Alive to the Moment

Zhaozhou's Flower of Awakening

De: Roshi, John Daido Loori

Narrado por: Roshi, John Daido Loori

Zen Buddhism emphasizes zazen, or seated meditation, as the means to study the self and understand who we truly are. Dharma talks are an essential aspect of Zen training and take place in the context of zazen. Said to be "dark to the mind and radiant to the heart", a dharma talk is one of the ways in which a teacher points directly to the heart of the teachings of the Buddha. In our meditation practice, it is easy to get lost in self-doubt, fantasy, numbness, and emotional agitation. Dharma talks help to ground our practice, providing inspiration and an essential recognition of exactly where we find ourselves, so that we can learn to face difficulties and obstacles with a free and flexible mind. This talk was given at Zen Mountain Monastery or the Zen Center of New York City of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism, founded in 1980 by the late American Zen Master John Daido Loori, Roshi (1931-2009).

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Zen Dharma Talk

This particular talk for the Student of Zen, is truly on the mark. A Dharma talk isn’t a Dharma “read”
John is perhaps one of the only true Zen teachers America has produced. I knew the simultaneous translator for a Roshi and we discussed how weak American Zen was at the time ( 1979) and he explained that it had not even been in America 100 years yet. It took hundreds of years to settle down in China and Japan. John shows the true Dharma eye.

Zen teaching

Very inspiring and a wonderful approach. I recommend it for those who want to know more about the zen wisdom.

Beautiful

This is a dharma talk that is ripe with possibility. One of the best that I have heard on Audible.