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Everything Is Enlightenment Joan Sutherland https://www.lionsroar.com/everything-is-enlightenment/

2021-12-08 I Way-Seeking Mind on the Road to Dharma Transmission I Flint Sparks by Appamada

2021-12-05 Dharma Talk | Genjokoan | Ann Lipscomb by Appamada

2021-12-07 | Depth In Practice | Ordinary Wonder | Joko Beck by Appamada

Ben's Inquiry Questions These were Ben’s teachings... So my questions are: 1. How do we cultivate attention and a focus, in a mind that is incessantly so noisy, destructive and well, frankly a bully? • Learn to open - again and again - to the space in which it is all arising rather than being enchanted with contents of awareness. • Your mind will always be noisy and a bully if that is the mind you practice, feed, or privilege. • Noise quiets at times if you stay with posture and breath in a wholesome way. • The “bullying” is an indication that there are Parts which need attention and maybe some with with a teacher or a therapist. • What does the part think it is doing to help? • What is it afraid would happen if it stopped doing its job? • We can see that it is trying to protect, however seemingly misguided, but what is it protecting? This is the deeper question... 2. How do we balance ‘not trying to get anywhere’ with evolving (& ‘working with our conditioning’)? • Work with your conditioning in therapy -

2021-11-29 | Depth In Practice | Ordinary Wonder | Joko Beck by Appamada

A pdf copy of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's "Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice" can be found at https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Opening-hand.pdf

2021-11-24 | Precepts Class 6 | Todd Bankler by Appamada

2021-11-22 | Depth In Practice | Ordinary Wonder | Joko Beck by Appamada

Daily Meal Verse As we begin our meal, may we and all existence be relieved from self-clinging. This food comes from the efforts of many workers, past and present, and its ten advantages give us health and well-being and promote strong practice. We offer this meal of three qualities and six tastes to everyone, everywhere, and to all the life of the universe. Seventy-two labors brought us this food; we should know how it comes to us. As we receive this offering, we should consider whether we understand its nature. As we desire the natural order of mind to be free from clinging, we must be aware of our greed. We take this food to support our life; we take this food to attain the Way. First, this food is for true practice; second, it is for our teachers and parents; third, it is for all nations and all beings. Thus we eat this food with everyone; We eat to stop all harming, to practice serving, and to accomplish the Awakened Way. May we exist like a lotus, at home in the muddy water; Thus we bow to life as

The Refuges Chant I take refuge in Buddha I take refuge in Dharma I take refuge in Sangha. We take refuge in Buddha, before all being, immersing body and mind deeply in the way, awakening true mind; We take refuge in Dharma, before all being, entering deeply the merciful ocean of Buddha’s Way; We take refuge in Sangha, before all being, bringing harmony to everyone, free from hindrance. Now all being has completely taken refuge in Buddha, Now all being has completely taken refuge in Dharma, Now all being has completely taken refuge in Sangha. Bodhisattva’s Vow Beings are numberless, I vow to free them; Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to end them Dharma gates are boundless, I vow to enter them Buddha’s Way is unsurpassable, I vow to become it. Beings are numberless, we vow to free them; Delusions are inexhaustible, we vow to end them Dharma gates are boundless, we vow to enter them Buddha’s Way is unsurpassable, we vow to become it. Beings are numberless, this vow to frees them; Delus

2021-11-14 Dharma Talk | Awakening Joy: The Second Vaccine | Kim Mosley by Appamada

2021-11-21 Dharma Talk | Nicole Marais: My Zen Journey So Far | Interviewed by Ann Lipscomb by Appamada

2021-11-15 | Depth In Practice | Ordinary Wonder | Joko Beck by Appamada

Peg Syverson on Forms of Meditation

2021-11-09 I Inquiry I Embrace Within Embrace Within Embrace I Peg Syverson by Appamada

2021-11-08 | Depth In Practice | Ordinary Wonder | Joko Beck by Appamada

2021 - 11 - 07 | The Psychology Of Zen Koans Intensive-Day 2 | Todd Bankler by Appamada

2021 - 11 - 06 | The Psychology Of Zen Koans Intensive-Day 1 | Joel Barna by Appamada

Peg Syverson on Forms of Meditation