The Bear Encounter…
Podcasts: Note To Self
Podcasts of the Dharma Talks at Ordinary Zen Sangha.
When is wasting time not wasting time?
Original Mind
The Seeds of Enlightenment
Mind-to-Mind Transmission Abbot Will Rauschenberger reads from the “Zen Teachings of Emptiness” by his Root Teacher, Zen Master Gosung Shin.
The Awakened Heart-Mind
What is required to live an ethically good life?
Not Two, Just This!
Already you see, already you hear, before you think I see, I hear.
The Hsin Hsin Ming
The Hsin Hsin Ming, the classic poem by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Seng T’san, read by Will Rauschenberger. Seng T’san was the third Chinese patriarch of Zen. The poem attributed to him, the “Hsin Hsin Ming” (lit. “Trust Mind Inscription), is one of the earliest and most influential Zen writings, blending together Buddhist and Taoist teachings. —Translated by Hae Kwang
We Use Words
Just This!
Sitting on your ass doing nothing
Appreciate the uniqueness of your own life, you cannot be someone else, that’s a fool’s errand. Get to know who you are, that is the path to awakening.
Non-Violence
Anger has no hold on the awakened Heart/Mind.
Beyond This Mind Where Is Buddha?
What are the gates of Zen? Where does liberation take place?