2026-06-23 The Bodhisattva Precepts 2
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A look at the three pure precepts and the first five cardinal precepts. Source: The World Could be Otherwise by Norman Fischer.
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In this podcast you can find almost all the talks given at the Auckland Zen Centre, back to 2016. Most talks are by Roshi Amala Wrightson, but there are also talks from Sensei Richard von Sturmer and senior students too.
Unknown Host hosts AZC Weekly talks, a buddhism show with 229 episodes published.
A look at the three pure precepts and the first five cardinal precepts. Source: The World Could be Otherwise by Norman Fischer.
Exploring the 16 precepts in preparation for Matariki Jukai. Source: The World Could be Otherwise by Norman Fischer.
This koan takes the form of a folktale. An ancient teacher gives the wrong answer regarding cause and effect and must live 500 lives as a fox. Text: Shaping Text: Philosophy and Folklore in the Fox Koan by Steven Heine O
Ahimsa, not-harming, is a fundamental principle of both Hinduism and Buddhism, and is embodied in the first of our Ten Cardinal Precepts, "Not to kill but to cherish all life". In this teisho we look at different aspects
Some thoughts on making the most of a Term Intensive. Sources: Silent Illumination by Guo Gu, Self-help for your Nerves by Claire Weekes, and Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg.
Peace must always be given precedence, in particular making peace with ourselves. But war is always present; there has never been a time in human history when a war has not been waged on some part of our planet. So, in t
This is the third in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 38 in the Mumonkan Books used in the teisho: Zen's Chinese Heritage by Andy Ferguson and The Gateless Barrier by Robert Aitken.
The three fruits of Zen practice are, 1. joriki or concentration, 2. kensho, or seeing your True Nature and 3. mujo do no taigen, or embodiment of the peerless way. Source: Ruben Habito's Foreword to The Flowing Bridge b
More from the Shobogenzo Zuimonki on effort. Source: A Primer of Soto Zen translated by Reiho Masunaga.
Sources: How to Train an Ox and Primer of Soto Zen.
Dōgen's Fukan Zazengi, "General Recommendations for Doing Zazen" Source: How to Raise an Ox by Francis Dojun Cook.
Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku , Part Two. Sources: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura, and The Art of Just Sitting edited by John Daido Loori.
Dōgen's talks from the Eihei Kōruku , Part One. Source: Dōgen's Extensive Record: Eihei Kōroku translated by Taigen Dan Leighton and Shohaku Okumura.
Dōgen's early life. Source: Zen Master Dōgen - An Introduction with Selected Writings by Yūhō Yokoi with Daizen Victoria.
Looking at all ten cardinal precepts from the angle of Bodhidharma's One Mind teachings. Source(s): Invoking Reality by John Daido Loori.
This is the second in a series of koans centred on the natural world. The koan is Case 37 in the Mumonkan , Zhaozhou's Cypress Tree in the Courtyard. Sources: Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dil
Not-self is the third of the Three Marks of Existence, and is also referred to as emptiness of self, or just Emptiness. It can be understood intellectually when examined through the lenses of impermanence and d
This is the third in a series on teachers in the Auckland Zen Centre's lineage. Sources: Endless Vow: the Path of Soen Nakagawa Roshi by Roko Sherry Chayat Original Dwelling Place by Robert A
Description: Teachings on determination, generosity and gratitude. Source: Ichi Tantei One Doing -- Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji Teisho, translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, Edited by Ron Klein.
Description: Anecdotes and teachings. Source: Ichi Tantei - One doing, Tangen-roshi of Bukkokuji, teisho translations by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa, edited by Ron Klein.
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