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September 22, 2018 – “The Radiant Light of Buddha Nature (Part 1 of 2 parts) ” Dharma Talk by Rev. Kokyo Henkel – One-day sitting

“The Radiant Light of Buddha Nature” (Part 1 of 2 parts) – Dharma Talk given by Rev. Kokyo Henkel on the morning of Saturday, September 22, 2018 during a One-day sitting (9MB, 1 hour 2 minutes).

Rev. Kokyo Henkel

Rev. Kokyo Henkel

Visiting Teacher

Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Zen since 1990, in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, most recently as Tanto (Head of Practice), Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, No Abode Hermitage in Mill Valley, Bukkokuji Monastery in Japan, and Santa Cruz Zen Center. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1994 by Tenshin Anderson Roshi and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2010. Kokyo is interested in exploring how the original teachings of Buddhadharma from ancient India, China, and Japan are still very much alive and useful in present-day America to bring peace and harmony to this troubled world.
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August 13, 2018 – “My Journey Discovering White Privilege: Learning to Practice in the Gap” – Dharma Talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah

“My Journey Discovering White Privilege: Learning to Practice in the Gap” – Dharma Talk given on Monday, August 13, 2018 (10.7MB, 41 minutes).

Note – the talk was edited at approx 36 minutes 10 seconds of the lecture to remove silence during which time the sangha performed an exercise requested by the lecturer. The recording resumes at the commencement of the question period after the exercise.

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Board of Directors, Practice Committee, Teachers

Serves as Ino,  or head of the meditation hall. She studies in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha this May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request.
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July 23, 2018  – Dharma Talk by Rev. Myo Lahey

Monday, July 23, 2018 –  Rev. Myo Lahey (5.4 MB, 42 min).

Note – during portions of the Dharma talk Rev. Lahey refers to an astronomical black hole and draws an analogy to the body-mind, inquiring, at times, “what if it not only does THIS but it does THIS?” During such inquiry, on the first THIS Rev. Lahey moves his hands from a starting point away from his body closer to his body at a point just below the navel. On the second THIS, Rev. Lahey moves his hands from the navel away from his body.

 

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July 10, 2017 – “Buddha’s Teachings on Social & Communal Harmony” – Presentation by So On Jim Hare

July 10, 2017  – Presentation by So On Jim Hare  (12 MB, 53 min.)

For further reading: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social & Communal Harmony: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pāli Canon. Edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi; Prologue and Epilogue by Hozan Alan Senauke, Wisdom Publications, 2016

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February 6, 2017 – Practice Talks by Doralee Grindler Katonah & Oscar Balaguer

Practice talks by Doralee & Oscar after the January “Intensive” at Green Gulch Farm with Reb Anderson. February 6, 2017 (6.7 MB; 52 min.)

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Board of Directors, Practice Committee, Teachers

Serves as Ino,  or head of the meditation hall. She studies in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha this May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request.
Oscar Balaguer

Oscar Balaguer

Senior Student

A longtime Zen practitioner and member of Valley Streams, Oscar was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson.
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January 2, 2017 – “On the theme of ‘Othering’ and our Diversity Statement.” -Practice Talk by Doralee Grindler Katonah

January 2, 2017 (6.7 MB; 53 min.)
On the theme of “Othering” and our Diversity Statement.

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Rev. Parāvṛtti Doralee Grindler Katonah

Board of Directors, Practice Committee, Teachers

Serves as Ino,  or head of the meditation hall. She studies in the Soto Zen lineage with Sojun Diane Martin, founder and guiding teacher of Udumbara Zen Center in Illinois and Rev. Val Szymanski, Head Priest of Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha in California. She was lay ordained in 2008 and priest ordained in 2019. She served as head student for the Spring practice period at Bamboo in the Wind Zen Sangha this May 2022. She offers Practice Interviews upon request.