2023-11-05 | Class 10 | I Vow to Not Disparage the Triple Treasures | with John Cooley & Joel Barna

2023-11-05 | Class 10 | ‘I Vow to Not Disparage the Triple Treasures’ | with John Cooley &Joel Barna 00:00:26 - Joels invites Everyone to Sit for 10 Minutes 00:00:47 - Sitting for 10 Minutes 00:01:01 - Introductions 00:04:47 - Joel Names the 10th Precept: ‘I Vow to Not Disparage the Triple Treasures’- and Talks About the Grief Ceremony Held at Appamada Earlier that Day 00:14:03 - John Cooley begins with the 10th Precept - ‘I Vow to Not disparage the Triple Treasures - Buddha, Dharma, Sangha’ 00:18:38 - Questions: 1. John Invites any Initial Impressions of this Precept - 2. Any Idea Why this Precept is Often Left Aside 00:22:17 - Terminology, and Some Definitions of 'Disparage' 00:23:35 -A Brief Outline of Pegs Talk on 'Do Not Disparage the Triple Treasure'- ( It can be found here: - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c03ced75ffd204418037b7a/t/5c5f519653450a883a1ad0a4/1549750678199/Do+Not+Disparage+the+Triple+Treasure.pdf 00:27:05 - Refuges as the Foundation of all Bodhisattva Vows 00:28:28 - Susuki Roshi comments on work called Shushogi - A collection of Dogen's essential Teachings 00:40:07 - The Three treasures are Understood in Myriad Ways 00:44:01 - Not Disparaging the Triple Treasures 00:51:55 - John Invites Any Impressions/reflections 00:57:34 - John Introduces the Writing Exercise/Prompts - 00:58:06 - Writing Prompts 00:59:07 - Participants Write for 10 Minutes 00:59:13 - Reflection on the Prompts/Writing Exercise 01:06:24 - John Begins to draw the class to a close 01:13:03 - John Closes the class by Reading the Precept one more time, along with Dogen's Capping Phrase The 10th Precept wit Dogen’s Capping Phrase: I vow not to Disparage the Three Treasures To expound the Dharma with this body is foremost The virtue returns to the ocean of reality It is unfathomable We just accept it with respect and Gratitude MB