentration, Enlightenment, Happiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 21 2011 Morning
Stillness and Compassion in Meditation Serial: RA-03845 The talk emphasizes the essence of sitting meditation in the described Zen school, focusing on the development of supreme awakening through concentration on the welfare and happiness of others. This meditation practices loving-... *Separation, Stillness, Happiness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 21 2011 Afternoon
Embodied Wisdom Through Generous Presence Serial: RA-03847 The talk centers on the practice of giving, ethics, and patience, as part of the six perfections aimed at achieving enlightenment for the welfare and liberation of all beings. The speaker discusses the nuanced process of... *Meditation, Generosity, Patience*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Mindful Generosity: Ethics in Giving Serial: RA-03848 The talk explores the intersections of giving and ethics, highlighting how true generosity requires ethical discipline to be effective and supportive. The discussion emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and vigilance in the... *Generosity, Patience, Desire*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Interconnected Compassion: Living the Precepts Serial: RA-03849 The talk elaborates on the 16 great bodhisattva precepts, emphasizing a holistic approach to refuge, ethics, and the interplay of various practices such as giving, patience, and mindfulness. The discussion highlights the... *Patience, Evil, Precepts*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Perfecting the Zen Pathway Serial: RA-03850 The talk discusses the six fundamental practices of enlightening beings known in Zen philosophy and their integration with an additional four practices, termed the ten perfections. The expansion explores how these supplementary... *Daily Life, Concentration, Meditation*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Concentration: Path to Collective Liberation Serial: RA-03851 The talk discusses the Zen practice of concentration, specifically in the context of meditation aimed at the welfare and liberation of all beings. Concentration is described as achieving mental and physical ease by letting go of... *Posture, Concentration, Breath*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Interdependence for Genuine Happiness Serial: RA-03852 The talk presents an exploration of the interdependence among the six basic disciplines of bodhisattvas, emphasizing that while each discipline supports the others, mindfulness of their interconnectedness enhances proper practice... *Happiness, Intention, Karma*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011
Balancing Selflessness and Personal Wisdom Serial: RA-03853 The talk focuses on the intersection between personal needs, desires, and the practice of selflessness for the welfare of others. It describes the need to balance personal needs with the overarching goal of promoting happiness in... *Happiness, Separation, Concentration*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	May 2011

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