Village Zendo
Talks
 
 
Olive Blossoms, Spring
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Roshi points to the body-mind of spring, the body-mind that experiences spring, the body-mind from which nothing is hidden.
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Sensei Barbara Joshin O’Hara
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sensei tells the story of Nansen and the cat to illustrate how playing it safe does not eliminate suffering.
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Practicing Non-Violence
Thursday, April 10, 2008
In honor of the Satyagraha Forum, now taking place in NYC,
this talk addresses the practice of non-violence in one’s mind, one’s intimate relations, and with the world.
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Sangha Expressing the Way
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Roshi reminds us that we are always expressing. To practice is to become conscious of our expression and thus to serve the world with compassion and wisdom. Sangha is our petri dish. Let us grow
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Sensei on The Prosecutor
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Sensei Joshin touched us all deeply with her remarks about our inner prosecutor who stops us from our life, our practice, our own being.
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