¡Despierta!
By Nagapriya
¡Despierta!Dec 25, 2020
Making Sense of Mind Only 7
Making Sense of Mind Only 6
Making Sense of Mind Only: 5
Making Sense of Mind Only 4
Making Sense of Mind Only 3
Making Sense of Mind Only 2
Making Sense of Mind Only 1
Precious Garland 1
The Living Quick of Time: Uji
The Voices of the River Valley
In this episode we discuss chapter 9 of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō; 'The voices of the river valley and the form of the mountains' (Keisei-shinshiki). This chapter focuses on how the whole of nature functions as the 'Buddha's body' in the sense that it reveals the nature of conditionality. The chapter also explores motivation for Dharma practice and warns against using the Dharma life to accomplish worldly ends. According to Dōgen, 'we should endeavour to be unknown'.
The Ineffable 'It': Inmo
Note: at one point of the recording I refer to Dōgen's approach as 'Other Power'. This was a verbal error and I intended to say 'self-power.'
Prostrating to the Marrow of Attainment
A talk on the Way: Bendowa
Dōgen: Mountains and Waters Sutra 2
Dōgen: Mountains and Waters Sutra 1
Transcending laterally
Engaged Knowing
Infinite Light
Myōkōnin: wondrous, excellent person.
How happy I am!
Amida’s seal is stamped in my heart.
The seal called Namu-amida-butsu,
The seal of Oya-sama [the loving parent (JCD)],
His child has received,
And simply says, Namu-amida-butsu.
We use the poem to discuss the metaphor of a seal and what it might mean to have Amida's seal stamped on our hearts.
The Shin Sect of Buddhism
Dualism or nondualism?
Evolved Interiority
The Bandaged Place: why Shinran is so interesting
Larger Amida Scripture 2
Larger Amida Scripture 1
In this podcast we begin to look more directly at the Pure Land Scriptures. In this first podcast we look at the first part of the Larger Scripture and comment on its origins, how it was transmitted to China and Japan, and some of its key features.
Shinran and Jinen 2
Shinran and Naturalness 1
Shinran Hymns 2
Shinran Hymns
Shinran's Letters 4
Shinran's Letters 3
Shinran's Letters 2
Shinran's Letters
Shinran and Sangharakshita
Shinran's Hermeneutical Horizon
Shinran and Other Power 10
Shinran and Other Power 9
Shinran and Other Power 8
Shinran and other power 7
Shinran and Other Power 6
Shinran and Other Power 5
Shinran and Other Power 4
Shinran and Other Power 3
Shinran and Other Power 2
Shinran and Other Power 1
In this episode, Dayamati and I begin to explore Shinran's principal work the Kyogyoshinsho. This is the first of a series of episodes in which we talk about this work. In this first recording we focus on the first part of Chapter 2, which is called 'Practice'.
Notes on the Inscriptions of Sacred Scrolls
Notes on Once Calling and Many Calling
Notes on the Essentials of Faith Alone 3
In this episode Dayamati and I continue to explore Shinran's Notes on the Essentials of Faith Alone. In particular, we discuss how Shinran's thought can be related to ideas about Buddha-nature, the idea that our deepest nature or essence is identical to enlightenment. Later in the recording we go on to discuss the second of our three texts, which is Notes on Once Calling and Many Calling. If you wish to comment on the podcast you can send me a voice message.
Notes on the Essentials of Faith Alone 2
Dayamati is a retired professor of Sanskrit living in New Mexico.