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Koku 1

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Dec 13, 2010

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What is the meaning of Koku? What is Koku? What is not Koku?

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Released:

Dec 13, 2010

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Dharma talks by Jundo Cohen & others from Treeleaf Zendo

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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Meditation: On Today's "Top Ten" Countdown of the "Pure Virtues of the Bodhisattva" ... ... we come to No. 5 ... Meditation .. Dhyana ... (not to be confused with the 50's song 'Diana' ... Hold me, darling, ho-ho hold me tight Squeeze me baby with-a all y... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
10 min listen
The Ten Oxherding Pictures (IV): dancing with shadows ... At the waters edge, under the trees - hoofmarks are numerous. Balmy grasses grow abundantly - can you see them or not? Even if you go deeper and deeper into the mountains, How could his nostrils, well compassing the ... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Sit-a-Long with Taigu: Zazen for Beginners (Part 6): Rev. Taigu offers a few more perspectives on the “sitting” of “just sitting.” He says: Sitting on a cushion is what we normally do. The actual flexibility of this cushion called a zafu makes it possible to position it at an angle which makes sitting m... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (VIII): Rev. Taigu again take the reigns to lead us through the next of the Ten Oxherding Pictures. He writes: “Taming the bull is the story of discipline. One has to take the lead and establish a regular and steady practice. That is, at least, the tra... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (IX): Rev. Taigu again takes us for a ride with the next of the Ten Oxherding Pictures. He writes: “Riding the bull home… As one mounts the bull, rides the bull, the world and practice itself are not experienced as obstacles anymore. The bull as an... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (I): This is an Enso from the great Zen teacher Nantembo who lived a century ago, his temple in Nishinomiya is very close to where I live. It says: Everything fundamentally is perfect roundness in this world. As soon as you are born in this world, your... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Skillful Means: We continue with our series on the Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" of a Bodhisattva .... with Skillful Means (Upaya) Historian and Soto Zen Priest Taigen Dan Leighton writes ... Skillful Means, upaya in Sanskrit ... is an essential c... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva?: Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at several of the famous "Greats" among the Bodhisattvas. The "Greats" include Kannon, Maitreya, Manjusri, Jizo, Samantabhadra and many others. We'll look at a few Buddhas too ... Especially in Mahayana Bud... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Patience: Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" (Paramitas in Sanskrit) are fundamental to the Bodhisattva path. Today, we will discuss the Perfection of Patience (Kshanti Paramita) If the video does not work today ... please consider it a perfect chance to put th... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Knowledge: The Tenth of the Bodhisattva's Ten Virtues is .... Knowledge (Jñāna) ... In Saving All Sentient Beings ... Knowledge Goes a Long Way ... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Wisdom: Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" are fundamental to the Bodhisattva path. Now we come to Wisdom (Prajna Paramita) In Mahayana Buddhism, this means seeing into, piercing ... emptiness ... being, allowing, witnessing and losing ourselves in ... the... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (Part 4): There was a devastating earthquake in the news yesterday — great human suffering. So much sadness in this world… war and violence, poverty, hunger, disease. Yet, in our Shikantaza Zazen, we are to instructed to sit with life without thinking “good” or... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Generosity: Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" (Paramitas in Sanskrit) are fundamental to the Bodhisattva path. Today, we will discuss Generosity (Dana Paramita) by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Vow & Commitment: In keeping with our 100-day Ango Practice Season, we look at the Bodhisattva Virtue of .... Vow and Commitment (pranidhana) The most fundamental Bodhisattva's vows are these four, which we chant daily ... To save all sentient beings, though beings ... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Mystical Powers: We now come to the Bodhisattva Virtue of .... Miraculous, Mystical Powers (bala) Mahayana sutras and lore refer to a variety of supernatural powers developed through meditation and Buddhist practice, said of aid to the Bodhisattva ... such as th... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of Effort: Last time, in our discussion of the Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" (Paramitas) of the Bodhisattva path ... we talked about "Patience" ... ... and today we will talk about the Perfection of Effort and Diligence (Virya Paramita). All the perfection... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (XI): For the 8th of the Ten Oxherding Pictures, Rev. Taigu offers this from Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo Genjo-Koan: To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad ... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (Part 8): We continue our video series on how to do Zazen, and how to allow the thoughts and emotions that appear during Zazen to drift from mind. I often use the analogy of clouds (of thought and emotions) drifting in and out of a clear, blue spacious sky (a m... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Compass of Zazen: A frequent visitor to our Sangha gifted us with a lovely post ... on Zazen and choices ... on "sitting with" questions ... Zazen is compass-ionate Yes, folks, indeed it is. Take what is tumultuous, sit it down in zazen Like a true compass, zazen p... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (VII): Rev. Taigu continues his series of talks on the Ten Oxherding Pictures. He writes: Getting hold of the tail is the moment were we may think we have got it. The gesture is firm, the grasp strong and the will to tame the ox very much alive. If we... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - (MORE) The Virtue of Mystical Powers: More of the Bodhisattva Virtue of Miraculous, Mystical Powers (bala) In the Tashin tsû (Penetration of Other's Minds) portion of the Shôbôgenzô, the subject is mental telepathy, one of the supernormal powers (abhijñâ) regularly said in Buddhist litera... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (V): catching a glimpse, the watcher (After a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily "Sit-a-long with Jundo" Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines, where w... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - The Virtue of the Precepts: Ten Pure Virtues or "Perfections" (Paramitas in Sanskrit) are fundamental to the Bodhisattva path. Today, we will discuss the Perfection of an ethical life, in keeping with the Precepts (Shila Paramita) by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Sit-a-Long with Taigu: Zazen for Beginners (Part 3): Like me (Jundo Cohen), Rev. Taigu Turlur is also teacher at Treeleaf Sangha. Born in France in 1964, he started Zazen early — at age 13! — and received Shukke Tokudo ordination in 1983 — at age 18! — from Rev. Mokudo Zeisler of the Deshimaru Lineage, and... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Our Next Retreat, Just A Few Words: Rohatsu is coming. Celebration, quality time, quiet time. My wish is for you to enjoy your retreat. Not to rush it or wish you could be somewhere else. Just surrender to each action and moment as it is. Visit the Forum for this topic! by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Avoiding The Jive And Hype: It’s almost to the point that there’s a flavor of Buddhism for everyone, especially in the West! From A is for Amida to Z is for Zen, there are groups and teachings of all stripes … the monastic and the “out in the world” types … traditional and traditio... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (Part 10): Last time, in our series on Zazen for Beginners (we are all always beginners), I used the analogy of clouds of thoughts and emotions drifting through an open, clear, boundless blue sky. I said, in Shikantaza “Just Sitting” Zazen, we do not resist the ... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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The Ten Oxherding Pictures (VI): Continuing our glimpse at ... ... catching a glimpse, the watcher (After a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily "Sit-a-long with Jundo" Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Su... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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What Makes You Think?: NOTE: PART OF END OF TALK WAS CUT OFF ... BUT THE POINT GETS ACROSS! There's an old Chinese story about the son and the broken leg ... A farmer had only one horse, and one day the horse ran away. The neighbors came to console him over his terrible... by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
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Stone Woman Dancing: An old Zen poem, the 'Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi' ... When the wooden man begins to sing, The stone woman gets up to dance. Visit the Forum for this topic! by TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST
10 min listen

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