Shasta Abbey
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Teachings about Buddhist practice in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition from the monks at Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery.Learn more at: shastaabbey.orgVideo recordings of talks are uploaded to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShastaAbbeyDharmaTalksfind us on twitter: @shastaabbeyfacebook & instagram
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Cultivating Trust in the Buddha’s Teaching
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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The Adamantine Buddha Nature
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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The Spider’s Silver Thread
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Living and Dying
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Prajnaparamita and Scripture of Great Wisdom Iconography 2A
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Changing Seasons
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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A Path of Faith
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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What Is our True Refuge
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Dogen and How Do We Make a Difference
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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All Acceptance Is the Key
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Live Fully, Die Fully
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Prajnaparamita and the Scripture of Great Wisdom Part 1
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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No Limitations
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Parallels Between Native American and Soto Zen Teachings
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 7
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 6
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 5
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 4
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 3
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 2
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 1
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Appreciating Serenity
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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On Life and Death
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Relinquishment
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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The Slippery Slope of Right Speech
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Teachings of Reverend Master Jiyu
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Gift of the Golden Robe
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Turning the Stream of Compassion Within
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 6
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 5
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 4
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 3
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 2
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 1
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Trust in the Heart Retreat Introduction
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Dharma Pathways
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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The Game of Life
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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How Much Is Enough?
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Wesak Day
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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The Eight Winds
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May 25, 2025 |
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Jiyu-Kennett: Always Going On
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May 18, 2025 |
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Great Master Keizan: Original and Intuitive Thinker
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May 11, 2025 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 7
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May 04, 2025 |
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Manjusri’s Teaching for Us
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Silence
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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The Law of Karma: a Fundamental Teaching of the Buddha
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Benevolence of the Universe
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Dealing with Fear
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Some Thoughts on Grieving
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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All Acceptance Gives Birth to Great Compassion
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Julian’s Advice for Us
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #7
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #6
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Freedom & Responsibility
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Modifying Karma
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #5
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Surangama Retreat: The Nature and Location of the Mind
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Maitreya's Message for Us
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Letting Go
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Endless Training
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Dharma Gates Interview with Rev. Allard
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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You Can Even Say It Glows
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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When the Flowers Fall
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Om to the One Who Leaps Beyond All Fear
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Generosity of Spirit Leads to Peace
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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READ: The Denkoroku Chapter 2
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Just This Is It
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Koho Zenji
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 6: Making Offerings (cont.)
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Never Give Up
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Bodhidharma’s Four Practices
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Jealousy
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Acts of Kindness
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Contentment
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Problems and Solutions
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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The Lava Lamp
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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The Mind that Seeks the Way Retreat: Mind
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Devotion and the Devotional
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Studying the Dharma
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Making Offerings
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Turning to Samantabhadra’s Vows
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Vows In General
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Who Is Samantabhadra?
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Introduction: Orient Yourself to Practice
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Spiritual Friendship is the Whole of the Holy Life
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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The Lotus is Nourished by the Mud
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Training with Others
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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You Are Who You Choose to Be
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 6: Realization
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 5: Precepts
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 4: Meditation
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 3: Mindfulness
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 2: Karma
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 1: Self
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star: Retreat Introduction
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Compassion is the Way
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Practice with Complaints and Criticism
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Where Does the Mind Rest?
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Taking Responsibility for Our Suffering
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May 26, 2024 |
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Putting the Dharma Into Practice
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May 19, 2024 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 5: Shobogenzo: Making Offerings
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May 12, 2024 |
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The Wisdom of No-Self
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May 05, 2024 |
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The Teachings of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett: In Gratitude
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #4
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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The Real Perfection
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Keeping the Connection
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Continue Training No Matter What
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Faith
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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All is Perfectly Resolved Within the Unborn
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Some Thoughts After 50 Years
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Selfless Activity
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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The Place Where We Both Depart From and Return To
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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The Bigger Picture
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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There Is No Secret Ingredient
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Impermanence Is Buddha Nature
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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READ: The Denkōroku Chapter 1
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Impermanence
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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To View the Morning Star
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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A Bird in a Cage
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Maitreya
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Sitting Still in Confidence on Buddha’s Enlightenment Day
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Avalokiteshwara’s Example
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The Entire Body of the Tathagata
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Allowing Space
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Letting Go of Views and Opinions
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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The Mind and the Heart
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Labels Are For Jars, Not For People
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 4: Scriptures
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The Wave
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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What is Sufficient
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Training with Dukkha
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 3: Bowing Continued
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Practice in Our Daily Life
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Faith and Perseverence
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Seeking is Suffering
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Inspired by Dogen’s Compassion and Wisdom
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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A Few Antidotes for Despair
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Dogen's Lesson From the Chief Cook
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Opening to the Dharma
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Attitude of Gratitude Part 2: Shobogenzo: Bowing
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Lessons in Letting Go
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Developing Deep Friendships with Bodhisattvas
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #6
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #5
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #4
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #3
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #2
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #1
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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The Way of the Bodhisattva: Introduction
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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The Merit of First Mind
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: The Rock Tumbler
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Grumpy or Grateful?
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 6: The Four Noble Truths and Nirvana
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 5: The Four Embracing Wisdoms
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 4: The King and The Boys
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: Why Silence?
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 1: The Kalama Sutta
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 2: The Five Contemplations for Everyone
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 3: Investigating
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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The Effort of Patience and the Three Pure Precepts Go Hand in Hand
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Introduction
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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True Wisdom is Compassionate
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Attitude of Gratitude: Part 1
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #3
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May 30, 2023 |
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Skillful Help in Practicing Generosity
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May 22, 2023 |
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Achalanatha: On Not Feeding the Hindrances
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May 19, 2023 |
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Some Reflections on Wesak Day
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May 08, 2023 |
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Burying the Hatchet
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Conceit
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Sloth and Torpor
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Cleaning Karma
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Manjusri, Wisdom and Training the Mind
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Practicing Equanimity
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Making Vows
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Samantabhadra and Desert Pete
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Essential Teachings and Practices of the OBC
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Pocast INFO: ***Away month of March***
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: Celibacy
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #2
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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That Which Does Not Die
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: Living on Alms
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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The Heart of Compassion
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Identity
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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What Training is and Isn't
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Reflections on Gratitude
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Letting the Self Dissolve
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: Thoughts on Monastic Life
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Listening
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Within the Dragon's Jaws
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Light
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Founder's Day
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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The Great Grief and Lovingkindness
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Exploring Monastic Life: Introduction
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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The Church is Near
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Understanding the Source of Our Delusion
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Sewing the Thread of Openness and Stillness
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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READ: Rules for Meditation
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Meditation and Soto Zen #1
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Keizan: On Nagyaarajuna
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Giving and Receiving Love
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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On Just Having Faith
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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The Wisdom of Manjusri
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Getting What You Want
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Practicing Harmony
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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The 4 Noble Truths & the 10 Fetters
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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It Doesn't Matter How You Feel
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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The Power of Kindness
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Feeling is the Reaper of Karma
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Dwelling in Peace
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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The Art of Meditation
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Sep 07, 2022 |