Shows
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDongshan and the Five PositionsADZG 1230 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dongshan and the Five Positions first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-03-1655 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDongshan’s Jewel Mirror SamadhiADZG 1225 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dongshan’s Jewel Mirror Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-02-0951 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksCaring with the BreathADZG 1224 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Caring with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-02-0250 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksMoving with the BreathADZG 1223 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Moving with the Breath first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-01-2649 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksReflecting on 50 Years of ZazenADZG 1222 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Reflecting on 50 Years of Zazen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-01-1956 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksBreathing into the new yearADZG 1221 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Breathing into the new year first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2025-01-0559 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksRemembering Abbot Hozan Alan SenaukeADZG 1220 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Remembering Abbot Hozan Alan Senauke first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-12-2333 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksComposureADZG 1219 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Composure first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-12-2253 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksShakyamuni Sees the Morning StarADZG 1218 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Shakyamuni Sees the Morning Star first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-12-1548 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksAwakening under a treeADZG 1217 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Awakening under a tree first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-12-081h 01Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksMending rips and tearsADZG 1216 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Mending rips and tears first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-12-0145 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDogen’s Painting of a Rice CakeADZG 1215 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dogen’s Painting of a Rice Cake first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-11-241h 01Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksReturning to the ground of this momentADZG 1214 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Returning to the ground of this moment first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-11-101h 00Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksCompassion and boundless ambiguityADZG 1213 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Compassion and boundless ambiguity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-11-0348 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksConsistent PracticeADZG 1212 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Shudo Paula Lazarz An exploration of the importance of regular practice and the difficult challenges it poses.
The post Consistent Practice first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-10-2054 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksWrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream SeminarADZG 1211 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Wrap-up of Dogen’s Expressing the Dream Within the Dream Seminar first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-10-1356 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksThe Dharma of WelcomingADZG 1210 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rev Jisan Tova Green
The post The Dharma of Welcoming first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-10-0649 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDelight in the difficulty of practice!ADZG 1209 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Delight in the difficulty of practice! first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-09-2958 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksThe bodhisattva precept ceremony (jukai) as community harvestADZG 1208 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hogetsu Laurie Belzer
The post The bodhisattva precept ceremony (jukai) as community harvest first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-09-2243 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksIn Anticipation of JukaiADZG 1207 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post In Anticipation of Jukai first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-09-1548 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksReflections on the Five RemembrancesADZG 1206 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post Reflections on the Five Remembrances first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-09-0847 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksShanavasa – A Teacher Disciple DialogueA look at Chapter 4 from Keizan’s “Transmission of the Light” (Denkoroku, jp.) Sanavasa asks Ananda about the “fundamental uncreated essence of all things.” ADZG 1205 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma […]
The post Shanavasa – A Teacher Disciple Dialogue first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-08-2543 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksEngaged BuddhismADZG 1204 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Rob Lyons
The post Engaged Buddhism first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-08-186h 48Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksBring Me the RhinocerosADZG 1203 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Douglas Floyd
The post Bring Me the Rhinoceros first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-08-1146 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksGassho: Joining palms is dynamic bodhisattva activityADZG 1202 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Gassho: Joining palms is dynamic bodhisattva activity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-08-0442 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksYou Are HereADZG 1201 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Eishin Nancy Easton
The post You Are Here first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-07-2849 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksReleasing the compassion body, planting the treasure seedADZG 1200 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Hōgetsu Laurie Belzer
The post Releasing the compassion body, planting the treasure seed first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-07-2135 min
Hōan Taishin's Dharma TalksZen QuestionsThe following is an approximate transcript of the Dharma Talk I offer on Sunday, June 9th, as part of O-An Zendo’s Sunday program. You can also listen to a live recording of the talk. Enjoy.Precepts—that is what I want us to explore this morning. What are the precepts? How do we work with the precepts? How do we incorporate them into daily practice and our everyday lives?Roshi offered one response to these questions in her talk last Sunday. (You can listen to that talk here.) She spoke about "spontaneity" and...2024-06-1130 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksGuiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – TaigenADZG 1194 ADZG Sunday Morning Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony for Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Guiding Teacher Transition Ceremony – Taigen first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-06-0938 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksTaigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher)ADZG 1191 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Taigen Leighton Final Dharma Talk (as guiding teacher) first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-2659 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi and the Mysterious PivotADZG 1190 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Mysterious Pivot first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-1944 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi and Meditation on Space (and Time)ADZG 1189 ADZG Saturday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and Meditation on Space (and Time) first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-1836 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi and Settling withinADZG 1188 ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and Settling within first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-1747 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksZen Ongoing BalancingADZG 1187 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Zen Ongoing Balancing first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-1449 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksReturn to the Source and the Backward StepADZG 1186 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Return to the Source and the Backward Step first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-121h 01Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksGuidepost for Silent IlluminationADZG 1184 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Guidepost for Silent Illumination first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-05-051h 11Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksGraciously Share Yourself and the Genuine FieldADZG 1183 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Graciously Share Yourself and the Genuine Field first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-3035 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi’s mutual response, Gaza and student encampmentsADZG 1182 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi’s mutual response, Gaza and student encampments first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-281h 13Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksRomp and Play in Samadhi, part 2ADZG 1181 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Romp and Play in Samadhi, part 2 first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-2341 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksRomp and Play in SamadhiADZG 1180 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Romp and Play in Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-2156 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksThe Ancestors and History of the FutureADZG 1177 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Ancestors and History of the Future first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-0930 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi and the Baby BuddhaADZG 1176 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Baby Buddha first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-0742 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksMore on the Buddha WorkADZG 1175 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post More on the Buddha Work first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-04-0240 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi and the Buddha WorkADZG 1174 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi and the Buddha Work first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-03-3151 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksThe Ground Sages Cannot TransmitADZG 1173 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Ground Sages Cannot Transmit first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-03-2634 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksHongzhi’s Deep Source and Practice of True RealityADZG 1172 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Hongzhi’s Deep Source and Practice of True Reality first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-03-2445 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksPreview of Hongzhi and our Practice PeriodADZG 1171 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Preview of Hongzhi and our Practice Period first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-03-1935 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksParinirvanaADZG 1164 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Parinirvana first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-02-2012 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksPracticing with AngerADZG 1159 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Practicing with Anger first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-02-0451 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDr. Martin Luther King’s Message and GazaADZG 1155 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dr. Martin Luther King’s Message and Gaza first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-01-1447 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDharmakaya Practice and Spiritual BypassADZG 1154 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dharmakaya Practice and Spiritual Bypass first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2024-01-0747 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksRohatsu Day 5 – Radiance as Creative EnergyADZG 1150 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Rohatsu Day 5 – Radiance as Creative Energy first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-12-1050 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksRohatsu Day 3 – Buddha AwakeningADZG 1148 ADZG Friday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Rohatsu Day 3 – Buddha Awakening first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-12-0832 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksThe Flower Ornament Background of our Soto Treasury of Radiance SamadhiADZG 1146 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post The Flower Ornament Background of our Soto Treasury of Radiance Samadhi first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-12-0341 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksGratefulness and GenerosityADZG 1145 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Gratefulness and Generosity first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-11-2646 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksMemorials and TeachersADZG 1141 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Memorials and Teachers first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-11-0730 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksSangha and EnergyADZG 1139 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Sangha and Energy first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-10-3144 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksExcerpts from Dogen’s Extensive RecordADZG 1137 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Excerpts from Dogen’s Extensive Record first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-10-2241 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksDogen’s Extensive Record- Radiance, Intimacy, and respecting CausalityADZG 1131 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Dogen’s Extensive Record- Radiance, Intimacy, and respecting Causality first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-10-011h 01Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksSong of the Grass Hut = Practice SpaceADZG 1129 ADZG Sunday Morning Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Song of the Grass Hut = Practice Space first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-09-2458 minAncient Dragon Zen Gate Dharma TalksIntroduction to the Harmony of Difference and SamenessADZG 1126 ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk by Taigen Dan Leighton
The post Introduction to the Harmony of Difference and Sameness first appeared on Ancient Dragon Zen Gate.2023-09-1241 min
aywinsareadread ebook [pDf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra read ebook [pdf][PDF] Download Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra Full Edition,Full Version,Full Book by Taigen Dan LeightonReading Now at : https://happyreadingebook.club/?book=0195383370ORDOWNLOAD EBOOK NOW!Read PDF read ebook [pDf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra read ebook [pdf] Ebook Online PDF Download and Download PDF read ebook [pDf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra read ebook [pdf] Ebook Online PDF Download by Taigen Dan Le...2023-08-0100 min
The Zen of EverythingEpisode 104: The Best Zen BooksZen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is.
Treeleaf
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching...2023-07-0727 min
elewebrialfull download [pdf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra (B.O.O.K.$ by Taigen Dan LeightonDownload Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra Full Edition,Full Version,Full Book by Taigen Dan LeightonReading Now at : https://happyreadingebook.club/?book=0195383370ORDOWNLOAD EBOOK NOW![PDF] Download full download [pdf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra ( Ebook | READ ONLINE Download full download [pdf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen and the Lotus Sutra ( read ebook online PDF EPUB KINDLE Download full download [pdf] Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DÅgen...2023-03-1300 min
Everyday Zen PodcastThe Field of Vast Brightness – Talk 9 – The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Jaune EvansJaune Evans gives the ninth and last talk on “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” series on “The Field of Vast Brightness” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-12-2243 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Entryways to Hongzhi – Talk 8 – James FlahertyJames Flaherty gives the eighth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-12-091h 01Everyday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 7Norman gives the seventh talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-11-2046 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 6 – Kathie FischerKathie Fischer gives the sixth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
View or download the transcript →
2022-11-1034 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 5Norman gives the fifth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-11-0243 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 4 – All Day Sitting October 2022Norman Fischer gives the fourth talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” to the October 2022 All Day Sitting referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-10-2942 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 2Norman gives the second talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-10-2447 minEveryday Zen PodcastThe Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi – Talk 1Norman gives the first talk of “The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” referencing the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi” by Taigen Dan Leighton and Yi Wu. Hongzhi is credited with first articulating the practice of “just sitting” which is Dogen’s practice, and ours.
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
2022-10-141h 04
Austin Zen Center Dharma TalksThe Song of the Grass Roof HutTaigen Dan Leighton, Dharma Talk, Saturday 26 February 2022, Austin Zen Center2022-02-261h 20Everyday Zen PodcastZen Master Dongshan – “Just This Is It” – Talk 4 – Taigen Dan LeightonTaigen Dan Leighton gives the 4th and final talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just this Is It.” This series is based on Taigen Dan Leighton’s book of the same name, “Just This Is It.”
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Zen-Master-Dongshan_Just-This-is-It_Talk-4_Taigon-Dan-Leighton.mp3
2022-02-2642 minEveryday Zen PodcastZen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It – Talk 2 – Denkoruku “Transmission of the Lamp” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai”Norman gives his second talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just This Is It” koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness.” In this talk Norman also references the Denkoruku or “Transmission of the Light” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai.”
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Zen-Master-Dongshan_Just-This-is-It_Talk-2_Inanimate-Beings_Denkoruku+_Transmission-of-Lamp_Chapter-39+_Great-Master-Tozan-Ryokai.mp3
2022-02-1252 minEveryday Zen PodcastZen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It” – Talk 1- Case 49 Book of SerenityNorman gives his first talk on Zen Master Dongshan, “Just This Is It”. Koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” Book of Serenity Case 49 “Dongshan Presents Offerings Before The Image,” “Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (PDF), Andy Ferguson “Zen’s Chinese Heritage.”
Suggested donation: $7
https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings
We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Zen-Master-Dongshan_Just-This-is-It_Talk-1.mp3
2022-02-0357 min
Bright On BuddhismWho is Avalokitesvara?Bright on Buddhism Episode 17 - Who is Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon? What are some stories about Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon? What sort of devotional texts/rituals are there for Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon?
Resources: Kevin Trainor: Buddhism: An Illustrated Guide; Donald Lopez: Norton Anthology of World Religions: Buddhism; Chan Master Sheng Yen: Orthodox Chinese Buddhism; Nagarjuna: Verses of The Middle Way (The Madhyamakarika); Conze, Edward, trans. The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and Its Verse Summary. Bolinas, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1973.; The Bodhisattva Vow: A Practical Guide to Helping Others, page 1, Tharpa Publications (2nd. ed., 1995) ISBN 978-0-948006...2022-01-2121 min
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma PodcastDP 1919 Taigen Dan Leighton_Preserving the Dharma of Suchness_Inclined and Upright Interact.mp32022-01-0946 minEveryday Zen PodcastDogen’s Bendowa 2021 – Talk 2Norman gives his second and final talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Dogen’s Bendowa 2021 series. In this Series Norman references the book “The Wholehearted Way” by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Dan Leighton. Dogen’s Bendowa may also be found in “Treasure of the True Dharma Eye, Zen Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo,” edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi, two volumes.
2021-09-1657 minEveryday Zen PodcastDogen’s Bendowa 2021 – Talk 1Norman gives his first talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Dogen’s Bendowa 2021 series. In this series Norman references the book “The Wholehearted Way” by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Dan Leighton. Dogen’s Bendowa may also be found in “Treasure of the True Dharma Eye, Zen Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo,” edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi, two volumes.
2021-09-0848 min
Carving the Divine TV PodcastPractitioner’s Episode 13 - "What is Soto Zen?" With Rev. Taigen Dan LeightonHosted by filmmaker Yujiro Seki, Carving the Divine TV is a series of Q&A sessions with Buddhist scholars and practitioners. These Q&A sessions explore the basic concepts of Buddhism and the history of Buddhism so that when viewers finally watch Carving the Divine they will get the maximum value of the documentary. In this special episode, we will have a Soto Zen priest, Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton to discuss the basic concept of Soto Zen Buddhism. We will ask some important questions, such as:1. What is your personal definition of Zen?2. What is th...2021-05-0538 min
Le Vieux SageWanshi ShôgakuHongzhi Zhengjue (jap. Wanshi Shôgaku, 1091-1157), est l’un des plus fameux maîtres zen de l’époque Song. Il revitalisa l’école caodong (jap. sôtô), une école zen dont la lignée remonte au maître Dongshan Liangjie (jap. Tôzan Ryôkai, 807-869).
Il fut ordonné novice à l’âge de onze ans. En 1129, il prit la direction du monastère de Tiantong dans la province de Ming. Sous sa direction, ce très ancien temple trouva une nouvelle splendeur et attira des centaines de moines. Il ne sortit de la montagne qu’à l’automne 1157 pour remercier l...2021-01-1353 min
Le Vieux SageWanshi ShôgakuHongzhi Zhengjue (jap. Wanshi Shôgaku, 1091-1157), est l’un des plus fameux maîtres zen de l’époque Song. Il revitalisa l’école caodong (jap. sôtô), une école zen dont la lignée remonte au maître Dongshan Liangjie (jap. Tôzan Ryôkai, 807-869). Il fut ordonné novice à l’âge de onze ans. En 1129, il prit la direction du monastère de Tiantong dans la province de Ming. Sous sa direction, ce très ancien temple trouva une nouvelle splendeur et attira des centaines de moines. Il ne sortit de la montagne qu’à l’automne 1157 pour remercier les donateurs du te...2021-01-1344 min
Wimbledon ZenRhythms of Practice Part 3: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World'
Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki, and is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Soto Zen Centre in Chicago.
Taigen was ordained as a Zen priest in 1986 and received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2000.
He lived in Japan between 1990-1992 and is a translator (together with Shohaku Okumura) of Dogen's 'Eihei Koroku' and other Dogen texts. He holds a PHD from Berkley.
...2017-02-2351 minWimbledon ZenRhythms of Practice Part 2: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World'
Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki, and is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Soto Zen Centre in Chicago.
Taigen was ordained as a Zen priest in 1986 and received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2000.
He lived in Japan between 1990-1992 and is a translator (together with Shohaku Okumura) of Dogen's 'Eihei Koroku' and other Dogen texts. He holds a PHD from Berkley.
...2017-02-2351 minWimbledon ZenRhythms of Practice Part 1: Settling Within and Expression in the World, by Taigen Dan Leighton'Rhythms of Practice: Settling Within and Expression in the World'
Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki, and is the Founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Soto Zen Centre in Chicago.
Taigen was ordained as a Zen priest in 1986 and received Dharma Transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2000.
He lived in Japan between 1990-1992 and is a translator (together with Shohaku Okumura) of Dogen's 'Eihei Koroku' and other Dogen texts. He holds a PHD from Berkley.
...2017-02-2351 minWimbledon ZenDazed and Confused Part 3: Approaching Dogen'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton'
In this final part, Alan offers a framework for understanding Dogen's teachings, with the Zen Master's main philosophies spelt out, and a path for further readings.
Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is one of the most important teachers in the history of Zen Buddhism.
Dogen's philosophy has been incredibly influential on generations of Zen practitioners, including many important modern day teachers, such as Shunryu Suzuki, Dainin Katagiri, Shohaku Okumura, Taigen Dan Leighton and Brad Warner.
Dogen's writings are famous for turning words on...2016-11-1951 minWimbledon ZenDazed and Confused Part 2: Deciphering Dogen'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton'
Alan deals with how to demystify Dogen's writings, by looking into the Zen Master's influences and the way translators have attempted to bring his writings to life.
Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is one of the most important teachers in the history of Zen Buddhism.
Dogen's philosophy has been incredibly influential on generations of Zen practitioners, including many important modern day teachers, such as Shunryu Suzuki, Dainin Katagiri, Shohaku Okumura, Taigen Dan Leighton and Brad Warner.
Dogen's writings are famous for turning words...2016-11-1951 minWimbledon ZenDazed and Confused Part 1: An Introduction to Dogen Zenji'Dazed and Confused: Trying to make sense of Dogen's philosophy if you're not as smart as Taigen Dan Leighton'
In this first section, Alan gives an introduction to the life of Dogen, and why you might be interested in the Zen Master's teachings.
Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is one of the most important teachers in the history of Zen Buddhism.
Dogen's philosophy has been incredibly influential on generations of Zen practitioners, including many important modern day teachers, such as Shunryu Suzuki, Dainin Katagiri, Shohaku Okumura, Taigen Dan Leighton and Brad Warner.
Dogen's writings are famous for turning words on their head...2016-11-1951 min
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma PodcastDP993_Taigen Dan Leighton_06-25-2014_Practicing the Fullness of Space_ Dogen, Environmental Awareness, Modern Physics, and the Bodhisattva Work.mp32014-07-0340 min
Dharma Seed - dharmaseed.org: Will Kabat-Zinn's most recent Dharma talksWill Kabat-Zinn: Silent Illumination(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) In this talk, Will Kabat-Zinn explores the deeper meaning of the first five lines of the poem, "Guidepost of Silent Illumination" by Zen Master Hongzhi:
Silent and serene, forgetting words, bright clarity appears before you.
When you reflect it you become vast, where you embody it you are spiritually uplifted.
Spiritually solitary and shining, inner illumination restores wonder,
Dew in the moonlight, a river of stars, snow-covered pines, clouds enveloping the peak.
In darkness it is most bright, while hidden all the more manifest.
~translated by Taigen Dan...2012-08-161h 00Mission Dharma: Will Kabat-Zinn's most recent Dharma talksWill Kabat-Zinn: Silent Illumination(Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley) In this talk, Will Kabat-Zinn explores the deeper meaning of the first five lines of the poem, "Guidepost of Silent Illumination" by Zen Master Hongzhi:
Silent and serene, forgetting words, bright clarity appears before you.
When you reflect it you become vast, where you embody it you are spiritually uplifted.
Spiritually solitary and shining, inner illumination restores wonder,
Dew in the moonlight, a river of stars, snow-covered pines, clouds enveloping the peak.
In darkness it is most bright, while hidden all the more manifest.
~translated by Taigen Dan...2012-08-161h 00
TREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva - Vimalakīrti
That's an image of the lay master Vimalakīrti in his sick bed where, amid his physical illness and infirmity (or the appearance thereof), he expounds the teachings of Emptiness to the Great Arhats and Bodhisattvas, giving each a run for their money in his powerful expression of Dharma.
And money is something that Vimalakīrti has loads of, though he uses it for good and to aid those in need. He does not hide from the world, but rather is described as practicing and realizing enlightenment right at home with wife and kids, and through his business ownership. He'd go...2011-07-2710 minTREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - Avalokiteshvara (Kannon)Taigen Dan Leighton writes, in his wonderful book Faces of Compassion: Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and their Modern Expression ...
One meaning of Avalokiteshvara's name is "Regarder of the World's Cries or Sounds," indicated in the Japanese name Kanzeon. A shortened form of this is Kannon (or the Chinese Guanyin), "Hearing or Regarding Sounds." Avalokiteshvara is the one who calmly hears and considers all of the world's sounds of woe. This name implies that empathy and active listening are primary practices of compassion. Just to be present, to remain upright and aware in the face of suffering without needing to react reflexively...2011-04-2307 minTREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - Manjushri Each of the Bodhisattvas may be seen as an archetype for a vital aspect of Buddhist Practice ... Manjushri Bodhisattva for Wisdom. Taigen Dan Leighton writes in FACES OF COMPASSION ...
Manjushri is the bodhisattva of wisdom and insight, penetrating into the fundamental emptiness, universal sameness, and true nature of all things. Manjushri ... sees into the essence of each phenomenal event. This essential nature is that not a thing has any fixed existence separate in itself, independent from the whole world around it. The work of wisdom is to see through the illusory self-other dichotomy, our imagined estrangement from our world. Studying t...2011-02-2706 minTREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - ShakyamuniWe continue our series looking at THE GREATS AMONG THE GREAT BODHISATTVAS, inspired by the wonderful book FACES OF COMPASSION by Taigen Dan Leighton, highly recommended ...
http://www.wisdompubs.org/pages/display.lasso?-KeyValue=32820&-Token.Action=&image=1
... today looking at Shakyamuni ... the man who became "THE BUDDHA".
Now, most folks usually think of Shakyamuni as "THE BUDDHA" ... but before he was "THE BUDDHA" Shakyamuni was a young seeker, in search of the key to human suffering to benefit all sentient beings, not himself alone. That seeking, that "Vow to Save All Sentient Beings" is precisely what makes a Bodhisattva a "...2011-02-2307 minTREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Mystical PowersWe now come to the Bodhisattva Virtue of ....
Miraculous, Mystical Powers (bala) Mahayana sutras and lore refer to a variety of supernatural powers developed through meditation and Buddhist practice, said of aid to the Bodhisattva ... such as the ability to foretell the future, to see the past lives of beings, to read minds, to radiate light and to cause rain ... others too ... There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Taigen Dan Leighton writes ... Buddhist attitude toward such powers has often been ambivalent, particularly in the Zen tradition, which emphasizes attention to ord...2009-09-1809 minTREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTWhattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Skillful MeansWe continue with our series on the Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" of a Bodhisattva ....
with Skillful Means (Upaya)
Historian and Soto Zen Priest Taigen Dan Leighton writes ...
Skillful Means, upaya in Sanskrit ... is an essential concept in Mahayana Buddhism. Skillful means, sometimes translated as tactfulness, expedients, or ingenuity, is the practice of applying awakening teaching to the diverse variety of students or practitioners. ...
The idea of skillful means became crucial to the adoption of Buddhist ideas into China, and thereafter in all of East Asia. Skillful means is fully expressed and elaborated in the Lotus Sutra, probably the most in...2009-08-2910 min
Brooklyn Zen CenterJust This Is It, by Taigen Dan Leighton (06/06/2015)Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois.
Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterBodhisattva Values and Social Action, by Taigen Dan Leighton (03/25/2017)Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois.
Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.1970-01-0100 min