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Title	Speaker	Date
Fish, Birds and Life Serial: SF-09221 7/16/2015, Leslie James dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores Dogen's metaphor of fish and birds from the "Genjo Koan" to convey the interconnectedness of life and the concept of dependency and interdependence inherent in existence. It emphasizes that true understanding... *Time, Zazen*	Leslie James	Jul 16 2015 Tassajara
Thinking About Not Thinking Serial: SF-09104 7/15/2015, Jamie Howell dharma talk at City Center. The talk discusses the evolution and characteristics of American Zen Buddhism, comparing its experiential nature to charismatic Protestantism. It highlights the lack of a strong academic foundation in Zen translations in the West... *Zazen*	Kogen Jamie Howell	Jul 15 2015 City Center
Turning Away and Touching Are Both Wrong Serial: SF-09165 7/15/2015, Tenshin Reb Anderson dharma talk at Tassajara. This talk centers on exploring the themes presented in "The Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi," emphasizing the concept of "precious mirror awareness" and its role in Zen practice. The discussion highlights how the teaching of... *Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 15 2015 Tassajara
Right Speech, Right Listening and Communicating Across Difference Serial: SF-09019 7/13/2015, Linda Galijan dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk addresses the practice of "right speech" and "right listening" within a Buddhist context, emphasizing their roles in communication and ethical conduct. The discussion explores these concepts through traditional Buddhist... *Right Speech, Time*	Shinchi Linda Galijan	Jul 13 2015 Tassajara
Altruism and Infinite Forms of Compassion Serial: SF-09224 07/12/2015, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk primarily explores the themes of altruism and compassion in Buddhism, drawing connections between historical teachings and modern interpretations. It emphasizes the bodhisattva vow of infinite compassion, illustrating... *Compassion, Happiness, Suffering*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jul 12 2015 Green Gulch Farm
The Many Faces of Altruism Serial: SF-09101 7/11/2015, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at City Center. The talk primarily focuses on the themes of altruism and compassion, contextualized within a recent conference in Indonesia and a tragic event in Charleston. Central to the discussion is the exploration of altruism as... *Compassion, Suffering, Happiness*	Eijun Linda Cutts	Jul 11 2015 City Center
Inconceivable Liberation Serial: SF-09157 7/11/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk centers on "inconceivable liberation" as depicted in the Vimalakirti Sutra, emphasizing the interplay between humility and enlightenment. Using the narrative of Shariputra's interaction with Vimalakirti, the talk... *Love, Liberation*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jul 11 2015 Tassajara
Meeting Conflict with Compassion Part 2 Serial: SF-09029 7/9/2015, Lisa Hoffman dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the concept of addressing conflict with compassion within the framework of Zen practice, emphasizing inclusiveness and understanding differing perceptions to resolve or accept conflicts. It highlights skills in... *Time, Tassajara*	Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman	Jul 09 2015 Tassajara
Compassionate Conflict Resolution Through Zen Serial: SF-09171 Talk by Lisa Hoffman at Tassajara on 2015-07-08 The talk explores the theme of addressing conflict with compassion through Zen practice. It examines various aspects of "spiritual bypass" in conflicts, where individuals might avoid addressing tensions by superficially applying... *Delusion, Time*	Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman	Jul 08 2015 Tassajara
The Healing Ritual of Totally Engaged Stillness Serial: SF-09206 7/8/2015, Myoju Erin Merk dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the concept of Zazen posture within Zen practice, emphasizing its significance in revealing one's interactions with the world and shaping one's existential experiences. It discusses the importance of recognizing... *Posture, Zazen*	Myoju Erin Merk	Jul 08 2015 City Center
The Mystery of the Purple Crayon Serial: SF-09208 7/8/2015, Furyu Schroeder dharma talk at Tassajara. The discussion delves into the integration of Zen practice with art, using drawing as a medium to explore the Zen concept of "meeting" and the role of judgment in practice. By drawing parallels between the teachings of Zen Master... *Time, Dogen*	Fu Schroeder	Jul 08 2015 Tassajara
Vimalakirti Sutra Class Part 2 Serial: SF-09042 7/6/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk is a continuation of a series on the Vimalakirti Sutra, examining its significance to Zen philosophy, specifically focusing on its teachings about 'sunyata' or emptiness and skillful means. The speaker reflects on... *Bodhisattva*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jul 06 2015 Tassajara
Freedom and the Inner Revolution Serial: SF-09166 07/05/2015, Jeremy Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the theme of interdependence against the backdrop of Fourth of July celebrations, linking historical and contemporary political and social issues. It focuses on the Zen concept of Bodhicitta, the spirit of... *Freedom, Time*	Yo-on Jeremy Levie	Jul 05 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Reflections on Change and Karma Serial: SF-09200 06/28/2015, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the significance of recent societal changes, specifically the legalization of same-sex marriage in the U.S., and examines these shifts through the lens of Zen teachings and personal reflection. It addresses the... *Time, Hate*	Fu Schroeder	Jun 28 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Equal Dignity Serial: SF-09159 6/27/2015, Onryu Mary Stares dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the theme of "equal dignity," using the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming same-sex marriage rights as a backdrop. Reflections on personal experiences of identity, societal change, and familial... *Work, Love, Time*	Onryu Mary Stares	Jun 27 2015 City Center
The Technique of Zazen Serial: SF-09226 6/27/2015, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk discusses the nature and purpose of meditation in Zen practice, highlighting a perceived lack of explicit technical instruction traditionally within Zen as a reflection of its philosophy emphasizing sudden enlightenment... *Meditation, Effort*	Jiryu Rutschman-Byler	Jun 27 2015 Tassajara
The Heart Sutra - Tanahashi Serial: SF-09119 6/24/2015, Kazuaki Tanahashi dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores the Heart Sutra, highlighting its complex themes of selflessness and negation, and the intricacies of translating emptiness as boundlessness. A personal journey in translating the Sutra's challenging concepts... *Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Suffering*	Kazuaki Tanahashi	Jun 24 2015 Tassajara
The Body under the Flowering Hedge Serial: SF-09207 6/24/2015, Anshi Zachary Smith dharma talk at City Center. The central thesis of the talk revolves around the concept of the "pure body of reality" or Dharmakaya, within Buddhist thought, explored through the analogy of the flowering hedge and the metaphor of the golden-haired lion to... *Time, Dharmakaya*	Anshi Zachary Smith	Jun 24 2015 City Center
Vimalakirti Sutra Class Part 1 Serial: SF-09227 6/23/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the Vimalakirti Sutra's significance and its place within Zen and Mahayana Buddhism. Emphasizing the non-dual Dharma, reconciliation of dichotomies, and the bodhisattva path, the discourse includes details on... *Mahayana, Time*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jun 23 2015 Tassajara
A Father's Day Talk Serial: SF-09008 06/21/2015, Sessei Meg Levie, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. This talk explores the relationship between Zen practice and the metaphor of fatherhood, highlighting the interplay between traditional roles and spiritual inquiry. Using the life of Siddhartha (Buddha) and his departure from... *Time*	Sessei Meg Levie	Jun 21 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Trusting Your Life Serial: SF-09110 6/20/2015, Mako Voelkel dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk addresses the challenge of trusting one's life by emphasizing direct experience over intellectual reasoning. It highlights the importance of being present and fully experiencing each moment through practices like Zazen,...	Dōshin Mako Voelkel	Jun 20 2015 Tassajara
The Buddha Was Enlightened Under a Tree Serial: SF-09182 6/20/2015, Hozan Alan Senauke dharma talk at City Center. The talk focuses on the intertwined teachings of Buddhism and contemporary ecological responsibility, drawing parallels between ancient spiritual insights and modern environmental challenges. It discusses Buddhist teachings on... *Time, Suffering*	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jun 20 2015 City Center
Through the Kaleidoscope Serial: SF-09001 6/17/2015, Onryu Mary Stares dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the theme of the impermanence of perspectives, using the metaphor of a kaleidoscope to illustrate how perspectives shift over time and under different circumstances. The speaker highlights a personal anecdote... *Time, Love*	Onryu Mary Stares	Jun 17 2015 City Center
Equal Ground, Connected Lives Serial: SF-09032 6/14/2015, Jisan Tova Green dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the Zen precept of "meeting others on equal ground," emphasizing the interconnectedness of all human beings and its importance in overcoming societal biases and personal judgments. The discourse delves into the... *Time, Precepts, Work*	Jisan Tova Green	Jun 14 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Guideposts for Bodhisattvas Serial: SF-09055 6/13/2015, Anshin Rosalie Curtis dharma talk at City Center. The talk focuses on Eihei Dogen's fascicle "The Bodhisattvas Four Methods of Guidance," which includes giving, kind speech, beneficial action, and identity action. These methods serve both to guide others to awakening and to... *Time, Dogen*	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	Jun 13 2015 City Center
The Path to Wholeness Serial: SF-09056 6/13/2015, Ryushin Paul Haller dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the "Path to Wholeness," exploring Zen's emphasis on integrating life's contradictions into a unified understanding. The discussion critiques the dichotomy of moral systems and highlights practices such as... *Poetry, Time*	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jun 13 2015 Tassajara
Dogen's Great Faith and Vow: Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon Serial: SF-09160 6/12/2015, Anshin Rosalie Curtis, dharma talk at City Center. The talk discusses the theme of "intention" in Zen practice, emphasizing the impermanence of discomfort and the unpredictability of expectations during Sushin. The speaker reflects on the significance of chanting and study,... *Faith*	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	Jun 12 2015 City Center
Bringing Our Intention to Sesshin Serial: SF-09143 6/11/2015, Anshin Rosalie Curtis dharma talk at City Center. The talk emphasizes the importance of practicing intention during Sashin, focusing on the deliberate effort within the context of not-doing inherent in Zazen. It explores the interdependence among practitioners and the virtues of... *Time, Pain*	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	Jun 11 2015 City Center
Chinese Hermits Serial: SF-09164 6/11/2015, Bill Porter dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk examines the historical and geographical factors that contributed to the development of Chinese civilization and its spiritual traditions, particularly along the Yellow River. It highlights the emergence of Taoism with... *Time, Study*	Red Pine Bill Porter	Jun 11 2015 Tassajara
The Heart Sutra - Porter Serial: SF-09222 6/10/2015, Bill Porter dharma talk at Tassajara. The main focus of the discussion is the Heart Sutra, emphasizing its role in critiquing early Buddhist doctrines and introducing the idea of prajnaparamita, or "wisdom beyond knowledge." The talk explores how Buddhist concepts... *Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Abhidharma*	Red Pine Bill Porter	Jun 10 2015 Tassajara
Unfolding Presence: Living the Way Serial: SF-09228 Talk by Leslie James at Tassajara on 2015-06-10 This talk provides reflections on the concept of living in the present, referencing the Zen teaching "here is the place, here the way unfolds." It uses stories from Daigon Luke's experiences and a poem by Uchiyama to illustrate... *Time, Practice Period*	Leslie James	Jun 10 2015 Tassajara
What Do We Wish to Learn at Green Dragon Temple? Serial: SF-09034 6/7/2015, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk discusses the teachings at Green Gulch Farm, focusing on cultivating kindness and gentleness within a temple and school environment. Emphasis is laid on mindfulness and attention as tools for personal and communal growth... *Intimacy, Consciousness*	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 07 2015 Green Gulch Farm
A Cure for F.O.M.O. Serial: SF-09154 6/6/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk emphasizes the importance of embodying Zen practice and challenges the prevalent cultural focus on materialism and experience acquisition. It discusses how the Zen concept of "thusness" or "imo" can address the modern... *Time*	Zenshin Greg Fain	Jun 06 2015 Tassajara
The Real Thing: Enlightenment and the Internet Serial: SF-09170 6/6/2015, Zesho Susan O'Connell dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the relationship between Zen practice and online teachings, focusing on the challenge of finding authenticity within electronic communications. It discusses Dogen's concept of "all things are painted" from... *Dogen, Time*	Zesho Susan O'Connell	Jun 06 2015 City Center
Compassionate Confrontation for a Just World: Spiritual Practice as Foundation for Activism (Discussion) Serial: SF-09112 6/5/2015, Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney dharma talk at Tassajara. The main thesis of this talk centers on the intersection of Buddhism and politics, focusing specifically on the activities and guiding principles of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. The discussion examines historical and... *Work, Community*	Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney	Jun 05 2015 Tassajara
Cultivating Abundance Through Collective Consciousness Serial: SF-09072 The talk reflects on envisioning a post-capitalist world where abundance, community, and creativity replace material scarcity and individualism. Key themes include sustainable living, the role of spirituality in fostering... *Community, Time*	Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney	Jun 05 2015 Tassajara
Compassionate Confrontation for a Just World: Spiritual Practice as Foundation for Activism (Class Part 1) Serial: SF-09073 6/4/2015, Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney dharma talk at Tassajara. This talk at Tassajara in 2015 explores the intersection of Buddhism and social justice activism, emphasizing the integration of spiritual practices with activism to address systemic issues. The speakers discuss personal journeys... *Work, Suffering*	Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney	Jun 04 2015 Tassajara
Thinking Thinking Serial: SF-09093 6/3/2015, Rinso Ed Sattizahn dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the nature of reality and our perception of it, particularly addressing how our beliefs, often formed in childhood, limit our view and contribute to suffering. It contrasts therapeutic approaches, focusing on... *Heart Sutra, Time, Suffering*	Rinso Ed Sattizahn	Jun 03 2015 City Center
Doubt Serial: SF-09189 6/3/2015, Charlie Pokorny dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk examines the concept of doubt within Buddhist practice through three perspectives: as a hindrance in early Buddhism, actively cultivated until resolved in Rinzai Zen, and as a positive, dynamic force in Soto Zen that... *Doubt, Koan*	Korin Charlie Pokorny	Jun 03 2015 Tassajara
Soto Zen and the Self Serial: SF-09088 6/1/2015, Jaku Kinst dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk addresses the dual perspectives on the self in Zen practice: the deluded self, which is shaped by ignorance and perpetuated through craving and clinging, and the idea of no-self, emphasizing the Yogacara philosophy that... *Faith*	Daijaku Kinst	Jun 01 2015 Tassajara
Work Practice - Kind Practice Serial: SF-09070 5/31/2015, Eijun Linda Cutts dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. The talk explores the integration of Zen practice into daily life, emphasizing the Zen tradition of engaging in work as a form of spiritual practice. Key figures and teachings are discussed, particularly those of influential Zen... *Work, Suzuki Roshi*	Eijun Linda Cutts	May 31 2015 Green Gulch Farm
The Four Noble Truths and Practice Serial: SF-09187 5/31/2015, Shinshu Roberts dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk delves into the Four Noble Truths, their traditional meanings, and their implications for Zen practice, specifically focusing on suffering and its cessation. The discussion contrasts Theravadan and Mahayana perspectives... *Suffering, Faith*	Shinshu Roberts	May 31 2015 Tassajara
Dharma Wheels Serial: SF-09172 5/30/2015, Shundo David Haye dharma talk at City Center. The talk explores the integration of Zen practice and cycling, emphasizing the metaphorical and literal connections between the two. The practice of "wholeheartedness," as discussed in Dogen's "The Wholehearted Way" (Bendowa),... *Time*	Shundo David Haye	May 30 2015 City Center
Fukanzazengi Class Part 4 Serial: SF-09040 5/28/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk explores Dogen Zenji's "Fukan Zazengi," focusing on the universality of Zazen practice and the integration of practice and enlightenment as articulated in Dogen's philosophy. The discussion highlights the importance of... *Zazen, Suzuki Roshi*	Zenshin Greg Fain	May 28 2015 Tassajara
Embracing Change: The Zen Perspective Serial: SF-09087 Talk by Leslie James at Tassajara on 2015-05-28 The talk examines a section from Dogen's "Genjo Koan," particularly focusing on the metaphor comparing the perception of a moving shore from a boat to the misconception of true self-permanence. The discussion emphasizes... *Time, Zazen*	Leslie James	May 28 2015 Tassajara
Generosity as Pathway to Awakening Serial: SF-09105 Talk by Anshin Rosalie Curtis at City Center on 2015-05-27 The talk explores the concept of giving and generosity within the context of Zen practice, linking it to the practice period theme, "practicing with intention and making a difference in the world." It discusses the six paramitas... *Time, Love*	Anshin Rosalie Curtis	May 27 2015 City Center
Memorial Day Serial: SF-09106 05/24/2015, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. This talk explores the essence of Zen practice as a continuous journey towards "unshakable deliverance of mind" and examines how the teachings of the Buddha on impermanence and interconnectedness relate to modern life, including... *Work, Love*	Fu Schroeder	May 24 2015 Green Gulch Farm
Fukanzazengi Class Part 3 Serial: SF-09065 5/23/2015, Zenshin Greg Fain dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk focuses on the third session of the Fukanzazengi series, offering an in-depth exploration of Dogen's Fukanzazengi, a foundational zen instruction document. The discussion covers themes of intertextual references present... *Zazen*	Zenshin Greg Fain	May 23 2015 Tassajara
Steadiness of Vow Serial: SF-09153 5/23/2015, Shosan Victoria Austin dharma talk at City Center. This talk addresses the complex emotions of disappointment and discouragement in the context of Zen practice, advocating for a compassionate approach to these experiences through established Buddhist teachings. The discussion... *Time, Suffering*	Shosan Victoria Austin	May 23 2015 City Center
The Light at the Tip of the Candle Serial: SF-09036 5/20/2015, Chris Fortin dharma talk at Tassajara. The talk discusses Honoring the Path of the Warrior, a program designed to support veterans, particularly women, through Zen practice and mindfulness activities like meditation, rafting, and rock climbing to help them integrate... *Suffering, War*	Hoka Chris Fortin	May 20 2015 Tassajara

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