Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck looks at gratitude as one of the most important aspects of life and training. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on June 12, 2022.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ua1rovHXgdc
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Rev. Jisho Perry talks about seeing through the 'unreality of self'. When we let the self dissolve, we can see 'That which remains'. A monk once said, "You definitely exist. But don't make the mistake of thinking that you are real." This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in April of 2016.  

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Rev. Master Meian Elbert shares some general thoughts about monastic life. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey in July 2022. 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/Jqep4YOcq2w
    
   Also, a friend of Shasta Abbey did a short documentary which can be found at 
https://youtu.be/FN--J66rQLk
This link contains only the part that had Shasta Abbey. The documentary featured other monastic traditions as well. 

Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about the spiritual practice of listening. 

Rev. Amanda Robertson gives a Dharma Talk about her recent experience with a serious atrial fibrillation episode. She uses a poem from Dogen's 'Instructions to the Chief Cook', which can be found in 'Zen is Eternal Life' by Rev. Master Jiyu, to describe the ever present opportunity we have of engaging fully with our daily life without fear no matter what the conditions.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/4Yqgjdxqk-c
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Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about how from the Buddhist perspective the universe is full of light. She references the Avatamsaka Scripture, which is one of the main scriptures in Mahayana Buddhism. She encourages us, however, not to get caught in the duality that 'light' is good and 'darkness' is bad. In reality both are necessary. 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/XgOf2Wly5Bc
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This is a talk from a retreat that Rev. Shiko Rom led in June of 2020. 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL4RR5kV-E
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The late Rev. Chosei Swann gives a Sunday dharma talk on Founder's Day 2015. Founder's Day is traditionally celebrated on the first of November and honors a temple's 'Founder', the monk who started the temple. Rev. Chosei explains why Shasta Abbey's founder is not Rev. Master Jiyu, but actually her teacher Keido Chisan Koho, or referred to as Koho Zenji in the talk. Rev. Chosei uses the opportunity to talk about the meaning of training and the 'temple's foundation' which is Koho Zenji's legacy to us all. 

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Rev. Allard introduces a series that will be called 'Exploring Monastic Life'. He lists and briefly talks about some unique topics that pertain to monastic life. Shasta Abbey hopes to record full talks on these and other topics that deal with monastic life specifically as a lead in to an Exploring Monastic Life Retreat that the monastery hopes to host in summer 2023. 

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Rev. Daishin Yalon talks about the proverb, "The church is near but the road is icy. The tavern is far: I will walk carefully" as a way of describing our own relationship to training and cautions us to watch out for distractions. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 27, 2022.

-video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtyWJ7_v0n0
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