Everyday Zen Podcast

Sue Moon gives the first talk of the 2022 series of “Dogen on Karma” speaking on “Baizhang’s Fox” Chapter 76 and “Karma in the Three Realms” Chapter 85 of Kazuaki Tanahashi’s book “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”

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Jeff Bickner and Sue Moon speak on the koan “Not Knowing is Most Intimate” based on a conversation of Dongshan (Daizeng) and his student Fayen. This Koan can be found as Case 171 in the Tanahashi/Loori translation “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s three Hundred Koans.” It is also found in the Thomas Cleary version of the Book of Serenity Case 20.

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Taigen Dan Leighton gives the 4th and final talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just this Is It.”  This series is based on Taigen Dan Leighton’s book of the same name, “Just This Is It.”

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Norman gives his third talk on stories of  Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It.”  This talk references the book by Daigen Dan Leighton: “Just This Is It :Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” as we’ll as the book of Serenity Case 49 and 98. 

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Norman gives a talk on “My Psalms” to the Makor Or group February 6, 2022.

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Norman gives his second talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just This Is It” koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness.” In this talk Norman also references the Denkoruku or “Transmission of the Light” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai.”

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Norman gives his first talk on Zen Master Dongshan, “Just This Is It”.  Koans and stories about this seminal zen master.  The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” Book of Serenity Case 49 “Dongshan Presents Offerings Before The Image,” “Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (PDF), Andy Ferguson “Zen’s Chinese Heritage.”

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Norman speaks on Thich Nhat Hanh’s version of the Heart Sutra, “The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore,” which can be found on the Plum Village website “plumvillage.org.”

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Norman leads a memorial service for Thich Nhat Hanh followed by Chris Fortin speaking on Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 “The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers.” This koan can be found in John Daido Loori’s: “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”

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Chris Fortin a Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on “Baizhang’s Fox” Mana Shobogenzo case 102; also Book of Serenity case 8, and Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2. In this series Norman is referencing  John Daido Loori’s book “The Tue Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”

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