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    A Single Excellent Night, Part 2

    A Single Excellent Night, Part 2

    FromThe Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

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    A Single Excellent Night, Part 2

    FromThe Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

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    Length:
    30 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 30, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Senior MonasticZen Mountain Monastery, 12/30/2018 In the second of two talks on a Pali teaching about the urgency of practicing the present moment, Gokan reflects on the tendency to imagine the future, whether with excitement or dread, rather than truly dwelling where we find ourselves. He urges us to remember that our fantasies of the future are only mental fabrications – our life is happening right now.
    Released:
    Dec 30, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (98)

    The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.