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Dharma Talks from Sanshin Zen Community in Bloomington, Indiana.
For more information about our temple and practice, please visit us at www.sanshinji.org and on Facebook.
For more information about our temple and practice, please visit us at www.sanshinji.org and on Facebook.
Keeping forms simple (Six points of Sanshin-style practice)
As part of Sanshin's exploration of lineage & legacy in 2024, Hoko Karnegis kicks off an evening of discussion with some opening words on the second of Sanshin's six points of practice: keeping forms simple. Sanshin's six points of practice are direct legacies of the last three holders of our lineage: Sawaki, Uchiyama, and Okumura Roshis. Recorded on March 28th, 2024.
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (252)
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Okumura Roshi continues his commentary on his teacher Kosho Uchiyama's book, Opening the Hand of Thought. In this talk, he continues to discuss the third of Uchiyama Roshi's Seven Points of Practice, focusing on his discussion of vow and repentance. Recorded on June 9th, 2024.
Esho on perception: Why can't we agree? Don't we live in the same world?
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In her sixth in a series of eight talks as shuso, Esho Morimoto discusses the profound limitations of our individual perceptions and the ways in which each of us, in a sense, lives in our own world. With everyday examples, she points out the suffering caused by our assumption that our own pictures of reality match reality as it really is, regardless of the experiences of others. Recorded on Jun...
How do we create "self" (and can we stop?)
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Having completed her opening series of four talks on the four noble truths, Esho continues her shuso talks with an exploration of no-self, one of the marks of existence in Buddhist teaching. She offers a few experiential methods for working with this fundamental teaching in our own day to day reflections and activities, ultimately based upon our practice of zazen. Recorded on May 26th, 2024.
Esho on "awakened living": The Noble Eightfold Path
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Completing her series of talks on the four noble truths, Esho discusses each of the elements of the Noble Eightfold Path, which constitutes the fourth Noble Truth. Recorded on May 19th, 2024.
Esho on the third Noble Truth: the end of suffering
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Esho Morimoto continues her talks on the four noble truths, here focusing on the third: Cessation of suffering. Following her talk, a lively sangha discussion ensues about the seeming lack of emphasis on the four noble truths in Dogen Zenji's and Mahayana teachings more broadly. Recorded on May 12th, 2024.
In honor of Uchiyama Roshi: Daitsu Tom Wright, Arthur Braverman, & Michael Hofmann
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On April 25th, 2024 we hosted a discussion with Daitsū Tom Wright, Arthur Braverman, and Michael Hofmann, all of whom spent significant time practicing with Uchiyama Roshi and the sangha at Antaiji in Kyoto in the late 1960's and 70's. In pursuit of continuing to deepen our understanding of what we carry as a dharma family embodying the practice of Sawaki, Uchiyama, and Okumura Roshis in North ...
Esho on the second Noble Truth: Why we suffer
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Esho Morimoto, our shuso for Sanshin's 2024 ango, discusses the second Noble Truth: The origin of suffering is (attachment to) desires. She explores the three kinds of desire (Pali: tanha) in Buddhist teaching, offering concrete examples of how they show up in her and our lives. She also discusses our shikantaza practice (opening the hand of thought) as a fundamental example of (repeatedly) let...
Esho Morimoto's first shuso talk: Way-seeking mind
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During Sanshin's 2024 three month ango (practice period), from April 1 - July 7, Esho Morimoto, an ordained student of Okumura Roshi, will be our shuso (head novice). She will be giving a series of 8 dharma talks on Sundays during this time, as well as taking on various responsibilities in the sangha. Her theme for the ango is "Studying the self/Self." Esho will be supporting our practice, and ...
Ritoku Robinson on the first three transmissions of Zen
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Drawing primarily from the stories in The Transmission of the Lamp (Keitoku Dentoroku), Ritoku discusses the first three dharma transmissions according to Zen tradition, exploring the meaning of dharma transmission itself along the way. Recorded on January 22nd, 2023.
Zazen in a Buddhist context (Six points of Sanshin-style practice)
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As part of Sanshin's exploration of lineage & legacy in 2024, Hoko Karnegis kicks off an evening of discussion with some opening words on the first of Sanshin's six points of practice: Zazen in a Buddhist context. Sanshin's six points of practice are direct legacies of the last three holders of our lineage: Sawaki, Uchiyama, and Okumura Roshis. Recorded on March 28th, 2024. www.sanshinji.org/si...
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (251)
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Okumura Roshi continues his commentary on his teacher Kosho Uchiyama's book, Opening the Hand of Thought. In this lecture, he continues to discuss the third of Uchiyama Roshi's "Seven Points of Practice." Recorded on March 10th, 2024.
Shohaku Okumura on Buddha's birthday (2024)
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On this occasion of observing Buddha's birthday, Okumura Roshi talks on Dogen Zenji's dharma hall discourse 495 in Eihei Koroku ("A Joyful Culmination of Practice"), which Dogen delivered to his sangha on Buddha's birthday in 1252. Okumura Roshi discusses the important events of Buddha's life, the various ways and times of year in which different Buddhist traditions mark and celebrate these eve...
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (250)
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Okumura Roshi continues his commentary on his teacher Kosho Uchiyama's book, Opening the Hand of Thought. In this lecture, he continues to discuss the third of Uchiyama Roshi's "Seven Points of Practice," focusing on Uchiyama's discussion of "personal, conditioned self" and "universal, original self," and how this distinction differs from earlier (non-Buddhist) Indian philosophical ideas about ...
Hoko Karnegis on Gate 106: "Attainment of realization of the dharma of non-appearance"
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Hoko continues her series of talks on the Ippyakuhachi Homyomon (108 Gates of Dharma-illumination). Here she offers commentary on gate statement 106: "Attainment of realization of the dharma of non-appearance is a gate of dharma-illumination; for [with it] we attain affirmation." She explores how this statement emphasizes the Buddha's teaching of cause and effect, focusing on the common thread ...
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (249)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (249)
Doju Layton: Contextualizing the Kalama Sutta
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Doju Layton: Contextualizing the Kalama Sutta
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (248)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (248)
Hoko Karnegis on Gate 105: "Endurance of obedient following"
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Hoko Karnegis on Gate 105: "Endurance of obedient following"
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (247)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (247)
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (246)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (246)
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (245)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (245)
Hoko Karnegis on "everyday parinirvana" (Nirvana Day 2024)
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Hoko Karnegis on "everyday parinirvana" (Nirvana Day 2024)
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (244)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (244)
Ritoku Robinson on Bodhidharma's coming to the West
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Ritoku Robinson on Bodhidharma's coming to the West
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (243)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (243)
Doju on the meaning of saving all beings
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Doju on the meaning of saving all beings
Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (241)
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Shohaku Okumura on Opening the Hand of Thought (241)
Thank you for the teaching.
Thank you for the teaching.
Thank you for the teaching.
Just sitting
The amazing thing is that we all see it as a glass of water! "The mystical power and wondrous function, Carrying water and lugging firewood." - Layman Hōun
„“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. “If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.“ Luke 6:27-33 ESV
Okamura Roshi gives clear lectures on profound texts. He has a series on Dogen's view of Buddha Nature, for example, on the Dogen Institute website. Highly enlightening!
Has anyone ever mentioned to you that you look like Dogen? Just saying..
Congratulations, Esho! Thank you for your talk!
Thank you, Shokuchi for your kind support!
Thank you♾💗💫♾🪷🦋
@Gino-ds2ce Speaking of Katagiri, besides having sex with a number of his female students he also attempted to rape a woman closely connected to Mpls. Zen Center, though not a member. She managed to fight him off. I believe attempted rape is a felony. But you don't want to know about things like this. You know. The truth about him. It happened in 1979.
Damn when he starts talking about western industrialization...ugh. Heartbreaking.
Just say, "no." LOL!
subject versus object or anything isn't a contradiction -- we only conceive it as a contradiction because when we grasp one-sidedly "self" or "atman" or "niagra falls" we imbalance Totality so as soon as we objectify anything Totality immediately reminds us that everything is dependently arisen therefore if we say self then immediately no-self arises, if we say no-self then immediately self arises and if we say niagra falls then immediately no niagra falls arises 😂 It's only confusing if we make something substantive and persistent!
Lucky to be able to learn from you, greetings from Poland!
Absolutely epic story about entrance into the way. Wow.
Very touching story about adolescence and the questioning of everything.
I’m not trying to be argumentative, and at the risk of sounding like a total dolt when it comes to Buddhist dogma…🤷♀️ how can there not be a self? The only way I can rationalize there not being a self, is in that there is no such thing as consciousnesses. A lot of ppl will argue that there very much is consciousness, I tend to think not. I tend to think that we, and everything else, are just products of conditions, and what we call consciousness, is just different conditions than the insentient…Or, there very much is a self, with autonomy over decision making power. I can focus on the bodhisattva path, or do “what thou wilt.” Who is observing 🤷♀️ The Buddha wouldn’t be known, if there wasn’t a self 🤷♀️. Isn’t it our total screw ups in life that destroys our sense of self, and brings the Buddha into existence? But someone has to practice in order for that to happen….unless we are just products of conditions 🤷♀️ I think something got lost in translation from “mind” to “self”, to “no self.” I get discriminating mind vs no mind. I’m talking about things that cannot be properly described with words, but “mind” to me , as opposed to one’s body, that’s a valuable discrimination.
But if there is no you, why feed yourself? Or tend to the needs of the body? Why protect the body and leave it intact🤷♀️ Why “feed the hungry ghosts.”
I think it's more about non identification with thought, atleast while doing the practice. You then have an awareness of both realities. The one where you use your thinking mind, and the one you don't.
ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Jinacaritam-Victorious-Buddha/Jinacaritam-Victorious-Buddha.pdf
Thank you for making these talks available
Haha the guy sat himself to death lolllll. Inspiring!
As an English speaker in Japan I feel so blessed to have these talks because I have not found a living teacher of Zen here to follow, even though my Japanese is pretty good. (I am sure there are some, and if someone wants to tell me who they are, I would very grateful for that, too.)
I wonder what karmic causes led me to listen to this lesson on the Pragnya Paramita today....)) A deep sense of illusion ? Greetings from the land of Po.
thanks and greetings from Poland!
Love from Turkey, thank you sir you have been completely helpful to a kid whom 21 years old student and had some serious questions towards to world therefore the himself. I have been practicing zazen for 1 years and it is good for nothing. I would like to write paragraphs and so on however just i can say is just thank you seriously from my heart.
Could you share the website you mentioned, please? I am interested about the book too, please help me to find it!
Regarding Uchiyama's idea that "Westerners" would require an intellectual explanation of Zazen before they could practice -- that requirement is rooted in the white European academic tradition and has to do with the privileges of hegemony, as well as the white European narrative tradition -- there are many groups of people in the United States that would not have required such an exaggerated approach.
I am grateful for having a chance to listen from across the ocean!
P R O M O S M 😪
Deep bow from Australia ❤
What in sangha friends and family gets us to get to the cushion in form of support? Isnt it likely their opinion of us? I recognize my personal problems in regard to growing up the way i have are the cause of my misunderstanding and i presume it has to do with the acceptance of another person's love and care. I just can't see it. I used to be endlessly mocked for practicing. ^ think i found it.
thanks !
I am struggling with a decision and i went to sit. I was opening the hand while things arise again and again. I am now done sitting, I gained nothing and i burst out laughing. Thinking that sitting was somehow going to give me the missing piece of the puzzle while logically always saying it is good for nothing 😂.
But i guess by doing so i saw i had no more information to go off and made up my mind.
It was a mistake!
Costly and valueable mistake 😂.
I think of Buddha and his death like this: Imagine a line of 10 cars stuck in traffic nose to end , stuck very close together that they are basically touching . Then a semi truck comes in at 5000 miles an hour and rear ends the line of cars.. the first car is utterly destroyed, but the momentum continues so much so that even the second car gets damaged beyond repair and the remaining cars all have the momentum carrying through them . Likewise the people around Buddha at the time were completely extinguished and each generation enjoyed proximity to his magnitude. We still feel it today 3000ish years later. I'm in awe of this and I'm grateful to all the people like Hoko Karnegis that proliferate and preserve that "momentum". I wonder if our rebirth is similar to this analogy . We might be the momentum going through all the separate cars and not the cars themselves. (yall notice how hoko karnengis has a glowing head like some angel in this vid? ahhaha )
Is it fair to say that an outcome of our practice in zazen, is at least an attempt at sharpening of deliberation, when it comes to adding weight to our thoughts?
Bro I swear to god, your hair line goes back as far as my rebirths, your talk is excellent and i want to hear more. Fix your head. I will do the same. Bodhidarma came here !
🩵the meaninglessness of the tree - it releases a space within a person which opens to rejoice
thank you 🙏🏼
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Im very much a 10 minute zen man. I sit to center or recenter and then take that with me when i get up.
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How about ascribing the motivation to narcissism? It's fundamentally dishonest to disregard the fact that life is about various forms of life feeding on others. Human beings are not plants to produce energy from chlorophyll. They eat other beings, even vegetarians. Plants sense chemical changes, trees are aware when others are cut down. So they are sentient. Not all ideas from long ago, whether Buddhist or from other religions or systems of thought, are valid. People at any time are limited by their understanding of science and the universe. By the way, corals are sentient. Please look it up.
It’s being authentic with Dharma
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Good morning!
Thank you so much Yuko san, and to Sanshin community for sharing this video! I really appreciated hearing your personal practice journey and your thoughts on Nyoho-e. As a fellow "Okesa Nerd" and apprentice sewing teacher I am so looking forward to seeing your translation. 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you very much, from Argentina 🙏🏻.
Great video, really appreciate these talks 😊