Michael Marsicano gives the Dharma Talk on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Tag Archives: Dharma Study
Time Travelers
Dependent origination = A time of reckoning.
The Thief In The Weeds
The thief in the weeds is finally subdued.
Walking in Buddha’s Footprints
Just like this, each step we take is walking in Buddha’s footprints.
The Great Way
The what, why, and how of Ordinary Zen practice.
Do you value your opinions?
Opinions matter, but not in the way you think!
Life’s Disease
Be careful what you identify with.
Customized Truth
While sitting on the wellspring, looking out into the desert at a mirage expecting it to quench our thirst.
The Ten Ox-herding Pictures Revisited
The Ten Ox-herding Pictures have concretely depicted the process in which the imperfect, limited, and relative self awakens to the perfect, unlimited, and absolute essential self (the ox), grasps it, tames it, forgets it, and completely incorporates it into the personality.
I, Me, and Mine
According to the Buddha, there are three poisons that cause suffering. We examine how the conception of a self and our identification with I, me, and mine is at the root of our suffering.