Dogen Writes for You
/Shinmon Michael Newton continues the Genzo-e by reflecting on Dogen’s “Buddhas and ancestors of old were as we - we in the future shall be buddhas and ancestors.”
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Dharma Blossoms Turn Dharma Blossoms
/Myoshin Kate McCandless emphasizes that co-awakening is the nature of our experience- it is only in relationship with the world around us that enlightenment happens.
“When your mind is deluded, you are turned by the dharma blossoms. When your mind is enlightened, you turn the dharma blossoms” (Dogen)
Way Seeking Mind Talk - With Hotei Lee Lourdeaux
/Heito talks about the importance of having a supportive religious community or sangha.
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A way-seeking mind talk tells how the speaker came to Zen practice and how it has guided their life.
Genzo-e Opening Retreat - 2/2
/Myoshin Kate McCandless offers that through entrusting and upholding, each is an extraordinary expression of the blossoming of the Udumbara flower.
Genzo-e Opening Retreat - 1/2
/Shinmon Michael Newton opens our annual Dogen study intensive by exploring the Udumbara Blossom text and introducing this year’s theme.
“Holding up a flower means a flower is holding up a flower.”
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.
Way Seeking Mind Talk - with Shiryu
/Shiryū talks about faith, queerness and liberation across religious traditions. He dreams of a time when people of different backgrounds can complete each other's sentences.
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A way-seeking mind talk tells how the speaker came to Zen practice and how it has guided their 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.
