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Re-opening Ocean Gate after Covid
This Dharma talk by Shinshu Roberts is an exploration of how we re-open after Covid restrictions are lifted while honoring the different comfort levels of sangha members. Dogen’s Bodaishatta-Shishobo (For Elements of a Bodhisattva’s Social Relations) is used a a template for this lecture.
You Tube Link: https://youtu.be/IyIQ1eD6U7c
Stability through Presencing in Your Life
Daijaku’s talk on finding Buddha awareness and stability by being present for your life given on May 22nd, 2021. This is a link to the talk on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aXxRXQwNdIE If you are only interested in the audio talk, you can find it under the tab Dharma Talks on this website.
The Ten Precepts in the Bodhisattva Ceremony nos. 4-6
In this talk Shinshu continues to discuss the verses associated with the Ten Grave Precepts in the Bodhisattva Ceremony. I vow not to use false speech, I vow not to use intoxicants, and I vow not to slander others. This talk is also available as an audio file under the tab Dharma Talks.
The Ten Precepts in the Bodhisattva Ceremony nos. 1-3
In this talk Shinshu discusses the verses associated with the Ten Grave Precepts: I vow not to kill, I vow not to take what is not given and I vow not to misuse sexuality.
Three Pure Precepts in the Bodhisattva Ceremony
Shinshu continues her lecture series on the meaning of the Bodhisattva Ceremony. This lecture is on the Three Pure Precepts. You can find it on YouTube at:
Buddha’s Birthday 2021
Rev. Daijaku Kinst’s talk on Buddha’s Birthday. April 10th 2021
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/3Ju4X4Jzw44
Taking the Three Refuges in the Bodhisattva Ceremony
This lecture by Rev. Shinshu Roberts continues her series of lectures on the meaning of the Bodhisattva Ceremony in Soto Zen. Here is the link to the lecture on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yXx-F2RlqW4
Spring Equinox 2021, case 24 of Mumonkan “Fuketsu’s Speech & Silence”
This lecture is available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/U2KB4cKPoEE.March 20th was Spring Equinox. Shinshu links a Dogen Dharma Discourse from the Eihei koroku with case 24 “Fuketsu’s “Speech & Silence” from the Mumonkan. The topic is the liminal space between speech and silence that becomes appropriate action.
Full Moon Ceremony Talk 4: Four Bodhisattva Vows part 5
https://youtu.be/5yfhJXxmKtc is a link to the continuing series of talks by Rev. Shinshu Roberts on the Bodhisattva Ceremony. This is the last talk on the Four Great Bodhisattva Vows: “Buddha’s Way is Unsurpassable, I vow to become it.” In this talk, Shinshu Roberts, links the path of the Buddha’s Way with the structure of the Bodhisattva Ceremony.
Full Moon Ceremony Talk 4: Four Bodhisattva Vows part 4
This talk is a continuation of Shinshu Roberts series of talks on the meaning of the Bodhisattva Ceremony. This talk is on the Bodhisattva Vow, “Dharma Gates are boundless, I vow to enter them.” You can see this talk on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/QE2uMy-p7oM
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