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Tag Archives: Sunday morning meditation
The second perfection, ethical conduct
The six perfections are the attributes of an awakened being. This morning’s talk starts with the second perfection, ethical conduct, and the precepts.
The Long Dusty Road to Our Inheritance
Dharma talk- 11/14/2021 – We are much more than our limited view of self.
The Fourth Paramita: Diligence
Dharma Talk – 11/07/2021 In Sanskrit ‘paramita’ literally means ‘having reached the other shore.’ It also means ‘transcendence,’ or ‘perfection.’ If we exist on the shore of suffering, reaching the other shore would mean leaving suffering behind and becoming enlightened. Hence, transcendence means to become free from mental afflictions, (the causes of suffering) and from suffering itself. The true practice of the paramitas is to be free from self-attachment and self-cherishing.
Moutains and rivers are just so
Sharing a poem and its meaning. (https://ordinaryzensangha.org/mountains-rivers-are-just-so/) Dharma Talk, Oct. 17, 2021.
The perfection of patience
Dharma talk from 10/10/2021.
The direct experience of Buddha Knowledge
This Podcast was recorded on Sept. 26, 2021, in preparation for our Fall Meditation Retreat on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021.
Be Real-Get Real
Dharma Talk – Sunday 9/19/21 Welcoming the Fall Equinox with a poem… The yellow leaves of a thousand trees fill the empty ground. Leaves are very good for writing a living zen poem. On the endless leaves are an endless poem. Doubling, doubling, there is no end to IL-bung’s poem. –Il-bung
Mastering the Art of Your Life
Dharma Talk 9/12/2021 Are you mindful of each step you take or are you always thinking ten steps ahead and never getting there?