Abbot Will Rauschenberger talks about Dependent origination and the following poem. Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage Shih-t’ou (700-790) I’ve built a grass hut where there’s nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap. When it was completed, fresh weeds appeared. Now it’s been lived in – covered by weeds. The person in the hut lives here calmly, Not stuck to inside, outside, or in between. Places worldly people live, he doesn’t live. Realms worldly people love, he […]
Podcasts: Note To Self
Podcasts of the Dharma Talks at Ordinary Zen Sangha.
Finding the Ox – staying out of the weeds
The Sunday after Thanksgiving practice session.
Permanence and Impermanence
Is the Buddha permanent or impermanent?
Original Nature and Zen
This weeks Podcast is about the three pillars of Zen and our Buddha Nature.
Path to Liberation
This Sunday’s Dharma Talk at OZS – 10/27/19
Vexations and patience
Sunday Dharma talk and discussion 10/20/2019. Topic: The six perfections and our vexations.
Political Views
This weeks Dharma talk/Discussion centers around politics, duality and practice. This Podcast includes a sample reading from the Audible Book: ” Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life of Zen Master Ryokan” – By Kazuaki Tanahashi
One Way Samadhi
This morning Will talks about One Way Samadhi.
Trusting in Mind
This is our first podcast. Abbot Will Rauschenberger refers to the poem Trusting In Mind – Hsin Hsin Ming, the classic poem by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Seng T’san in his Dharma Talk.