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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 up his hoe and left immediately.

Depth in Practice 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 group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org and click on the contribute button at the bottom of the page.

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 and left immediately.

Depth in Practice 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 group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org and click on the contribute button at the bottom of the page.

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 Mystical Heart of a Sacred Tradition

By  Zenju Earthlyn Manuel (Author), Paula Arai (Author)

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 tea. // Deshan passed his hand gently over Huo's back. // Huo said, “This old fellow has gotten a glimpse for the first time.” // Again, Deshan was silent.

Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada. 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 group. If you would like to donate to Appamada, please go to appamada.org and click on the contribute button at the bottom of the page.

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

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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 - Satipatthana Meditation 'Awakening'

Exercise - 20 minutes total:

In small groups: Sit for five minutes, and consider whether you feel within yourself any or all of the factors of awakening, - which are • mindfulness, • desire for investigation-of-dharmas, • energy, • joy, • tranquillity, • concentration, • equipoise.

There is no wrong answer -- it's just an investigation.

Then take a two minutes each to share your perceptions.

Then use the rest of the time to talk about what you heard from your group mates, and maybe about the fact that all of us have what we need for awakening.

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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 your attention to the spacious big mind that such thoughts arise in. See if your body and mind feel different

- take 2 minutes each to share your experience with others in your group

- Use the remaining time to reflect back what you have heard from others

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