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Der Dortmundcast-ein schwarzgelber PodcastDer Dortmundcast-ein schwarzgelber PodcastSebastien Haller!„Das Tor hebe ich mir für die Bundesliga auf“ sagt Sebastien Haller nach seinem Comeback gegen Fortuna Düsseldorf. Heute rede ich über Haller und wie seine Rückkehr verlief. Viel Spaß bei der Folge!2023-01-1216 minThe Not Old - Better ShowThe Not Old - Better Show#665 Live Life in Crescendo - Cynthia Covey HallerLive Life in Crescendo - Cynthia Covey Haller The Not Old Better Show, Family is Everything Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s episode is sponsored by FindAGrave is the world’s largest online gravesite collection. Browse through cemeteries around the world and discover burial information about your family, friends, and even famous people. Our guest today is a famous person, so I thank you so much for listening. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, by Snuffy J...2022-09-2343 minTABASASTABASASEPISODE 3.5: Cross over with Thomas Haller [Frierad]https://www.freirad.at/ Thomas Haller kauft sich ein Mikroskop und schaut hinein. https://cba.fro.at/podcast/thomas-haller-kauft-sich-ein-mikroskop-und-schaut-hinein Blickt man durch ein Mikroskop und betrachtet eine Zelle, betrachtet die Zwischenräume, betrachtet die Netzwerke, die von Zellen gebildet werden, dann betritt man die Welt der Physiologie. Vom Lichtmikroskop über das Elektronenmikroskop bis zum Rastersondenmikroskop steigt Thomas Haller immer tiefer in die Abgründe zellulärer Strukturen. Die Welt des Biologischen löst sich zusehends auf und gibt den Weg frei in das Reich der Chemie um letztendlich die Unterwelt des Lebens zu erreichen, die Physi...2022-05-0358 minBesenwagen - der Radsport PodcastBesenwagen - der Radsport PodcastZwischenwichsen (mit Marco Haller)Nach den stressigen Wochen der Kopfsteinpflasterrennen ist erst mal Erholung angesagt. Der Besenwagen macht sich auf in Richtung Süden an den Wörthersee und auf der langen Fahrt lauschen wir der neusten Ausgabe von RomysRadsportReport™. Unser Gast planscht bereits in der seichten Brandung am Ufer des Sees und erholt sich von den Strapazen der letzten Wochen. Breit gebaut und braun gebrannt, entsteigt er dem Gewässer und nimmt Platz im Besenwagen. Marco Haller fährt in seiner bereits 11. Profisaison im ersten Jahr für das Team Bora-hansgrohe. Als leidenschaftlicher Grand Tour-Fahrer übernimmt er die Rolle als Bodyguard und hilft de...2022-04-211h 59Love YA Like CrazyLove YA Like CrazyThe Midnight Ride of Paul RiveredaleBack in 2017, we visited the Garden of Deliverance with the Sisters of Quiet Mercy, and then headed out past the maple syrup sign on the Lost Highway. Did we learn discipline and respect as a result? Find out in this episode of 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Riveredale', in which we discuss Riverdale Chapter 6: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill! We mention in this episode the concerns about making Jughead heterosexual in the TV series. A fuller discussion can be found in various places online, such as in this article on Polygon. The theme song is "JOSIE...2021-02-0346 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenStanding on the Platform of NowRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk inspired by poet laureate Amanda Gordon and the 2021 Inauguration, reflecting on the alchemy available in each moment as we stand in all the causes and conditions and fullness of our being and choosing to infuse our bodhisattva vow.2021-01-3049 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Dance of Doing and BeingRyūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on the Sandokai - a famous zen poem chanted daily throughout the world, and he offers an exploration of "the nourishing factors of our inter-being"2020-12-1250 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPracticing with the ImpossibleRyūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on practising with the upside-down mind knowing it's the very mind of Buddha.2020-10-2550 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenBodhisattva Vow and a Life of ServiceRyūshin Paul Haller gives insight into the inclination to reach beyond our limits. In Zen ceremonies, we vow discover a path to wider notion of wellbeing. Despite our karma, our stories, the challenges- we try to live in service of others. Navigating the paradox of existence gives vitality to each moment. This liberation and effort echoes far beyond what we can ever know.2020-09-2747 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 7 - Practicing with the TeachingsIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-07-151h 32Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 6 - WisdomIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-07-081h 32Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 5 - MeditationIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-06-301h 24Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 4 - EffortIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-06-231h 28Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 3 - PatienceIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-06-161h 20Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenA World On FireRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk from Tassajara Zen Center shortly after the George Floyd and Black Live Matter protests. A dharma response to these times: deep radical presence and acceptance.2020-06-1348 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 2 - DisciplineIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-06-091h 08Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Six Perfections: Class 1 - GenerosityIn this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.2020-06-0252 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPatienceRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during the Winter practice period at Tassajara on patience and what it is to turn towards unpleasant experience.2020-02-2534 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenQualities of SatiRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during the Winter practice period at Tassajara on all-inclusive awareness.2020-02-0339 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenAccepting and ResistingRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during a Winter practice period sesshin at Tassajara on what we can learn from the mind of 'giving over' and the mind of resistance.2020-02-0245 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenResolve, Attention, SamadhiRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the first day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara Zen Center. This talk is about the Fukanzazengi - a famous zen essay describing and encouraging the practice of zazen.2020-01-2241 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenEngaging with the Tapestry of ExistenceRyūshin Paul Haller begins with a brief 10 min guided meditation and dharma talk on cultivating continuous contact with the present moment.2019-10-2439 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenVirtue and FoolishnessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center in Belfast, Northern Ireland on virtue and our judgments about others and ourselves.2019-08-2634 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenEntering the MomentRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast on entering the moment and what these moments can teach us.2019-08-2436 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenAlive or Dead?Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast, Northern Ireland about a famous koan - alive or dead?2019-08-2343 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Spirit of PracticeRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the San Francisco Zen Center on the spirit of religious practice. In this talk, he offers two zen stories to illustrate core teachings from the Tassajara workshop on Christianity and Zen.2019-07-0744 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe History of the RobeRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast, on the history and significance of the Buddist robe (okesa and rakusu).2019-04-2945 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenWhat is God?Ryūshin Paul Haller gives a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Northern Ireland about God, Buddha and being alive.2019-04-2747 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Wisdom of the Heart SutraRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast about the wisdom of the Heart Sutra - famous Buddhist sutra that teaches about insight into the nature of what is.2019-04-2537 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenResilianceRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Retreat Center on cultivating resilience.2018-11-0354 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenConcentration Factor of AwakeningRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Retreat Center on cultivating tranquility and concentration in retreat and in our lives.2018-11-0157 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: TranquilityRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 40 minute guided meditation at the Insight Retreat Center on tranquility.2018-10-3140 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenMindfulness Factor of AwakeningRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Retreat Center on cultivating mindfulness in retreat and in our lives.2018-10-3057 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Three ConsciousnessesRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Northern Ireland about the three types of consciousnesses in Buddhist psychology and what it is to practice with these three minds.2018-04-2930 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenBeing AliveRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center in Belfast, Northern Ireland about being alive - drawing on poetry and zen koans.2018-04-2740 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenWhat Do You Do In Zazen?Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk and discussion at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast, Northern Ireland, exploring how to engage zazen without getting stuck in clinging and aversion.2018-04-2755 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenArousing the Bodhi MindRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during the Winter practice period at Tassajara about intention, vow, and arousing Bodhi mind in practice, reflecting on the question: "what does practice ask of you?".2018-01-201h 18Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenInner Aligning with Resolve to PracticeRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Tassajara Zen Center during the Winter practice period on connecting with the resolve to practice and how we support each other in this process.2018-01-1541 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenInvestigating What We Think We KnowRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, in Belfast, Northern Ireland about the importance of investigating what we think we know - and how our idea of 'knowing' can get in the way of experiencing what truly is.2017-08-1850 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Koan of TimeRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, in Belfast, Northern Ireland about our ways of relating to time and what we can learn about time from practice.2017-08-1738 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Spirit of PracticeRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Tassajara Zen Center during a weekend workshop on the Spirit of Practice -a retreat has been co-lead with Brother David David Steindl-Rast for the last 12 years.2017-07-3042 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Path to WholenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk at Tassajara Zen Center during a weekend retreat on the path to wholeness.2017-06-2538 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenEngaging the Forms of ZenRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Norther Ireland, on the forms in zen practice and what they can teach us.2017-04-2547 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenNarratives and AwarenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center in Belfast, Northern Ireland, about religious narratives and stories in zen practice and the role of narrative in our lives.2017-04-2451 minThe BlokeBusters PodcastThe BlokeBusters PodcastFilm Spotlight With... Jacob HallerWelcome to another Film Spotlight with the lovely Jacob Haller. Who's Jacob Haller? Well, listen in and find out! He's here to talk about a film he loves and one (or more) he hates. We think you'll really enjoy this one!Feel free to contact us via:Twitter: @Blokebusters & @jwghallerFacebook: BlokeBusters & jwgh.musicInstagram: @BlokebustersEmail: theblokes@blokebusters.comWebsite: Blokebusters.com & jacobhaller.comAnd, as with each and every episode, please do Share & Enjoy!2017-03-271h 00Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 5: Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives his fifth and final talk during his annual 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2016-08-2948 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 4: Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives his fourth talk during his annual 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2016-08-2848 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 3: Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the third talk during his annual 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2016-08-2753 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 2: Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the second talk during his annual 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2016-08-2646 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 1: Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the first talk during his annual 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2016-08-2546 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: Breath, Body, MindRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 40min guided meditation at the Insight Retreat Center.2016-06-1141 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: Awareness of BreathingRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 40 min guided meditation on awareness of breathing at the Insight Mediation Center. At the end of the meditation, he briefly discusses this practice of attending and relating to the body and the breath.2016-06-0945 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: The Stream of AwarenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 20min guided meditation at the Insight Retreat Center.2016-06-0720 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Beauty of ImperfectionRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Meditation Center about working with and appreciating the beauty of our humanness, fallibly and imperfection.2016-04-1343 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: AwarenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a guided meditation during a retreat at the Insight Meditation Center on cultivating awareness.2016-04-1242 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPath to WholenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk at Tassajara during a weekend workshop called The Path to Wholeness.2015-06-1442 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenCrossroad of Contemplation and ActionRyushin Paul Haller gives a talk at the Insight Meditation Center on what it is to practice in the midst of an active life and to engage with the world in a purposeful way.2015-06-0200 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 5 - Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the fifth and final talk during a 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2015-04-0640 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 4 - Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the fourth talk during a 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Norther Ireland.2015-04-0548 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 3 - Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the third talk during a 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2015-04-0451 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 2 - Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the second talk during a 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2015-04-0348 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin Day 1 - Black Mountain ZenRyūshin Paul Haller gives the first talk during a 5 day sesshin (meditation retreat) at Black Mountain Zen Center in Northern Ireland.2015-04-0249 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenResponding to LifeRyūshin Paul Haller gives a Saturday talk at the San Francisco Zen center on the last day of sesshin on the last day of the Winter practice period. He speaks about the practice period and how practice ultimately teaches us something fundamental about being alive.2015-03-2939 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenResiding in MindRyūshin Paul Haller continues his teaching on the Ānāpānasati Sutta and offers guidance for how to work with mental formations and sticky states of mind. This talk is given during a 5-day retreat at the Insight Retreat Center.2015-01-181h 02Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenBreathing the BodyRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk during a 5-day retreat at the Insight Retreat Center on the Ānāpānasati Sutta - a discourse that details the Buddha's instruction on using awareness of the breath (anapana) as an initial focus for meditation.2015-01-1655 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenStages of TrustRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the 6th day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara. In this talk he talks about the unfolding stages of trust - how continuous contact with the moment reveals the fundamental nature of what is.2014-02-2752 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGrandmotherly MindRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the 5th day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara. In this talk he talks about how to rediscover the softness and wisdom of grandmother mind.2014-02-2652 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenDemonsRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the 4th day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara. In this talk he talks about the fierceness of ‘this very mind is Buddha’ and how to meet and practice with challenging experiences and emotions that can arise in zazen (and in life).2014-02-2553 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenWhat is Buddha?Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the 3rd day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara. In this talk he explores the koan - "this very mind is Buddha".2014-02-2546 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenKoan MindRyūshin Paul Haller offers the first talk of Sesshin on day 2, during a Winter practice period at Tassajara. In this talk Ryūshin Haller explores how koan mind, beginners mind, can support zazen practice.2014-02-2447 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Perfection of WisdomRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk during a retreat with Gil Fronsdal at the Insight Meditation Center on the perfection of wisdom. He tells stories about the Zen monk Hakuin - an influential figure in Zen Buddhism to illustrate the wise steadfastness that can be realized through practice - particularly practice in challenging circumstances.2013-11-2354 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Perfection of EnergyRyūshin Paul Haller offers at talk at the Insight Retreat Center on practicing with energy (Vīrya). He speaks about how to work with energy and strong emotions in interpersonal conflicts and in our meditation practice.2013-11-2156 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: BreathRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 17min guided meditation on breathing at the Insight Retreat Center during a retreat with Gil Fronsdal.2013-11-2016 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPerfection of EthicsRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk about ethics (Śīla) and how this supports practice and awakening. This talk is given at the Insight Retreat Center during a retreat with Gil Fronsdal.2013-11-1958 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: Awareness of BodyRyūshin Paul Haller offers a 40min guided meditation on awareness of body at the Insight Meditation Center.2013-11-1839 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSo it isRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk at the San Francisco Zen Center beginning with a 10min guided meditation. He discusses the disposition of experiencing things as they are - ‘so it is’ - and the challenges presented by the discriminating mind. 2012-10-1035 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenDiscipline and DevotionRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Tassajara Zen Center about the straight line of practice: aspiration, intention, resolve, diligence, discipline, and devotion.2012-09-0240 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPublic OutreachRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Meditation Center on Buddhist outreach and what he's learnt from his years of work in prisons, drug rehab, and zen hospice.2012-06-2543 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Satipatthanasutta SuttaRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about the Satipatthana Sutta - one of the primary sutras in the Pāli Canon describing the process of mindfulness - and what this sutta can teach us about shikantaza or zazen.2012-06-171h 25Black Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Slippery StoneRyūshin Paul Haller discusses emotional reactivity from the perspective of neuroscience and from the perspective of practice and what we can learn from these experiences.2012-06-1039 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Center of the Center is BuddhaRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk from Tassajara Zen Center during a poetry workshop with Naomi Shihab Nye.2012-05-2838 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenTaking RefugeRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at the Insight Meditation Center on taking refuge - a central theme that ties many diverse Buddhist traditions together.2012-03-2041 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenNoticing the MomentRyūshin Paul Haller discusses how waking up is initiated, illuminated and actualized by noticing - a practice which is both profoundly simple and profoundly challenging to sustain.2011-09-2943 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenTasting the Sweet and Sour of LifeRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about how to engage awareness directly with the experience that's arising in the moment and provides some experiential exercises.2011-09-2548 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenDirective and Receptive Attention in ZazenRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about mindfulness, directive and receptive attention in the context of conflict resolution, zazen and practice in daily life.2011-07-1746 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenEntering the MomentRyūshin Paul Haller describes what it is to enter the moment and offers suggestions for engaging mindfulness and beginners mind in daily life.2011-05-1141 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenRediscovering the Mind and Body of ZazenRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the first day of a 7-day sesshin at Tassajara Zen Center encouraging students to rediscover the mind and body of zazen - the mind of just being. This very mind is Buddha.2011-03-2338 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Three Elements of ZazenRyūshin Paul Haller begins with a brief guided meditation and then goes on to offer guidance for zazen practice and to discuss the three elements of zazen.2010-11-1738 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenEntering Sesshin with Way Seeking MindRyūshin Paul Haller gives an introductory talk at the start of a 7 day sesshin (retreat) about way seeking mind referring to the koan between Joshu and Nansen.2010-11-1342 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenComing from the Mind of EmptinessRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about the mind of emptiness (shunyata) and how to cultivate this in practice using some inquiry-based exercises.2010-11-1036 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSun Faced Buddha, Moon Faced BuddhaRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about how to practice with, and what we can learn from, strong emotional states and challenging experiences.2010-10-0641 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenBringing Zazen into Daily LifeRyūshin Paul Haller speaks about the mindfulness movement, Buddhist psychology and neuroscience and what this can teach us about bringing zazen practice into daily life.2010-09-2538 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenAngulimala and Shamata PracticeRyūshin Paul Haller tells the Theravada Buddhist story of Angulimala – a violent murderer who was reformed after meeting the Buddha. Ryūshin Paul Haller explores what we can learn from this story about how to relate to our own practice.2010-07-2151 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenStopping in the Middle of Your LifeRyūshin Paul Haller discusses pivotal life events and their role in causing us to pause, reflect, and recalibrate. From the perspective of practice, this can happen in a momentary way and sometimes in the broader sense, changing the very direction our lives are taking.2010-07-1141 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenInitiation into an Authentic LifeRyūshin Paul Haller gives a talk about renunciation and priest ordination in the zen tradition. The talk is given on a Saturday morning before an ordination ceremony with one of Ryūshin Paul Haller's students at the San Francisco Zen Center.2010-04-1841 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenPractice as ProcessRyūshin Paul Haller describes how mindfulness practice is a process over time. He explains how, in this process, it is possible to cultivate a greater awareness of our own unique mental, emotional and psychological life as well as an experiential insight into Buddhist teachings.2010-04-0641 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenSesshin: The Unfolding of AwarenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the 7th day of sesshin (a period of intensive meditation). He describes the process of practice during sesshin and how sesshin supports the unfolding of awareness.2010-03-2855 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenThe Dragon's Roar in the Withered TreeRyūshin Paul Haller talks about the breath in zazen and offers some guided instruction for engaging the breath in sitting meditation.2010-03-1844 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenGuided Meditation: Receptive and Applied AwarenessRyūshin Paul Haller offers three short guided meditations as an experiential exercise in receptive and applied awareness.2010-03-1144 minBlack Mountain ZenBlack Mountain ZenInterview with PaulPaul Haller grew up in a poor, Catholic family in Belfast, sharing a bed with his siblings and often going hungry. He left Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles to travel the world. A chance meeting in a Tokyo restaurant turned Paul onto Zen and he eventually found his way to a cave in a forest in Thailand, where he meditated alone for 6 months. After being ordained a monk he joined the San Francisco Zen Centre where he became Abbot, and taught meditation to prisoners in San Quentin and to terminally ill hospice patients. For many years Paul...2001-06-0149 min