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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, RyokanSerial: TL-00785 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Tosui, Ryokan, Lingzhao, Layman Pang, Lay Practice, Practice, Practice... |
Mar 12 2023 Hybrid |
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Getting Stuck Big Mind, Ordinary Mind, Lay Practice, Emotions, Humility |
Aug 28 2021 |
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What Now, I Don't Know Book of Serenity, Lay Practice, Ordinary Mind, Patience, Chanting |
Aug 21 2021 |
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Attention and Attachment Birth-and-Death, Mindfulness, Ordinary Mind, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Daily... |
Dec 12 2020 |
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Women Ancestors Class Lay Practice, Priest-and-Lay, Priest, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma... |
Nov 23 2020 2 of 3 Zoom |
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Women Ancestors Class Lay Practice, Priest, Transmission, Monastic Practice, Dharma Transmission, Teacher-... |
Nov 23 2020 2 of 3 Zoom |
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Public Dokusan 12 Continuous Practice, Enemies, Gratitude, Greed, Instruction, Karma, Lay Practice, Non... |
Nov 06 2020 |
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Senior Student Tributes for Sojun Roshi Birth-and-Death, Constancy, Conversation, Don't Know Mind, Ego, Gratitude, Heart... |
Nov 01 2020 Zoom |
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Living On A Mountain Dragons, Zoom, Bodhidharma, Lay Practice, Dharma Transmission, Ordination, Priest,... |
Oct 24 2020 |
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Hunger Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Greed, Interview, Lay Practice,... |
Oct 03 2020 |
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Dialogue on The Role of the TeacherSerial: TL-00674 ADZG Monday Night, Tassajara, Lay Practice |
Sep 21 2020 Zoom |
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Virtual Skit Night Conversation, Discrimination, Hate, Lay Practice, Posture, Priest, Transmission, Zoom... |
Jul 13 2020 |
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Closely Watched Mind 2 Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object, Discrimination,... |
Jul 07 2020 |
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Closely Watched Mind 2Serial: BZ-02751 Class 2 of 4 Precepts, Emotions, Anger, Four Noble Truths, Cultivation, Subject-and-Object,... |
Jul 06 2020 2 |
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Joyful Effort Sangha, War, Enthusiasm, Politics, Patience, Silence, Bell, Culture, Lay Practice... |
Mar 01 2020 |
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Does Big Mind Care Anger, Big Mind, Lay Practice, Sangha, Vow |
Jan 18 2020 |
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Questions Priest, Transmission, Big Mind, Dharma Transmission, Karma, Hindrances, Lineage, Lay... |
Dec 08 2019 |
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Joshu's Quotes: Preference, Non-Preference Culture, Doubt, Duality, Intuition, Lay Practice, Passions, Politics, War |
Dec 04 2019 |
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Return to Dragons; Dreaming in Japanese BuddhismSerial: TL-00602 ADZG Sunday Morning, Monastic Practice, Conversation, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Lay Practice |
Oct 06 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Cultivating the Mind and Practice of the Six Paramitas: Practicing Generosity From the Inside OutSerial: BZ-02704 Sesshin Bodhisattva Way, Branching Streams, Commitment, Confession-and-Repentance,... |
Oct 06 2019 |
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Sojun Roshi's 90th Birthday Party Building, Dharma Transmission, Fundraising, Lay Practice, Priest, Tassajara, Teacher-... |
Jul 20 2019 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Beat Zen Square Zen and Zen Birth-and-Death, Duality, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Non-duality, Priest,... |
Jul 13 2019 |
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Zenki and Shoji Class 4Serial: BZ-02682 PP Class 4
Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice,... |
Jun 06 2019 |
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Zenki Class 3Serial: BZ-02680 PP Class 3
Birth-and-Death, Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Continuous Practice, Heart Sutra,... |
May 30 2019 |
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Don't Be Stingy Precepts, Lay Practice, Separation, Dharma Transmission, Don't Know Mind, Karma... |
Apr 20 2019 |
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Mary Oliver Poetry TributeSerial: TL-00584 ADZG Monday Night, Conversation, Doubt, Happiness, Lay Practice |
Feb 04 2019 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Being Shuso and Learning to Say Yes Bell, Bowing, Buddha Nature, Don't Know Mind, Lay Practice, Patience, Practice... |
Dec 15 2018 |
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Way-Seeking Mind Talk Conversation, Death-and-Dying, Hate, Lay Practice, Precepts, Vow |
Dec 14 2018 |
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This Sesshin was Wonderfully DoneSerial: BZ-02653 Rohatsu Day 6
Big Mind, Culture, Doubt, Ego, Lay Practice, Priest, Silence, Vow |
Dec 07 2018 |
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Refuge Models: Witness and ThanksgivingSerial: TL-00553 ADZG Monday Night, Lay Practice, Peace, Religion |
Nov 19 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Silent Sitting & Social ActionZen 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,... |
Nov 13 2018 5 of 7 The Yoga Room |
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Vimalakirti: Inconceivable Wisdom and Illness as HealingSerial: TL-00521 ADZG Sunday Morning, Vimalakirti, Manjushri, Lay Practice, Renunciation, Liberation |
May 27 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The Heart of Priest and Lay Practice Priest, Gaining Mind, Lay Practice, Ego, Practice Period, Priest-and-Lay, Teacher-and... |
Apr 21 2018 |
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Patachara StorySerial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin
Conversation, Discrimination, Four Noble Truths, Lay Practice, Nirvana, Ordination,... |
Mar 04 2018 |
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What is American Zen?Serial: TL-00503 ADZG Monday Night, Rinzai, Mahayana, Lay Practice, Transmission, Practice Period |
Jan 08 2018 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Defying Gravity 2 Birth-and-Death, Dharma Transmission, Composure, Rinzai, Transmission, Culture, Lay... |
Dec 16 2017 |
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Working with Our Mind Anger, Continuous Practice, Culture, Ego, Hate, Lay Practice, Mindfulness, Peace... |
Jul 15 2017 |
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Heart SutraSerial: BZ-02555 Sesshin Day 4
Discrimination, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,... |
Jun 10 2017 |
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Ordination and Taking the Precepts Precepts, Birth-and-Death, Evil, Bodhisattva Way, Priest-and-Lay, Bodhisattva... |
Jun 03 2017 |
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Precepts Class 5Serial: BZ-02550 PP Class Precepts, Ego, Culture, Anger, Renunciation, Heart Sutra, Mahayana, Emotions, Lay... |
Jun 01 2017 |
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Precepts Class 2Serial: BZ-02544 PP Class Vinaya, Precepts, Priest, Lay Practice, Confession-and-Repentance, Karma, Attachment... |
May 11 2017 |
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Precepts Class 1Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Bodhisattva Precepts, Building, Culture, Evil, Lay Practice, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana,... |
May 04 2017 |
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Honoring Legacy Through Zen Farewell Ceremony, Lay Practice, Priest |
Apr 22 2017 |
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Practice in Community Practice Position, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Bodhisattva Ceremony, Lay Practice... |
Feb 18 2017 |
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Precepts and Election ResponseSerial: TL-00437 ADZG Sunday Morning, Bodhisattva Way, Thich Nhat Hanh, Lay Practice, Lay Ordination, Balance |
Nov 13 2016 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Since You Cannot Waste Time, Don’tWisdom, Karmic Consequences, Consciousness, Rumi, Karmic Consequences, Lay Practice,... |
Oct 08 2016 AM No Abode Hermitage |
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Buddhas And Bodhisattvas Are Intimate CommunicationBodhisattvas 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,... |
Oct 08 2016 PM No Abode Hermitage |