DHARMATALKS ON THE HEKIGANROKU
INTRODUCTION,SEPTEMBER 16
CASE 1: THE HIGHEST MEANING OF THE HOLY TRUTHS, SEPTEMBER 22
CASE 2: THE ULTIMATE PATH IS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, SEPTEMBER 29
CASE 3: MASTER MA IS UNWELL, OCTOBER 6
CASE 4: TOKUSAN CARRYING HIS BUNDLE, OCTOBER 13
CASE 5: SEPPO’S GRAIN OF RICE, OCTOBER 20
CASE 6: UMMON’S “EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY”, OCTOBER 27
CASE 7: HOGEN’S “YOU ARE ECHO”, NOVEMBER 3
CASE 8: SUIGAN’S EYEBROWS, NOVEMBER 10
CASE 9: JOSHU’S FOUR GATES, NOVEMBER 17
CASE 13: HARYO’S “SNOW IN THE SILVER BOWL”, DECEMBER 15
CASE 22: SEPPO’S TURTLE-NOSED SNAKE”, MARCH 2011
CASE 24: KUEI SHAN (ISAN) AND IRON GRINDSTONE LIU”, APRIL 7
CASE 27: UNMON’S THE BODY EXPOSED, THE GOLDEN WIND”, APRIL 28
CASE 28: NANSEN’S TRUTH THAT’S NEVER BEEN SPOKEN, SEPTEMBER 5
CASE 29: TA SUI’S IT GOES ALONG WITH IT”, MAY 11
THINGYNESS AND GENKI’S SECRET MANTRA-DHARMA TALK, DECEMBER 9, 2011
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE?-DHARMA TALK, JUNE 25, 2011
JOKO BECK DIED- DHARMA TALK, JUNE 15, 2011
WHERE IS THE ZENDO ?- DHARMA TALK, JUNE 1, 2011
WHAT’S YOUR LIFE KOAN ?- DHARMA TALK, JUNE 8, 2011
“THE RHINOCEROS” – DHARMATALK, JULY 24, 2010
“NO TRACES” – DHARMATALK, JULY 18, 2010
HWA YEN BUDDHISM
Snow in a Silver Bowl
White Crane Passing the Pale Moon
The Chinese school of Hwa Yen was based on a collection of Indian Mahayana texts gathered together as the Avatamsaka Sutra. The rich visionary poetical expressions and stories narrate the journey to enlightenment and capture the marvelous high experiences and vistas on that mystical ascent. Join the generations of Buddhists who have treasured such teachings as Indra’s Jeweled Net, the Golden Lion and the hall of mirrors.
The Chinese integrated the Buddhist perspectives from these texts with their native wisdom traditions, such as Taoism and I-Ching practices. This culminated in the most subtle and sophisticated map to mind-body training and formed the background philosophy for much Chinese Buddhism, including the koan system of Rinzai Zen, the 5 Ranks dialectic of the Soto school and Dogen Zenji’s magnificent writings, and the circles of Isan.
Listen to Roshi Genki’s teachings and join for an exploration of the most profound and most practical teachings of Buddhism. Awakening is no further away than a bite of chocolate or the bite of Winter’s north wind.
Suggested texts:
Main one: The Buddhist Teaching of Totality: The Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism, Garma C.C.Chang paper Penn State Press
Entry into the Inconceivable: An Introduction to Hya-Yen Buddhism, Thomas Cleary paper U. of Hawaii Press
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