Norman gives his fifth talk to the 2021 Samish Island Sesshin on The Body.
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Norman gives the thirteenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on Bodhidharma.
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Norman gives the twelfth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on Buddha’s Enlightenment.
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Jeff Bickner gives his tenth talk on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b to the Everyday Zen November 2024 All Day Sitting.
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Norman gives his tenth talk on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b to the Everyday Zen November 2024 All Day Sitting. In this talk Norman talks on how awakening may be an unspectacular process.
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Norman gives his ninth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk In this talk Norman speaks on the face to face transmission of Mahakashyapa.
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Norman gives his eighth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk In this talk Norman speaks on Rene Decartes (1596-1650) a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher who is considered a founder of modern philosophy.
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Dai-i Flo Rublee gives the seventh talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Flo is an Everyday Zen priest from Vancouver’s Mountain Rain Zen Community sangha. She received shiho (dharma transmission) from Norman a year ago.
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Alan Block gives the Dharma talk to the All Day Sitting on “Three Marks of Human Life” at Green Gulch Farm.
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Norman gives his sixth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b.
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Christopher Dumbleton and Steve Gross give the fifth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b.
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Norman gives his fourth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. This talk focuses on the teachings of Simone Weil and their insights into our Zen Continuous Practice.
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Norman gives his third talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b.
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Norman gives his second talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b.
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Norman gives his first talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b.
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Norman gives a talk at the Elul Retreat to the Manor Or Jewish meditation group
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Jaune Evans leads the Dharma Seminar and invites Chris Fortin to speak on “My Actions Are My Only True Belongings,” the sixth and final talk of “The Five Remembrances” series.
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Jaune Evans leads the Dharma Seminar and invites Frank Ostaseski to speak on “All That is Dear to Me and Everyone I love Are of the Nature to Change,” the fifth talk of “The Five Remembrances” series.
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Motivation” to the Conflict Resolution group in Talloires, France.
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “The Four Reflections” to the Conflict Resolution group in Talloires, France.
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “The Four Immeasurables” to the Conflict Resolution Group in Talloires,, France.
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Jaune Evans leads the Dharma Seminar and invites Bob Andrews, Tracy Grubbs, Michael Gelfond, Christopher Dumbleton, Renshin Bunce, and Jane Flint to share their experience of “I Am Of The Nature To Die,” the fourth talk of “The Five Remembrances” series.
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Jaune Evans gives the third talk of “The Five Remembrances” series on “The Sixth Remembrance – Caring” at the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms
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Jaune Evans leads the Dharma Seminar and invites Patricia Sullivan, Ty Cashman, Beth Beaullieu, John Murray and Andrea Jacoby to share their experience of “I Am Of The Nature To Have Ill Health,” the second talk of “The Five Remembrances” series.
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Jaune Evans leads the Dharma Seminar and invites Sue Moon, Naomi Newman and Steve Gross to share their experience of “I Am Of The Nature To Grow Old,” the first talk of “The Five Remembrances” series.
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Norman gives a talk on “Tisha B’Av” to the Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism.
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Norman gives a talk on “Buddhism and Jewish Meditation” to the Awakened Heart Project for Contemplative Judaism.
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Norman gives a talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s “Birth and Death.”
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Norman give a talk on Dogen’s “Continuous Practice” at the Upaya Zen Center.
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Norman gives a dharma talk “On Vowing” to the Everyday Zen July All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms.
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Jeff Bickner gives the sixth and final talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. The series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This talk focuses on Huinen, the successor to Hongren.
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Norman gives his third and final talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024.
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Jeff Bickner gives the fifth talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. The series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This talk focuses on Hongren, the successor to Dioxin.
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Norman gives his second talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024.
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Norman gives a talk on “Picking and Choosing” to the June 2024 All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms
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Norman gives his first talk of his “Trust in Mind” series to the Samish Island Sesshin 2024
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Norman gives the fourth talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. The series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This talk focuses on Daoxin, the successor to Sengcan.
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Norman gives the third talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. This series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This talk focuses on Sengcan, the successor to Huike.
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Norman gives the second talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light ” 2024 series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. This series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This talk focuses on Huike, the successor to Bodhidharma.
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Jeff Bickner gives the first talk of the “Denkoroku – The Transmission of the Light 2024” series to the Dharma Seminar. The Denkoroku was written by Keizan Jokin (1264-1325) who along with Dogen is considered to be one of the two founding patriarchs of the Soto Zen School. The Denkoroku presents the transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors. This series references the text of Thomas Cleary’s “Transmission of the Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan.” This first talk is on Bodhidharma – Case 29.
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Norman gives a dharma talk “On Compassion” to the May 2024 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms
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Norman gives Guided Meditation “On Compassion.”
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Kathie Fischer gives her fourth and last talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This final talk will discuss the nuns Kema and Upalavanna.
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation “On Gratitude.”
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Kathie Fischer gives her third talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on Mahapajapati Gotami the foster-mother of the Buddha who was the first woman to seek ordination and became the first bhikkhuni (Buddhist nun)..
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Norman gives a talk at the Kannon Do Meditation Center on “Sadāprarudita – The Every Weeping Bodhisattva” from the Prajna Paramita 8,000 lines.
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Norman gives a dharma talk to the April 2024 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farms on “The Story of the Humble King.
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Norman gives a guided meditation to the SCIPI group on “Self Compassion.”
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Kathie Fischer gives her second talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on the two early nuns Patacara and Kisa Gotami.
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Kathie Fischer gives her first talk of the “First Buddhist Women” series. Our text will be Susan Murcott’s First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, a book on the Pali text Therigatha, a collection of poems by early Buddhist nuns. This talk focuses on the two early nuns Bhadda Kundalakesa and Dhammadinna.
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Norman gives the tenth and final talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name.
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Norman gives the seventh dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Dogen’s Generosity and the Story of Sadaprarudita”
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Norman gives the fifth dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Dogen’s Zazen-shin: The Point of Zazen.”
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Norman gives the fourth dharma talk at the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 on “Suzuki Roshi on Expression.”
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Shuso Anlor Davin gives her “Way Seeking Mind” talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2024 (talk 3).
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Norman gives his second dharma talk at the Santa Sabins Sesshin 2024 on “Radiant Light” from Dogen’s Shobogenzo #37.
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Norman gives his first dharma talk at the Santa Sabins Sesshin 2024 on “Zazen and Mind Only Teachings,”
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Norman gives the ninth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name.
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Norman gives the eighth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name.
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Shuso Anlor Davin gives the seventh talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name.
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Norman gives a talk on Kodo Sawaki’s book “To You: Zen Sayings of Kodo Sawaki.” Kodo Sawaki (1860-1965) was often referred to as the “Homeless Monk” for his extensive travels through Japan to teach Zen as opposed to becoming a conventional abbot. He is considered one of the most influential Zen priest of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.
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Les Kaye gives the sixth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name. Les Kaye was an early student of Suzuki Roshi and served as abbot of Kannon Do for 40 years, retiring as Abbot Emeritus. In this talk he speaks on the history of how “Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind,” came to be and its impact on bringing the teachings of zen to the western world.
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Being Alive
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Vulnerability.”
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Norman gives the fifth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name.
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Norman gives the fourth talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name to the March 2nd All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farm.
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Shuso Anlor Davin gives the third talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name
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Author Ben Connelly speaks on his book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” to the Dharma Seminar. This is the eleventh and concluding talk of the series.
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Norman gives the second talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name
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Norman gives the first talk of the” Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” 2024 series based on Suzuki Roshi’s book of the same name
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Norman and Shuso Anlor Davin give the introductory talk to the Everyday Zen 2024 Practice Period at the All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farm Green Dragon Temple.
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Norman gives his tenth and final talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives a talk on “Kshanti Paramita” – “Facing Suffering” to the Upaya Zen Center
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Norman gives a talk on “Whole Hearted Response to Suffering” to the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.
Norman gives his ninth talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives his eighth talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives his seventh talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives his sixth talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives a talk at Manor Or on “Chanukah.”
Norman gives his fifth talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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NormanFischer gives the eleventh and final talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “Living the Awakened Life.”
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KathieFischer gives the tenth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “The Story of Utama.”
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Norman Fischer gives the ninth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “Buddha’s Enlightenment.”
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Kathie Fischer gives the eighth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “Whales and the Story of Patachara.”
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Norman Fischer gives the seventh talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “Discovering the Truth.”
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Kathie Fischer gives the sixth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “The Story of Kisagotami.”
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Norman Fischer gives the fifth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “The Buddha’s First Talk.”
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Kathie Fischer gives the fourth talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “Zen Forms and Equanimity.”
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Norman Fischer gives the third talk of the Mar de Jade 2023 Sesshin on “The Buddha.
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Kathie Fischer gives the second talk of the Mar de Jade Sesshin 2023 on “Buddha Kundalakesa”.
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Norman gives the first talk of the Mar de Jade Sesshin 2023 on “How to Practice”.
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Norman gives his fourth talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives a talk to the San Francisco Zen Center on “Philip Whalen Journals.
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Norman gives his third talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives a dharma talk on “Buddha on Truth and Teachers” to the November 2024 All Day Sitting
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Norman gives a talk to the Minnesota Zen Center on “Poetry and Dharma.”
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Norman gives his second talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Norman gives his first talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.”
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Chris Fortin gives her fourth and final talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path on Way Seeking Mind. This is a short talk and introduction to three Sangha members (Liz Salin, Audrey Meinertzhagen and Shuffy) giving talks which are not published here for privacy reasons. Sangha members may on request the link to the Way Seeking Mind talks by requesting them at [email protected] Please allow a short delay for the link to be emailed to you.
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Norman gives a dharma talk “On the Tragedy of Israel Palestine” to the Everyday Zen October 2023 All Day Sitting.
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Chris Fortin gives her third talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path.
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Chris Fortin gives her second talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path.
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Norman gives an online talk to the Spirit Rock Meditation Center on Dogen’s “Continuous Practice.
Chris Fortin gives her first talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path on “The Six Realms.
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Norman gives the fifth and final talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series. This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Streams” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.
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Noman talks on the the “Self-Receiving and Employing Samadhi” to the September Everyday Zen All Day Sitting.
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Norman gives the fourth talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series. This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Streams” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.
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Norman has a conversation with David Hinton, an American poet and translator who specializes in Chinese literature on bringing the true meaning of the Chinese teachings into everyday terms and life. Due to a technical error, the very beginning of the talk is cut off in the audio version. The video recording on YouTube is complete.
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David Hinton & Norman Fischer ~ The Way of Ch’an
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Jaune Evans gives the third talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Our Kinship Knows Knows No Bounds.” This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.
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Norman gives a talk on “Shoftim” to the Maker Or Elul Retreat August 27, 2023.
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Norman gives a talk on “Shoftim” to the Awakened Heart Retreat August 24, 2023.
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Norman gives his second talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Uncertainty” followed by more “Odes to the Earth” by Sangha members. This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.
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Mary Ann Sacksteder gives the eighth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Simile of the Snake.”
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Norman gives his first introductory talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Ode to the Environment.
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Jaune Evans gives a dharma talk on “Ode to Climate: It’s Not Too Late” at the August 2023 All Day Sitting.
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John Murray gives the seventh talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Those of Kesaputta ” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here:
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Jeff Bickner gives the six talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Maghiya Sutra” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here:
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Norman gives the fourth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Elder Sutra” and “The Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here:
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Norman gives the third talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on sutra of the “Parable of the Saw ” to the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting July 2023. The PDF can be found here:
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Norman gives the second talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Finger Snap ” to the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting July 2023. The PDF can be found here:
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Norman gives a talk On Kosho Uchiyama’s “Opening the Hand Of Thought” chapter on “Living out the Reality of Life” to the Commit To Sit group.
Norman gives the fourth and final talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin.
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Norman gives the third talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin.
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Norman gives the second talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin 2023.
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Norman gives the first talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin 2023.
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Norman gives the first talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma” to the Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here::
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Chris Fortin gives a dharma talk on “Taking Refuge in the Community of All Beings” to the Everyday Zen June 2023 All Day Sitting.
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Norman gives his second and final talk of the Emily Dickinson 2023 series to the Dharma Seminar.
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Norman gives his first talk on “Guishan’s Admonitions” to the Everyday Zen May 2023 All Day Sitting
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Norman gives his first talk of the Emily Dickinson 2023 series to the Dharma Seminar.
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Sue Moon and Maya Elrick give the fifth and final talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar.
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Sue Moon gives the fourth talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar.
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Sue Moon and Tom White give the third
talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar.
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Norman gives a talk on “Sayings of Guishan” to the April 2023 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting.
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Sue Moon gives her second talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar.
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Sue Moon gives her first talk on Travels in Time to the Dharma Seminar.
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Norman gives his fourteenth and last talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as the sixth talk. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his thirteenth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his fourth talk. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his twelfth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his third talk. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his eleventh talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his second talk. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his tenth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his first talk. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.” He also pays tribute in this talk to recently deceased Zen priest Layla Smith Bockhurst.
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Norman gives his ninth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Shuso Neal Shorstein gives the eighth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Dharma Seminar. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his seventh talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives a book reading to Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Maine from his latest book “Men in Suits.”
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Norman gives a talk to the New York Zen Center of Contemplative Care on “Nothing to Seek; Story of Daze Huihai.” Norman also speaks about Joko Beck.
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James Flaherty and John Murray give the seventh precepts class on “I Vow to Live for the Benefit of All Beings.”
Norman gives his second of two talks on “How the World is Made” (A Buddhist View referencing Dogen) given to the Upaya Zen Center March 5, 2023.
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Norman gives his first of two talks on “How the World is Made” (A Buddhist View referencing Dogen) given to the Upaya Zen Center March 5, 2023.
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Norman gives his sixth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Shuso Neal Shorstein gives the fifth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his fourth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the February Everyday Zen All Day Sitting. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his third talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his second talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives his first talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series. This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society. Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”
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Norman gives a talk on “The Dialogues of Guishan” to the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group.
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Norman Fischer and Shuso Neal Shorstein give the introductory talk to the 2023 Everyday Zen Practice Period
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Norman gives his third talk on Shantideva on Patience from a “Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” chapter 6, Stephen Batchelor edition.
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Norman gives a talk to the Upaya Center on Book of Serenity Case 30 “Dasui Aeonic Fire.”
Norman gives his second talk on Shantideva on Patience from a “Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” chapter 6, Stephen Batchelor edition.
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Norman gives his first talk of a three part series of Shantideva’s teachings on “Patience” from “A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life,” chapter 6 of Stephen Batchelor edition.
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Norman gives the sixth talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin in “Hongzhi: The Family Business.”
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Laura del Valle gives the fifth talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “Grandma’s Zen Soup.”
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Jaune Evans gives the third talk to the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “A Harrowing Tale.”
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Jaune Evans gives the ninth and last talk on “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” series on “The Field of Vast Brightness” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Chris Fortin gives a talk on “Shantideva and Bodhicitta, the Awakening Heart-Mind” to the December Everyday Zen All Day Sitting.
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Norman Fischer reads from his new book “Men in Suits,” a long-form poem, and John High reads from his forthcoming “Scrolls of a Temple Sweeper,” a book of poetry in the form of a novel.
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Jaune Evans and John Murray give a talk on the Introduction to the Precepts beginning the 2022/3 Everyday Zen Precepts Class.
Norman gives the tenth and final talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “Kaizan on the Buddha.”
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James Flaherty gives the eighth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Sue Moon gives the ninth talk to the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin “On Time.”
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Kathie Fischer gives the eighth talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “Sincerity.”
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Jane Steinberg gives the seventh talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “The Dhammapada.”
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Norman gives the fourth talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “Honzhi – How to Contemplate Buddha.”
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Kathie Fischer gives the second talk of the Mar de Jade 2022 Sesshin on “The Dance.”
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Norman gives his talk on Shantideva’s “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” to the November 2022 All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farm.
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Norman gives the seventh talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Kathie Fischer gives the sixth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Norman gives the fifth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Norman Fischer gives the fourth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” to the October 2022 All Day Sitting referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Norman gives the second talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Norman gives the first talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
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Jaune Evans and Dr. Melissa K. Nelson speak on “Honoring our Relations” in preparation for the second annual EDZ “Honoring of Indigenous Peoples’ Day” on Monday, October 10, 2022.
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Norman speaks to the Makor Or group On Al Chayt on October 2nd 2022.
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Norman gives the eighth and last talk of the series to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.” Norman also mentions Dogen’s Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon in this talk.
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Norman speaks on the “Teachings of Rujing – Dogens Teacher” to the EDZ All Day Sitting November 2022.
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John Murray, Michael Gelfond, and Mary Ann Sacksteder give the seventh talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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John Murray gives the sixth talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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Mary Ann Sacksteder gives the fifth talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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Natalie Davidson gives the fourth talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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Neal Shorstein gives the third talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Genjo Koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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Norman speaks to the Everyday Zen August 2022 All Day Sitting on “Zazen in the tech era.”
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Michael Gelfond gives the second talk of the Genjo koan 2022 series referencing both Kazuaki Tanahashi: “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo” version and Shokaku Okumura: “Realizing Genjokoan.”
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Norman gives his first talk of Dogen’s Genjo Koan 2022 series. This talk uses the translation of Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.
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Chris Fortin gives a 20 minute dharma talk to an Election Retreat group August 7, 2022.
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Jeff Bickner gives a dharma talk on Dogen’s “Tenzo Kyokin” to the July 2022 EDZ All Day Sitting. Due to technical difficulties this talk was rerecorded.
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ARoben Orden talks on “Returning to the Green Gulch Zendo and Contemplating our Meal Chant” at the Everyday Zen July 2022 All Day Sitting.
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Norman gives his sixth and last talk to the Samish Island Sesshing 2022 on “Mel’s List of Letting Go.”
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Norman gives the third talk of the Samish Island Sesshin 2022 on “On Zazen.”
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Norman gives his first talk of the Samish Island 2022 Sesshin on “Mel’s Funeral.”
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Norman gives a talk to Seattle Zen on “Dogen and Practicing Together (Only a Buddha and Buddha).
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Alan Block and Jaune Evans talk on “Entering the Heart of Buddha” to the June All Day Sitting.
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Norman gives his fifth talk to the Samish Island Sesshin on “Mel on Zazen and Darkness.”
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Norman gives his fourth talk to the Samish Island Sesshin 2022 on “Zazen and Monastic Peace.”
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Author Sue Moon accompanied by Jaune Evans reviews her new book “Alive Until You’re Dead” on the spiritual practice of aging late in life.
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Norman gives his second talk to the Samish Island Sesshin 2022 on “Mel on This Is It.”
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Norman gives his seventh and last talk on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings referencing his book “Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings.”
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Norman gives his sixth talk on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings for Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings.”
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Norman gives his fifth talk on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings from his book “Heart of the Buddha Teachings.”
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Norman talks on Dogen’s “Three Minds” as found in “Tenzo Kyokin – Instructions to the Cook.”
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Norman gives his fourth talk on “Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings” based on his book “Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings.”
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Norman gives his third talk on “Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings” based on his book “Heart of the Buddhas Teachings.”
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Norman gives his second talk on “Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings” based on his book “Heart of the Buddhas Teachings.”
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Norman gives his first talk on “Thich Nhat Hanh’s Basic Teachings” based on his book “Heart of the Buddhas Teachings.”
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Norman gives his a talk on Dogen’s “Bowing to Attain the Marrow” to the April 2022 All Day Sitting. This talk references Chapter 9 of Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the true Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”
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Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans give the fourth an final talk of the Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon series to the Dharma seminar on “Honoring the Lives of Our Ancestors.” This talk references Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo, “Dogen’s “Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon,” and Dale Wright’s “What is Buddhist Enlightenment.”
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Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans give the third talk of the Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon series, Honoring the Lives of Our Ancestors, to the Dharma seminar on “Warm Hand to Warm Hand.” This talk references “Dogen’s “Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon,” Florence Caplow: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women,” Chiyono’s “No Water No Moon,” Dogen’s Eihei Koroku “Moonlight Over the Pregnant Temple Pillars,” and Suzuki Roshi and Trudy Dixon: “Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind.”
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Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans give the second talk of the Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon series to the Dharma seminar on “Lives of Vow and Faith.” This talk references “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” Chapter 10 in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo, “Dogen’s “Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon,” Wendy Garling’s “The Women Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahapajapati,” and Zenju Earthlyn Manuela’s writing “Darkness is Asking to be Loved” published in “Lion’s Roar.”
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Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans give the first talk of the Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon series to the Dharma seminar on “Honoring the Lives of Our Ancestors.” This talk references “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” Chapter 10 in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo, “Dogen’s “Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon,” and Wendy Garling’s “The Women Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahapajapati.”
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Norman gives his fifth and last talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022 on Dogen’s “Birth and Death.”
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Norman gives his third talk on Dogen’s “Zazenshin” or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022. This is the fourth talk of the Sesshin.
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Norman gives his second talk on Dogen’s “Zazenshin” or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022. This is the third talk of the Sesshin.
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Norman gives his first talk on Dogen’s “Zazenshin” or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022. This is the second talk of the Sesshin.
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Norman gives his first talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022 on “The Seven Jhanas” or Meditation States.
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Norman gives his fourth and last talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Identifying With Cause and Effect” – Shobogenzo Case 90 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”
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Norman gives his third talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Refrain From Unwholesome Action” – Part 2 – Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”
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Norman gives his second talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Refrain From Unwholesome Action” – Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”
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Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Loving Kindness In Time of War” in recognition of the current 2022 war in Ukraine.
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Sue Moon gives the first talk of the 2022 series of “Dogen on Karma” speaking on “Baizhang’s Fox” Chapter 76 and “Karma in the Three Realms” Chapter 85 of Kazuaki Tanahashi’s book “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”
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Jeff Bickner and Sue Moon speak on the koan “Not Knowing is Most Intimate” based on a conversation of Dongshan (Daizeng) and his student Fayen. This Koan can be found as Case 171 in the Tanahashi/Loori translation “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s three Hundred Koans.” It is also found in the Thomas Cleary version of the Book of Serenity Case 20.
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Taigen Dan Leighton gives the 4th and final talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just this Is It.” This series is based on Taigen Dan Leighton’s book of the same name, “Just This Is It.”
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Norman gives his third talk on stories of Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It.” This talk references the book by Daigen Dan Leighton: “Just This Is It :Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” as we’ll as the book of Serenity Case 49 and 98.
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Norman gives a talk on “My Psalms” to the Makor Or group February 6, 2022.
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Norman gives his second talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just This Is It” koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness.” In this talk Norman also references the Denkoruku or “Transmission of the Light” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai.”
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Norman gives his first talk on Zen Master Dongshan, “Just This Is It”. Koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” Book of Serenity Case 49 “Dongshan Presents Offerings Before The Image,” “Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (PDF), Andy Ferguson “Zen’s Chinese Heritage.”
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Norman speaks on Thich Nhat Hanh’s version of the Heart Sutra, “The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore,” which can be found on the Plum Village website “plumvillage.org.”
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Norman leads a memorial service for Thich Nhat Hanh followed by Chris Fortin speaking on Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 “The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers.” This koan can be found in John Daido Loori’s: “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”
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Chris Fortin a Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on “Baizhang’s Fox” Mana Shobogenzo case 102; also Book of Serenity case 8, and Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2. In this series Norman is referencing John Daido Loori’s book “The Tue Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”
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Chris Fortin and Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on “The Bodhisattva of Compassion’s Hands and Eyes'” Mana Shobogenzo case 105; also Book of Serenity case 54 and Blue Cliff Record case 89. In this series Norman is referencing the book from John Daido Loori: “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s three Hundred Koans.”
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Norman and Chris Fortin both speak on Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 34 – The World-Honored One’s “Intimate Speech.” This case can be found in John Daido Loori’s book “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”
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Norman gives his talk to the EDZ December 2021 All Day Sitting on Case 58 of the Book of Serenity “The Diamond Scripture’s Revilement.” In this koan the Commentary of the Sixth Patriarch is paramount to the meaning of the Koan.
Norman gives the third and last talk to the Dharma Seminar on poet Saigyo Hoshi. Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Northern Honshū that would later inspire Bashō in his Narrow Road to the Interior.
Jaune Evans gives the second talk to the Dharma Seminar on poet Saigyo Hoshi entitled “Dharma is a Mirror of Your Mind.” Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Northern Honshū that would later inspire Bashō in his Narrow Road to the Interior.
Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period.
He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Northern Honshū that would later inspire Bashō in his Narrow Road to the Interior.
Norman gives his sixteenth and final talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series on the Denkoroku to the November All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hi-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his fifteenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series on the Denkoroku to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hi-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives a Guided Meditation on “Presence” to the Conflict Resolution Professionals group.
Norman gives his fourteenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Shuso Eva Bovenzi gives the thirteenth talk (Shuso talk 3) of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his twelfth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his eleventh talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his tenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his ninth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the EDZ 2021 Sesshin (talk 2 ). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his eighth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the EDZ 2021 Sesshin (talk 1). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his seventh talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar at the October All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Shuso Eva Bovenzi gives the sixth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his fifth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar at the October All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his fourth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his third talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman gives his second talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”
Norman opens the 2021 Everyday Zen Practice Period and gives his first talk of the Platform Sutra 2021. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. Norman will be referencing Red Pines’s “The Platform Sutra:The Zen teaching of Hui-neng” throughout the series.
Norman gives his second and final talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Dogen’s Bendowa 2021 series. In this Series Norman references the book “The Wholehearted Way” by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Dan Leighton. Dogen’s Bendowa may also be found in “Treasure of the True Dharma Eye, Zen Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo,” edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi, two volumes.
Rafe Martin (founding teacher of Endless Path Zendo) is the author of numerous books on the Jataka Tales, including ‘Before Buddha Was Buddha’ and ‘Endless Path.’ This talk was given at Dharma Heart Zen, and is a follow up to Chris Fortin’s talk on the Jataka Tales at the Aug. 28 Everyday Zen All Day Sit.
Norman gives his first talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Dogen’s Bendowa 2021 series. In this series Norman references the book “The Wholehearted Way” by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Dan Leighton. Dogen’s Bendowa may also be found in “Treasure of the True Dharma Eye, Zen Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo,” edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi, two volumes.
Chris Fortin talks on the “Jataka Tales and the the Bodhisattva Path” to the Everyday Zen August, 2021 All Day Sitting. In this talk she references two books by Rafe Martin: “Before Buddha Was Buddha, Learning from the Jataka Tales” (Wisdom Press) and “Endless Path, Awakening Within the Buddhist Imagination: Jataka Tales, Zen Practice, and Daily Life.”
Norman Fischer gives his talk on Elul to Makor Or on August 8, 2021
Norman gives the tenth and final talk of “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women” on Uppalavana and Precepts to the EDZ July All Day Sitting.
Norman gives the tenth and final talk of “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women” on Uppalavana and Precepts to the EDZ July All Day Sitting.
Zen Earthlyn Manuel gives the ninth and last talk on “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. on “The Possibilities in What We See.”
Sue Moon and Naomi Newman talk on “The Wise Old Woman by the side of the Road” from “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.”
Norman gives the fourth talk on “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.” on the The Women in the Charnel Ground.
Norman gives his third talk to the Samish Island 2021, Seven Sisters in the Charnal Ground (from Hidden Mirror)
Norman gives his second talk to the Samish Island 2021 Sesshin, Sutra on Breathing
Norman gives his first talk to the Samish Island 2021 Sesshin, Mel on Breathing
Norman gives his fifth talk to the 2021 Samish Island Sesshin on The Body.
Florence Caplow gives the third talk on “The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.”
Kathie Fischer gives the second talk on “The Hidden Lamp:Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women.”
Norman gives his twelfth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Norman gives his tenth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Chris Fortin gives the ninth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. In this series we will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Senior teacher Peter Van Der Sterre gives the eighth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. In this series we will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness). In the second half of this talk senior teacher Chris Fortin Leads the Sangha in a rememberance of our fellow senior teacher Jay Simoneaux.
Senior teacher ARobin Orden gives the seventh talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. In this series we will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Norman gives his sixth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar at the April 2021 All Day Sitting. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Norman gives his fifth talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness). the Sandokai 2021 series. Also known as “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness,” Norman will be using commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Norman Presents his talk on Jewish Meditation on Kohelet to the Awakened Heart Retreat, April 17, 2021
Norman Fischer gives his talk on Jewish Meditation – Awakened Heart and Joyful Effort
Norman gives his fourth second talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness). the Sandokai 2021 series. Also known as “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness,” Norman will be using commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Kathie Fischer gives the second talk of the Dogen’s Zuimonki series to the San Francisco Zen Center.
Norman gives his second talk of a series on the Sandokai, “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness” (or “Merging of Difference and Equality”) to the Dharma Seminar. The Sandokai is a poem written by eighth Chinese Zen ancestor Sekito Kisen (700-790) and is a fundamental text of the Soto school of Zen. Norman will be referencing commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness). the Sandokai 2021 series. Also known as “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness,” Norman will be using commentaries by Shohaku Okumura (Living by Vow) and Suzuki Roshi (Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness).
Jaune Evans gives a talk to the Everyday Zen March All Day Sitting on “So Much Beauty to Save” with reference to the SanDoKai or Harmony of Difference and Equality.
Norman gives the tenth and final talk to the San Francisco Zen Center Intensive on Dogen’s “Zuimonki” which consists of dharma talks of Eihei Dogen recorded by his dharma successor Koun Ejo Zenji.
Norman gives the eighth talk to the San Francisco Zen Center Intensive on Dogen’s “Zuimonki” which consists of dharma talks of Eihei Dogen recorded by his dharma successor Koun Ejo Zen.
Norman gives the first talk of the 2017 Koan series from Case 60 of the Book of Serenity “Iron Grinder”.
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