December 7, 2018
Catching a Feather on a Fan: A Zen Retreat With Master Sheng Yen
December 2018 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on Catching a Feather on a Fan: A Zen Retreat With Master Sheng Yen, by John Crook Dharma Talk by John Pulleyn.
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December 5, 2018
Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings
December 2018 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings, by Ajahn Chah Dharma Talk by John Pulleyn.
December 2, 2018
Mumonkan #32, “A Non-Buddhist Questions the Buddha”
A non-Buddhist comes to awakening before the Buddha, sitting in silence, while his longtime disciple Ananda, standing in attendance, remains dumbfounded. How notions of identity can bind us. Who awakens? No one! Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.
November 27, 2018
Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony
On Tuesday, December 10, we’ll hold the annual ceremony that commemorates the Buddha’s great Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, complete with sutra reading, chanting, and warm milk-rice in the candle-lit dining room. Sitting begins at 7 pm, and the ceremony will follow at 8:00. Don’t miss this one!
November 24, 2018
Jukai, Buddhist (Non-)Identity, and the Power of Vows
The ceremony of Jukai (Taking the Precepts) is basically an initiation into the Dharma. To be a Buddhist is to commit to aligning oneself with what is real–direct experience, not thoughts. It is to see things as they are in order to be with things as they are. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.
November 16, 2018
Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients 3 pounds white or sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean ¼ cup olive oil, more or less 2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground rosemary (optional) ¼ tsp black pepper Instructions Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Chop scrubbed potatoes into 1”x1” cubes, approximately; it’s better to chop them too large than too small. Put chopped potatoes…
November 16, 2018
Sautéed Green Beans
Ingredients 1 – 2 Tbs olive oil for cooking ½ tsp salt 1 tsp basil 1 lb. frozen cut green beans, thawed Instructions To thaw green beans, boil a kettle full of water, cover frozen green beans with boiling water, soak a moment, then drain. Repeat, if necessary, to thaw thoroughly. Sauté thawed green beans…
November 10, 2018
Mumonkan #48, “Kempo’s One Road”
November 2018 Sesshin, Day 7
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.
November 9, 2018
Shoyoroku #20, “Dizang’s ‘Most Intimate’”
November 2018 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.
November 8, 2018
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu #3
November 2018 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. J.C. & T. Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.