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Lay Practice Talks

In religious organizations, the laity () – individually a layperson, layman or laywoman – consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g., a nun or a lay brother.

In secular usage, by extension, a layperson is a person who is not qualified in a given profession or is not an expert in a particular field. The phrase "layman's terms" is used to refer to plain language that is understandable to the everyday person, as opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.

Terms such as lay priest, lay clergy and lay nun were once used in certain Buddhist cultures, especially Japanese, to indicate ordained persons who continued to live in the wider community instead of retiring to a monastery. Some Christian churches utilise lay preachers, who preach but are not clergy. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the term lay priesthood to emphasise that its local congregational leaders are unpaid.

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Adept Practitioners in the World: Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan Serial: TL-00785 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan, Lingzhao, Layman Pang, Lay Practice, Practice, Practice...	Taigen Dan Leighton	Mar 12 2023 Hybrid
Getting Stuck Big Mind, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice, Emotions, Humility	Susan Marvin	Aug 28 2021
What Now, I Don't Know Book of Serenity, Lay Practice, Ordinary Mind, Patience, Chanting	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 21 2021
Attention and Attachment Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Ordinary Mind, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Daily...	Ron Nestor	Dec 12 2020
Women Ancestors Class Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma...	Karen DeCotis	Nov 23 2020 2 of 3 Zoom
Women Ancestors Class Lay Practice, Priest, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-...	Karen DeCotis	Nov 23 2020 2 of 3 Zoom
Public Dokusan 12 Continuous Practice, Enemies, Gratitude, Greed, Instruction, Karma, Lay Practice, Non...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 06 2020
Senior Student Tributes for Sojun Roshi Birth-and-Death, Constancy, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Gratitude, Heart...	BZC Sangha	Nov 01 2020 Zoom
Living On A Mountain Dragons, Zoom, Bodhidharma, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Priest,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 24 2020
Hunger Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Interview, Lay Practice,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 03 2020
Dialogue on The Role of the Teacher Serial: TL-00674 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Tassajara, Lay Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton, Paul	Sep 21 2020 Zoom
Virtual Skit Night Conversation, Discrimination, Hate, Lay Practice, Posture, Priest, Transmission, Zoom...		Jul 13 2020
Closely Watched Mind 2 Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 07 2020
Closely Watched Mind 2 Serial: BZ-02751 Class 2 of 4 Precepts, Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 06 2020 2
Joyful Effort Sangha, War, Enthusiasm, Politics, Patience, Silence, Bell, Culture, Lay Practice...	Susan Moon	Mar 01 2020
Does Big Mind Care Anger, Big Mind, Lay Practice, Sangha, Vow	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Jan 18 2020
Questions Priest, Transmission, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Hindrances, Lineage, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 2019
Joshu's Quotes: Preference, Non-Preference Culture, Doubt, Duality, Intuition, Lay Practice, Passions, Politics, War	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2019
Return to Dragons; Dreaming in Japanese Buddhism Serial: TL-00602 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Monastic Practice, Conversation, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Lay Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton	Oct 06 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Cultivating the Mind and Practice of the Six Paramitas: Practicing Generosity From the Inside Out Serial: BZ-02704 Sesshin Bodhisattva Way, Branching Streams, Commitment, Confession-and-Repentance,...	Gerry Oliva	Oct 06 2019
Sojun Roshi's 90th Birthday Party Building, Dharma Transmission, Fundraising, Lay Practice, Priest, Tassajara, Teacher-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 2019 Berkeley Zen Center
Beat Zen Square Zen and Zen Birth-and-Death, Duality, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Non-duality, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 13 2019
Zenki and Shoji Class 4 Serial: BZ-02682 PP Class 4 Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 06 2019
Zenki Class 3 Serial: BZ-02680 PP Class 3 Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Continuous Practice, Heart Sutra,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 30 2019
Don't Be Stingy Precepts, Lay Practice, Separation, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Karma...	Ross Blum	Apr 20 2019
Mary Oliver Poetry Tribute Serial: TL-00584 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Conversation, Doubt, Happiness, Lay Practice	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Being Shuso and Learning to Say Yes Bell, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Patience, Practice...	Ellen Webb	Dec 15 2018
Way-Seeking Mind Talk Conversation, Death-and-Dying, Hate, Lay Practice, Precepts, Vow	Jakusho Jed Appleman	Dec 14 2018
This Sesshin was Wonderfully Done Serial: BZ-02653 Rohatsu Day 6 Big Mind, Culture, Doubt, Ego, Lay Practice, Priest, Silence, Vow	Mary Duryee	Dec 07 2018
Refuge Models: Witness and Thanksgiving Serial: TL-00553 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Lay Practice, Peace, Religion	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 19 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Silent Sitting & Social Action Zen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of... YRB-2018-Fall, Silence, Bodhidharma, Fundraising, Lay Practice, Culture, Religion,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Nov 13 2018 5 of 7 The Yoga Room
Vimalakirti: Inconceivable Wisdom and Illness as Healing Serial: TL-00521 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Liberation	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 27 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
The Heart of Priest and Lay Practice Priest, Gaining Mind, Lay Practice, Ego, Practice Period, Priest-and-Lay, Teacher-and...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 21 2018
Patachara Story Serial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin Conversation, Discrimination, Four Noble Truths, Lay Practice, Nirvana, Ordination,...	Alexandra Frappier	Mar 04 2018
What is American Zen? Serial: TL-00503 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Rinzai, Mahayana, Lay Practice, Transmission, Practice Period	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 08 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Defying Gravity 2 Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Composure, Rinzai, Transmission, Culture, Lay...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Dec 16 2017
Working with Our Mind Anger, Continuous Practice, Culture, Ego, Hate, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Peace...	Karen Sundheim	Jul 15 2017
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-02555 Sesshin Day 4 Discrimination, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 10 2017
Ordination and Taking the Precepts Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Bodhisattva Way, Priest-and-Lay, Bodhisattva...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 03 2017
Precepts Class 5 Serial: BZ-02550 PP Class Precepts, Ego, Culture, Anger, Renunciation, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Emotions, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 01 2017
Precepts Class 2 Serial: BZ-02544 PP Class Vinaya, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice, Confession-and-Repentance, Karma, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 11 2017
Precepts Class 1 Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Bodhisattva Precepts, Building, Culture, Evil, Lay Practice, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 04 2017
Honoring Legacy Through Zen Farewell Ceremony, Lay Practice, Priest	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 22 2017
Practice in Community Practice Position, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 18 2017
Precepts and Election Response Serial: TL-00437 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Bodhisattva Way, Thich Nhat Hanh, Lay Practice, Lay Ordination, Balance	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 13 2016 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
Since You Cannot Waste Time, Don’t Wisdom, Karmic Consequences, Consciousness, Rumi, Karmic Consequences, Lay Practice,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 08 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage
Buddhas And Bodhisattvas Are Intimate Communication Bodhisattvas vow to teach. Lay bodhisatta and priest bodhisattvas are both students and teachers of the dharma. Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha, Teacher-and-Student, Samadhi, Lay Practice,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Oct 08 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage

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