Engage Wisdom Alpha Archive

Serial: EB-002281 Release of a new cookbook; being in a movie; intimacy with ingredients; sharing food can be sharing love. The talk discusses the intersection of Zen philosophy and cooking, emphasizing the concept of intimacy with ingredients and the practice of mindfulness in everyday tasks. The release of "The Complete Tassajara Cookbook" is...

Serial: EB-00228Y Short introduction to meditation. The talk introduces a period of meditation with the emphasis on embracing personal experience without striving for a 'right' or idealized meditation state. It suggests approaching meditation with interest, curiosity, and self-...

Serial: EB-00228V Short introduction to meditation. The talk introduces meditation with an emphasis on embracing direct experience as taught by Suzuki Roshi. It stresses the importance of unity with activity and shedding selfish desires for authentic practice, as true realization...

Serial: EB-00228X Visiting the Apple Store; noticing attachments, desires and cravings. The talk explores the nature of direct experience, emphasizing that even practices like meditation cannot shield one from life's unpredictability and "the full catastrophe," a term inspired by John Kabat-Zinn and Carlos Castaneda...

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Serial: BZ-02056 100 Circles, Sesshin Day 2, class 3 of 4 -

Serial: BZ-02054 Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi, Sesshin Day 1, class 1 of 4 -

Serial: EB-00228T Use of the word love; controlling reality so as not to feel disappointment. The talk explores the concepts of love, disappointment, and communication, emphasizing that love is often misconstrued as a means to avoid uncomfortable emotions. It challenges the idea of controlling reality to avoid painful...

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Serial: EB-00235 Dogen's Genjo Koan; dealing with delusion, enlightenment and suffering; mastery is not getting rid of negative emotions and thoughts; story of Montana smoke-jumper. This talk explores Dogen's "Genjo Koan," focusing on the dual concepts of delusion and enlightenment, suffering and the cessation of suffering, within the practice of Zen Buddhism. The discussion emphasizes understanding mastery...

Serial: EB-00236 Dogen's Genjo Koan; things and their attributes; mind itself is Buddha; we can't fix our minds. The talk emphasizes Dogen's Genjo Koan, exploring the understanding that all things are Buddha Dharma, challenging the perception of things as inherently existing. It delves into the philosophy of mind itself being Buddha and...

Samdhinirmochana Sutra Chapter Four, Afternoon No Abode 8/15/09 PM -

Serial: EB-00225 Visiting aunt in Virginia; being at Tassajara in 1996; men and women practicing together; story of a sculptor friend having a lung transplant. The talk reflects on life experiences to emphasize the discovery of one's purpose and healing in life, illustrating this through personal anecdotes such as learning to bake bread and finding balance between action and reflection...

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Samdhinirmochana Mahayana Sutra Chapter 3, part 2 Samdhinirmochana Sutra (Part VIII), Chapter Three, Morning No Abode 7/23//09 AM -

Serial: BZ-02049 Open, unassuming mind, One-Day Sitting, standing up from zazen -

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Serial: EB-00228R The talk examines the intersection of personal experience and Buddhist practice, emphasizing the teachings of Zen Master Dogen on self-study and the transformative understanding of one’s life path. It contrasts structured...

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Serial: EB-00228Q The talk centers on the heartfelt relationship between teacher and student within Zen practice, emphasizing the transmission of teachings from Shakyamuni Buddha through numerous teachers like Suzuki Roshi. The discussion...