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  • Kokuu
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Nov 2012
    • 6881

    Stay at home, Watch at home #1

    Hi all

    Since we are mostly all isolating at home now, I thought I would post some interesting and classic Sōtō Zen teachings from You Tube by eminent teachers for people to watch if they wish.

    This first one is Shohaku Okumura (author of our current book club book, Realizing Genjokoan) talking about our favourite subject! (no, not Star Trek but Zazen!):

    This is a video explaining, how and why Zazen is good for nothing. The original of the video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/224988039 and it has burned...



    If you have any favourites of your own, feel free to pass them along!


    Gassho
    Kokuu
    -sattoday/lah-
  • Doshin
    Member
    • May 2015
    • 2634

    #2
    Thank you Kokuu

    Doshin
    St

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    • Shinshi
      Senior Priest-in-Training
      • Jul 2010
      • 3731

      #3
      Thank you Kokuu. That is one of my favorites.

      Gassho, Shinshi

      SaT-LaH
      空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi

      For Zen students a weed is a treasure. With this attitude, whatever you do, life becomes an art.
      ​— Shunryu Suzuki

      E84I - JAJ

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      • Jundo
        Treeleaf Founder and Priest
        • Apr 2006
        • 40783

        #4
        And I will be the bad cop who makes sure that postings stay in harmony with Soto Zen ways ...

        Gassho, Jundo

        STLah
        Last edited by Jundo; 03-27-2020, 03:38 PM.
        ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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        • Kokuu
          Dharma Transmitted Priest
          • Nov 2012
          • 6881

          #5
          Jundo,

          I think the worst you are going to have to contend with on that front is some John Daido Loori.

          Although I might find some dancing monks!

          Gassho
          Kokuu
          -sattoday/lah-
          Last edited by Kokuu; 03-27-2020, 05:08 PM.

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          • Jundo
            Treeleaf Founder and Priest
            • Apr 2006
            • 40783

            #6
            Originally posted by Kokuu
            Jundo,

            I think the worst you are going to have to contend with on that front is some John Daido Loori.

            Although I might find some of dancing monks!

            Gassho
            Kokuu
            -sattoday/lah-
            I'm am a Big Daido fan, actually. The man knew how to rock a Koan.

            Gassho, J

            STLah
            ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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            • Amelia
              Member
              • Jan 2010
              • 4980

              #7
              I am also interesting in collecting some new links to some good sources of Zen and Buddhist articles. I think I have read everything on Lion's Roar already, and at the moment I can't really spend any money on a Trycycle account.

              Gassho
              Sat today, lah
              求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
              I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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              • Meitou
                Member
                • Feb 2017
                • 1656

                #8
                One good thing coming out of this situation, I follow quite a few different European Sanghas via newsletters, Instagram and Facebook pages etc, and now suddenly boom and zoom, they are all online! Okumura Roshi's student's Sangha in Rome is broadcasting every day now, so at last I'm hoping to learn some Zen liturgy in Italian. Wonderful opportunities in the face of the worst adversity.
                Gassho
                Meitou
                sattodaylah
                命 Mei - life
                島 Tou - island

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                • Natahl
                  Member
                  • Nov 2018
                  • 48

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Kokuu
                  Hi all

                  Since we are mostly all isolating at home now, I thought I would post some interesting and classic Sōtō Zen teachings from You Tube by eminent teachers for people to watch if they wish.

                  This first one is Shohaku Okumura (author of our current book club book, Realizing Genjokoan) talking about our favourite subject! (no, not Star Trek but Zazen!):

                  This is a video explaining, how and why Zazen is good for nothing. The original of the video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/224988039 and it has burned...



                  If you have any favourites of your own, feel free to pass them along!


                  Gassho
                  Kokuu
                  -sattoday/lah-
                  Thank you for this - it was one of the clearest explanations of zazen I’ve ever heard.

                  Gassho,
                  Natahl


                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                  • Jundo
                    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 40783

                    #10
                    I love these ...

                    Zen Speaks, a wonderful and fun series of Zen Stories and bits of Chinese Wisdom, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. In Chinese with English subtitles. There are dozens of these short cartoons with a Chan flavor. Here is the first video a compilation in a set of 11 videos. You need to turn on the English subtitles (small tab at the bottom of the screen)



                    Gassho, J

                    STLah
                    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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