2019
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September 13, 2021
Meet the Blue Dragon
In forty years, the earth itself, beyond our control, and human violence, also beyond our control, will have changed all our assumptions. Even so, what do I want the teachings to be?
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January 11, 2020
Leaning Into the Ancestors
John’s SRCZC talk on impermanence and rawness of feeling after the great fires in CA and Queensland. He reflects on the importance of internalizing the teachings and the nourishment of our ancestors within us- outside of our normal paths. Teachings after the great Engakuji fire in Chan koan history. The practice of talking to the ancestors – human or otherwise a source of great knowledge.
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July 24, 2019
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July 23, 2019
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July 22, 2019
Zhuangzi Dreamed He was A Butterfly
From Sunday July 21st Introductory talk for the 2019 Summer Sesshin
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June 26, 2019
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February 3, 2019
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February 3, 2019
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February 3, 2019
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February 3, 2019
Bus Stop to Nowhere
A solution for elders who want to go home but are home.