"The Other Three Bodhisattva Vows"

"Sentient beings are numberless; we vow to help them all. Delusions are countless; we vow to see through them all. Opportunities to awaken are infinite; we vow to embrace them all. The Buddha Way is endless; we vow to embody it."

Zen centers worldwide chant some variation of the Bodhisattva Vows. It's easy not to get past the first one, because numberless beings needing to be saved sounds a little daunting. But if we work backwards from the 4th Vow back to the 1st, it all becomes clear and open, and much easier to be of service without even thinking about it.

Myeong Jin Eunsahn gives the Dharma talk on August 24, 2022.

"Many Spokes One Wheel"

 

 

There may be numerous schools of Zen, there may be many different practices, and they all point to the True Mind of All Buddhas. Some form of meditation is typically employed to help the practitioner attain the Buddha Mind inherent in all of us. Robert Koho Epstein gives us the Dharma talk on August 17, 2022.

"Bodhidharma's Student Debt"

You might think that this has to do with the 1st & 2nd Patriarchs of Zen. You might think the debt is Huike cutting off his arm to prove how dedicated he was to practice, and how badly he wanted Bodhidharma to be his teacher. But Jonson Sunmin Miller's talk at One Mind Zen on the 3rd of August has more to do with Bodhidharma's entry into practice...and suffering the injustice of student debt.