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.
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The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
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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.
Weekend Retreat with Zoketsu Norman Fischer 2/2
/Good news!! The Buddha is the cause and the result of awakening! Through practice our lives do transform.
Weekend Retreat with Zoketsu Norman Fischer 1/2
/Everything is always vanishing so what is the use of pretence?
A Field Guide to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas 1/
/A series on the beings depicted in images along the Shikoku pilgrimage path, exploring how they can inspire and support our practice. Myoshin Kate McCandless begins with Fudo Myo-o, Unmoving Bright Wisdom King, fierce protector of the dharma.
Reflections on the Pilgrims' Path 3/3
/Myoshin Kate McCandless brings us to the recent journey in Japan, through anecdotes and images. You can watch the slideshow HERE.
"Through 10,000 joys and sorrows the journey goes on - through this lifetime and beyond someone else will follow in your footsteps."
Reflections on the Pilgrims' Path 2/3
/Shinmon Michael Newton begins his talk with an exploration of what the word pilgrimage means, then takes the listener on a meandering path of depth and discovery.
Reflections on the Pilgrims' Path 1/3
/Myoshin Kate McCandless offers a sense of how the five week pilgrimage in Japan was like an intensive zen retreat.
