Audio: Play in new window | Download As most of you know, I’ve become interested in koans in the last year or so, after many years of avoiding them because I couldn’t figure them out. We have a koan study … Continue reading
(NOTE: There is no audio for this talk.) I am going to talk tonight about case 43 of the Blue Cliff Record—Dongshan’s Hot and Cold. Before reading and discussing the case, I want to give you a little backround information … Continue reading
Audio: Play in new window | Download I am going to talk tonight about how our practice can affect other people in our lives, how it moves around—sometimes having a reach that is surprising and unpredictable. I will use an … Continue reading
Audio: Play in new window | Download An excellent talk John gave based on a sesshin lecture by Sojun Mel Weitsman, abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, and our guiding Teacher Zoketsu Norman Fischer’s teacher.
A few months ago, Tim spent a couple of Wednesdays going over parts of the lojong teachings—a set of 59 traditional Tibetan Buddhist slogans designed to help us develop Bodhichitta—an awakened, compassionate heart. The lojong teachings were brought to Tibet … Continue reading