The Old Way 5/5
/Daikan Green continues our dharma seminar, offering comments on the finger snap.
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The Old Way 4/5
/Myosen River Shannon continues the dharma seminar on The Old Way, talks on texts from the Pali Canon, with a deep dive into the different kinds of minds we carry. What tools do we have for adjusting our behaviours when things are not going our way?
The Old Way 3/5
/Joko Claire Talbot explores what metta mean.
Rather than evaluating or judging self and others against culturally ingrained standards, can we pay attention to self and others based on awareness of the human need to be safe healthy and happy?
The Old Way 2/5
/Nin-en Susan Elbe continues the dharma seminar on The Old Way, talks on texts from the Pali Canon by exploring the story of Angulimala, a serial murderer from the time of the Buddha.
“Even those with the darkest hearts share a common humanity that just needs to be seen and accepted.”
The Old Way 1/5
/Dai-i Flo Rublee gives the first dharma seminar on The Old Way, talks on texts from the Pali Canon.
“Can you see the importance of recognizing wholesome and unwholesome thoughts and their effect on others?”
The Glory of Our Essence - Becoming Yourself - 4/4
/Joko Claire Talbot offers the fourth and final talk in our Dharma Seminar on Shunryu Suzuki’s new book Becoming Yourself - Teachings on the Zen Way of Life.
Contradictory Experiences - Becoming Yourself 3/4
/Daikan delves further into the writings of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, who suggests that whatever you think or see is the teaching of the Buddha, and whatever you do is the practice of the Buddha. We should not rely on some teachings but should reflect on ourselves.
Pure Mind and True Nature- Becoming Yourself 2/4
/Dai-i Flo Rublee continues the dharma seminar on the new book Becoming Yourself - Teachings on the Zen Way of Life.
“The way to be yourself is to take care of how you treat yourself including your various desires. This is how you treat your painful legs how you have good posture and how you let your breathing be smooth” Shunryu Suzuki
