This part is one of three sessions at Ordinary Zen Sangha in November 2024 with Zen Master Chong An Sunim and Abbot Will Rauschenberger.
Podcasts: Ordinary Zen Dharma Talks
Dark Times Ahead, Stars Will Shine
What can we rely on in times like these?
The Relative and Absolute, is it different or not?
A OZS sangha member asks: “Is there, or is there not, a balance between our absolute expansive selves and our relative selves that outflow into the world?”
Certainty in Uncertainty
The transcendence of ever changing circumstances.
Have you lost your way?
Today’s talk is about an exchange between Zen Master Seung Sahn and a student, from the book “Dropping Ashes on the Buddha”. 🙏
Illuminating Dangerous Times
Don’t believe anything you think…
Inquiry, what is this, who am I?
“Thinking is just thinking, it is not who I am”.
Undeniable Suchness of Being
Inquiry into “What is this?”
Forest Bathing
Exploring Nature is exploring our nature. Benevolence is fearlessness.
Koan Practice 101
Will gives an intro to Koans (Kongans) in this Dharma Talk.