Thursday, February 24, 2022

"The Zen Game Show"


In a variation of the standard Dharma talk, the members of the One Mind Zen Sangha give us the Dharma in a semi-game show format. Questions were asked about a hypothetical newcomer to the Zen Center, and how each Sangha member would describe the What. How, and Why of Zen.
Score was not kept, as there are no points, no attainment of them, and no one to do the attaining of points.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

"Complaints, Comparisons & Compassion"


Robert Koho Epstein gives the talk about dukkha--what it is, where we find it, and what can be done about it--that is, if anything can be done, and whether that needs to be done.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

"Absence & Presence"


Min'ui Maitri talks about the intersection of Zen & Taoism. Is "emptiness" the best way to convey shunyata, or might "absence" be better suited? The Relative & the Absolute are box and lid, one isn't complete without the other, nor is either lacking.

Thursday, February 3, 2022

"Why are You Here?"


The huatou du jour:
Why are you here?
How did you come to practice? What keeps you coming back? What drives you away? What is it that asks these questions? You're here, right here, right now. Why are you here? Eunsahn Citta asks more questions than gives answers in the Dharma talk from February 2, 2022. They are your answers, after all.