Dharma Talk, Stay Engaged

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

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Dharma Talk: Resolve, Effort, and Doubt

Monday, June 8th, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

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Dharma Talk, Weekend Retreat on Dogen

Sunday, May 31st, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

We had a weekend retreat before Memorial Day, and  Roshi Ân Giáo taught Dogen’s Instruction for Zazen.  One of the talks below was given during retreat; the other at the retreat’s conclusion.

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Dharma Talk, The Buddha’s Birthday

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

Roshi Ân Giáo describes the birth of The Buddha.

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Dharma Talk, The Book of Serenity, part 3

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

Roshi Ân Giáo presents another koan from the Book of Serenity.

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Dharma Talk, The Book of Serenity, part 2

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 | Audio, General | Comments Off

This week Roshi continues his talks on the Book of Serenity.

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Dharma Talk, The Book of Serenity, part 1

Sunday, April 12th, 2009 | Audio | Comments Off

In April Roshi Ân Giáo uses The Book of Serenity to discuss Koans; the training tool used with certain students, and the source of much fascination with our school.

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Dharma Class, Transmission of the Light,5

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 | Audio | Comments Off

Please enjoy Roshi Ân Giáo’s fifth class on one of Zen’s most important works.

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Dharma Class, Transmission of the Light 1

Sunday, January 4th, 2009 | Audio | Comments Off

The Record of the Transmission of the Light is unique to the Zen school and collects the sayings and doings of the Great Masters.  Enlightenment of students has been certified by Masters in these stories and puzzles, from the The Buddha down through the ages.  Roshi Ân Giáo is introducing the work to us and diving into transmission stories, in a six session class after Sunday Service.  Come jump into the Void with us!

The first class was recorded on January 4th.

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Patriarchal Zen

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 | Audio | No Comments

In today’s Dharma Talk Roshi An Giao explains what kind of Zen we practice, as compared to other traditions.

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