On this Fathers Day, 6/20/2021, Will reads from The Record of Linji (Linji Lu). Linji is the great grandfather of one of the schools of Zen (Chan) and has a message for us today. “Nowadays, he who studies buddhadharma must seek true insight. Gaining true insight, he is not affected by birth-and-death, but freely goes or stays. He needn’t seek the excellent— that which is excellent will come of itself.”
Podcasts: Note To Self
Podcasts of the Dharma Talks at Ordinary Zen Sangha.
The Golden Fish Sees The Hook
Taking the bait, you get cooked and eaten.
Imagined Reality
Don’t believe everything you think. Don’t believe what you are programmed to think. Imaged reality is created by projecting our habitual thinking.
The Middle Way
Liberation is not a ticket to somewhere else. impermanence, emptiness, no-self…
Dependent Origination
This week we are birthing the Buddha, as we contemplate dependent origination and no-self.
Expounding the Diamond Sutra
“The sun, the stars, the trees, the rivers are already teaching us the Diamond Sutra” -208 Kongans – Original Light Temple
Foundational Pillars of Zen
Great Faith, Great Courage, Great Question. Upcoming Buddha’s Birthday Retreat, what are we celebrating?
Perfection of Wisdom
Dharma Talk, May 2, 2021 – Parjna Paramita What are two aspects of consciousness? What is Perfect Wisdom?
Birthlessness
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Dharma Talk – Birthlessness…
Great Love – Great Sadness is our original teacher
This Dharma Talk was recorded on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 while I was on my way home from visiting my mother who was in the last days of her life. She died that Friday, April 23, 2021.