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Better to Seek the Truth Directly

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Nov 14, 2009

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Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on December 10, 2008.
"There is no self and no person; how, then, kinfolk and stranger? I beg you, cease going from lecture to lecture. It is better to seek the truth directly."-- Layman PangFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

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Nov 14, 2009

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This podcast presents weekly updates from the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo including talks from Sunday service, sesshin, and other events.

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Expressing True Nature: The following mondo was presented by Jay Chikyo Weik at Shobu Okugyo Aikido retreat at Farm & Wilderness Center in Vermont on November 2, 2007. "So, what is it about? ...There are many different routes and different practices and different... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Living Zen: Awakening the Joyful Heart: Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk entitled, "Living Zen: Awakening the Joyful Heart." This introductory talk was presented at the Toledo Zen Center on October 27, 2007. "So then [the Buddha] sat under a tree, and started to actually practice what we... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Seng-Ts'an: Relying on Mind (part 3 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "There is no need to seek the truth - just put a stop to your opinions! Dualistic constructs don't endure, so take care not to pursue them. As soon as... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Being the Teachings, Practice Zazen: Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 28, 2007. "For reasons as varied as the people who have them, we have a really hard time letting ourselves be. We find it almost impossible to just not be so... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Have No Preferences: This talk and discussion was led by Jay Chikyo Weik at the Toledo Zen Center on November 14, 2007. The great way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences / When love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Giving: Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk and discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 21, 2007. "From Master Dogen's Bodhidharma Shisoho: 'Giving means non greed.' This has to do with not just a physical thing.... In the dharma, the giving can be... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Obstacles to Practice (part 1 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "Today, our mission is to talk a little bit about the things that might get in the way of maintaining a spiritual practice;... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Yung-Chia: Song of Realizing the Way (part 2 of 3): Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on April 20, 2008. "Seeing into the fundamental fact, you see into its expression as well." -Yung-Chia For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Our Nature is the Mind, and the Mind is our Nature.: Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 30th, 2008. "Our Nature is the Mind, and the Mind is our Nature. This nature is the same as the mind of all buddhas. Buddhas of the past and future only... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Hui-Neng: The Platform Sutra (part 3 of 3): Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on March 16, 2008. "Successive thoughts do not stop; prior thoughts, present thoughts, and future thoughts follow one after the other without cessation. If one instant of... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Bodhidharma's "Two Entrances and Four Practices" (part 2 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 20th, 2008. "Entering through practice refers to four all-encompassing practices: the practice of requiting animosity, the practice of accepting one's circumstances. ... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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The Ultimate Truth is Beyond Words.: Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 13th, 2008. "The Ultimate Truth is Beyond words. Doctrines are words, they are not the Way. The Way is wordless. Words are illusions; they are no different... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Obstacles to Practice (part 3 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "There are four basic ways that a bodhisattva will guide or help or engage sentient beings to the purpose of... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Obstacles to Practice (part 2 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "Typically, what are taught as being the primary challenges or the main difficulties have to do with the six realms. In the... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Do No Harm: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 16, 2008. "Coming from a Judeo-Christian theistically-based approach, there's an unconscious assumption -- or teaching, basically -- that moral and ethical... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Bodhidharma's "Two Entrances and Four Practices" (part 3 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 20th, 2008. "Entering through practice refers to four all-encompassing practices: the practice of requiting animosity, the practice of accepting one's circumstances. ... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Seng-Ts'an: Relying on Mind (part 2 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "Mind has the totality of space: nothing lacking, nothing extra. It's just selecting and rejecting that make it seem otherwise. Don't pursue worldly... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Seng-Ts'an: Relying on Mind (part 1 of 3): Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "The Supreme Way is not difficult; it just precludes picking and choosing. Without yearning or loathing, the Way is perfectly apparent, while even a... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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The Way Out Is In: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a talk and discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 23, 2008. "Elements of the self come and go like clouds, without purpose. Greed, hate, and delusion appear and disappear like ocean foam. When you reach the heart... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Accord With The Way: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 26, 2008. "The pure nature exists in the midst of delusions. With correct practice alone, remove the obstacles. If people in this world practice the... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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