Sharpening the Mind

Sharpening the Mind

By Daniel ScharpenburgReligion & SpiritualityBuddhism
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Sharpening the Mind episodes

  • Denying Reality (talk + meditation)

    “To deny the reality of things is to miss their reality” -Sengcan

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    30 min
  • Denying Reality (talk + meditation)

    “To deny the reality of things is to miss their reality” -Sengcan

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    30 min
  • Koans! The Dog Koan
    Daniel and Alicia talk about Zhaozhou's Dog.
    I invited my soon-to-be wife Alicia Marley onto the podcast to talk about the first koan from The Gateless Barrier collection. She has no knowledge of zen koans, so I was wondering if her beginners perspective would help make things clear.
    In this episode we talk about the title "The Gateless Barrier" (sometimes called The Gateless Gate, sometimes called The Barrier That Has No Gate)
    And we talk about the Koan that is called "Zhaozhou's Dog"
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    I wanted to recommend someone else's podcast too. If you're interested in podcasts about koans, go listen to Knot Zen:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knot-zen/id1489124156
    40 min
  • Koans! The Dog Koan
    Daniel and Alicia talk about Zhaozhou's Dog.
    I invited my soon-to-be wife Alicia Marley onto the podcast to talk about the first koan from The Gateless Barrier collection. She has no knowledge of zen koans, so I was wondering if her beginners perspective would help make things clear.
    In this episode we talk about the title "The Gateless Barrier" (sometimes called The Gateless Gate, sometimes called The Barrier That Has No Gate)
    And we talk about the Koan that is called "Zhaozhou's Dog"
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: https://paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/dscharpy
    I wanted to recommend someone else's podcast too. If you're interested in podcasts about koans, go listen to Knot Zen:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knot-zen/id1489124156
    40 min
  • Be Serene (talk + meditation)
    "Be serene in the oneness of things and erroneous views will vanish by themselves." -Sengcan
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    This episode references a text called Faith in Mind. A version of it can be purchased here:
    https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
    20 min
  • Be Serene (talk + meditation)
    "Be serene in the oneness of things and erroneous views will vanish by themselves." -Sengcan
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: facebook.com/dscharpy
    This episode references a text called Faith in Mind. A version of it can be purchased here:
    https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
    20 min
  • Outer Entanglements and Inner Feelings (talk + meditation)
    "Live neither in the entanglements of outer things nor in the inner feelings of emptiness" -Sengcan  
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: facebook.com/dscharpy  
    This talk references a text called Trust in Mind. A version of it can be purchased here:  https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
    32 min
  • Outer Entanglements and Inner Feelings (talk + meditation)
    "Live neither in the entanglements of outer things nor in the inner feelings of emptiness" -Sengcan  
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: facebook.com/dscharpy  
    This talk references a text called Trust in Mind. A version of it can be purchased here:  https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-scharpenburg/support
    32 min
  • Vast Like Space (talk + meditation)
    "The way is perfect like vast space where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess.
    It is our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things." -Sengcan
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: facebook.com/dscharpy
    if you want the text i'm reading from, you can get it here: 
    https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
    27 min
  • Vast Like Space (talk + meditation)
    "The way is perfect like vast space where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess.
    It is our choosing to accept or reject that we do not see the true nature of things." -Sengcan
    if you want to support this podcast by making a donation you can do so by clicking here: paypal.me/danielscharpenburg
    Go like my Facebook Page: facebook.com/dscharpy
    if you want the text i'm reading from, you can get it here: 
    https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Mind-Rebellion-Chinese-Zen/dp/0861713915/
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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/daniel-scharpenburg/support
    27 min

About Sharpening the Mind

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Talks with Daniel Scharpenburg (Gegan Kelsang Dakpa). Daniel is a class facilitator at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was given the title "Gegan" in the Rime tradition and is a former zen monk. A heart-centered meditation podcast.