Shinmon Michael Newton asks: do you recognize the qualities of Manjushri in your daily life?
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The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
features talks by our guiding teachers, Myoshin Kate
McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, as well as a
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A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 7/
/Myoshin Kate McCandless asks: who have you met along the pilgrimage of your life that has been a teacher to you? Who has helped you in just the right way and what did you learn?
Way Seeking Mind Talk - Kushi Matthew Ramsay
/A Way-seeking mind talk is a traditional Dharma address where a practitioner shares their personal journey, reflecting on the life experiences and questions that led them to their spiritual practice.
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 6/
/Beyond existence and non-existence, Shinmon Michael Newton shares how Vairocana brings the light of wisdom- impartially, omnipresent, impossible to block, and eternal.
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 5/
/Continuing the deep exploration of Kannon Bodhisattva, Myoshin Kate McCandless offers insights into the bodhisattva’s various manifestations and names.
"Listen to the deeds of Avalokiteshvara, who aptly responds in every quarter.
With vast pledge as deep as oceans, throughout kalpas beyond reckoning,
served many thousands of millions of buddhas, bringing forth this great pure vow."
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 4/
/Myoshin Kate McCandless focuses on Kannon Bodhisattva, whose name means the one who perceives the sounds or cries of the world.
See slideshow HERE.
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 3/
/Shinmon Michael Newton focuses on Amitaba Buddha and how we might recognize zazen as an illumination of emptiness and fully realized awakening.
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 2/
/Shinmon Michael Newton continues exploring the variety of beings found on the pilgrim’s path, focusing on the most widely known of all - Buddha.
