OG Zen Dharma Talks
By Open Gate Zen Collective
OG Zen Dharma TalksApr 05, 2024
Prostrations Embodied Practice
Prostrations are good practice to be more connected with our bodies, and also open our heart for practice gratitude, humility and devotion. The ego touches the earth a lift our Buddha Mind.
2nd Noble Truth Buddhism
Teaching on the 2nd Noble truth of Buddhism and the Shanda's ( 5 aggregates). The Origin and cause of our suffering, that Buddha discover and taught in his first sermon.
Importance of a Zen Retreat
Reviewing of a Zen retreat in Sweetwater Zen Center, the insights of dedicated practice.
Buddhas Awakening
Celebrating the Buddha's Awakening, When Shakyamuni sat under the tree and saw the morning star. Waking up to the interconnectedness of ones of life.
Bernie Roshi Legacy
Teachings of Bernie Glassman Roshi, the three tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Loving Action.
Fearless Bodhidharma
The First Ancestor of Zen, Bodhidharma Brought Buddhism to China and become Chan (Zen). One of his teachings "Zen Beyond Scriptures" .
Remembering Bernie Glassman Roshi
Dharma Talk on the life of the Zen Master Bernie Glassman. This talk commemorating one year of Roshi Bernie had passed away, Nov 4, 2018.
3 P's : Practice, Patience and Perseverance
Dharma Talk, The importance of Practice, to find and understand what practice is and what the method is, Next step is patience, a lot patience requieres in this practice and finally perseverance, no give up,
Values and the Buddhist Map
Dharma Talk to explore the values for our practice and the road to awakening, we need a map to travel the road.
Core values in our practice
Exploring the values in our practice, that I allow us to remember what we are doing this practice.
Right Livelihood
Right Livelihood is one of the factor in the eightfold path to awakening.
Buddhist Path: Shunyata, Wisdom and Compassion
The practice of Zen give us the opportunity to experience Shunyata or Emptiness or Boundlessness, we cultivate wisdom and we act with compassionate heart in our everyday life.
The Four Brahma Viharas
The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of brahma") are a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them.= The brahmavihārā are:
- Loving Kindness (mettā)
- Comapassion (karuṇā)
- Empathetic Joy (muditā)
- Equanimity (upekkhā)
There is not teacher of Zen
Exploring the zen paradox of there is not teacher of zen, Zen can not be though, so what are we teaching?
Where do we put our trust?
Having faith in the practice of zazen
Why Meditation?
The importance of meditation practice.
Opening the OG Zendo Gate
Recording video for Tricycle Magazine
This is a short video was taken by Sensei Koshin in NY Zen Center, Shinzan Sensei was giving a talk for tricycle magazine.