The Point of Zazen as found in "Beyond Thinking" on Dogen by Kazuaki Tananhashi. This evening we explore Dogen without Norman's assistance.

The Point of Zazen as found in "Beyond Thinking - A Guide to Zen Meditation" by Kazuaki Tananhashi on Zen Master Dogen

Second talk on The Point of Zazen as well as a talk on The King of Samadhis as found in "Beyond Thinking - A Guide to Zen Meditation" by Kazuaki Tananhashi on Zen Master Dogen

Norman gives a guided mediation on "The Point Within" to the Makor Or Passover Intensive.

Norman gives a talk on The Raw Spot.

Zoketsu asks, "What does it mean to be a person?" He also discusses the Kayagatasati Sutta, the discourse that describes the meditation practice involving contemplation on the body.

Jeff Bickner gives his dharma talk on The Teachings of Kobun Chino on the anniversary of his passing. Kobun Chino was one of Jeff's teachers some years back.

Norman gives the 4th to the Makor Or High Holidays Intensive on "The Teshuvah of Forgiveness"

Norman speaks to Makor Or on "The Teshuvah of Words".

Chris Fortin speaks on "What is Zen? to the Montara Mountain Zendo group.

Most people come to Zen practice not quite knowing what to expect. Popular images of tough Zen masters, rigorous retreats, and hardwon enlightenment experiences may obscure the fact that, when you come down to it, Zen is as much about relationship and interaction as anything else.

Aren’t words and concepts the antithesis of enlightenment? In an essay published in the March 2007 issue of Shambhala Sun, Norman wonders why he is compelled to write, and concludes that all language is a form of prayer.

Chris Fortin leads the seminar in the fifth talk of a series on Women in Buddhism 2009 based on two texts: Grace Shireson's "Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens and Macho Masters" and Susan Murcott's "The First Buddhist Women: Translation and Commentary on the Therigatha". Chris also speaks on Dogen's writings regarding women teachers from Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma Book 28 "Getting the Marrow by Doing Obeisance" (Raihai Tokuzui). http://hcbss.stanford.edu/research/projects/sztp/translations/shobogenzo/translations/raihai_tokuzui/rhtz.translation.html Unfortunately Chris' mike dislodged 40 minutes into the talk and the remainder half hour is a low volume.

Sixth and final in a series on Women in Buddhism 2009 based on two texts: Grace Shireson's "Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens and Macho Masters" and Susan Murcott's "The First Buddhist Women: Translation and Commentary on the Therigatha".

Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. - Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists. He examines the usual dichotomy of emotions v. intellect. Description of scientific studies of a Tibetan monk in a deep meditative state.

Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. - Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists. Discussion of the transcendent vs. immanent self. A discussion of emotions and conditioning, and an examination of three methods of working with negative emotions.

Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. - Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists. The Buddhist path is the training and cultivation of the mind, which includes working with both emotion and thinking. So it is not a matter of using ethics and will to overcome and tame emotion, but rather using mindfulness of our mental states, that include both emotion and thought, to create a transformation of the emotions that arise

Zoketsu lectures on Daniel Goleman's Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. - Proceedings of a dialogue between the Dalai Lama and Western philosophers and scientists. Discussion of the spirit of working with and studying our emotional life. Rather than taking it as a given, it is something with which we are actively engaged. Description of the brahnmaviharas: loving kindness, equanimity, compassion, and sympathetic joy

Another recommended Santideva text, translated by B. Alan Wallace and Vesna A Wallace.

Detailed and technical but lucid and reliable. For those who want to delve into abhidharma.

Thay’s usual simple, clear, and poetic treatment.

Wonderful collection of personal essays on the body in practice.

Talks on the Five Hindrances on the Four Immeasurables by one of Zoketsu’ s beloved teachers.

In this introduction to "Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation," a collection of Dogen's writing compiled and translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi, Zoketsu assesses the work and central message of Dogen-zengi.

More Dogen, but with an emphasis on meditation practice as theme. Lengthy introduction by Zoketsu.

A sophisticated and essential discussion of Buddhism from a feminist perspective.

Conze was a great scholar. His translations, especially of the Prajna literature (see Topic 9, Emptiness Teachings), remain standard after more than forty years. This book is his classical discussion of the basics of Buddhist psychology and philosophy. The reader must be patient with his quirky and supercilious style, which is great fun once you get used to it.