Thousand Harbours Zen
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ZNS 108 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (11 of 13) - The Conduct of Zen Monks
Talk #11 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 107 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (10 of 13) - For Those Who Long to Leave the World
Talk #10 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 106 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (9 of 13) - It Doesn't Take a Genius
Talk #9 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 105 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (8 of 13) - What You Should Know for Practicing Zen
Talk #8 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 104 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (7 of 13) - You Should Seek a True Teacher
Talk #7 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 103 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (6 of 13) - Do Not Practice With the Idea of Gain
Talk #6 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 102 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (5 of 13) - Always Enter Enlightenment Through Practice
Talk #5 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 101 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (4 of 13) - Once You See or Hear the True Teaching
Talk #4 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 100 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (3 of 13) - Just Forget Yourself for Now
Talk #3 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way."
ZNS 099 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (2 of 13) - Enlightenment, Fame, Profit.
Talk #2 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way." (Hint from the title: one of these things is not like the others.)
ZNS 098 - Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way" (1 of 13) - Arousing the Thought of Enlightenment
Talk #1 from our series on Dogen's "Guidelines for Studying the Way".
ZNS 097 - Happiness is Overrated
"Happiness" is just another way to measure a life and make it smaller. There's another view.
ZNS 096 - Drive All Blames Into One
From Lojong training, in the Tibetan tradition: Drive all blames into one.
ZNS 095 - Begin at the End
How would you hold yourself if you had one minute left to live? How would you breathe? What clarity would you have, knowing this is the final moment?
ZNS 094 - Vow, Enlightenment and the View from Inside the Palace Walls
A talk on the nature of the vow behind the Buddha's enlightenment. A spirited discussion follows about the ways in which the Buddha's backstory is actually much like our own.
ZNS 093 - What to Expect When You're Expecting (Something From Zen)
On how we can't help bring expectations to this practice, and where disappointment fits in.
ZNS 092 - Newcomers Talk: Zen and All Its Picky Rules
Why are Zen forms so specific? A talk on the notion of "comportment" in practice.
ZNS 091 - The Paramitas (14 of 14) - Knowledge
The fourteenth in a series of talks on the paramitas: jnana.
ZNS 090 - The Paramitas (13 of 14) - Spiritual Power
The thirteenth in a series of talks on the paramitas: bala.
ZNS 089 - The Paramitas (12 of 14) - Skillful Means
The twelfth in a series of talks on the paramitas: upaya.
ZNS 088 - The Paramitas (11 of 14) - Meditation
The eleventh in a series of talks on the paramitas: dhyana.
ZNS 087 - The Paramitas (10 of 14) - Equanimity
The tenth in a series of talks on the paramitas: upekkha.
ZNS 086 - The Paramitas (9 of 14) - Loving Kindness
The ninth in a series of talks on the paramitas: metta parami.
ZNS 085 - The Paramitas (8 of 14) - Determination & Vow
The eighth in a series of talks on the paramitas: adhitthana parami and pranidhana.
ZNS 084 - The Paramitas (7 of 14) - Honesty
The seventh in a series of talks on the paramitas: sacca parami.
ZNS 083 - The Paramitas (6 of 14) - Patience
The sixth in a series of talks on the paramitas: khanti paramita.
ZNS 082 - The Paramitas (5 of 14) - Effort
The fifth in a series of talks on the paramitas: viriya paramita.
ZNS 081 - The Paramitas (4 of 14) - Wisdom
The fourth in a series of talks on the paramitas: prajna paramita.
ZNS 080 - The Paramitas (3 of 14) - Renunciation
The third in a series of talks on the paramitas: nekkhama paramita.
ZNS 079 - The Paramitas (2 of 14) - Ethical Conduct
The second in a series of talks on the paramitas: sila paramita.
ZNS 078 - The Paramitas (1 of 14) - Generosity
The first in a series of talks on the paramitas: dana paramita.
ZNS 077 - Being Yourself
From Dogen's poem about the white crane in the white snow.
ZNS 076 - Dealing With Kleshas
What do we perceive as obstacles in our lives? Can we eliminate them, or is there another approach?
ZNS 075 - Just The Facts
Getting some distance from our story about what we think is real.
ZNS 074 - The Prodigal Son
The story of the prodigal son from the Lotus Sutra: what it is to really see who someone is.
ZNS 073 - Meditation, The Hulk and Making Friends with our Mind
On what kind of meditation practice the Hulk really needs (the same one we need).
ZNS 072 - Waiting for Spring
On how even the word "spring" leads us deeper into confusion about how things really are.
ZNS 071 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (6 of 6) - Get Out of Your Head
The conclusion to our series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
ZNS 070 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (5 of 6) - Avoid Getting Caught Up
The fifth in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
ZNS 069 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (4 of 6) - Like a Fool, Like an Idiot
The fourth in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
ZNS 068 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (3 of 6) - No Back or Front, No Inside or Outside
The third in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
ZNS 067 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (2 of 6) - Do Nothing At All
The second in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
ZNS 066 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (1 of 6) - Keizan, Zazen and Trusting Yourself
The first in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen.": Appreciating the teachings of Keizan Zenji.
ZNS 065 - Navigating the Dark
Let's imagine this practice isn't about illumination, isn't about enlightenment. Let's imagine it's the opposite.
ZNS 064 - Looking at Our Own Eyeballs
On how we can't help but see this practice as a self-examination even after we see that we're being asked to look at something bigger.
ZNS 063 - Don't Be a Ghost
On ghosts, and how we're more like them than we think.
ZNS 062 - Newcomers Talk: Being Alert vs Being Awake
(They're not the same thing.) A talk on Newcomers' Night.
ZNS 061 - It's Not About Transcendence
There's a lot of talk about transcendence, even in the greater culture. But that's not what we're doing—some things, we just have to learn to hold.
ZNS 060 - Not Slandering the Three Treasures
The conclusion of a series of talks on the precepts: on the tenth precept of not slandering the three treasures.
ZNS 059 - Not Indulging Anger
The tenth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the ninth precept of not indulging anger.