Defines and describes the Soto Zen Buddhist meditation practice of shikantaza or "Just sitting and its origins in the Chan practice of mokusho or silent illumination followed by step-by- step instructions and a period of silent practice

SILENT ILLUMINATION SHIKANTAZA BACKUP.MP3

First in a series of seven brief talks on Ryugin, The Dragon's Song, by Eihei Dogen, the 13th C Japanese monk and founder of the Soto Zen School

RYUGIN TALK 1 - 7:18:24, 3.34 PM

The second in a series of seven brief talks on Ryugin, "The Dragon's Song" by Eihei Dogen the  12th C. Japanese monk and founder of the Soto Zen School.

RYUGIN TALK 2 - 7_18_24, 3.39 PM

Third in a series of seven brief talks on Eihei Dogen's Ryugin, "The Dragon's Song"

RYUGIN TALK 3 - 7:18:24, 3.43 PM

4th of 7 brief talks on Eihei Dogen's Ryugin "The Dragon's Song"

RYUGIN TALK 4 - 7:18:24, 4.49 PM

5th in a series of 7 brief talks on Eihei Dogen's Ryugin, "The Dragon's Song"

RYUGIN TALK 5 - 7:18:24, 4.52 PM

6th in a series of 7 brief talks on Eihei Dogen's Ryugin, "The Dragon's Song

RYUGIN TALK 6 - 7:18:24, 4.53 PM

Final brief talk on Eihei Dogen's Ryugin, "The Dragon's Song"

RYUGIN TALK 7 - 7:18:24, 5.29 PM

Describes different forms of Zen meditation and details shikantaza (just sitting) as practiced in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition

WHAT IS ZAZEN INSIGHT TIMER TAKE 2 - 5:29:25, 10.22 AM

Discusses Zen koans and encounter dialogs from a non-dualistic perspective as metaphors for the core Zen notions of the identity of the relative and the absolute or, in Zen parlance, as the one and the many iwith implications for meditation practice

DIALOG AS METAPHOR INSIGHT TIMER - 6:10:25, 5.11 PM

Describes the breath practice of Kanki Issoku (Exhausting a final breath) as an entry into the Soto Zen practice of shikantaza (just sitting) which engages the totality of body/mind in the present moment

KANKI ISSOKU INSIGHT TIMER - 7:28:25, 9.52 AM

Zen Buddhist discussion of resistances to depth meditation practice with reference to the old legend about Bodhidharma, the first ancestor of Zen in China who faced the wall in meditation for nine years

SITTING STILL STILL RUNNING BODHIDHARMA AND THE WALL.MP3

Introduction to Eihei Dogen's 1231 talk on Bendowa, Wholehearted Practice of the Way in relation to sitting meditation and the world at large

BENDOWA 1.MP3

Teaching on Mushotoku or "No Gaining Mind" with meditation instructions

10 THINKING NOT THINKING MUSHOTOKU PRACTICE.MP3

Basic instructions for Zen meditation with a period of silent practice.
Serves as a prescription for opening into our inner ease and peacefulness.

MUSHOTOKU ZEN PRESCRIPT.MP3

Step by Step Zen Meditation on Silent Illumination and Whole Being

MOKUSHO OPENING TO WHOLE BEING.MP3

Intro talk on Dogen's Muchu Setsumu "Expounding a Dream within a Dream"

Dream within a Dream Talk 1 6 3 20

Second in a series of talks on Muchu Setsumu (Expounding a Dream Within a Dream)by Eihei Dogen

Dream Within a Dream Talk 2 6 10 20

Practical Talk on the Zen practice of shikantaza, or just sitting with guided practice, given as a Dharma talk at TRZC July 12, 2020

ZEN SIMPLE ELEGANCE DHARMA TALK.MP3

Transmitted Zen Teacher & Priest
Two Rivers Zen Community
Honesdale, P.A., Realizational Studies, N.Y.C.

Paul Cooper

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