The following teisho were given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center unless otherwise noted.
"Make Peace With Yourself" (46:31)
At the start of a weekend sesshin, Nyogen Roshi reminds us why meditation retreats are so valuable."When you begin to quiet down and you stop looking for something out there, then the Buddha-Mind manifests. And then you begin to experience the wonder of what you are."
"Affirmations" (1:02:50)
In this new teisho, Nyogen Roshi connects his renewed emphasis on affirmations with some of the fundamental insights of the Shurangama Sutra. "This is the place where it's easiest to work on enlightenment," Roshi says. "The whole process is evolvement of consciousness. If you don't get that, you're going to miss the most amazing journey."
"True Reality: Practicing Zazen" (32:07)
This should be so encouraging to those of you who are sick of being frightened, who are sick of fear, sick of anger. You don't need some sort of new program. You need to sit down and get quiet and turn the light of the mind inward.
"There Is Enlightenment" (13:32)
"The thing I most want you to experience is that the teaching of Buddha-dharma is real. Some of you still play with this as a conceptual game. But real transformation is absolutely possible." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
"What Is the Buddha?" (31:33)
"So long as you think that there's something 'out there,' then this 'out here' is threatening. If you can catch that, then you're beginning to understand what meditation is. Keep that awareness." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
"The Fundamentals of Zazen" (13:26)
Nyogen Roshi talks us through the basics of allowing body, mind and breath to settle--the heart of our Zen practice. Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
"The Raft of Buddha-Dharma" (22:48)
"By using the practice you can begin to free yourself from the illusion of separation. But don't try to understand it--understanding is in the realm of delusional thought. This pure awareness is what you are." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
"Walking the Eightfold Path" (51:39)
"The practice of Buddha-dharma is to realize and actualize in this moment what our life truly is all about." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
The Four Noble Truths: Diagnosing What Afflicts Us (17:26)
"As a sentient being living in the world of samsara there is the worst kind of illness. This is the fear and the suffering of unfulfilled spiritual practice. The great healer, Shakyamuni Buddha, diagnosed this illness and offered us a way out." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
The Center of the Empty Field (17:26)
"Modern science--quantum physics--will never prove Buddhadharma, but Buddhadharma might validate their work." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
Marvelous Contrivances (14:51)
"Koans are these marvelous contrivances given to us by the enlightened masters. Don't try to understand what I'm saying. Just sit here awake. You are a perfectly functioning Buddha. Just wake up now--this is the whole point of Buddhadharma." Excerpt from a Dharma Talk given by Nyogen Roshi at the Hazy Moon Zen Center.
Scattering Seeds
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