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Green Gulch Farm Talks
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Coming Of AgeSerial: SF-01062 Story of Parvati and ...(?); falling in love - never alone; the entire universe in ten directions is the true human body; Coming of Age Program; samsara/dukkha; parenting a... Parvati, Karma, Dukkha, Samsara, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Hate,... |
May 20 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Three Characteristics of PhenomenaSerial: SF-01079 One-day sitting lecture: "no eyes, no ears..." Diamond Sutra, Platform Sutra Time, Consciousness, Practice |
May 19 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin as a Koan for the BodySerial: SF-00990 Sesshin Lecture: Easter/Buddha's Birthday; enlightenment experiences; dharmakaya; not doing anything; nirmanakaya; this is your life Sesshin, Enlightenment, San Quentin, Zazen, Buddha's Birthday, Birth-and-Death,... |
Apr 08 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Intelligence of the Natural WorldSerial: SF-00941 Sesshin Lecture: frog chorus; silence and activity; pain and fear of pain; Bodhidharma Bodhidharma, Sesshin, Prajna Paramita, Silence, Buddha Ancestors, Composure, Buddha... |
Apr 07 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Check The Messenger WithinSerial: SF-00994 Strategies, gaining ideas; "paying it forward"; close investigation of the self; Orpheus and Eurydice; Rilke; hidden anger - staying with the emotion Dongshan, Sesshin, Suzuki Roshi, Monkey Mind, Vow, Buddha Nature, Emotions, Manjushri... |
Apr 05 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Secrets of the BodySerial: SF-00993 Sesshin Lecture: great effort, no result; ritual, bowing; Diamond Sutra; boundaries Right Effort, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Nature, Bowing, Bodhisattva Way, Vow, Liberation,... |
Apr 04 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Sesshin PracticesSerial: SF-00992 Sesshin Lecture: ordinary mind is the Tao; practice of confession; guilt/shame; Self-Receiving and -Employing Samadhi Sesshin, Zhaozhou, Ordinary Mind, Suzuki Roshi, Right Effort, Posture, Buddha Nature... |
Apr 03 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Living in Accord with Birth and DeathSerial: SF-00991 Sesshin Lecture: confirming Buddha nature; sesshin: gathering of heart/mind; what's the business under the patchwork robe?; story of Patacara Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Patacara, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Lineage, Ceremony... |
Apr 02 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Being UncomfortableSerial: SF-01092 Sunday Lecture: What do we do when we become uncomfortable?; comfort - in body, mind, relationships - are focus of our consumerism; suffering = constant need to be fed;... Pain, Time, Suffering |
Mar 25 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Developing Confidence in Buddha NatureSerial: SF-00074 Sunday talk. Baizhang, Global Warming, Buddha Mind, Hindrances, Delusion, Practice Period, Dragons... |
Mar 18 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Teachings of Chao ChouSerial: SF-00927 Sunday Lecture: the stories of Chao Chou; Hsin Hsin Ming - koan("I alone am the World-Honored One"); mu - cutting through yes and no; not holding to preferences Time, Discrimination, difficulty |
Mar 11 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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Alignment With The Great WaySerial: SF-00944 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: waging peace; taking up a practice Zhaozhou, Suzuki Roshi, Buddha Mind, Peace, Ordinary Mind, Zazen, Lineage, Posture,... |
Mar 04 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Bodhisattva GrandmotherSerial: SF-00942 Deshan and the old woman; the distortions of sexism, racism, others; the bodhisattva grandmother; devotion to zazen; bringing attention and support to the natural states/bodily... Deshan, Family Practice, Dragons, Offering, Delusion, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Vow,... |
Feb 17 2007 Green Gulch Farm |
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GenerositySerial: SF-04032 Sunday Lecture: cultivation of generosity for ourselves and others; training for dying by how we live; not wasting time; noticing the passing away; generosity before virtue... Time, Work, Effort |
Dec 17 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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The Gift of NothingSerial: SF-00929 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are... Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana... |
Dec 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Hand Me MidnightSerial: SF-01102 Sunday Lecture: Daigan's trip to Bali; ritual; poems from Daigan's new book, "Hand Me Midnight" Time, Practice |
Nov 19 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Breathing In, Breathing OutSerial: SF-01146 Sunday Lecture: simplicity; story of Prajnatara in Malawi; the sun comes up, the sun goes down; connections; the four foundations of mindfulness; Navajo rain dance Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Simplicity, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Four... |
Oct 08 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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No SelfSerial: SF-00915 Sunday Lecture: zen sayings: "Who's dragging this corpse around?; sense of self - root of all suffering; need to understand no-self, not just conceptually; Buddhist tool kit... Precepts, Time, Buddha |
Sep 17 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not TwoSerial: SF-01026 One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana... Five Hindrances, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Dhyana, Hindrances, Nirvana,... |
Sep 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Stopping and ListeningSerial: SF-00945 Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: Baby beluga; why are you here?; Dogen's Three Minds: joyful mind, kind mind, big mind; mother's love as essence of spirituality (... Tenzo Kyokun, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Gratitude, Hate, Suzuki Roshi... |
Sep 03 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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You Are Perfect Just As You AreSerial: SF-01065 Sunday Lecture: Good father/not a good father; improv - looking foolish and still feeling good; being fully yourself - responsible and flexible; simplicity of practice;... Practice, Time, Suzuki Roshi |
Jun 18 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Have Some TeaSerial: SF-00965 Sunday Lecture: "Have you been here before? Have some tea"; judgment and conduct; Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; ethics and etiquette Joshu, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Right Effort, Three Treasures, Right Speech... |
May 07 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Gazing at Flowers on the Roof of HellSerial: SF-00914 Sunday Lecture: learning zazen with Soen Roshi in Jerusalem - interfaith practice; Easter - rebirth; Issa "Walking together on the roof of hell, looking at flowers";... Practice, Time, Sangha |
Apr 16 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Yes!Serial: SF-01100 Sesshin Lecture: just sitting with no technique or theme; monk: what about when not carrying anything? Zhaozhou: put it down; Shakyamuni holding up the flower; zazen in... Practice, Time, Zazen |
Apr 02 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Treasury of LightSerial: SF-00926 Sesshin Lecture: light can't be seen - only reflections off objects; Koun Ejo's Treasury of Light Samadhi; myth of Phaeton and Helios - driving the sun chariot; Yunmen: What is... Buddha, Practice |
Mar 31 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Practice PeriodSerial: SF-00034 Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems. Practice Period, Dongshan, Dogen, Rumi, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara Zen... |
Feb 19 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Alive or Dead?Serial: SF-01147 Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what... Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Anger, Don't Know Mind,... |
Jan 29 2006 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zhaozhou's NoSerial: SF-00963 Sunday Lecture: Milton's 'Paradise Lost'; myth of Narcissus; Four Noble Truths; Zhaozhou's "No": Marin Organizing Committee/Seniors for Peace ...Perfect Wisdom, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Peace, Freedom, Mill Valley,... |
Nov 20 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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No SelfSerial: SF-00971 One-day sitting lecture: Bodhisattva Initiation - dharma names; Buddha's second teaching - "No-self Characteristic Sutta"; shamata - posture instructions;... Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Samatha, Precepts, Continuous Practice, Separation,... |
Sep 17 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Birth and DeathSerial: SF-00970 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: children's story - Amos and Boris; response to Hurrican Katrina; Story of king, knowing death is coming; vowing to live for the... Kids' Talk, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Lotus... |
Sep 04 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Rootedness, Relatedness, ResponsibilitySerial: SF-01013 Wednesday Lecture: zen practice and ecology Practice, Meditation, Work |
Jul 27 2005 Green Gulch Farm |
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Beans, Gratitude, GenerositySerial: SF-01014 Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture Generosity, Meditation, Time |
Jul 03 2005 Green Gulch Farm |