Dharma Dojo 2021: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practices #4, "Let's Meditate"

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Let's Meditate is the title of the 4th lecture given by Dr. Rev. Masaki Matsubara in the 2021 Dharma Dojo Lecture Series: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practice, where he explains Mahayana Buddhism and meditation practices.

In this episode, Dr. Matsubara guides us into practicing 3 types of meditation: breathing, Koan, and Odaimoku. This lecture was recorded on March 28, 2021.

Masaki Matsubara earned a Ph.D. in Asian Religions from Cornell University. He taught at the Department of Religious Studies at UC Berkeley and was the BDK Fellow at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University. He is now a Visiting Scholar in the East Asia Program at Cornell and also a Visiting Lecture at the Contemplative Studies at Brown University. Moreover, he serves as a Visiting Professor at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. He is the abbot of the Zen Temple Butsumoji in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He currently resides in New York City.

Chapter

1. Dharma Dojo 2021: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practices #4, "Let's Meditate" (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:26)

3. Hakuin's Aspect of Meditation (00:02:52)

4. Hakuin's Idea of Odaimoku (00:05:48)

5. Buddha Nature (00:07:18)

6. Koan or Nembutsu? Which is Superior? (00:08:57)

7. Reading 1 (00:10:03)

8. Let's Meditate (00:13:40)

9. Guided Breathing Meditation Practice (00:15:25)

10. Guided Koan Meditation Practice (00:27:06)

11. Guided Odaimoku Meditation Practice (00:37:37)

12. Conclusion (00:50:58)

13. Q&A 1 (00:52:27)

14. Q&A 2 (00:55:37)

15. Q&A 3 (00:56:16)

16. Q&A 4 (01:01:13)

17. Q&A 5 (01:04:00)