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The Gift of Nothing

Serial: SF-00929

Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: one who is not busy, one reality; the gift of nothing; sesshin, from Suzuki Roshi; our mind is the same as Buddha's; all things are...

Buddha's Enlightenment, Sesshin, Koan, Daowu, Keizan, Suzuki Roshi, Nirvana...
Dec 03 2006
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Hand Me Midnight

Serial: SF-01102

Sunday Lecture: Daigan's trip to Bali; ritual; poems from Daigan's new book, "Hand Me Midnight"

Time, Practice
Nov 19 2006
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Just Showing Up

Skillful Means, Gurus, authoritarians, Big Mind, Instruction, Peace, Rumi, Don't...
Nov 12 2006
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Sunday Q&A

Buddha, Pain, Happiness
Nov 06 2006
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Breathing In, Breathing Out

Serial: SF-01146

Sunday Lecture: simplicity; story of Prajnatara in Malawi; the sun comes up, the sun goes down; connections; the four foundations of mindfulness; Navajo rain dance

Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Simplicity, Mindfulness, Book of Serenity, Four...
Oct 08 2006
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No Self

Serial: SF-00915

Sunday Lecture: zen sayings: "Who's dragging this corpse around?; sense of self - root of all suffering; need to understand no-self, not just conceptually; Buddhist tool kit...

Precepts, Time, Buddha
Sep 17 2006
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Buddhas And Sentient Beings Are Not Two

Serial: SF-01026

One-day sitting lecture: positive encouragement; nirvana; five hindrances; preliminary practices; three worlds; jhanas - benefits and ptifalls; Four Noble Truths; Mahayana...

Five Hindrances, Four Noble Truths, Mahayana, Dhyana, Hindrances, Nirvana,...
Sep 16 2006
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Stopping and Listening

Serial: SF-00945

Sunday Lecture Children's Lecture: Baby beluga; why are you here?; Dogen's Three Minds: joyful mind, kind mind, big mind; mother's love as essence of spirituality (...

Tenzo Kyokun, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Bell, Silence, Gratitude, Hate, Suzuki Roshi...
Sep 03 2006
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Genjo Koan - Return to Where You Are

Serial: RA-03334

Genjo Koan - Return to Where You Are - 2006.08.19

Reb Anderson GGF Sesshin 6 with Q&A

Two Boat Metaphors in Genjo Koan

Attending to action

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Genjokoan, Giving, Meal Chant, Three Treasures, Karma, Three Treasures, Doubt...
Aug 19 2006
AM
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Non-Thinking and the Essential Art of Zazen

Intention, Practice, Study
Aug 17 2006
Morning
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Conscious Intention: Awakening Through Interaction

Serial: RA-03326

7/23/06 Tenshin Ren Anderson GGF Sunday

7/23/06 Tenshin Ren Anderson GGF Sunday Q&A

 

Intention, Vow, true dharma
Jul 23 2006
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It's Just Food!

Suzuki Roshi, Culture, Ordinary Mind, Money, Way-Seeking Mind, Lay
Jul 16 2006
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Buddhist Visions of American Independence

Liberation, Interdependence, Freedom, Declaration of Independence, Happiness, Enemies...
Jul 02 2006
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You Are Perfect Just As You Are

Serial: SF-01065

Sunday Lecture: Good father/not a good father; improv - looking foolish and still feeling good; being fully yourself - responsible and flexible; simplicity of practice;...

Practice, Time, Suzuki Roshi
Jun 18 2006
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Compassionate Response: Joy Through Suffering

Pain, Suffering, Happiness
Jun 11 2006
Morning
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Have Some Tea

Serial: SF-00965

Sunday Lecture: "Have you been here before? Have some tea"; judgment and conduct; Four Noble Truths; Eightfold Path; ethics and etiquette

Joshu, Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Right Effort, Three Treasures, Right Speech...
May 07 2006
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Gazing at Flowers on the Roof of Hell

Serial: SF-00914

Sunday Lecture: learning zazen with Soen Roshi in Jerusalem - interfaith practice; Easter - rebirth; Issa "Walking together on the roof of hell, looking at flowers";...

Practice, Time, Sangha
Apr 16 2006
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Yes!

Serial: SF-01100

Sesshin Lecture: just sitting with no technique or theme; monk: what about when not carrying anything? Zhaozhou: put it down; Shakyamuni holding up the flower; zazen in...

Practice, Time, Zazen
Apr 02 2006
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Treasury of Light

Serial: SF-00926

Sesshin Lecture: light can't be seen - only reflections off objects; Koun Ejo's Treasury of Light Samadhi; myth of Phaeton and Helios - driving the sun chariot; Yunmen: What is...

Buddha, Practice
Mar 31 2006
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Unconditional Love

Serial: RA-00012

Sunday talk

 

War, Love, Compassion, Separation, Happiness, Heart Sutra, Evil
Mar 26 2006
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Practice Period

Serial: SF-00034

Origins of PP, meaning of 'ango'; Dogen's essay; resistance; hermit Jim; Rumi poems.

Practice Period, Dongshan, Dogen, Rumi, Buddha Ancestors, Zazen, Tassajara Zen...
Feb 19 2006
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Alive or Dead?

Serial: SF-01147

Sunday Lecture: Koan: "Alive or Dead" (Daowu's condolence call); mind fleas; confession; too busy; leap or die when at an impasse; story of Buddha and king - what...

Teacher-and-Student, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Anger, Don't Know Mind,...
Jan 29 2006
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Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point

Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of...

Transmission, Intuition, Emotions, Bell, Continuous Practice
Jan 08 2006
Part 2
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Crisis: A Spiritual Turning Point

Spiritual life exists in crisis, which can be used as a turning point. To the extent that we recognize that where we sit right now is a turning point, we are able to understand the possibility of...

Conversation, Faith, Transmission, Priest, War
Jan 08 2006
Part 1
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Tranquility Meets Insight in Zen

Time, Practice, Consciousness
Jan 07 2006
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Understanding the Nature of Mind

Serial: RA-00514

Tenshin Anderson 12/15/05

Green Dragon Temple

Understanding the Nature of the Mind

GGF

Consciousness, Time, Doubt
Dec 15 2005
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Practicing Patience

Kids' Talk, Paramitas, Patience, Kshanti, Enthusiasm, Virya, Politics
Dec 04 2005
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Practicing Patience

Patience, Kids' Talk, Kshanti, Enthusiasm, Virya, Politics
Dec 04 2005
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Leaping into Life's Impermanence

Serial: RA-00288

11/27/05

Tenshin Reb Anderson

Green Dragon Temple

Interdependence, Impermanence, Don't Know Mind, Attachment
Nov 27 2005
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Consciousness, Emptiness, Practice
Nov 21 2005
5
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Consciousness, Emptiness, Practice
Nov 21 2005
5
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Zhaozhou's No

Serial: SF-00963

Sunday Lecture: Milton's 'Paradise Lost'; myth of Narcissus; Four Noble Truths; Zhaozhou's "No": Marin Organizing Committee/Seniors for Peace

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Perfect Wisdom, Four Noble Truths, Buddha Nature, Peace, Freedom, Mill Valley,...
Nov 20 2005
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Buddha, Mahayana, Abhidharma
Nov 14 2005
4
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Practice, Buddha, Compassion
Nov 07 2005
3
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Practice, Buddha, Commitment
Nov 03 2005
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Consciousness, Impermanence, Abhidharma
Oct 31 2005
2
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Embracing Vulnerability for Spiritual Growth

Ceremony, Balance, Patience, Thoroughness, War
Oct 30 2005
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Mahayana Abhidharma - Class 1

Abhidharma, Intuition, Duality, Heart Sutra, Mindfulness, Emotions
Oct 24 2005
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Morning, Noon, Evening

Katagiri Roshi, Charlotte Selver, Sensory Awareness, Instruction, Posture, Sangha...
Oct 09 2005
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Mahayana Abhidharma

Consciousness, Bodhisattva, Sangha
Sep 28 2005
6
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Seeing Clearly The Danger of Death

Enemies, American, Suzuki Roshi, Separation
Sep 24 2005
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No Self

Serial: SF-00971

One-day sitting lecture: Bodhisattva Initiation - dharma names; Buddha's second teaching - "No-self Characteristic Sutta"; shamata - posture instructions;...

Bodhisattva Precepts, Ceremony, Samatha, Precepts, Continuous Practice, Separation,...
Sep 17 2005
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Birth and Death

Serial: SF-00970

Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture: children's story - Amos and Boris; response to Hurrican Katrina; Story of king, knowing death is coming; vowing to live for the...

Kids' Talk, Birth-and-Death, First Principle, Vow, Four Noble Truths, Lotus...
Sep 04 2005
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Embracing Imperfection, Cultivating Wisdom

Tassajara, Paramitas, Patience, Addiction, Way-Seeking Mind, Impermanence
Jul 31 2005
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Rootedness, Relatedness, Responsibility

Serial: SF-01013

Wednesday Lecture: zen practice and ecology

Practice, Meditation, Work
Jul 27 2005
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Beans, Gratitude, Generosity

Serial: SF-01014

Sunday Lecture - Children's Lecture

Generosity, Meditation, Time
Jul 03 2005
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Natural Liberation

Serial: SF-00916

Sunday Lecture: Buddha only teaches what leads to liberation; methods of liberation: 1 - Hinayana - renunciation; 2 - Mahayana- purification; 3 - Vajrayana - transformation; 4...

Practice, Buddha, Liberation
Jun 26 2005
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Trust, Relax, Play, Create, Understand, Liberate

Confession-and-Repentance, Commitment, Current Events, Japan, Repentance
Jun 08 2005
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Unity Through Embracing Harmony

Religion, Patience, Evil, Separation, Impermanence
May 29 2005
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All Religions Support Each Other

Serial: RA-00505

Note: It was decided not to put this talk out to the public, because there are things in it which could easily be misunderstood. Jane Lazar 2/06/06

Religion, Patience, Evil, Impermanence, Rumi
May 29 2005
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