TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
Dharma talks by Jundo Cohen Roshi & priests from Treeleaf Zendo
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Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Today's Talk will reflect on a rather strange and bewildering portion of the Vimalakirti Sutra This time, we will look at a very strange, seemingly two-faced passage from Chapter 8 of the Vimalakirti Sutra ... but is that what it really means? Hmmmm ...
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:March 4-5, 2022 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Wisdom Amid Confusion »
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Saturday Feb 12, 2022
Today's Talk will reflect on Living Beings within Chapter 7 of the Vimalakirti Sutra.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:February 4th-5th, 2022 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI»
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Today's Talk will reflect on more magical happenings from the Vimalakirti Sutra. Pull up a chair for a little reading of a magical tale, as Vimalakirti arranges the furniture ... Chapter 6: BEYOND COMPREHENSION
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Our 2021-2022 NEW YEAR's EVE 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI- CELEBRATING A NEW THIS MOMENT! »
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Today's Talk will reflect on more Wondrous Passages from the Vimalakirti Sutra. Vimalakirti continues his undefeated record, taking on all contenders ... in Round 4: the Bodhisattvas
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:November 5th-6th, 2021 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Vimalakirti Sutra Series »
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Today's Talk will reflect on Further Passages from the Vimalakirti Sutra, chapter III (the Arhats) ... We will see further examples of how this tale seeks to blend an idealized view of the Bodhisattva with life on earth, in this complicated world.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:{Oct. 1st-2nd, 2021 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Dedicated to Reiyu Payen} »
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Today's Talk will reflect on passages from the Vimalakirti Sutra.
One of the most popular Asian classics for roughly two thousand years, the Vimalakirti Sutra stands out because unlike most sutras, its central figure is not a Buddha but a wealthy townsman, who, in his mastery of doctrine and practice, epitomizes the ideal lay practitioner.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum: September 2021 Zazenkai Talk (Commencement of 2021 ANGO & JUKAI Season)»
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
We will continue our series of reflections on the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo).
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:March 5th-6th OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI »
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Saturday Feb 13, 2021
Our Talk this week will look at the mysterious 'missing parts' of the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo 般若心経), as the first in a series of monthly reflections on ... the Heart Sutra!
The Tibetan version of the Heart Sutra contains the following verses that we do not usually chant. Why? And what do they mean?
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:February 2021 Zazenkai Talk (The 'Missing' Heart Sutra) »
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