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The Order of the Holy Cross is an Anglican Benedictine monastic community of men founded in 1884 by James Otis Sargent Huntington to provide a specifically North American expression of monasticism. Our commitment to worship and prayer has sustained our work since the 19th century. Our primary ministry is welcoming guests on individual and group retreats. Continue Community: https://www.facebook.com/holy.cross.west.park/See What We're Doing: https://www.instagram.com/holycross.westpark/Guest ...
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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ...
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The show that hotdogs, grandstands, and make general fools of ourselves for at least two hours.
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Modernist Monastery is a podcast about the connection between ancient philosophical or spiritual practices and modern scientific research. More importantly, it’s a show about how to apply that connection to your everyday life.
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A podcast to inspire spiritual growth & cultural healing, hosted by pagan entrepreneur Danica Boyce.
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輪迴中的我們,都是迷路的小孩, 準備這些地圖,願你早日啟程。 迷途中的指南針, 黑暗中的一盞燈, 燥熱中的清涼泉, 寒霜中的溫暖焰。 四念處禪修課程 師資:隆波帕默尊者、阿姜宋彩尊者、阿姜給尊者、阿姜塔努宋尊者、麥琪奧蘭努、阿姜巴山、阿姜蘇納瓦、阿姜納、阿姜妮、阿姜松 靜慮林網站:www.shineling.org 走,修行吧!App:www.godhamma.alicloud1688.com/
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Spiritual Readings from Holy Cross Monastery - In the Orthodox monastic tradition, meals are often accompanied by spiritually edifying reading, so that soul and body may be nourished together. This podcast features weekly highlights from the trapeza readings of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.
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The Psalter holds s vital place in the prayer of the church and in Orthodox Christian Teaching and Bible-study. The Psalter in audio format is provided here to support the hearing and praying of the Psalms. The text of the Psalms was translated by Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, MA. The Psalms are read by a monk of the monastery in a manner of simple intonation, common to Orthodox Christian liturgical service. The arrangement of the Psalms into twenty sections also follows the l ...
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Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Senior Monastic and Dharma Holder - ZMM - 6/16/24 - Looking at Bodhidharma’s teachings on two ways to enter practice—by principle and by practice—these teachings acknowledge that we’re all different and will enter practice in different ways, addressing what is most alive for us. In this talk Gokan explores the first of four p…
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Jetsunma Niguma - Basic Buddhist teachings with Chiezan - 06-07-24 - sokukoji.org
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Br. Robert Leo Sevensky's sermon for The Second Sunday after Pentecost B, June 2, 2024
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What me Worry? The Fourth Hindrance – Restlessness and Worry
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 6/9/24 - The five hindrances are the obstacles that prevent us from settling into the precision and stillness of our bodymind. In this talk, Hojin explores the fourth hindrance—restlessness and worry—and examines the various ways that we can work with it primarily by paying close attention to what’s going on in o…
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Chimyo Simone Atkinson, Sensei - ZMM - 6/9/24 - Chimyo Sensei explores the essential practice of zazen, and our genuine capacity to realize Buddha Nature. This practice can challenge us to face our own barriers, tapping into our innate ability to yield, like a dragon taking to the water, and the courage to move freely, like a tiger entering the mou…
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Ego Learning - 6/9/24 wth Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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2024 - 06 - 05 Everything Is Appropriate
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 6/2/24 - From the Book of Serenity, Case 19 - Yunmen's "Sumaru" - Koan practice guides us to something different than conceptual knowledge, a liberation of mind which is, as the Buddha said, subtle and difficult to understand. And yet, conceptual knowledge is an integral part of how we can realize the non-conce…
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Noble Path Talk – Chikyuu – June 2024
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Chikyuu Donohue, Lay Student Zen Center of New York City, Fire Lotus Temple, Sunday 06/02/2024De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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When You Can't Help It - 06-01-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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A Conversation with Butoh Teacher Vangeline
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In this podcast interview, Monastic Hokyu Aronson speaks with guest instructor Vangeline about embodied movement...De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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Standards And Meditation Practice - Basic Buddhist teachings with Chiezan - 05-31-24 - sokukoji.org
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Br. Randy Greve's sermon for the Feast of Corpus Christi, May 30, 2024
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Eyes Open - 05-29-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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Dharma Encounter: Identity Action
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/26/24 - At the conclusion of spring ango 2024, Shugen Roshi offered a teaching on the ango theme of Right Relationship, focusing on Identity Action, or non-difference, from Dogen’s The Bodhisattva’s Four Methods of Guidance. Ango participants were invited to present questions or their understanding with Roshi…
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Noble Path Talk — Sandy Joshin Del Valle, May 2024
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Sandy Joshin Del Valle, Lay Student - ZCNYC - 5/26/24 - Joshin offers words of encouragement to take with us on our path, as she recounts her own stories of coming into Zen practice, and how developing constancy in this practice has transformed her life.De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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Br. Josep Martinez Cubero's sermon for Trinity Sunday B, May 26, 2024
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Receive The Unwanted - with Sokuzan - 5/26/24 - sokukoji.org
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Whatever arises in your life, in your mind and in your relationships, receive that. It’s so important, but we miss it by the impulsive reaction to the perception. As soon as the leading edge of the negativity shows up, do nothing with it. It might just fall apart without your participation.https://youtu.be/D9H05PZhBFo…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/25/24 - From Master Hongzhi's verse: Guidepost of Silent Illumination - Both effortful and effortless... meditation flowing through all activity, on the cushion, off the cushion... Shugen Roshi continues his talk on the practice of Shikantaza and Master Hongzhi's poem.…
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Danica Shoan Ankele, Osho - ZMM - 5/24/24 - We tell ourselves stories about who we are, what we can and cannot do. We often don’t recognize how limiting these views are, the suffering they perpetuate, and that only we can change them. In this exploration of Right View, Shoan Osho takes up verses of the elder nuns in the Therigata collection to eluc…
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Your Relationship With Mt Tremper
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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 5/23/24 - From The True Dharma Eye, Case 75 - Yantou's "Sit Still" - How do we respond to life’s complications? Sitting in stillness is the simple practice, but in itself can become a hiding place. The Three Worlds—form, formlessness and desire—all arrive together at once, so how do we practice stillness in the midst…
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The Buddha's Life - Basic Buddhist Teachings with Chiezan - 05-24-24 - sokukoji.org
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We take for granted the life of the buddha. We have to acknowledge that there are not many ways to verify the accuracy of the story, and there are also many iterations of how the buddha has been presented over time.https://youtu.be/pPDsx0TCcJYDe către Sokuzan
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/22/24 - From Master Hongzhi's verse: Guidepost of Silent Illumination - Both effortful and effortless... How is it that meditation flows through all activity, on the cushion, off the cushion? Shugen Roshi comments on the practice of Shikantaza and Master Hongzhi's poem.…
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The Predicament Of Depression - 05-22-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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https://youtu.be/Xw1Xd20jAy0The emotional dynamic that shows up as negative or useless feelings that we call depression can mean completely different things to people. You may need a psychiatrist or a therapist. It could also, possibly, be addressed by sitting down, holding still and watching the mind is doing.…
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Four Methods of Guidance: Call and Creative Responses of Fire Lotus Sangha
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 5/12/24 - As part the MRO Ango Training period in studying right relationship, and in celebration of Mother's Day, Hojin Sensei takes up 'The Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance’ from 12th Century Zen teacher Dogen. She brings this teaching to life in call and creative response with the Fire Lotus Sangha.…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/19/24 - From The Blue Cliff Record, Case 78 - Sixteen Bodhisattvas Go In to Bathe - We can aspire to the bodhisattva ideal, but how do we turn it into a practical, down to earth response in each moment?De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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Patrick Yunen Kelly, Senior Lay Student - ZCNYC - 5/19/24 - Yunen explores the many forms found in Zen practice, especially as taught by Zen Master Dogen in the Soto Zen lineage. Why is any of it important, and how do we take it up?De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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Monica Vega's sermon for The Day of Pentecost, May 19, 2024
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Enlightened Outflows - 05-19-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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Enlightened means awake or realized. An outflow is usually seen as something negative that happens when we react to something we don’t like with anger and blame because all we see is the simple cause and effect. Don’t do anything unless you have to. You’re going to have to train your mind to see this.https://youtu.be/tsUJYW8l_Os…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 05/17/2024 - In the practical sense, our activity within and amongst the constant, continuing small moments are what are forming our habits and creating our karma and the collective karma. So pay attention to all of it, be patient with yourself and practice with your vows in mind.…
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Questions From Sangha - Basic Buddhist Teachings with Sokuzan - 05-17-24 - sokukoji.org
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What is the universality of the guru? First you need a living teacher who inspires you. They introduce you to your world, the one you’ve been covering up with your ideas, opinions, your hope and fear, etc.. If you’re able to do that then everything becomes your teacher.https://youtu.be/A2um5JkHYTQDe către Sokuzan
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Strict Solitary Retreat - 05-15-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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Sokuzan was introduced to this practice in 1974 by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche starting with a 10 day solitary retreat. We continue this tradition for varying lengths of time as an opportunity to look at our mind without interruptions.https://youtu.be/f5wdiZs7KHMDe către Sokuzan
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/12/24 - Shugen Roshi recounts the origins of the present form of Mother's Day, which was all about a mother's call for peace! During his lifetime, the Buddha made this same appeal in many sutras with instructions on living peacefully. What better way to honour our mothers than to recommit to this? Shugen Rosh…
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Br. Aidan Owen's sermon for Easter 7 B, May 12, 2024
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Return To Stillness - 05-12-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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When we return to stillness, we see how crowded the whole thing is and how the mind is overflowing with subconscious gossip. Just watch the thoughts come and go. A willingness to not know is the space that shows up around the thoughts.https://youtu.be/M7uHfNSwKZYDe către Sokuzan
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The Three Jewels - Basic Buddhist Teachings with Chiezan - 05-10-24 - sokukoji.org
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We take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha. The emphasis in this talk is on the Buddha; relating to a teacher. Buddha represents the immediate, living quality of awakening. It’s not something unique, but something universal. Every form is the body of Buddha.https://youtu.be/kE3G5yrSTysDe către Sokuzan
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Br. Bernard Delcourt's sermon for Ascension Day, May 9, 2024
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The Deep Fake - 05-08-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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There is a deep cluster of lies that support an artificial self. Just receive whatever arises without comment. Whatever occurs needs to be seen. You can’t see all of it, but you can see the leading edge - you have to see it yourself.https://youtu.be/_ROrpU1jeEoDe către Sokuzan
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 5/5/24 - From the Book of Serenity, Case 93 - Luzu's Not Understanding - What do we have to do to realize our own perfection? And what does it actually mean in the sense in which it is spoken of in the Buddhist sutras? And our appreciation of relationship; with ourselves and with others... Do we know how it com…
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Realize the Unborn: Shapeshifting
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 5/5/24 - Hojin Sensei explores the archetype of the shapeshifter through the arts, stories of the Buddha, and Zen Master Bankai's teachings of the Unborn—that “all of these comings and goings are just pulses in the pattern.”De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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Br. Aidan Owen's sermon for Easter 6 B, May 5, 2024
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No First Cause - 05/05/24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.org
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We’re always looking for causation. The ego wants to know why. Stop asking why questions. A “what” question stops at whatever it is you’re questioning. This is done with your awareness.https://youtu.be/BjucTupxJLsDe către Sokuzan
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Skillful Disruption - Basic Buddhist Teachings with Chiezan - 05-03-24 - sokukoji.org
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There are many examples of skillful disruption in our lineage. Sometimes the disconnect can be so strong that the gap between concepts and seeing can’t be bridged through intellect. The disruption that the teacher causes to our conditioned experience with an erratic word or function is meant to bridge that gap.https://youtu.be/rGeoy72_YVY…
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Addicted To Thoughts - 05-01-24 with Chiezan - sokukoji.org
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We’re looking for any reference point by which to gauge our meditation practice and try to derive meaning. Thoughts are so addicting and seductive, we feel we need to do something with them. Regardless of what happens, our intention is to observe. When we return to the intention we see we can’t fail in meditation.https://youtu.be/4l2kyf6UUtU…
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Dharma Encounter: On the Courage to Listen
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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 4/28/24 - A foundational aspect of relationship: listening in all it's myriad forms... How do we practice it? How do we understand it in terms of the Precepts, or the Four Noble Truths, with Vow? What's missing when we're not listening? Hogen Sensei engages the Sangha with this theme, presenting a koan from the Book …
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Linda Shinji Hoffman, Senior Lay Student - ZCNYC - 4/28/24 - How can we practice meeting physical pain and discomfort of all kinds? In this talk, senior student Shinji Hoffman invites us to consider dancing with these challenges. Through poetry, reflection on her experience, and Buddhist teachings, she weaves together many offerings to support us i…
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Br. Samuel Kennedy's sermon for Easter 5 B, April 28, 2024
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What You Think and Feel 0- 04-28-24 with Sokuzan - sokukoji.or
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Stop blaming others for what you think and feel. You don’t know what causes anything. Don’t leave what’s in front of you for what you think about it. By intending to follow the vow to be with all things, the consciousness begins to open up and see.https://youtu.be/q6d8JdiH2gEDe către Sokuzan
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Doing Wrong on the Road to Blessedness
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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 4/27/24 - From the Book of Equanimity, Case 67 - The Wisdom of the Flower Garland Sutra - The base of our practice is to realize our own true nature. Hogen Sensei exhorts us to not defile it by clinging to our deluded opinions; we are all fundamentally endowed with the virtues of the Buddha.…
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZMM - 04/26/24 - Dharma Talk during the Apple Blossom Sesshin 2024 Fusatsu Ceremony - Hojin Sensei encourages us to strive to be in harmony with each and every aspect of our life.De către Zen Mountain Monastery
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