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Dharma Theme June 9, 2023

Dharma Theme: Where Do We Go When We Die?

PZI Teachers

Koans
Doushuai’s Third Barrier (MK73c), Doushuai’s Three Barriers (MK73) (GG47), Huineng's Original Face (GG23), Luopu About To Die (BS41), Mazu's Purpose of Your Life, The Valley Spirit Never Dies (DDJ6), Where Do You Go When You Die?, Your Original Face before Your Parents Were Born (GG23)
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ancestors, bardos, buddha nature, Daowu, death, Dharma Theme, Doushuai, dying, great matter, great questions, Huineng, last words, Linji, Luopu, Mazu, original face, poet Issa
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Dharma Theme, Text

Questions about death and the after-death are a part of the traditional Chan koan curriculum. Dignified by their antiquity, they are the primordial instance of that which cannot be negotiated with.

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Video July 12, 2022

Decorating My Idea of Myself

John Tarrant

Koans
Abiding Nowhere the Heart-Mind Comes Forth (MK65b), Hakuin's Praise Song for Meditation
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2022 Summer Sesshin, being in the life you have, buddha nature, crimes wiped away, Diamond Sutra, Hakuin, Huineng, June 14 2022, Mazu, reaching, samadhi, the self, video clip
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No being has ever fallen out of the samadhi of Buddha nature. Being in the life you have is your samadhi. Recorded at Summer Sesshin on June 14, 2022. 4 minutes.

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Dharma Theme November 4, 2021

Dharma Theme: Zen Luminaries, A Series of Conversations with Jon Joseph Roshi

Jon Joseph

Koans
Huineng's No North & South (GG23), The Coin Lost in the River (MK64)
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Bodhidharma, Chan history, Chan poetry, Diamond Sutra, Entangling Vines, Heart Sutra, Huineng, Joan Sutherland, Linji, Mazu, poet Jane Hirshfield, poet Naomi Shihab Nye, poet Ocean Vuong, PZI Zen Online, Record of Linji, writer David Hinton, writer Earthlyn Manuel, writer Frank Ostaseski, writer GuoGu, writer Kim Stanley Robinson, writer Peter Hershock, writer Pico Iyer, writer Red Pine, writer Ruth Ozeki, writer Thomas Kirchner, Zen Luminaries
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Dharma Theme, Text

Modern Zen Luminaries: A series of Zen Buddhist scholars, writers, poets, translators, and practitioners join PZI’s Jon Joseph Roshi for lively discussions online, with a focus on our Chan lineage. Includes all recordings beginning with the series’ launch in September 2021.

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