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Depth in Practice discusses the following koan: Magu, ringed staff in hand, came to Zhangjing; he circled the meditation seat three times, shook his staff once, and stood there at attention. // Zhangjing said, Right, right.” // Magu also went to Nanquan, circled the meditation seat three times, shook his staff, and stood there at attention. // Nanquan said, “Wrong, wrong.” // Magu said, “Zhangjing...

The Depth in Practice group continues to discuss the following koan: "Where have you come from?" // Yangshan said, "From the rice field." // Guishan said, "How many people are there in the rice field?" // Yangshan thrust his hoe into the ground and stood with his hands folded on his chest. // Gusishan said, "There are a great number of people cutting thatch on the South Mountain." // Yangshan took...

The Depth in Practice group discusses the following koan: "Where have you come from?" // Yangshan said, "From the rice field." // Guishan said, "How many people are there in the rice field?" // Yangshan thrust his hoe into the ground and stood with his hands folded on his chest. // Gusishan said, "There are a great number of people cutting thatch on the South Mountain." // Yangshan took up his hoe...

00:00:26 - Robin Offers Teachings from. 'The Shamanic Bones of Zen' 00:20:07 - Robin Offers Instructions for the Connection Rooms: ‘In what ways, if any, have you experienced Zen practice as embodied, connecting to nature and ancestors, and/or mysterious and beyond the logical mind?’ 00:25:29 - Robin Invites Reflections and Comments The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mys...

2024-01-30 I Inquiry I Everyday Radiance I Flint Sparks by Appamada

Partipants spend a second week discussing Case 14, Attendant Huo Offers Tea: Attendant Huo asked Deshan, “Where have all the past saints gone?” // Deshan said, “What? What?” // Huo said, “I gave the command for an excellent horse like a flying dragon to spring forth, but there came out only a lame tortoise.” // Deshan was silent. // The next day, when Deshan came out of the bath, Huo served him te...

2024-01-28 | Way Seeking Mind Talk | Opening the Slammed Shut Door | Cassy ShoShin by Appamada

2024 -01-23 I Inquiry I Sacrifice in Practice I Flint Sparks by Appamada

2024-1-16 I Inquiry I Fully Grounded and Going Beyond I Flint Sparks by Appamada

2024-01-13 | Day 3 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joy and the Factors for Awakening | Joel Barna 00:00:26 - Joy and the Factors for Awakening 00:14:06 - Joel Offers An Activity - Please See below for Details 00:16:55 - Joel Invites Reflections in Response to the Exercise 00:26:19 - Joel Reads from Page 30 of the Chant Book - Instructions for Zazen 00:35:48 - Joel Invites Comments and Thoughts 00:40:04...

00:00:26 - Dharma Talk - Mental Formations 00:23:20 - Questions and Comments 00:33:23 - Joel Offers the Next Exercise - (See Below for Instructions) Exercise - Total time 20 minutes: Sit for 5 minutes. At first, pay attention to your mental states and take note when they involve either grasping (lust) or aversion (anger). Note how such states show up in the body. For the last minute or so turn you...

2024-01-12 | Day 2/Part 2 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joel Barna 00:00:21 - dharma Talk - Satipatthana Intensive 'Feeling Tones' 00:37:00 - Questions and Comments MB

00:00:27 - Dharma Talk 00:13:10 - 1st Exercise - Kim Describes the Exercise 'I Am Sitting’. (Please See Below for Instructions) 00:15:28 - 2nd Exercise - 20 Minute meditation with Analyo 'Anatomy - Satipatthana' 00:35:11 - Part 2 - Elements and Space 00:54:42 - Exercise - For 4 minutes contemplate the 4 elements: wind, fire, water and earth . ( See Exercise 3 Below) 01:00:06 - Reflections on the 4...

2024-01-11 | Day 1 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joel Barna 00:00:26 - Joel Opens up the intensive and offers Guidelines 00:02:55 - Book Mentioned - Satipatthana Meditation A Practice Guide - Analayo 00:12:41 - A Reading from the Satipatthana Sutra 00:38:53 - Joel brings the Readings to a Close MB

2024-01-14 | Precepts Ceremony 2024 | Joel Barna

Partipants discuss Case 14, Attendant Huo Offers Tea: Attendant Huo asked Deshan, “Where have all the past saints gone?” Deshan said, “What? What?” Huo said, “I gave the command for an excellent horse like a flying dragon to spring forth, but there came out only a lame tortoise.” Deshan was silent. The next day, when Deshan came out of the bath, Huo served him tea. Deshan passed his hand gently ov...

2024-01-09 I Inquiry I Dance me to the end of love... I Trudy Johnston by Appamada

2024-01-07 | The Path to Enlightenment | Laurie Winnette

Participants discuss the koan about the blind donkey along with Reb Anderson's commentary on the koan and others, which can be found at: https://inquiringmind.com/article/1002_5_reb-anderson/ The Depth in Practice group meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to join the group! If you are interested in joining, please go to the calendar at appamada.org to find the link for the gr...

2024-01-02 I Inquiry I Practicing with Imagination I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada

poem Blessing for the Brokenhearted ~Jan Richardson https://verse.press/poem/blessing-for-the-brokenhearted-6973785118333689337

2023-12-11 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 13 Linji's Blind Ass-part 1 by Appamada

2023-12-04 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 12 Dizang Planting the Fields | Thomas Cleary by Appamada

2023-11-27 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 12 Dizang Planting the Fields | Thomas Cleary by Appamada

Final Day of Rohatsu Intensive ~ 00:00:26 - Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony - Teachings Offered By Laurie 00:14:29 - The Song Of Zazen ~ Hakuin 00:18:25 - Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyo - Heart of the Perfect Wisdom Sutra 00:21:30 - The Sutra on the Heart of Realising Wisdom Beyond