Best Shakyamuni Podcasts (2024)

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Buddhism Reference - Transmigration 25:09

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Buddhism Reference – Transmigration. Buddhism is about the mind. Transmigration is the momentum from moment-to-moment through the 3000 Realms of influence, Our constant emergence from the Engine of Life, Karma. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Fusatsu: At-One-With 38:56

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 9/22/24 - Fusatsu is a renewal of vows ceremony, translated as continuous good practice or to stop unwholesome action (karma). It is a ceremony that aligns us with the path of Buddha. It is a rededication to live in accord with our own undefiled, unperturbed original nature. In practice we need to be able to reco…

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Buddhism Reference - The Buddha's Topknot 10:28

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Buddhism Reference – Topknot. The metaphor of the Buddha’s Topknot is to indicate the enlightened mind’s power and wisdom to propagation and inspire aspirations to Buddhahood by propagating the Dharma. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - The Buddha's Tongue 9:54

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Buddhism Reference – Tongue. The metaphor of the Buddha’s Tongue is to indicate the propagation and widespread reverberations of propagating the Dharma. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Timelessness 15:37

6d ago15:37

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Buddhism Reference – Timelessness. The training to experience momentum of the Engine of Life as non-local or non-linear happening. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 8 33:54

7d ago33:54

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 8. The Great Contemplation and Insight of Tien-Tai Buddhism authored by Zhiyi or Chi-hi, and further extended and developed for our modern practice by Nichiren. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Fusatsu: The Inner Workings of Causation 34:58

7d ago34:58

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/27/24 - What we need to understand about karma is basically that the web of causation is vast and far beyond our conscious comprehension. By taking responsibility for our thoughts, words and actions, we are setting the course for wholesome actions. This is the heart of moral and ethical teachings, and the nat…

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Having Power on the Road 45:39

9d ago45:39

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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 09/26/2024 - What is it to be empowered on the path? What is your potential? Realizing our true nature, personally, requires trust, an intuitive trust that must be developed over time. In this exploration of dharma practice, Hogen Sensei brings forward the virtues of selflessness and compassion that can empower us on…

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Faith, Mindfulness and Aspiration 45:26

10d ago45:26

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/25/24 - Early teachings of Shantideva speak of mindfulness and related teachings of Asaṅga emphasize faith as a basis or foundation of practice. Shugen Roshi explains how this faith and mindfulness can lead to conviction and confidence in our capacity, and the energy of mindfulness can deepen our aspiration a…

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Objectification versus Appreciation 21:48

11d ago21:48

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Objectification. We live in the mind of Samsara that objectifies everything, and we want to move our mind to the transparency of Appreciation, of the momentum, of the experience. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 7 19:36

11d ago19:36

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 7. The Five Periods and the Eight Teachings. We can gain a depth of understanding of Nichiren's insights and doctrinal basis. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Opening to Darkness 39:20

13d ago39:20

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Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Osho - 9/22/24 - Zenju Osho visited the Monastery for two weeks of teaching and concluded her second retreat, "Opening to Darkness," with this offering of the Sunday Dharma talk. To learn more about Zenju Osho's writings, poetry and teachings, visit www.zenju.orgBy Zen Mountain Monastery

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 6 28:02

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 6. Buddhahood; what is it, how do we experience it. I introduce the word Transparency, to visualize the Engine of Life. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 5 26:08

14d ago26:08

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 5. The One Vehicle, the One Buddha Vehicle, the Lotus Sutra as defined in the Immeasurable Meanings Prologue Sutra. These fundamentals of Zhiyi figure prominently in Nichiren. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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An Extraordinary Affair 45:39

15d ago45:39

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - 9/15/24 - There is a difference between the isolated feeling of loneliness and the calm presence of solitude, and it’s important to nourish in ourselves the stability of letting things be as they are, full and alive. At the same time we have to understand how to genuinely be present with others, with things just as t…

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Seeing For Yourself 46:15

16d ago46:15

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/8/24 - Live words in Zen practice are at the center of koan practice, emerging from deep inquiry but not bound by the conceptual, thinking mind. No matter what your practice—breath, “just sitting” or koans—using meticulous effort in your practice develops the concentration necessary for deep realization. Let …

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 4 20:58

17d ago20:58

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 4. Three realities and the Middle Way. From Nagarjuna to Zhiyi, the integration of the sentient mind. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Mindset while chanting 14:35

17d ago14:35

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Mindset of Chanting. A comprehensive and profound way to consider the awakening of Buddha mind as we chant. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 3 32:59

21d ago32:59

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 3. This episode traces texts and history of shifts as well as revivals of TienTai thought to the Modern Era. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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The Bodhisattva’s Practice 41:48

22d ago41:48

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - 8/31/24 - From the Book of Serenity, Case 99 - Yunmen's "Bowl and Bucket" - Striving to realize our true nature, without tying ourselves into knots of grasping, are skills we have to practice. Being able to investigate where we stick to our habits and confusion is to help us develop concentration. As Shugen Roshi say…

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 2 36:15

25d ago36:15

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 2. The lineage of teachings are discussed in this series on the importance of Zhiyi and the Tien-Tai school of Lotus Sutra practice for our doctrines of Nichiren in this modern era. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Tien-Tai - Part 1 19:11

27d ago19:11

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Buddhism Reference – Tien-Tai – Part 1. We begin a short series on the importance of Zhiyi and the Tien-Tai school of Lotus Sutra practice for our doctrines of Nichiren in this modern era. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Thus Come One 10:14

1M ago10:14

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Buddhism Reference – The Thus Come One. Our invocation of the Engine of Life. By chanting the Daimoku of the Lotus Sutra, we manifest directly the three bodies of Buddha. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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“The Bodhisattva Path and The Paramitas” – Fall 2024 Ango Opening Talk at ZMM 42:19

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - 9/1/24 - Shugen Roshi introduces the theme of the Ango: "Going Straight on an Ever-Twisting Path: The Bodhisattva Path and The Paramitas."By Zen Mountain Monastery

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Buddhism Reference - Three Vehicles 31:02

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Buddhism Reference – The Three Vehicles. Three vehicles refers to Shakyamunibuddha’s teachings evolving to the ability and capacity of his audience over his teaching life. There is in reality, only One Great Teaching. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Three Realms (Spheres) of Life (existence) 42:52

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Buddhism Reference – The Three Realms (Spheres) of Existence. A discussion illuminating the perceptions and identifications of the mind from energy into physicality and Samsara delusions of separateness. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Wrong, Wrong 44:43

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 8/25/24 - From The Blue Cliff Record, Case 98 - T'ien P'ing's Travels on Foot - Cause and effect are fundamental teachings of the Dharma: the dependent arising of all phenomena, and the karma of cause and effect. So how can the practice of seeing our minds as they function—creating realities by grasping at what…

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Buddhism Reference - Three Periods of the Dharma 29:03

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Buddhism Reference – The Three Periods of the Dharma. A discussion illuminating the stages of enlightenment teachings leading to the Later Age and the doctrines of Nichiren. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - The Three Clarities 11:42

2M ago11:42

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Buddhism Reference – The Three Clarities. Early teachings for Arhats become the Mahayana of Three Illuminations of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Pivoting On Suffering 30:28

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Prabu Gikon Vasan, Senior Lay Practitioner - 8/18/24 - The Buddha’s early teachings often focus on the nature of suffering to help us become aware of the ways that this state is created by our thoughts, words and actions. With a deeper understanding of how this process repeats itself, as senior lay student Gikon says, we can pivot, making real chan…

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Buddhism Reference - Third Eye 15:30

2M ago15:30

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Buddhism Reference – Third Eye. The GoHonzon. The objective of our practice to open and experience our Buddha potential. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Teacher 9:16

2M ago9:16

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Buddhism Reference – Teacher. Is the great power of our sentient mind to take our self awareness of the experience of the engine of life to clearly understand the manifestations and energies that instantiate in moment to moment flow of momentum. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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Buddhism Reference - Tathagata 18:51

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Buddhism Reference – Tathagata. Simply put is the Potential inherent in the entire engine of the Cosmos. Tathagata is the inherent potential for the instantiation of Buddha consciousness. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Sravaka 15:18

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Buddhism Reference – Sravaka. A student or monk and a “Hearer of the Buddha’s meaning”. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Guarding Introspection 51:45

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 8/11/24 - Habits of mind, which in the beginning of practice seem untameable, can be grounded through awareness, and that’s just the start of learning to be at ease with the mind. We come to appreciate our own ability to settle and to realize our capacity to experience the inherent steadiness of mind. With help…

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Single Minded Gosho - Buddha 22:57

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Buddhism Reference – Single Minded Buddha. Happiness in this Life is a Gosho written to remind us that our life condition is always under our control via our Buddha consciousness. We chant to awaken and maintain our attitude and intent with regard to our maximal life potential at all times. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/ho…

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Your Mind is At Rest 43:20

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 8/4/24 - From Master Wu-men's Gateless Gate, Case 41 - Your Mind is At Rest - Shugen Roshi brings the teachings of Bodhidharma to life in this talk on zazen practice as a kind of inquiry that is free of concepts, ideas and analysis, and is rather a direct experience of one’s awakened mind—your mind at rest—whic…

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Buddhism Reference - Sovereign 17:57

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Buddhism Reference – Sovereign. To “single-mindedly” contemplate Buddha is your personal Sovereign act to Love your personal experience of the Engine of Life. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Singlemindedly Contemplate Buddha 14:01

2M ago14:01

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Buddhism Reference – Singlemindedly Contemplate Buddha. To “single-mindedly” contemplate Buddha is to chant the Daimoku. Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo. Contemplate, Awaken, Open the eye of, Buddha. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Seven Jewels 21:52

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Buddhism Reference – Seven Jewels. From earliest teachings and throughout, and in the culminating teachings of the Lotus, Shakyamunibuddha offered traits and human skills to be purified into powers that are analogs to the characters of the Daimoku. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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Quantum Life Field of Potential 22:45

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What is Consciousness? Quantum Life Field of Potential. Moment-to-moment, this field instantiates 3000 realms of potential experience for our minds to sort and choose to adopt. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm How to use this study resource : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suIQ89Nc3BU Buddhism resources : htt…

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Buddhism Reference - Secret 16:10

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Buddhism Reference – Secret. A concept, teaching, or insight that requires foundational teachings and understandings in order to fully grasp or appreciate.” “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Tokudo: Monastic Ordination for Sekku Harrison 1:08:13

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - 7/28/24 - In this morning ceremony, Hojin Sensei offers teachings on the Monastic Vows and the Moral & Ethical Precepts of Zen Buddhism, on the occasion of the full Monastic ordination of Simon Daiō Sekku Harrison, one of Hojin Sensei’s long-time students.By Zen Mountain Monastery

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Buddhism Reference - Save or Rescue 14:54

2M ago14:54

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Buddhism Reference – Save or Rescue. An ancient term of religious rituals of the body and ego. A term not useful to Buddhist practice. To “quote” from ShakyamuniBuddha, “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htm…

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The Natural State of Mind 48:43

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 7/27/24 - From the Book of Serenity, Case 5 - Qingyuan and the Price of Rice - As we seek to understand the Buddha’s teachings on release from suffering, the explanations and descriptions of the Path are what we tend to seek. But when we actually sit down in zazen and experience our minds, without relying on ex…

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Nothing Outside 46:08

2M ago46:08

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Danica Shoan Ankele, Osho - 7/26/24 - Delving into a 13th century Indian mystic’s poem on the experience of the divine, and the Lankavatara Sutra, a foundational sutra of the early Zen path, Shoan Osho explores our direct experience within the practice of mind, and the realization of no separation from all beings on the path of peace.…

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Seeking Nothing 30:33

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Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Senior Monastic and Dharma Holder - ZMM - 7/25/24 - Gokan explores the third of the All Inclusive Practices of Bodhidharma’s Two Entrances: seeking nothing. - Our longings and yearnings are are what motivates us ordinarily, and we come to practice because of dissatisfaction with samsara. Our human habit is to seek pleasure, c…

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Buddhism Reference - Sarira 26:23

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Buddhism Reference – Sarira. An ancient term of religious rituals of the body after death and cremation. A term not useful to Buddhist practice. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Buddhism Reference - Samadhi 32:58

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Buddhism Reference – Samadhi. An ancient term used to describe and ascribe various aspects and qualities of meditative practices to focus the mind. “Buddhism Reference” – Now Available Threefoldlotus.com/home/Ebooks.htmBy Sylvain Chamberlain

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Allowing Death to Teach Us How To Live 51:44

3M ago51:44

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Rev. Trudi Jinpu Hirsch-Abramson - ZMM - 7/21/24 - Rev. Jinpu offers her engaging stories about the practice of grief, aging, dying and living in the now. An ordained Buddhist priest and chaplain, Jinpu has over twenty-five years of experience in practicing and teaching others to care for and celebrate all of life.…

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