Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center Podcasts
36. Guest Speaker: Linda Ruth
Comments on the Sandokai, some stories of her encounters with Suzuki Roshi, and the ‘Grandmother Heart Mind’ teaching.
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35. Guest Speaker: Kathy Early
Guest speaker Kathy Early explores what the Buddha said about suffering in her talk.
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34. Guest Speaker: Michael McCord
Guest speaker Michael McCord says that the root of Zen practice is learning to accept what is arising without needing to suppress it or change it. From that starting place, we can slowly settle with what is going on such that we gain clarity and then understanding about when and how to act.
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33. Beyond a Conditioned Self
This talk explores the changing nature of Zen practice taking place in today’s world.
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32. Boneheads and Knuckleheads
This lecture discusses giving birth to the spiritual life.
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31. Pursuit of Happiness
This talk explores the meaning of happiness according to Buddhist understanding.
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30. Spiritually Creative
This talk was in response to a question: “What should we do with a mentally ill person?”
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29. Going Beyond “Maybe”
The abbot’s closing remarks at the Kannon Do 2019 Annual Meeting.
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28. You Don’t Know Who You Are!
This talk emphasizes the need to recognize and express the first principles of practice.
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