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Pine Wind Zen Community Audio
by Jizo-an Zen Community
We are a diverse community of Contemplative Zen Monks, founded in 1985 by our brother, the Abbot Seijaku Roshi. Inspired by a monastic tradition reaching back centuries, and supported by men and women from all walks of life, we are shaped by the teachings of the Buddhadharma, the Mystical Torah, the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the Gospels. Jizo-an Zen Community, The Zen Society, is a 501c3 non-profit organization. https://www.jizo-an.org
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Subscribe At Our New Location
Community member Richard Daiko Smykla provides a short update regarding the future of the Jizo-an Zen Community Podcast. The new feed and more information can be found on our website at https://www.jizo-an.org/resources/podcasts.
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The Four Noble Truths — The First Turning of the Wheel (Donen)
Historically it is said that after his elightenment experience, The Buddha's first discourse was defined as the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. He offered the first teaching of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Noble Path to five fellow seekers, who at first denied him an…
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Vasubandhu's Yogacara - An Introduction to the "30 Verses" (Genjo)
Vasubandhu was a 5th century Buddhist monk who, along with his brother Asanga formulated the teaching called Yogacara. It arose as means of finding balance between the two major paths of the Early Buddhist teachings and The Mahayana teachings. Vasubandhu and Asanga sought to bring harmony to the...
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Mindful Eating; Where Compassion and Wisdom Meet (Emyo)
Because food is life, it is of upmost importance that we receive it with deepest gratitude. When we eat, we consume life. There isn't a meal that is taken without the expense of another lifeforce — "the practice of eating is the essential truth of all Dharmas. At the very moment of eating, we…
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CLIP: You Have to Come in to Win (Community)
CLIP: You Have to Come in to Win (Community) by Jizo-an Zen Community
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Beyond the Valley of The Shadow of Death
From Saturday, June 15th, 2019
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More Together Than Alone
More Together Than Alone by Jizo-an Zen Community
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A Passover and Easter Minute to Change the World
A Passover and Easter Minute to Change the World by Jizo-an Zen Community
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Getting Beyond Fear and The Illusion of Differences
Getting Beyond Fear & The Illusion of Differences initiative arises directly from the Great Bodhisattva Vows: to alleviate the suffering of every human being; to put an end to all self-serving desires; to profoundly study and realize the Dharma; and to perfectly manifest this real truth in every...
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In times of trouble where do I find refuge?
“And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen (or recovering the natural capacity to listen which cannot be learned any more than breathing), we can find ourself engulfed in such happiness that it cannot be explained: the happiness of being at one with everything in that...
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Creating Clarity Through Morality & Mindfulness
Creating Clarity Through Morality & Mindfulness by Jizo-an Zen Community
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Spirituality, Religion, & Politics
As Spiritual and Religious Americans how do we respond to increasing violence, and the current rise of injustice, discrimination, racism, anti-semitism and hatred we are witnessing in our Country and around the World today? What would the Buddha do? What would Jesus do? What does the Torah teach…
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The Truth About Being Spiritual
The Truth will set you free, and the closer we get to our freedom, the more synonymous the effort and the reward. Spirituality or Training is about what Chogyam Trungpa called, "Cutting Through our Spiritual Materialism," both our cultural and social conditioning about being spiritual, ending our...
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Sesshin Dharma Talk (Dedicated to Veterans)
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." - Dwight D. Eisenhower Dedicated to the healing of Our Veterans Serving Around The World: A Day of Serene Meditation and Silence for The End of War in Our World Characterized…
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The Heart of The Matter - Finding Our True-Self
"Underneath all we are taught, there is a voice that calls to us beyond what is reasonable,and in listening to that flicker of spirit, we often find deep healing." Central to Authentic Spirituality (Zen) is the teaching that, "We are not who we think we are, or who we think we should be."…
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Being Home - Being Awake
Mindfulness and Meditation and washing the dishes, making the bed, doing the laundry go together. They always have gone together. How we hold the mundane speaks loudly about how we hold life. Sen Rikyu taught, "All can find peace in a bowl of tea." If you know how to make and drink a bowl of tea,...
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With All Victorious Mastery
Life is always “urgent,” we are challenged everyday to meet demands on our time, responsibilities, and the unexpected; and whether we are aware or not, the truth of suffering or discontentment. What might support us to meet the challenge of everyday living? The Three Tenets are powerful skillful...
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The Donning of The Masks
At the moment we fully appreciate the Power of Living Authentically, everything changes and nothing is ever the same again. Opportunities never available to us before become possible. The past, the present, and the future all at once is transformed. We will explore the impact of living as...
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Cultivating Self-Confidence
Self-confidence is an essential ingredient in living an inspired and effective life. Cultivating confidence in yourself and about your life requires living in harmony with the real nature of life, clarifying what is really important and aligning your daily living activities and choices with what…
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Communion
Ultimately the goal of any authentic Spiritual Path especially The Path of a Spiritual Warrior is "Communion"; First with Mystery, call it God or Dharma, or Buddha, it is that which is larger than ourself; next with the Teachings (Dharma) manifested in myriad forms of energy that make the…
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What Next? Surviving and Thriving after 11.8.16
"Even if the Sun were to rise in the West, the Bodhisattva knows One Way." For many Americans the Sun indeed rose in the West on Election Day and the reaction has left us with age old questions. Who are We? Who do we want to Be? Tonight we will explore The Way of the Bodhisattva - The Spiritual...
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Living Courageously
For so many of us fear can be crippling, stifling, getting in the way of our hopes and dreams, and yet it doesn't have to be that way! When we understand how the mind operates from moment to moment, especially when it is fearful, we can apply ancient wisdom, well-honed and proven to weaken the…
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Being Spiritual & Politically Engaged
We are witnessing the most polarizing politics in modern American History. Should Bodhisattvas (Spiritual Warriors) become involved in the political arena as a method of helping everyone attain the requisites of a spiritual life? My answer to this question is "Yes." When we enter into the…
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LOVE
"Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of our lives alone, we find it with another." Love is a Force of Nature. It pervades the entire Universe. It runs through everyone and everything. Revealing and available right here, right now. Yet Loving oneself and others continues to be the...
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The Power of Compassion and Forgiveness
In a Nation torn by so much polarization, violence, and so much inequality, how do we begin to heal and find the ground to come together. If we don't we can only expect more pain, more suffering. In the first 78 minutes we will watch the Award Winning Documentary "The Power of Forgiveness"…
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"When Life Disappoints Us" Part 2
Living Mindfully helps us develop awareness of those habitual reactions rooted both in our genetic make-up and our early childhood experiences (pain body), then we retrain our minds to "respond", rather than react habitually, more skilfully and with real compassion for ourselves. Seijaku Roshi…
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"When Life Disappoints Us" Part 1
"The road to the truth is paved with disappointments. When life disappoints we need not be "dis-appointed". The key is to stay the course. The truth which liberates us is never far away" Living Mindfully helps us develop awareness of those habitual reactions rooted both in our genetic make-up and...
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
The Present is full of Yesterday and is moment to moment Creating tomorrow. "According to our yesterdays so shall today unfold, according to our interaction with the unfolding of today, so shall our tomorrows manifest." - Buddha The Buddha encouraged personal investigation of the mind as an...
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Independence?
Is "Independence" an Illusion? What is the real meaning of "Freedom"? Do we have "Free Will"? What about my "Choices"? Is there such a thing as "Pre-destination" and "Free-Will"? The Buddha encouraged personal investigation of the mind as leading to the highest level of conviction and of wisdom....
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Creating a Virtuous Society - The Seven Heavenly Virtues
"What is lacking is virtue. Virtue is a force-of-nature a conduit for change. A force always to be reconciled with sooner-or-later. The only thing that has ever brought about real change in our world is the virtuous. The only thing that has caused war, poverty, injustice, and discrimination, are...
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Being Present to Your Life
As the seasons change so do we. Being Present to Life-Changes is Being Present to the Life-Force which renews, rejuvenates, and sustains all life forms. If it feels like life is passing you by - where are you? Being Present is an inherent quality we knew as children and begin to lose as our...
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New Possibilities: ARE YOU REALLY READY for CHANGE?
Imagine that there was nothing lacking in your life? That you had everything you needed and the world was filled with endless possibilities? Real change begins by taking our focus off the Kardashians and iPhones to take a look at what's going on inside. It calls for aiming the light inward. And,...
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Basic Goodness - Falling in Love with Yourself
What would your life look like if you were enough? If at this very moment you simply declared, "I am enough!" Most of us haven't a clue as to how much of life's opportunities are lost in the pursuit of more, better, and different. When we just give up the pursuit of persons, places, experiences,...
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Thoughts and Questions on Living the Zen Inspired Life
As we approach a new training period at Pine Wind in Shamong NJ (Ango) in September, this evening Seijaku Roshi will talk about the meaning of Living a Zen Inspired Life, the life and offerings of a the Zen community, and the inclusive and diverse nature of Zen spirituality. Cantor Robert…
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Saturday Teisho (Dharma Talk) - May 2, 2015
Roshi's Teisho held at a half-day sitting.
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The Principle of Identity - Part #3: Being
"The Flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms & the bee comes." Vision is the Mind of God - Buddha-Mind, that infinite moment right before, "Let there be Light." What you have forgotten is, "You are the Light!", and "BEING" is the lamp post. All the flower does is "be the flower", "it…
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The Principle of Identity - Part #2: Don't Wander Off
So many things seem to demand our time and attention in any given day. However if we never give our fullest attention to our most Elementary Presence - Being Present to Here and Now with Intention, dissatisfaction only compounds. The Buddhist formula for "Happiness" includes "Right View and Right...
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The Principle of Identity - Part #1
The Principle of Identity is cause in the matter of one's life. It not only creates the energy and space for possibilities but literally defines what is possible. Having a clearly defined "personal mission" or "vision" for one's life and, being unconditionally true to your "vision" creates the...
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What’s in Your Heart? The Four Immeasurables
The definition of love in Buddhism is: wanting others to be happy. This love is unconditional and it requires a lot of courage and acceptance (including self-acceptance). There is no higher or greater purpose, or spiritual practice, than to "Love". 'Even offering three hundred bowls of food three...
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Precious Imperfections
Compassion is not an ideal to strive for but rather the only ground for "human-being-ness". Until one gives up all ideas of "who you are suppose to be", and start loving who you really are, there are no possibilities for real happiness or well-being or for that matter, the world to ever change....
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The Happiness Code - "Tiss the Season to be Jolly..."
Is there anything we can learn from the holiday season about "happiness and joy"? The pursuit of happiness from the Buddhist point-of-view involves craving or desiring something we believe will give us happiness, or the desire for something more, better, or different than what's so now. This is...
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Peace is In The Details
In the tradition of Zen training, meditation or Zazen is attention to details. We gather our attention and devote it with precision to body posture and breath, to the quality of our breath following each inhale and exhale, sitting upright to ensure that body-mind remains attentive to here and…
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Sunyata - Form is Empty, Emptiness is Form
Fundamental to Living a Zen-Inspired Life is realizing that, "Everything seen by the human eye is void, empty of any intrinsic value." Every experience is a function of the "meaning" we have given to any event, person, place, or thing. At anytime we can alter or change our experience no matter…
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Freedom from Choice
On the way toward truly being "Free" all "choices" must cease to exist except one, the "choice to be free". What is freedom? "It is the moment by moment experience of not being run by one's own reactive mechanisms." What does it mean to live one's life "on purpose"? If you really want to have…
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Creating Ease & Joy Through Mindfulness
Learn Mindfulness techniques for creating "ease and joy" throughout the day and at those moments we may be experiencing stress or anxiety, and when we need it the most.
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Letting Life In (Zen Chat Jan 2013)
Whenever we are closed to life as it is, all of it, we suffer and those we love and care about never really get to know us, or we them. Opening the Heart is the stuff of Authentic Spirituality and Living a Zen-Inspired Life, but it takes skillfulness and effort, courage and a commitment to loving...
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Happiness is a Way-of-Life! (Zen Chat Feb 2013)
Living a Zen-Inspired Way-of-Life is the ground for Beyond Happiness and Real Transformation. Within our mind exists an extraordinary potential for inner peace and happiness. Through the simple practice of meditation, along with Buddha's time-tested advice for daily life, we can learn to access...
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Me, Myself, and I - Oh My! (Zen Chat June 2013)
How does the concept "Me, Myself, and I" contribute to stress and suffering in our lives? How often has our position to defend and protect "I" and "My" opinions, beliefs, or expectations compound the suffering in our relationships at home and in the workplace? We will look at the difference…
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Love Without the Stuff (Zen Chat May 2013)
Bringing Mindfulness to Our Relationships "Whatever we give our attention to increases, whatever we don't decreases." Living a Zen Inspired Life is bringing Mindfulness to our Relationships at home, at work, in the community, and our friendships. We will explore the Inner Core of Mindfulness in...
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Quiet Mind/Quiet Body - Managing Stress and Anxiety (Zen Chat March 2013)
Aversion to anxiety is often accompanied by reactivity and actions that worsen how we feel. We suffer. Tonight’s presentation taught from the perspectives of Zen and Mindfulness meditation practices, is supported by the latest neuroscience and psychological research. Our focus will be on our…
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We are a diverse community of Contemplative Zen Monks, founded in 1985 by our brother, the Abbot Seijaku Roshi. Inspired by a monastic tradition reaching back centuries, and supported by men and women from all walks of life, we are shaped by the teachings of the Buddhadharma, the Mystical Torah, the Rule of Saint Benedict, and the Gospels. Jizo-an Zen Community, The Zen Society, is a 501c3 non-profit organization. https://www.jizo-an.org
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