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Shasta Abbey — 237 episodes

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Title
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Faith & Compassion

2

Prajnaparamita And Great Wisdom–Part 3: 8,000 Lines–Divine Mother

3

The Kindness of the Buddha!

4

The Honest Question

5

Certainty

6

Great Master Keizan’s Encouragement to Pure Meditation

7

Walking the Path

8

Simplicity

9

Meditation and Soto Zen #9

10

True Training

11

Meditation and Soto Zen #8

12

Founder’s Day

13

What’s Important Now

14

Trusting with Wisdom

15

Prajnaparamita & Great Wisdom Part 3C Iconography: Manjusri

16

Goodwill

17

Boundless Merit

18

Ever Present Light of Buddha

19

Reflection on the Three Refuges

20

Avatamsaka: The Great Scripture

21

Understanding the Source of Our Delusion

22

Maitreya

23

Meditation and Enlightenment

24

Prajnaparamita and Great Wisdom 2B

25

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

26

In and Out

27

Put Your Slippers Straight

28

Cultivating Trust in the Buddha’s Teaching

29

The Adamantine Buddha Nature

30

The Spider’s Silver Thread

31

Living and Dying

32

Prajnaparamita and Scripture of Great Wisdom Iconography 2A

33

Changing Seasons

34

A Path of Faith

35

What Is our True Refuge

36

Dogen and How Do We Make a Difference

37

All Acceptance Is the Key

38

Live Fully, Die Fully

39

Prajnaparamita and the Scripture of Great Wisdom Part 1

40

No Limitations

41

Parallels Between Native American and Soto Zen Teachings

42

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 7

43

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 6

44

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 5

45

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 4

46

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 3

47

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 2

48

Lankavatara Sutra Retreat Talk 1

49

Appreciating Serenity

50

On Life and Death

51

Relinquishment

52

The Slippery Slope of Right Speech

53

Teachings of Reverend Master Jiyu

54

The Gift of the Golden Robe

55

Turning the Stream of Compassion Within

56

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 6

57

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 5

58

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 4

59

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 3

60

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 2

61

Trust in the Heart Retreat Talk 1

62

Trust in the Heart Retreat Introduction

63

Dharma Pathways

64

The Game of Life

65

How Much Is Enough?

66

Wesak Day

67

The Eight Winds

68

Jiyu-Kennett: Always Going On

69

Great Master Keizan: Original and Intuitive Thinker

70

Attitude of Gratitude Part 7

71

Manjusri’s Teaching for Us

72

Silence

73

The Law of Karma: a Fundamental Teaching of the Buddha

74

Benevolence of the Universe

75

Dealing with Fear

76

Some Thoughts on Grieving

77

All Acceptance Gives Birth to Great Compassion

78

Julian’s Advice for Us

79

Meditation and Soto Zen #7

80

Meditation and Soto Zen #6

81

Freedom & Responsibility

82

Modifying Karma

83

Meditation and Soto Zen #5

84

Surangama Retreat: The Nature and Location of the Mind

85

Maitreya's Message for Us

86

Letting Go

87

Endless Training

88

Dharma Gates Interview with Rev. Allard

89

You Can Even Say It Glows

90

When the Flowers Fall

91

Om to the One Who Leaps Beyond All Fear

92

Generosity of Spirit Leads to Peace

93

READ: The Denkoroku Chapter 2

94

Just This Is It

95

Koho Zenji

96

Attitude of Gratitude Part 6: Making Offerings (cont.)

97

Never Give Up

98

Bodhidharma’s Four Practices

99

Jealousy

100

Acts of Kindness

101

Contentment

102

Problems and Solutions

103

The Lava Lamp

104

The Mind that Seeks the Way Retreat: Mind

105

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Devotion and the Devotional

106

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Studying the Dharma

107

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Making Offerings

108

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Turning to Samantabhadra’s Vows

109

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Vows In General

110

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Who Is Samantabhadra?

111

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat: Introduction: Orient Yourself to Practice

112

Spiritual Friendship is the Whole of the Holy Life

113

The Lotus is Nourished by the Mud

114

Training with Others

115

You Are Who You Choose to Be

116

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 6: Realization

117

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 5: Precepts

118

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 4: Meditation

119

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 3: Mindfulness

120

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 2: Karma

121

To View the Morning Star Retreat: Talk 1: Self

122

To View the Morning Star: Retreat Introduction

123

Compassion is the Way

124

Practice with Complaints and Criticism

125

Where Does the Mind Rest?

126

Taking Responsibility for Our Suffering

127

Putting the Dharma Into Practice

128

Attitude of Gratitude Part 5: Shobogenzo: Making Offerings

129

The Wisdom of No-Self

130

The Teachings of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett: In Gratitude

131

Meditation and Soto Zen #4

132

The Real Perfection

133

Keeping the Connection

134

Continue Training No Matter What

135

Faith

136

All is Perfectly Resolved Within the Unborn

137

Some Thoughts After 50 Years

138

Selfless Activity

139

The Place Where We Both Depart From and Return To

140

The Bigger Picture

141

There Is No Secret Ingredient

142

Impermanence Is Buddha Nature

143

READ: The Denkōroku Chapter 1

144

Impermanence

145

To View the Morning Star

146

A Bird in a Cage

147

Maitreya

148

Sitting Still in Confidence on Buddha’s Enlightenment Day

149

Avalokiteshwara’s Example

150

The Entire Body of the Tathagata

151

Allowing Space

152

Letting Go of Views and Opinions

153

The Mind and the Heart

154

Labels Are For Jars, Not For People

155

Attitude of Gratitude Part 4: Scriptures

156

The Wave

157

What is Sufficient

158

Training with Dukkha

159

Attitude of Gratitude Part 3: Bowing Continued

160

Practice in Our Daily Life

161

Faith and Perseverence

162

Seeking is Suffering

163

Inspired by Dogen’s Compassion and Wisdom

164

A Few Antidotes for Despair

165

Dogen's Lesson From the Chief Cook

166

Opening to the Dharma

167

Attitude of Gratitude Part 2: Shobogenzo: Bowing

168

Lessons in Letting Go

169

Developing Deep Friendships with Bodhisattvas

170

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #6

171

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #5

172

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #4

173

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #3

174

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #2

175

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Talk #1

176

The Way of the Bodhisattva: Introduction

177

The Merit of First Mind

178

Exploring Monastic Life: The Rock Tumbler

179

Grumpy or Grateful?

180

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 6: The Four Noble Truths and Nirvana

181

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 5: The Four Embracing Wisdoms

182

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 4: The King and The Boys

183

Exploring Monastic Life: Why Silence?

184

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 3: Investigating

185

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 2: The Five Contemplations for Everyone

186

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 1: The Kalama Sutta

187

The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Introduction

188

The Effort of Patience and the Three Pure Precepts Go Hand in Hand

189

True Wisdom is Compassionate

190

Attitude of Gratitude: Part 1

191

Meditation and Soto Zen #3

192

Skillful Help in Practicing Generosity

193

Achalanatha: On Not Feeding the Hindrances

194

Some Reflections on Wesak Day

195

Burying the Hatchet

196

Sloth and Torpor

197

Conceit

198

Cleaning Karma

199

Manjusri, Wisdom and Training the Mind

200

Practicing Equanimity

201

Essential Teachings and Practices of the OBC

202

Making Vows

203

Samantabhadra and Desert Pete

204

Meditation and Soto Zen #2

205

Exploring Monastic Life: Celibacy

206

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207

That Which Does Not Die

208

Exploring Monastic Life: Living on Alms

209

The Heart of Compassion

210

Identity

211

What Training is and Isn't

212

Reflections on Gratitude

213

Letting the Self Dissolve

214

Exploring Monastic Life: Thoughts on Monastic Life

215

Listening

216

Within the Dragon's Jaws

217

Light

218

The Great Grief and Lovingkindness

219

Founder's Day

220

Exploring Monastic Life: Introduction

221

The Church is Near

222

Understanding the Source of Our Delusion

223

Sewing the Thread of Openness and Stillness

224

READ: Rules for Meditation

225

Meditation and Soto Zen #1

226

Keizan: On Nagyaarajuna

227

Giving and Receiving Love

228

On Just Having Faith

229

The Wisdom of Manjusri

230

Getting What You Want

231

Practicing Harmony

232

The 4 Noble Truths & the 10 Fetters

233

It Doesn't Matter How You Feel

234

Feeling is the Reaper of Karma

235

The Power of Kindness

236

Dwelling in Peace

237

The Art of Meditation