POSTED 2/14/09
"The
Calm Lake Meditation"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 12/13/08
"The
Buddha Taught: Everything is Aging"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 09/14/08
"Practice
Tea (private meeting with teacher) at
Vimala
sangha"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 05/31/08
"Breath,
Beings, and Butterfiles"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 12/10/07
"Awareness
of Body and Feelings"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 10/25/07
"Breathing
and Awareness"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 10/25/07
"Questions
about Zazen and Karma"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 09/03/07
"Things
are Not What They Seem"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 04/08/07
"Everday
Mind is Tao"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 11/26/06
"Halloween--A
Buddhist Holiday"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 10/14/06
"What
is Priest Ordination?" (MP3 File)
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 8/21/06
"Affinity"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 7/8/06
"The
Essence of Precepts"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 6/4/06
"What
is Buddha Nature?"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 4/17/06
"Practicing
Compassion #1"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 3/05/06
"The
Three Marks of An Awakened Life"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 2/14/06
"I
now fully avow"
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 1/18/06
Different
Meditation States and Their Uses
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TEACHINGS
POSTED 12/10/05
Concentration
and Insight: The Two Wings of Meditation
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The
Buddhist Meaning of "Karma"
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HURRICANE
KATRINA: 8/29/05
Buddhist
reflections on dukkha (suffering), as it relates to Katrina;
the difference between life tragedies and man-made suffering due
to greed, anger, and delusion. This lecture was given just
after the levee broke, and before it was known how much of what
subsequently happened was either preventable or predictable.
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LECTURES
POSTED 8/24/05
3
Key points of Suzuki-Roshi's Teaching--Summary
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The
Six Realms of Ego-Strategy Existence - Summary
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FUNDAMENTALS
OF AMERICAN ZEN
Posture
and Awareness
6/19/04
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Posture
as Inner Attitude and Energy
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Mindful
Breathing
Talk
After Zazen 6/25/04
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The
Koan of the Breath
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The
Inner Practice of Walking
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The
Practice of Just-Awareness
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ZEN
AND THE COMPLEXITY OF DAILY LIFE
Talks
from a Class Given Fall 2004
Class
I: Mindfulness, Awareness & Breath
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Class
II: Mindfulness in Daily Activity
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Class
III: The Koan of Everyday Life
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Class
IV: Right Speech
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Class
V: The Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta)
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Class
VI: Parents, Family and Dharma
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Class
VII: Anger and Conflict
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OTHER
TEACHINGS
The
Bodhisattva Vow
Lecture
Berkeley Zen Center 7/04
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"THE
GREAT LOVE OF A BODHISATTVA"
Lewis Richmond
Adapted from a talk given Oct.
10, 2003
at Green Gulch Zen Temple
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"TEN
SET-ASIDES OF ZEN"
Admonitions for The Vimala Sangha
Lewis Richmond
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AUDIO
LECTURES OF LEW RICHMOND
Spiritsight
Website
"Practice
and Meditative Experience"
"The
Vimalakirti Sutra"
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"DON'T
TAKE SIDES"
A
Buddhist Approach to Protest
Lecture
at Green Gulch Zen Temple
Published
in Turning Wheel
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"EVERYDAY
MIND IS THE TAO"
Audio
of Lecture Given at S. F. Zen Center
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