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Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei

Sudden or Gradual?

Does enlightenment come suddenly or gradually? How do we resolve the tension between Buddhist concepts and our own direct experience? In this discourse, Ryushin Sensei concludes a weekend retreat on this theme, moving from technical explanation to direct pointing.

The koan in this talk is “Ma Tsu’s Permutations of Assertion and Denial” Case 73 from the Blue Cliff Record. It was given at ZMM on February 12th, 2012.

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John Daido Loori, Roshi

The Lion’s Roar

The teachings of Zen can seem inscrutable. How do we understand the roars and the silences of the ancient masters? We have to discover our own wisdom and discover that our own mind is fundamentally no different from the Buddha’s.

The koan in this talk is “Mazu’s What Teaching Do you Offer?” from Koans of the Way of Reality. It was given at ZMM on February 8th, 2004.

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Grace Notes

Music on the theme of acceptance. What happens when we accept our self and our life, including the struggle and confusion? Iron & Wine, Toots & the Maytals, DJ Krush, Kerris Dorsey and more…

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei

The Sutra of Your Own Being

In all circumstances, nothing is hidden. But then why is there so much confusion? Nothing hides it’s own real nature, including ourselves. We practice to make this truth real in our own life, so it’s not just words, but is our actual embodied experience.

The koan in this talk is “Paichang’s Wild Ducks,” Case 53 from the Blue Cliff Record. It was given at ZCNYC on March 10, 2012.

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Loving This Earth

Water in Focus

“In Poisoned Water, Fossil Fuels” Americans speak of the challenges of living with drinking water affected by pollution produced and mishandled by large industries and of how they make their voices heard — and their water cleared; In “Cities Underwater: Venice and New Orleans Seek Solutions”, natives of these two cities describe their daily lives with the rising water level and the creativity with which they meet it.

These programs originally aired on Making Contact Radio.

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Dragon’s Song

Extend your celebration of Women’s History Month with these highlights from female musicians and composers.

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Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei

Sudden or Gradual?

Does enlightenment come suddenly or gradually? How do we resolve the tension between Buddhist concepts and our own direct experience? In this discourse, Ryushin Sensei concludes a weekend retreat on this theme, moving from technical explanation to direct pointing.

The koan in this talk is “Ma Tsu’s Permutations of Assertion and Denial” Case 73 from the Blue Cliff Record. It was given at ZMM on February 12th, 2012.

7 – 8

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Opening the Gate

Women & Monasticism, part 3

with Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei, Monja Coen Sensei, and Ajahn Sundara

Join three prominent Buddhist teachers, Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei (Daido Roshi’s first successor), Monja Coen Sensei and Venerable Ajahn Sundara as they reflect on their paths as ordained monastics and on the role of women within Buddhism more generally. Recorded from retreat sessions at Zen Mountain Monastery in 2003.

CDs and downloadable mp3s of this retreat are available for sale at The Monastery Store.

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Opening the Gate…Continued

Women & Monasticism, part 4

with Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei, Monja Coen Sensei, and Ajahn Sundara

Join three prominent Buddhist teachers, Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei (Daido Roshi’s first successor), Monja Coen Sensei and Venerable Ajahn Sundara as they reflect on their paths as ordained monastics and on the role of women within Buddhism more generally. Recorded from retreat sessions at Zen Mountain Monastery in 2003.

CDs and downloadable mp3s of this retreat are available for sale at The Monastery Store.

9 – 10

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Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei

Sudden or Gradual?

Does enlightenment come suddenly or gradually? How do we resolve the tension between Buddhist concepts and our own direct experience? In this discourse, Ryushin Sensei concludes a weekend retreat on this theme, moving from technical explanation to direct pointing.

The koan in this talk is “Ma Tsu’s Permutations of Assertion and Denial” Case 73 from the Blue Cliff Record. It was given at ZMM on February 12th, 2012.

10-11

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John Daido Loori, Roshi

The Lion’s Roar

The teachings of Zen can seem inscrutable. How do we understand the roars and the silences of the ancient masters? We have to discover our own wisdom and discover that our own mind is fundamentally no different from the Buddha’s.

The koan in this talk is “Mazu’s What Teaching Do you Offer?” from Koans of the Way of Reality. It was given at ZMM on February 8th, 2004.

11-12

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei

The Sutra of Your Own Being

In all circumstances, nothing is hidden. But then why is there so much confusion? Nothing hides it’s own real nature, including ourselves. We practice to make this truth real in our own life, so it’s not just words, but is our actual embodied experience.

The koan in this talk is “Paichang’s Wild Ducks,” Case 53 from the Blue Cliff Record. It was given at ZCNYC on March 10, 2012.