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Bodhisattva Vows

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The Ten Bodhisattva Vows

I vow not to kill
I vow not to steal
I vow not to misuse sex
I vow not to lie
I vow not to misuse drugs/intoxicants
I vow not to gossip
I vow not to praise myself at the expense of others
I vow not to be stingy
I vow not to use anger
I vow not to disparage the teaching or my companions on the Way

—PZI Vows as Koans

Audio July 24, 2023

Refuge Changes You

John Tarrant, Tess Beasley

Koans
Bodhisattva Vows, Pure Vows, The Whole Purpose of Your life
Tags
July 23 2023, rakusu, refuge, resistance, response, Sunday Talks, vows, Yunmen
Category
Audio

Refuge is a path that opens a way toward life and awakening. Life is paradoxical, and with refuge a new responsiveness emerges, which introduces more freedom into any given situation—it prompts a response that accords with all things. John and Tess discuss the nature of refuge, origin of rakusus, Zen names and more.

48' 12"