Podcast Monastery terbaik (2025)

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Hippie to Happy: A Born-Again Buddhist’s Path from Prison to Peace | Bhante Y. Rāhula Q&A

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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with revered Buddhist monk and longtime yogi Bhante Yogavacara Rāhula of Lion of Wisdom Meditation Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland about his wild journey from the hippie trail into Buddhist monastic life. Topics discussed include details about his early hippie days, glimpses into his book "On…

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Br. Ephrem Arcement's Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost, November 9, 2025 16:42

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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I Know What I Teach - 10/27/25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 55:47

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https://youtu.be/CY0ubdlfHREOleh Sokuzan

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Dharma Encounter: Sustaining What is True 1:10:16

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/26/25 - Shugen Roshi explores how we and all beings strive to live in harmony with our environment, with our universe. With the capacity to choose, we also have a basic ethical sense of right and wrong arising within, from our true, non-dual nature. Skillful and unskillful actions are made by us continuously…

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The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho 54:54

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Clear Mountain Upāsakā Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtgmYKj-XrBaqLDhTeHP32TZe4PpHkLHSajrZyrgVj8/edit?usp=sharing In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho describe the Upāsakā lay Buddhist form in 13 (optional but awesome) moves: Introduction to the Upāsaka form (1) Take Refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha (The Esse…

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Confessions of a Buddhist Scholar: Esotericism, Alchemy, & the Limits of Academia | Sarah Shaw Q&A 58:09

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview scholar and practitioner Dr. Sarah Shaw about Buddhism in academia in general and about breathing mindfulness in particular. Dr. Shaw's biography: Dr. Sarah Shaw is a faculty member and tutor at the University of Oxford, a fellow of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, and a visiting cont…

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Buddhism: Unitarianism Without the You – A UU Dharma Bum Biopic | Ajahn Kovilo 45:06

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo speaks at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (his mother's home congregation) about his own history being raised in the Unitarian Church and its effect on the trajectory of his life. Topics explored include Henry David Thoreau's essay "Life Without Principle", the intersection of Buddhism and Unitarian Univ…

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Br. Bernard Delcourt's Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, November 2, 2025 10:37

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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An Arahant & Chat-GPT Discuss Nibbāna... Risks & Possibilities of AI Dhamma | Ajahn Sādaro 56:18

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In this talk, Ajahn Sādaro, visiting from Melbourne, Australia, speaks about the benefits and risks of using Large Language Models (LLMs) for Dhamma guidance. We may use these tools with wisdom, but knowing their limitations is essential. Bio Ajahn Sādaro ordained in the forest tradition in Thailand in 2005. After practicing throughout SE Asia, he …

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Br. Francis Daniel Beckham's Sermon for All Saints Day, November 1, 2025 9:14

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Devas, Māras, & Elephant Stories, Lay Stream Entry, & Wearing White in Buddhism | Ajahn Nisabho Q&A 52:52

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In this Q&A session, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about how he personally cultivates compassion (karuṇā), means of counteracting smartphone and internet addiction, the upāsakā form and wearing white in Buddhist spaces, the protective power of loving-kindness (mettā), stories of demons, devas, and elephants, how to practice seclusion and renunciation, and l…

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Br. Bruno Santana's Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 26, 2025 11:30

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Breaking the Clock: Dependent Origination & the Timeless Citta | Ajahn Nisabho 57:18

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In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about the relationship between dukkha (suffering, or stress) and time. Invoking the Christian concepts of chronos (choronological time) and kairos (sacred time), and orienting by the Buddha's description of a liberated state outside of time, we can navigate towards a greater spaciousness. Of special import is the …

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Fusatsu: Encountering Our Own Completeness 35:30

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/24/25 - From Master Dogen’s Genjokoan, our environment is not separate from our basic nature, and all creatures move within their element. When we feel separate or create schisms, we are going to suffer until we can bring ourselves to practice in accord with reality as it is. In this talk given during a Rene…

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Beyond Matter: The Observer Effect, Timelessness, & the Primacy of Consciousness | Bogdan Staszewski 1:05:27

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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Prof. R. Bogdan Staszewski about the intersection between Buddhist thought and quantum mechanics, focusing on the observer effect and the primacy of consciousness in shaping reality. Two other lectures by Prof. Bogdan on the subject: - "Is Consciousness in the Universe or Is the Universe i…

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Come Closer 33:18

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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 10/22/25 - Our biggest challenges often take form in how we create or perpetuate suffering, and these are likely to be in stark contrast to the peace and groundedness experienced in zazen. In zazen we experience our true nature up close, but it often doesn’t seem to be in alignment with our restless and uneasy mind. …

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Gaining Enlightenment 44:30

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/19/25 - We may aspire to enlightenment, or we may simply have faith in this path that seems to be leading us in a good direction. Enlightenment can seem a far away concept from the daily struggles of being human, but that sense of distance comes from seeking something outside of ourselves. The bright, lumino…

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Atonement: Gate of Creation / Gate of Cessation 30:51

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 10/19/25 - Hojin Sensei reminds us of the power of our heart-minds to heal, and shares helpful words from Maezumi Roshi, who noted our important “response-ability” to meet the harm created by ourselves and others. In the atonement practice of Fusatsu, we create a new path forward to open our hearts, be at ease an…

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Br. Scott Wesley Borden's Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 19, 2025 12:03

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Bhikkhunis, Butlers, & Card-Carrying Sotāpannas: A Non-PC Tour of Dhamma Diversity | Ajahn Munissara 58:38

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In this talk, Ajahn Munissara describes the power of diversity in Dhamma communities and teachers, particularly in elevating female articulations which have been absent for so much of Buddhist history. She speaks about the fragility of unawakened views, the power of remaining open to other articulations of truth, the history of the bhikkhuni order,…

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Elbows of Uncertainty - 10\19\25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 58:53

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https://youtu.be/sNykRpQ6issOleh Sokuzan

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Patient Forbearance 37:38

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 10/18/25 - How do you become ‘rested and ready’ to meet those things you’d rather hurry by, or bring under control and fix? Hojin Sensei reminds us that a simple pause can skillfully hold this tension of opposites, which calls on a deeper intimacy with the self through practice. In this way our actions align with…

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Monk Life: ”Less Dreadful Than I Would’ve Thought” | Ajahn Narindo Q&A 1:04:46

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Narindo about lessons learned from the various phases of a modern monastic life. Biography of Ajahn Narindo: Ajahn Narindo was born in 1981 in the Netherlands, where he studied and worked in marketing and law. In his twenties he encountered Buddhism, began practicing the precepts, and …

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Tending the Lamp 45:41

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/12/25 - Passing this lamp that the Buddha lit, it falls to the next generation to tend that lamp for the next generation, and for generations to come. Building something new, whether a temple or a community as Daido Roshi and others from the Monastery’s early years have done, over time it’s the vow itself th…

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Br. Josep Martinez-Cubero's Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 12, 2025 15:03

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Hopelessness - 10/12/25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 57:27

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https://youtu.be/Pqwx_mvsjqQOleh Sokuzan

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(A)Political Buddhism: True But Not Right, Right But Not True | Ayya Santussika 49:57

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In this talk, Ayya Santussika, visiting with Ayya Cittananda from Karuna Buddhist Vihara (https://www.karunabv.org/) addresses the unease many feel with about the current state of the world, emphasizing how Dhamma practice and non-hatred can provide refuge. Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni: Born in Illinois in 1954, Ayya Santussika began exploring meditat…

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Empty Space Alight: A Compassionate Theravāda Search for the Nature of Awareness | Guy Armstrong Q&A 59:56

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview renowned meditation teacher Guy Armstrong about his time as a monk with Ajahn Buddhadasa, the relationship between sense consciousness (viññana) and a deeper awareness, the Mahāyāna concept of Buddha nature, emptiness, and remaining grounded in the modern world. Guy's Biography: Guy Armstron…

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Firewood Does Not Become Ash 42:53

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/05/25 - The opportunity our lives offer is simply to live—not in the past, nor the future, but now—and this requires a measure of both faith and appreciation for all that is present, right now. Rather than living in memory and recollection, or in our hopes and fears, Dogen’s Genjokoan emphasizes that the dha…

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Br. Randy Greve's Sermon for the Feast of the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Monastic Church of Saint Augustine, October 5, 2025 10:07

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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There is No Next - 10/5/25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 1:15:04

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https://youtu.be/VWW_3r1UiHgOleh Sokuzan

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The Lie Behind Shy: A Buddhist Response to People-Fear and Self-Implication | Ajahn Kovilo 49:23

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Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events! - Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:00 – 7:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom) - Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person) - Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Onli…

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Deep Thai Buddhism: Soft Skills for a Hard Life & Living the Monk Dream | Ajahn Dan Thiracitto Q&A 1:04:22

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In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Ajahn Dan Thiracitto about his experience as a Western forest monk in Thailand: living with Thai Krooba Ajahns, walking tudong, and living close to the earth. Resources mentioned in this conversation: - Luangta Maha Bua: Shedding Tears of Dhamma - https://youtu.be/iI5TQnYcFn8?si=yUJb3t2e4d_c…

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Br. Aidan Owen's Sermon for the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (transferred), September 30, 2025 13:53

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Genjokoan Dharma Encounter 1:21:33

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Ron Hogen Green, Sensei - ZMM - 9/28/25 - Manifesting absolute reality—awakened reality—in everyday life is Genjokoan. In this lively Dharma Encounter with Hogen Sensei, the awakened reality of everyday life is explored as our fundamental practice. Sensei says “true realization manifests as compassionate action in the world; that’s the bottom line,…

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Br. Robert James Magliula's Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 28, 2025 9:35

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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We Don't Need to Do Anything - 9_28_25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 1:02:16

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https://youtu.be/t0NOm2Z2U6gOleh Sokuzan

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Heaviest Teachings, Lightest Touch: 4 Hallucinations (No AI Necessary) | Ayya Brahmavara 51:14

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In this talk, Ayya Brahmavara speaks about the 4 vipallāsa or distortions of perception, described in the Vipallāsasutta AN 4.49 (https://suttacentral.net/an4.49/en/sujato?lang=en&layout=sidebyside&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin), and how our clinging causes us to suffer. The Buddha's teachings, though counter to how muc…

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Not Separate From Yourself 45:20

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/27/25 - Zazen is a powerful practice for entering an intimate relationship with ourselves. Without adding anything extra, we have available at all times our true mind, our buddha nature, perfect and complete. But how to work with it skillfully? How to let go of all the suffering we carry, and re-create, momen…

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Fusatsu: Make Fresh 30:33

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZMM - 9/26/25 - Taking responsibility allows us to make fresh and new karma, to heal what needs to be healed. The vows of atonement or repentance are at the center of this ceremony of Fusatsu. Hojin Sensei explores what the words of our vows in this context mean, and how our intentions can turn the tides of harmful karma…

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Brothers & Sisters in Dhamma: A Case Study | Karuna Buddhist Vihara Q&A 56:10

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In this session Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Ayya Santussika and Ayya Cittananda live at Kuruna Buddhist Vihara. Ayya Santussika Bhikkhuni: Born in Illinois in 1954, Ayya Santussika began exploring meditation in the late seventies. She received BS and MS degrees in computer science while being a single mother. After working as a softwa…

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To Study The Self, To Forget The Self 41:10

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/24/25 - Being devoted to the study of the self which Dogen outlines in Genjokoan is quite different than being self-centered. Rather, it means to take up wholeheartedly the practice of living into our true nature. Making this path real—bringing our understanding out of the realm of concept and abstraction—bec…

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Intimate Understanding 47:21

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 9/21/25 - Awareness is an essential aspect of being alive, and quite essential for doing good actions to bring healing to our troubled world. In Genjokoan, however, Dogen says a buddha doesn’t need to be aware of being a buddha. What does this mean? Is it a lack of awareness, or something else? Our entire world…

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Br. Ephrem Arcement's Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 21, 2025 15:51

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Oleh Holy Cross Monastery Sermons (West Park)

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Addiction to Paybacks - 9/21/25 by Sokuzan - SokukoJi.org 1:05:07

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https://youtu.be/f4T0LXdnlzsOleh Sokuzan

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Not-Self-Help Guide: Upaṭṭhāking Luang Por Sumedho & the Beauty of Service | Ajahn Asoko Q&A 1:02:35

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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Tan Ajahn Asoko, a senior monastic at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in the UK and the primary attendant to Luang Por Sumedho. The focus of the interview was the ins-and-outs of serving as an attendant and caregiver. Biography of Tan Ajahn Asoko: Ajahn Asoko grew up in a village near Geneva …

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Tara & the Theras! Radical Acceptance & Radical Compassion in an Unraveling World | Tara Brach Q&A 1:04:40

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In this interview, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho interview Tara Brach about her advice for practitioners dealing with fear and anger over the current state of the world, her relationship with faith and the Triple Gem, the R.A.I.N. approach to metabolizing difficult emotions, taking a "u-turn" in navigation of relationship, halos, unitarians, and m…

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A Reading of the Genjo Koan 37:30

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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 9/14/25 - In this talk, Hojin Sensei offers a full recitation of the Genjo Koan by Zen Master Eihei Dogen—keeping his living relics warm within our hearts. Before beginning, she pauses to recall how Buddhism first flowed through oral tradition, carried mind to mind, committed to memory. She invites us to take up …

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Momentary Escape - 9_14_25 by Sokuzan (1) 58:51

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https://youtu.be/rokxr7DuKn4Oleh Sokuzan

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Death Dhamma: Lessons from Life’s Edge | Ajahn Nisabho 51:09

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A document describing how to honor the dead may be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13H0UzWa73aLS1y6vVSANftAxZRjho76aozhZ5Tcjp2E/edit?usp=sharing. In this talk, Ajahn Nisabho speaks about maraṇasati, or recollection of death, as a path towards gratitude and heedfulness. He then describes how we can honor those who have passed, in ritu…

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