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2025-09-02 I Inquiry I Compassion has no enemies I Trudy Johnston by Appamada

2025-09-01 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

Koan was from The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans by Koun Yamada. Case 7: Joshu's Washing the Bowls. Reflection questions: 1) What were you looking for when you first entered the monastery/practice/zen center? 2) How would you have reacted to this teaching back then? 3) Do you notice any resistance from you or a part of you to this? 4) How do you respond to this teaching now? What’s a...

2025-08-26 I Inquiry I suffering and love I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada

2025-08-25 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

Some readings referenced in this talk can be found in the Appamada chant book: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c03ced75ffd204418037b7a/t/5c523209898583e0ceeb37bd/1548890634577/Appamada+Chant+Book.pdf

three poems referenced : You Reading This be ready ~ William Stafford Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now? Are you waiting for time to show you some bett...

2025-08-18 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

2025-08-17 | Dharma Talk | The Sutra that Explains the Profound Secret: The Third Turning of the Wheel of Dharma | Ellen Hippard by Appamada

“The Maples” ~ Marie Howe I asked the stand of maples behind the house,
How should I live my life? They said, shhh shhh shhh . . . How should I live, I asked, and the leaves seemed to ripple and gleam. A bird called from a branch in its own tongue,
And from a branch, across the yard, another bird answered. A squirrel scrambled up a trunk
then along the length of a branch. Stand still, I thought,
S...

2025-08-11 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

2025-08-10 | Dharma talk | This Is The Way—Everyday Life | Sandra Medina Bocangel by Appamada

Guided body scan meditation

Dharma talk and activity sharing

"A Ceremony for the Encouragement of Zazen" talk and discussion

Sunday Morning Dharma Talk | Somatic Mindfulness | Jess by Appamada

Breathing activity and discussion

Closing circle discussion, group photos, endless bow, refuges

Orientation, Introductions, Kinhin explanation, begin Zazen

Could It Happen Anywhere? Listen to the rhythm of things that never die. —Mark Nepo, “For a Long Time” Worried about what was to come, I went to the river and listened to the constant song as water met stone, met log, met wall. The endless white hush of it. Song of building up banks. Song of tearing them down. Song of surrender to invisible force. Song of change that is ever the same and not the s...

2025-08-04 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

Here is the poem by Hilda Raz, reflecting on a time when she was the poet laureate of Nebraska and did some teaching about poetry in public schools. I hope you will search out her book "Letter from a Place I Have Never Been." Diction ~ Hilda Raz "God is in the details," I tell the kids in the public school at Milligan, Nebraska. They wonder what I mean. I tell them to look out the window at the sp...

2025-07-28 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada

Genjokoan can be found on page 34 of the Appamada chant book here: https://appamada.org/s/Appamada-Chant-Book.pdf. Guided meditation adapted from Henry Shukman's book, "Original Love."

2025-07-21 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti Sutra by Appamada