Teachings

CALLING FORTH THE BODISATTVAS

Bodhisattva Prayer for the Deceased

LECTURES FROM VIMALA SANGHA MILL VALLEY PRACTICE PERIOD 2013

Gib Robinson March 15, 2013

Gib Robinson Way Seeking Mind Talk Feb. 2013

Gary Klehr Way Seeking Mind Talk Sept. 2012

THE EIGHTFOLD PATH – LECTURE SERIES BY LEW RICHMOND

Buddhist Motivation – The Second Fold of the EightFold Path

 

THE ART OF ZAZEN:

Breathing I

Breathing II

Various Breathing Methods

Breathing and Mind States

OTHER TALKS

The Calm Lake Meditation

The Buddha Taught: Everything is Aging

Practice Tea (private meeting with teacher) at Vimala Sangha

Breath, Beings, and Butterflies

Awareness of Body and Feelings

Breathing and Awareness

Questions about Zazen and Karma

Things are Not What They Seem

Everday Mind is Tao

Halloween–A Buddhist Holiday

What is Priest Ordination?

Affinity

The Essence of Precepts

What is Buddha Nature?

Practicing Compassion #1

The Three Marks of An Awakened Life

I now fully avow

Different Meditation States and Their Uses

Concentration and Insight: The Two Wings of Meditation

The Buddhist Meaning of “Karma”

HURRICANE KATRINA: 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.

3 Key points of Suzuki-Roshi’s Teaching–Summary

The Six Realms of Ego-Strategy Existence – Summary

FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN ZEN

Posture and Awareness

Posture as Inner Attitude and Energy

Mindful Breathing – Talk After Zazen

The Koan of the Breath

The Inner Practice of Walking

The Practice of Just-Awareness

ZEN AND THE COMPLEXITY OF DAILY LIFE

Talks from a Class Given Fall 2004

Class I: Mindfulness, Awareness & Breath

Class II: Mindfulness in Daily Activity

Class III: The Koan of Everyday Life

Class IV: Right Speech

Class V: The Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta)

Class VI: Parents, Family and Dharma

Class VII: Anger and Conflict

OTHER TEACHINGS

The Bodhisattva Vow – Lecture Berkeley Zen Center 7/04

The Great Love of a Bodhisattva
Adapted from a talk given Oct. 10, 2003 at Green Gulch Zen Temple

“TEN SET-ASIDES OF ZEN”
Admonitions for The Vimala Sangha

Talks by Lewis Richomond on Audio Dharma

“DON’T TAKE SIDES” A Buddhist Approach to Protest
Lecture at Green Gulch Zen Temple Published in Turning Wheel

“EVERYDAY MIND IS THE TAO”
Lecture Given at S. F. Zen Center

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