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Compassion is a Conversation A conversation is what we are doing together. Buddhas are sitting upright and still, in the midst of everything, having a conversation with silence. The story of his Nanchuan and his sickle. Meeting the person and the moment in... -
Compassion, Global Warming, Koan, |
Sep 15 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #5 Torei's vow; bowing in humility in the face of cruelty; meeting monsters with lovingkindness.
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Confession-and-Repentance, Lovingkindness, |
Aug 11 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #5 Meeting a teacher, asking about the teaching and listening to the teaching. Bodies and minds sitting silently and conversing.
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Aug 11 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #4 Opportunities for compassion - with friends and enemies; the story of the destitute son from the Lotus Sutra
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Compassion, |
Jul 14 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #4 Being supported in compassion; Uncle Mi and the rabbit;
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Compassion, |
Jul 14 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts Origins of the Bodhisattva precepts; development and commentaries; the reasons for Buddhas appearing in this world.
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Precepts, Buddha Nature, Transmission, Heart Sutra, |
Jun 09 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #3: Our Buddha Nature Precepts Verifying the truth of the teachings through words and phrases
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Precepts, |
Jun 09 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #2: Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra: https://www.tinyurl.com/Brahma-Net
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Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, ... |
May 12 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #2: Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra: https://www.tinyurl.com/Brahma-Net
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Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Precepts, |
May 12 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #1 Origin of the tathagathagharba teachings; the Huayen school in China; three marks of existence and four inverted views; skillful means of milk medicine described in the Nirvana Sutra.
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Tathagatagharba, Flower Adornment Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, |
Apr 14 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Womb of the Tathagata #1 Case 67 of the Book of Serenity; there is not a single sentient being who does not fully possess the wisdom of the enlightened mind.
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Flower Adornment Sutra, Koan, Book of Serenity, |
Apr 14 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World Avalokiteshvara clearly seeing the emptiness of five skandhas; listening to the cries of the world, the suffering of beings.
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Compassion, Suffering, Emptiness, |
Mar 03 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World Avalokiteshvara's eyes of compassion observing all sentient beings; Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu, facing the wall for nine years; the Sixth Ancestor's training;
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Buddha Ancestors, Consciousness, Compassion, Bodhisattva, Bodhidharma, cognitive process,... |
Mar 03 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Everything is Calling for a Compassionate Response Buddha's sitting - who do you think you are; ; Buddha, dharma and sangha are all-pervading; Yunmen's appropriate response.
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Feb 03 2018 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Guidance or Control Control is antithetical to enlightenment; NASA control center and GPS guidance systems; granddaughter's pacifier
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Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Transmission, Zendo, American, Patience |
Feb 03 2018 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Watch the Set-Up Carefully Listening to each others' stories; Scheherazade and the Thousand and One Nights;
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Nov 11 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddha’s Zazen is Face-to-Face Transmission The personal practice of paying attention to the posture of samadhi; mindfulness of breathing; remembering stillness as transmitted by the ancestors;
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Transmission, |
Nov 11 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames How to be with the fire that surrounds us; Buddha sitting upright, clearly observing, accepting all suffering; watching our fears about not being able to control things.
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Oct 14 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddhas Turn the Wheel of Dharma in the Midst of Fierce Flames Manjushri's 'the teaching of the Buddha is thus'; accepting suffering and pleasure; being gentle with your own body.
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Oct 14 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole Lifetime Yunmen's appropriate response; being Buddha right where you are: Master Ma being ready to die;
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Koan, |
Aug 05 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole Lifetime Coming to Zen Center to receive training; extensive discussion and planting rice fields can both be appropriate response;
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Aug 05 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the Holy Not abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in both directions.
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Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, |
Jul 08 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the Holy Ungraspable nature of all phenomena; perfect wisdom understands dependent co-arising; non-abiding in any state.
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Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Compassion, Dependent Origination, |
Jul 08 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Buddha Mind Seal Is Face-to-Face Conversation Buddha mind is an intimate conversation; Dogen's meeting a master for the first time; conscious and unconscious mind.
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Buddha Mind, Transmission, Conversation, Buddha Mind, Silence, unconscious process... |
Jun 03 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Building A Sanctuary For Awakening Buddha pointing to the earth, a good place for a sanctuary; masks and personas; freedom from self-consciousness.
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Karmic Consciousness, Buddha Mind, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Karmic Consciousness,... |
May 06 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The One Vehicle Lives In Silence And Stillness The desire for awakening for the welfare of all beings; social engagement and silence, both practices pervade all beings; practicing with the limitations of the body.
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Mahayana, Compassion, Meditation, Silence, Conversation, Transmission, Hate |
May 06 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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A Sanctuary Is Built Right Here, Right Now Buddha's 'a good place to build a sanctuary'; buddha mind is intimately transmitted - Sandokai; undergoing surgery; baby developing a self;
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Transmission, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary, Conversation, intimate communication, Sanctuary,... |
Apr 01 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zazen Is World Transformation Koans, using consciousness to go beyond consciousness; the path which can be spoken is not the true path.
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Enlightenment, Consciousness, Meditation, Conversation, Priest, japanese, lecture, Bell... |
Apr 01 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation Is World Transformation Talking about recent surgery; Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; the Buddha's work is face-to-face meeting; conversations within a family; opening the door to our original face.
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Transmission, Sanctuary, Conversation, Transmission, Building, Ego |
Feb 04 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Zen Meditation Is World Transformation Our practice includes everyone's else practice; other people's fulfillment is our fulfillment.
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zen meditation, Community |
Feb 04 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Awakening Lives In Silence And Stillness In the midst of stillness there is the awakened activity of liberating beings; lovingkindness and politics; becoming Buddha by realizing causation; not being possessive of anything, even the dharma, or compassion.
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Lovingkindness, Zazen, Cause-and-Effect, Liberation, causation, Lovingkindness, zen meditation... |
Jan 02 2017 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Bodhisattva Practice Includes Everything Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; karma is a place to build a sanctuary; extending out practice outside the zendo; expressing from a place before you were born;
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Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Mind, Transmission, Sanctuary, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Jan 02 2017 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Listening to the Cries of the World -
Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, |
Nov 12 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Listening to the Cries of the World -
Kind Speech, Compassion, Gratitude, |
Nov 12 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Since You Cannot Waste Time, Don’t -
Wisdom, Karmic Consequences, Consciousness, Rumi, Karmic Consequences, cognitive process, Lay... |
Oct 08 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddhas And Bodhisattvas Are Intimate Communication Bodhisattvas vow to teach. Lay bodhisatta and priest bodhisattvas are both students and teachers of the dharma.
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Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Lay, Bell, Complete... |
Oct 08 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Pivotal Activity of All the Buddhas -
Compassion, Practice Period, |
Sep 17 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Pivotal Activity of All the Buddhas -
Compassion, Bodhisattva, Liberation, |
Sep 17 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Unceasing Effort to Free All Beings -
Compassion, |
Aug 06 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Extending Tender Loving Care -
Compassion, |
Aug 06 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Usefulness of Doubt in the Life of a Bodhisattva -
Compassion, Liberation, |
Jul 23 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House -
Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi |
Jun 11 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House -
Compassion, Bodhidharma, resistance |
Jun 11 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva Path -
Lotus Sutra, Vow, Gaining Mind, Faith, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, causation, Transmission,... |
May 07 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Following through with the Dung Shoveling -
Compassion, Zazen, Priest, Faith, Bodhisattva Vow, Suzuki Roshi, japanese, Intimacy... |
May 07 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Melting the Root of Transgression -
Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Ancestors, Compassion, Confession-and-Repentance, Repentance... |
Apr 09 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Breaking the Mirror -
Bodhisattva Precepts, Precious Mirror, Interview, Samadhi, Transmission |
Apr 09 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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Respecting Everybody, No Exceptions -
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Mar 05 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Remembering And Forgetting What Is Most Important -
Renunciation, Compassion, |
Mar 05 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |
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From the First Time You Meet a Teacher -
Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Transmission, |
Feb 06 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |