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Bodhisattva Vows 

Tenshin Reb Anderson AfternoonNo Abode Hermitage

Only a Buddha and a Buddha

The Lotus Sutra says that the desire to help beings open to Buddha's wisdom is the condition for Buddha's appearing in this world.

Tenshin Reb Anderson AfternoonNo Abode Hermitage

Worship of the Buddha

When a person pays homage and bows to the Buddhas, there is just one Buddha with no other person.

Tenshin Reb Anderson MorningNo Abode Hermitage

The Highest Happiness 

Tenshin Reb Anderson Green Gulch Farm

Prajna Paramita

The "Perfection of Wisdom" is the bodhisattva's understanding of emptiness, which is available to those who are settled in the conventional world.

Tenshin Reb Anderson AfternoonNo Abode Hermitage

The Bodhisattva and the Mahayana

"Enlightening beings" are committed to living for the benefit of all beings; they practice in the "universal vehicle" which includes everyone.

Tenshin Reb Anderson MorningNo Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation as Bodhisattva Vow

During this course, we will study the bodhisattva vow, to see how the compassionate intentions of enlightening beings generate, work, and play with the mind of enlightenment to promote peace and...

Tenshin Reb Anderson The Yoga Room

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 1Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 2Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 6Mount Madonna Center

The Light of Buddha's Wisdom - Precepts of Compassion

Buddha sheds the light of wisdom on the true nature of suffering, liberation, and the human mind, on the teachings of compassion, moral causation, and the whole phenomenal universe. This retreat...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 7Mount Madonna Center

Enlightenment is the Silent Bond 

Tenshin Reb Anderson Green Gulch Farm

Gnosticism

American Buddhism as a gnostic practice; meaning of the word "tathagata"

Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Happiness

The pursuit of happiness vs. wanting others to be happy; happiness from absorption in activity

Teachings on Happiness for Dancing Mountains Sangha newsletter
Date: February 3, 2007
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Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Baizhang's Fox

Being clear about cause and effect, intention, karma.

Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Baizhang's Fox

Being clear about cause and effect, intention, karma.

Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

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...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 1Green Gulch Farm

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...

Tenshin Reb Anderson Part 2Green Gulch Farm

The Buddha Mind Seal Is Face-to-Face Conversation

Buddha mind is an intimate conversation; Dogen's meeting a master for the first time; conscious and unconscious mind.

Buddha Mind, Transmission
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Building A Sanctuary For Awakening

Buddha pointing to the earth, a good place for a sanctuary; masks and personas; freedom from self-consciousness.

Karmic Consciousness, Buddha Mind, Complete Perfect Enlightenment
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

The One Vehicle Lives In Silence And Stillness

The desire for awakening for the welfare of all beings; social engagement and silence, both practices pervade all beings; practicing with the limitations of the body.

Mahayana, Compassion, Meditation
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

A Sanctuary Is Built Right Here, Right Now

Buddha's 'a good place to build a sanctuary'; buddha mind is intimately transmitted - Sandokai; undergoing surgery; baby developing a self;

Transmission, Buddha Nature, Sanctuary
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation Is World Transformation

Talking about recent surgery; Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; the Buddha's work is face-to-face meeting; conversations within a family; opening the door to our original face....

Transmission
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation Is World Transformation

Our practice includes everyone's else practice; other people's fulfillment is our fulfillment.

Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Awakening Lives In Silence And Stillness

In the midst of stillness there is the awakened activity of liberating beings; lovingkindness and politics; becoming Buddha by realizing causation; not being possessive of anything, even the dharma, or...

Lovingkindness, Zazen, Cause-and-Effect, Liberation
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Bodhisattva Practice Includes Everything

Buddha's 'a good place for a sanctuary'; karma is a place to build a sanctuary; extending out practice outside the zendo; expressing from a place before you were born;

Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Mind, Transmission
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Since You Cannot Waste Time, Don’t

Wisdom, Karmic Consequences, Consciousness, Rumi
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo 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
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House

Lotus Sutra
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House

Compassion
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

A Lotus Sutra Narrative of the Bodhisattva Path

Lotus Sutra, Vow
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Melting the Root of Transgression

Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Ancestors, Compassion
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic Consciousness

Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Cultivation
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic Consciousness

Karmic Consciousness, Cultivation, Karmic Consequences
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

A Buddha’s Practice is Done Together with Each Person

Cultivation, Karmic Consciousness
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

The Real Form of the Universe

Consciousness, Compassion
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation as the Bodhisattva Precepts

Bodhisattva, Karmic Consciousness, Generosity, Precepts
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation as the Bodhisattva Precepts

Compassion, Wisdom, Precepts
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

From Where Does an Appropriate Response Emerge?

Cultivation, Perfect Wisdom, Karmic Consciousness
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

From Where Does an Appropriate Response Emerge?

Cultivation, Perfect Wisdom, Cause-and-Effect
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Listening, Training, Hearing and Liberation

Heart Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Listening, Training, Hearing and Liberation

Discrimination, Enlightenment, Compassion, Study, Delusion
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

The Sound of the Valley Stream and the Color of the Mountain

Perfect Wisdom, Non-duality, Intimacy
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Hearing the Living Words of Nature

Karmic Consciousness
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Clean the Temple and Listen to the Cries of the World

Work
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Fayen’s Good Friendship

Perfect Wisdom
Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening

The Seeds and Fruits of True Awakening

March 22, 2012 at The Yoga Room
Part two of a seven part series based on the Six Paramitas

Tenshin Reb Anderson #2The Yoga Room

Guidance or Control

Control is antithetical to enlightenment; NASA control center and GPS guidance systems; granddaughter's pacifier

Tenshin Reb Anderson PMNo Abode Hermitage

Bodhidharma Listening to the Cries of the World

Avalokiteshvara's eyes of compassion observing all sentient beings; Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu, facing the wall for nine years; the Sixth Ancestor's training;

Buddha Ancestors, Consciousness, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Tenshin Reb Anderson AMNo Abode Hermitage

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer
Tenshin Reb Anderson 7/7The Yoga Room

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