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Finding a Diamond on a Muddy Road

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This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 22, 2023. In this talk, Do'on Sensei discusses the Zen story "Finding a Diamond on a Muddy Road" from the collection Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

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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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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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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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The Virtue of Non-Doing: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 5, 2008. "The wise have nothing to do, while the unwise tie themselves in knots." -Relying on Mind, Seng-ts'an This talk works with some of the... 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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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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This and That?: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 12, 2008. "The tiny is the same as the large, once boundaries are forgotten." -Relying on Mind, Seng-ts'an This talk works with some of the... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Perfect Like Vast Space: Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on December 19, 2007. "The Way is perfect like vast space / where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess. / Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject /... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Embracing the Not-Knowing: Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 30, 2008. "How do you take a spiritually awakened individual and how does that individual engage their life? What are the qualities of an awakened being in... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Dark to the Mind, Radiant to the Heart: Karen Zuihan Weik offers a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 9, 2008. "Opening the space, what I really want to do is connect with you, connect with your heart. And have all of our hearts connect with one another, and... 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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Understanding the Daily Liturgy: The Stages of the Mahayana Path (Part 13): This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 13 of this talk series the... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Dogen's Mountains and Waters Sutra: This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi on April 16, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi examines Dogen’s Mountains and Waters Sutra. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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