Discussion following the teisho on precepts (part 1)

Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/TzR5AgJe8tXU1xqsnAIJoxaEYkg

The teaching and poetry of grass and weeds, from Zen to Walt Whitman.

All is a circle -- an exploration of some of the circles to be found in nature and in Mind.

Main Texts: River of Fire, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism by Taitetsu Unno, article From Anthropocene to Noosphere: The Great Acceleration in AGU (Advancing Earth and Space Science), 2021, by Boris Shoshitaishvili

Learning from spiritual friends, practising humility.

Main text: River of Fire, River of Water by Taitetsu Unno

What we can learn from the Japanese Pure Land tradition

Main Text: River of Fire, River of Water: An introduction to The Pure Land tradition of Shin Buddhism by Taitetsu Unno

More on how and why our sitting practice is woven with vows. Examples of other formulations of vows within the Mahayana tradition.

A look at four essential ingredients of our practice of the Buddhadharma, (besides zazen), and an introduction to Ko Ngā Oati e Whā (the four great vows in te reo).

The Emperor of China doesn't understand the National Teacher's request for him to build a 'seamless monument'. After he dies, his heir Tangen recites a poem to answer the Emperor's query, saying, "Beneath the shadowless tree a community ferryboat."

What is the meaning of Zen? What is the meaning of life?

How we cling to the self-identities we create, even when they are painful.

Main Source(s): Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui Translated by Christopher Cleary