In this talk, Enkyo Roshi explores the intersection of the teachings of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of Dogen’s Uji, and the Bodhisattva Vow
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By Kansho
In this talk, Enkyo Roshi explores the intersection of the teachings of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., of Dogen’s Uji, and the Bodhisattva Vow
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By Kansho
In this talk, Jo An Hoshi discusses
the subjectivity of morality,
and reminds us to use all
of the ingredients offered to us
during this time being.
He encourages us to widen
our ‘taste buds’ to make room
for that which we might reflexively exclude.
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By musho
In his talk, Shinryu Roshi moves between Dogen’s teaching in “Time-Being,” the Zen koan literature, and the Fusatsu Atonement ceremony to examine our relationship to our history and our future. Recorded January 14th 2021.
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In his Dharma talk Sensei Kaku refers to Mumonkan, Case No. 5, “Kyogen’s Man Up a Tree” as an example of how one might engage Today’s NY Times’ headline, “TRUMP INCITES MOB”. He asks, what’s an appropriate response? Includes the participant’s comments. Recorded January 7th. 2021.
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By Kansho
In this talk given on the last day of the Village Zendo’s Winter Sesshin,
Shinryu Sensei reflects on our practice together after the difficult year of 2020.
He encourages us by highlighting our awareness as the way to,
as Dogen puts it, “actualize the world with the world”
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In this talk from our fourth day of Winter Sesshin,
Joshin explores how entering the moment completely
allows the world to make us as we make the world
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By Kansho
In this talk Ryo Roshi notes, “Yes, Dogen can seem obscure.” But, as he explains, with study, Dogen opens the world of Practice/Enlightenment.
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In her talk, The Coil is the Pot,
Myoko Sensei speaks of the value of each moment,
and its inherent power to shape and heal
our lives and the world
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In the first talk of the Village Zendo’s 2020 Year End Sesshin,
Enkyo Roshi suggests that becoming intimate with time
liberates us to live and act with clarity and compassion
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Shinryu Sensei talks about how our practice can help us to confront the wreckage in our minds and in our turbulent times. Recorded December 17, 2020.
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