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Inmo (Suchness) Part 5
Rev. Shinshu Roberts continues her lecture series in this fifth part on “Inmo” (Suchness) from Eihei Dogen’s ShoboGenzo.
Inmo (Suchness) Part 4
Rev. Shinshu Roberts continues her lecture series in this fourth part on “Inmo” (Suchness) from Eihei Dogen’s ShoboGenzo.
Sejiki (Segaki)
Rev. Daijaku Kinst teaches about the annual ceremony for Sejiki (Segaki) – acknowledging, nourishing and honoring the hungry ghosts.
Inmo (Suchness) Part 3
Rev. Shinshu Roberts continues her lecture series in this third part on “Inmo” (Suchness) from Eihei Dogen’s ShoboGenzo.
The Self & Friendship with Practice
Rev. Daijaku Kinst talks about the self and emptiness in relation to having a deep friendship with our practice.
Inmo (Suchness ) Part 2
Shinshu is continuing her discussion of Inmo (Suchness). This talk discusses the paragraph beginning, “My body is not I: my life is carried along by the years and months, hard to stop even for a moment. Where have those rosy cheeks gone?”
Awareness and Bodhichitta
In this lecture about Awareness, Rev. Daijaku Kinst encourages us to use this practice to cultivate open, curious and caring awareness, the mind of Bodhichitta.
The Three Bodies of Buddha
Rev. Shinshu Roberts teaches on the Three Bodies of the Buddha, referencing the koan of Dongshan’s Dharma Bodies from Dogen’s 300 Koans; also found as Case 98 “Dongshan’s ‘Always Close'” in the Book Of Serenity.
OHiGon (Equinox) and the Paramitas
In this talk, Rev. Daijaku Kinst talks about Japanese Ohigon and the time of the fall equinox as an opportunity to consider how we want to enter the season of darkness, suggesting the Paramitas as a path of practice.
“Inmo” (Suchness) Part 1
Rev. Shinshu Roberts discusses Dōgen’s fascicle “Immo” (Suchness) encouraging us to fully engage with each moment of our lives, including our suffering… reality as it is (Nyoze).
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