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Bloodstream Sermon – Part 4
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Daily Zen has been a contemplative haven for online visitors since 1998 offering a unique blend of Eastern quotes for each day of the year, Zen-inspired e-cards, and a meditation room where at any moment a visitor may be meditating with any one of our companion Wayfarers each day. The Journal, called On the Way, is published once a month and this podcast has been created to turn those Journals into an auditory experience allowing listeners to contemplate its ideas in another way.
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- Bloodstream Sermon – Part 4 · 9 min · Sesong 1 Episode 227Bodhidharma is considered the founder of Zen, bringing the teaching to China from India in 520 AD. The story of his life and teachings is almost mythological in that most of his…
- Avoiding Foxes and Dogs · 9 min · Sesong 1 Episode 226Occasionally, readers write that they have difficulty understanding some of the journals and seem a bit perplexed about what to do when they hit something they don’t immediately…
- “Do not grasp another’s bow” · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 225Whenever we are reading part of a letter to a practitioner written hundreds of years ago, we are attempting to bridge time and cultural barriers. Because we all share the same…
- The Living Method of Turning the Light Around · 12 min · Sesong 1 Episode 224While this method of “turning the light around” seems very simple and direct, there is still some room for further translation. All the various approaches to meditation seem to…
- Letter to Masanori Yuno, February 1977 · 10 min · Sesong 1 Episode 223Yokoyama was one of the most unusual Soto Zen monks whose life reminds one of another ordained monk, Ryokan, who is best known for his poetry and love of playing with children…
- The Wise Ones of Old · 8 min · Sesong 1 Episode 222To say too much about Taoism can interfere with another’s own direct experience of intuitive understanding. Having read this piece many times in the past, I see how often it…
- Five Points in Buddhist Practice · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 221Shosan was born into a warrior family in 1579 and lived through one of the most war-torn times of Japanese history. At age 12, he was adopted by a member of a seventy-man horse…
- The World of Intensive Practice · 10 min · Sesong 1 Episode 220Reading this piece reminds me of listening to a piece of classical music. Each movement transitions so skillfully into the next that we are barely aware that we have just entered…
- Sermons – Part 2 · 12 min · Sesong 1 Episode 219Some pieces are overwhelming as we try to absorb the depth communicated. Ma-tsu is delivering a sermon to monks who, just like us, have been practicing for various numbers of…
- Sermons – Part 2 · 10 min · Sesong 1 Episode 218There are numerous sutras, teachings of the Masters, and enlightenment stories in the history of Buddhism and Zen. There are times when we read these writings and feel a million…
- The Wayseeker · 9 min · Sesong 1 Episode 217Dropping gaining mind in practice is a huge step; in the beginning, we are all awonder at these marvelous “results” of meditation and when they might appear. Read the Journal…
- Readings from Sun Face Buddha · 14 min · Sesong 1 Episode 216I’ve built a grass hut where there’s nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap. When the hut was completed, fresh weeds appeared. Now it’s been lived in-covered by…
- The Ryumon-ji Sermons – The Unborn Part 3 · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 215For those of us who have read the stories of Zen masters’ lives, Bankei’s enlightenment story is among the more powerful ones. His dedication is inspiring, and his insights…
- The Fundamental Expedient Teachings · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 214This translation comes from the Tun-huang documents discovered in Cave 17 sometime around 1900. While we don’t usually explore where these translations actually come from, this…
- Illusion = Satori · 11 min · Sesong 1 Episode 213At times we feel like we are “successfully” walking with a foot in both worlds where illusion and reality seem balanced. Similar to walking a balance beam, we adjust our…
- King of Samadhis · 13 min · Sesong 1 Episode 212Most of what we have read or heard about sitting meditation has come from contemporary vehicles for Buddhism. This lovely piece, King of Samadhis, helps communicate the direct…
- The Platform Sutra · 15 min · Sesong 1 Episode 211Many of us are familiar with the first part of the Platform Sutra, recounting the story of Huineng’s life and how he obtained the robe and bowl after arriving at the monastery as…
- To Live is Just to Live · 15 min · Sesong 1 Episode 210All of us have been known to complicate our lives and our practice at times. We overthink problems, over-dwell on emotional states from time to time, and try to quantify where we…
- Shikantaza · 9 min · Sesong 1 Episode 209Time to return to the beginning with Spring/Fall around the corner. Many of you have asked for more instruction on beginning meditation. Read the Journal while listening
- Informal Talks · 9 min · Sesong 1 Episode 208Dogen speaks clearly about the mind that seeks the way and how to maintain the intensity of practice over time. We couldn’t ask for a world of more distraction than the one we…
