Slogging Through the Underbrush of the Mind

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Slogging Through the Underbrush of the Mind

FromZen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

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Sep 17, 2018

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This talk was given by Sonya-Roshi on the second day of a seven day sesshin.

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Sep 17, 2018

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Dharma Talks on Zen from the Windhorse Zen Community, near Asheville, NC. Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is a sanctioned Dharma heir of Roshi Philip Kapleau, the abbot of the Rochester Zen Center, and the author of Three Pillars of Zen.

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5 Death and Dying: Death and Dying, in today's teisho, Sunya Sensei discusses death and dying. by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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8 The Thousand Arms of Kannon: The Thousand Arms of KannonWho is Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion? Sunya sensei addresses Kannon and the place of compassion in the practice of zen in today's teisho, from a dharma talk given on July 23rd, 2006. For more information... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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16 The Mystery of Flowers: The Mystery of FlowersToday's Teisho, The Mystery of Flowers, is from a Father's Day teisho given by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei. There are some problems with the audio in this podcast!We'd like to hear from our listeners! Please send an email to us at... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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11 The Ten Fools: The Ten Fools This teisho is from the last day of a seven day intensive meditation retreat given in August of 2004. For more information on the Windhorse Zen Community, see our website www.windhorsezen.org by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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12 Mother's Day: Mother's Day 2007, Sunya Kjolhede Sensei discusses Mother's Day. For questions about the Windhorse Zen Community, or to help support these podcasts, see our website, www.windhorsezen.org by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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6 Why Are We Practicing?: 06 Why Are We Practicing? Why do we do this practice of zen? Taking Hakuin's Chant in Praise of Zazen as her text, Sunya Sensei addresses this issue in the last teisho of a five-day sesshin held in February of 2006. For more information on the... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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1 Wabi Sabi: Wabi Sabi A Dharma Talk given by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei on 4 June 2006 at Panther Branch, the residence of the Windhorse Zen Community. For more information, go to www.windhorsezen.org by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
40 min listen
3 Questioning in Zen: Questioning in Zen, Sunya Sensei discusses the questioning mind in zen practice in a talk given in the Sunday teisho on March 5th, 2006 at the Panther Branch residence of the Windhorse Zen Community. For more information see our website at... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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13 Engaged Practice: Keep Waking Up: Engaged Practice: Keep Waking UpToday's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given May 16th, 2004. We'd like to hear from our listeners. Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let us know who you are, ask questions, just let us... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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17 100% Affirmation: 100% AffirmationToday's Teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is entitled 100% Affirmation. It is from a sesshin given in October of 2004.We'd like to hear from our listeners! Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let us know who you... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
40 min listen
2 The Fall of Icarus: The Fall of Icarus A Dharma Talk given by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei on 9 April 2006 at Panther Branch, the residence of the Windhorse Zen Community. In this podcast, Sunya Sensei refers to sesshin. Sesshin is an intensive meditation... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
36 min listen
9 The Dog Who Saved Cats: The Dog Who Saved Cats Sunya sensei discusses animals, their relationship to humans, and what they have to teach us in this teisho given in July of 2006. For more information on the Windhorse Zen Community, see our website at www.windhorsezen.org. by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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10 Relationships: Relationships, Sunya sensei discusses relationships in this teisho from April 11th, 2004. For more information on the Windhorse Zen Community, see our website at www.windhorsezen.org. by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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7 Gratitude: Gratitude, Sunya Sensei discusses gratitude in a teisho given on November 30th, 2005, just after Thanksgiving Day. For more information on the Windhorse Zen Community, see our website at www.windhorsezen.org by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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31 Learning Unlearning: Learning Unlearning - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in September 2008 during the regular Sunday sitting. You can hear the Blue Jays and Carolina wrens that live in the woods near the zendo adding their commentary... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
40 min listen
4 War and Peace and Practice: War and Peace and Practice, A dharma talk by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei given on the anniversary of the third year of the war in Iraq. by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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18 The Universe Will Not Abandon You: The Universe Will Not Abandon You, Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sense is entitled "The Universe Will Not Abandon You". It is from a sesshin, an intensive meditation retreat, given in June 2005. We'd like to hear from our listeners!... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
31 min listen
20 Put Down Your Buckets: Put Down Your BucketsToday's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Senei is entitled "Put Down Your Buckets". It is from an all day sitting given in January 2007. We'd like to hear from our listeners! Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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The Tao and Zen, by Mitchell Doshin Cantor Sensei: 36 The Tao and Zen, by Mitchell Doshin Cantor - Today's teisho is a talk by Mitchell Doshin Cantor Sensei, a guest speaker at the Windhorse Zen Community in July of 2012. Sensei Cantor discusses the Tao and Zen. Doshin Cantor Sensei is a Zen... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
49 min listen
14 Endless Dimension, Universal Mind: Endless Dimension, Universal Mind, Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given during sesshin, an intensive meditation retreat. We'd like to hear from our listeners! Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let us know who... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
34 min listen
15 Annie Dillard, What If?: Annie Dillard, What If? Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given during sesshin, an intensive meditation retreat. We'd like to hear from our listeners! Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let us know who you are,... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
36 min listen
24 Memorial Day and Nonviolence: Memorial Day and Nonviolence - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given on the Memorial Day weekend, May 25th 2008. How do we best honor our war dead? How do we deal with the violence within us? What does Buddhist practice tell us... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
42 min listen
25 An Introduction to Koans: Koans - A Brief Introduction, An introduction to koans- Sunya Sensei often discusses koans. This brief introduction to koans is taken from a longer teisho, Chosha's Spring Walk that will follow this podcast. Roshi Kapleau, our teacher's teacher, said... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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21 There Is No Waiting: There Is No Waiting, Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is entitled "There is no Waiting" as from a teisho given in May of 2005. Please send your comments or questions to us at windhorsezen@att.net and see our website,... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
32 min listen
29 The Seventh Precept: The Seventh Precept - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in November of 2008 during the regular Sunday sitting. Thanks for your continued interest in these podcasts. Send us an email at windhorsezen@att.net Let us know... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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Not Just a Bag of Skin: 37 "Not Just a Bag of Skin" Today's teisho by Sunya Sensei is a talk given at our Sunday sitting on September 30th 2012 from our Zendo in the North Carolina Mountains. You can hear a phobe's song in the background! Thanks for your... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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27 Nonviolence: Nonviolence Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given at our regular Sunday sitting, on June 8th, 2008. Thanks for your continued interest in these podcasts. Send us an email at windhorsezen@att.net Let us know who you... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
45 min listen
22 The New Flute: The New Flute, Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given on the fifth day of a seven day sesshin given in December of 2004 Please send an email to us at windhorsezen@att.net . Let us know who you are, ask questions, just let... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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23 Dreams and Waking: Nansen's Dreams and Waking, Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in November of 2007. This is part two of a two part Teisho on the Koan "Nansen's It Is Like a Dream" We do not have part one due to a technical problem, but this... by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Four: This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi on day four of this seven day retreat. by Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community
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Slogging Through the Underbrush of the Mind

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