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Full Moon Ceremony Talk 4: Four Bodhisattva Vows part 3

Posted by Shinshu on Feb 22, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

Shinshu continues her discussion of the Four Great Bodhisattva Vows as chanted in the Bodhisattva Ceremony. This lecture is about “Delusions are Inexhaustible, I Vow to End Them.” The YouTube link is:

https://youtu.be/2Lmikk9hNxM

Full Moon Ceremony Talk 4: Four Bodhisattva Vows part 2

Posted by Shinshu on Feb 8, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

This talk continues our investigation of the meaning of the various sections of the Bodhisattva Ceremony. In this lecture, Shinshu investigates the meaning of “Beings are numberless, I vow to save them.” What is the meaning of “beings,” “numberless,” and “save?” Just who is doing the saving and who is saved? She explains the meaning of the Japanese characters that are being translated in this verse.

https://youtu.be/VuyxHMbL8hI

Full Moon Ceremony Talk 3: Four Bodhisattva Vows part 1

Posted by Shinshu on Jan 31, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/iGYFH2-N1y8

Beings are numberless, I vow to carry them across.

Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to end them.

Dharmagates are boundless, I vow to enter them.

Buddha’s Way is unsurpassable, I vow to become it.

This third talk (part 1 of 2) continues the exploration of the meaning of the Full Moon Ceremony’s recitation of the Four Bodhisattva Vows. In this lecture Shinshu talks about the meaning of vow and the I that makes such a vow.

Understanding Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo

Posted by Shinshu on Jan 25, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

At Ocean Gate we have been chanting the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo as part of every service since the pandemic began. Last Saturday Rev. Daijaku Kinst gave a lecture on the meaning of this chant. You can listen to it on the website, or see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/udaMHRe1sN0

Reading Dogen

Posted by Shinshu on Jan 20, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

Shinshu’s lecture on Saturday January 16th 2021 was on how to read Dogen’s texts. This is part tips and part Dharma talk on the difficulty and pitfalls of how we approach studying Dogen Zenji’s Way. The audio is on this website under Dharma Talks and the YouTube link to the video is https://youtu.be/daeAz5j4JZo

Daijaku Talks about Sojun Roshi’s Passage

Posted by Shinshu on Jan 12, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

Sojun Weitsman Roshi passed away on January 7th at 5:30 p.m. Daijaku talks about Sojun’s teachings in this talk given the Saturday after his death at Ocean Gate. Both Jaku and Shinshu are Sojun Roshi disciples, having received Dharma Transmission from Sojun Roshi in 2005. The lecture can be seen on YouTube at https://youtu.be/3WIhpzsW2uw

On 2020’s Passage

Posted by Shinshu on Jan 5, 2021 in YouTube | 0 comments

Link to YouTube lecture Saturday January 2nd 2020 by Shinshu Roberts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma6V0J905jI

2020 was a master class in Buddhist practice, specifically sanboin or the three marks of impermanence, no-self and nirvana.

(photo by Ron Davis)

Reflecting on Our Life: Winter Solstice 2020

Posted by Shinshu on Dec 23, 2020 in YouTube | 0 comments

Rev. Kinst’s most recent lecture is called “Reflecting on Our Life: Winter Solstice 2020.” The YouTube video is available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxFnW0sbA1Q

The photo below was taken by Ron Davis an Ocean Gate Sangha Member at dusk on the solstice in Aptos, CA.