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Cutting_Through_Deception

radio — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:40:00 -0400

Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei – Cutting Through Deception
A talk that challenges us to see deeply into our hearts and not be deceived by ourselves or others.
The koan in this talk, “Jui’Yen Calls Master ,” is Case 12 from the Gateless Gate. It was given at ZMM on September 2009.

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Passing Through A Mile High Mountain-Discourse by Daido Roshi

radio — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:48:00 -0400

Abbot John Daido Loori, Roshi – Passing Through the Mile High Mountain
How do we face the mile high mountain that obstructs us from seeing the same bright star that Shakyamuni saw? When we see that star, how do we manifest that reality as our lives?
The koan presented is from Master Dogen’s 300 Koan Shobogenzo and is Case 232, “Nanyue examines Mazu”.

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The Fire of our lives, Discourse by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei

radio — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:04:00 -0400

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei – The Fire of our Lives
Shugen Sensei reminds us that tranquility is not the absence of adversity, it is to be without suffering regardless of the circumstances. This is the practice of non-seeking.
This talk was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in 2010. It is based on a teaching by Bodhidharma entitled, “Guidelines for Entering the Way of Practice.

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Entering the Fray-Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi

radio — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:23:00 -0400

As Buddhist practitioners, we vow every day to save all sentient beings. The need is obviously great, but how do we truly alleviate suffering for others? In this dharma discourse, Daido Roshi brings us back to the fundamental teaching that compassion is inherently present in each one of us. Using the garden as a metaphor, he reminds us that cultivating and nourishing the sangha, the community of practitioners, means nourishing the compassionate heart we all possess. When we do that, we can give ourselves fully to the work of healing each other and our world.

The late John Daido Loori Roshi was the founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order and the former abbot and spiritual leader of Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Center of New York City.
The koan is this discourse, Guishan’s “Do Not Betray Others”, is from the collection the True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans. This discourse was selected from our 2005 audio library.

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Dharma Discourse-Ryushin Sensei-Practicing the Edge of No

radio — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:29:00 -0400

Mu is perhaps the best-known koan in all of Zen lore, but what does it mean to practice Mu? “Mu” translates literally to “no,” but how do we practice this “no”?
The koan in this talk is “Joshu’s Mu ” from The Gateless Gate. It was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in June 2009.

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Breaking the Tether of Knowledge

radio — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:55:00 -0400

Although we may study and train for decades, the Buddha himself taught that there is nothing to give or receive, and knowledge can, in fact, get in our way. In this spirited discourse, Daido Roshi reminds us that the Way reaches everywhere, and that the peace we are seeking is right where we are. Zen practice is nothing other than the practice of intimacy—when we allow ourselves to be intimate with every moment of our lives, seeing, hearing, and feeling with the whole body and mind—then we break the tether of knowledge and discover enlightenment for ourselves.

The koan in this discourse, “Shang-ya’s Great Enlightenment”” is case 17 from the collection the True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans. Recorded live in April 2006. To purchase this or other talks, visit the Monastery Store at mro.org.

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The_Heart_of_the_Way

radio — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:28:00 -0400

Our experience of life can vacillate between deep pain and exquisite joy. Within these highs and lows, the Buddha pointed to a place of profound equanimity. What does that mean in the midst of crisis? Shugen Sensei offers medicine for our ever-shifting minds, encouraging us to let go of all our familiar contrivances, to stop distinguishing between this and that, and discover that our heart is the Heart of the Great Way itself.

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Sensei, is the head of the Mountains and Rivers Order, and the Abbot and resident teacher of the Zen Center of NYC. This talk was given at ZMM in November, 2005.

The koan in this talk, Rujing’s Enlightenment, is from The Transmission of the Light or Denkoroku.

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Shitou Asks the Pillar

radio — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:36:00 -0400

Abbot John Daido Loori, Roshi – True Dharma Eye, Case 41, Shitou’s “Ask the Pillar.” Again and again, Zen teachers encourage us to abandon understanding and our need to know things, but what does that mean? In this discourse, Daido Roshi takes up the matter of “not understanding.” If we can truly realize what this means, we’ll discover that each and everything is teaching us all the time.

This discourse was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in March of 2003.

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Handling the Vajra Wisdom - Discourse by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei

radio — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:19:00 -0400

Zen practice offers us the possibility of finding profound depth and wonder in the midst of the mundane: our ordinary life can shimmer with light and brilliant energy, with vajra wisdom, if we liberate our minds from their habits and ruts. In this talk, Ryushin Sensei challenges us to practice so that our every action is light itself, illuminating reality.

Konrad Ryushin Marchaj Sensei, is the resident teacher and Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery.

The koan in this talk, “Keichu Makes Carts” is case 8 The Gateless Gate, or Wumenkuan. This talk was given at Zen Mountain Monastery in August 2009.

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