Podcasts about hekiganroku

Im 73. Fall des Hekiganroku bittet ein Mönch Zenmeister Baso um die endgültige Erklärung zur Bedeutung von Bodhidharmas Kommen aus dem Westen, die über die vier Lehrsätze und die hundert Verneinungen der buddhistischen Philosophie hinausgeht. Doch statt einer Antwort begegnen ihm Müdigkeit, Kopfschmerz und schließlich ein schlichtes Eingeständnis des Nichtwissens. Am Ende bleibt nur ein einfacher Satz: »Shisos Kopf ist weiß, Kais Kopf ist schwarz.« In diesem Teisho führt Christoph Rei Ho Hatlapa durch die philosophischen Hintergründe des buddhistischen Tetralemmas und der Lehre Nagarjunas vom Mittleren Weg und verbindet sie mit Einsichten aus dem Daoismus. Dabei wird deutlich, dass Zen die Wahrheit nicht in immer feineren philosophischen Unterscheidungen sucht. Vielmehr führt der Weg zurück zur unmittelbaren Wirklichkeit des Lebens selbst. Die Gedanken über Sein und Nichtsein, über Recht und Unrecht, über Ja und Nein verlieren ihre zwingende Macht, wenn wir den Drehpunkt des Dao entdecken. Jenen Ort, an dem sich die Gegensätze auflösen und wir die Welt wieder direkt sehen, so wie sie ist: vielfältig, verbunden und von stiller Güte durchzogen. Um für junge Erwachsene den Aufenthalt im ToGenJi zu ermöglichen, bitten wir um eine Spende: Sie finden die Kontodaten/Paypal auf unserer Website https://choka-sangha.de/spenden/ Herzlichen Dank

Im 58. Beispiel des Hekiganroku wird Meister Joshu gefragt, warum er den Satz: »Der wahre Weg ist nicht schwer; er verabscheut nur Wahl und Festhalten«, so oft zitiere. Joshu entgegnet, dass er dafür keine Rechtfertigung habe. Was Wahl bedeutet und wie wir dem Anhaften entgehen können, ist ein wiederkehrendes Thema. Joshus Botschaft bleibt dabei stets dieselbe: Der wahre Weg (Dao) ist einfach, nur unser Denken macht ihn kompliziert. Steven Mitchell schreibt dazu in seinem Buch »The Second Book of the Dao«: »Wir glauben die menschliche Natur zu kennen. Doch was, wenn unsere liebsten Annahmen falsch sind? Was, wenn alles Leid aus verwirrten Gedanken resultiert?« In diesem Teisho stellt Christoph Rei Ho Hatlapa dem analytischen Verstand die Wahrnehmung mit dem Herzen zur Seite. Aus ihr erwachsen Mitgefühl und die Einsicht, dass wir nicht von den Wesen um uns herum getrennt sind. Die praktische Aufgabe besteht darin, immer wieder zu unserer eigenen Mitte zurückzukehren, auch wenn in uns viele unterschiedliche Stimmen sprechen: die des inneren Kindes, der Eltern oder unserer Erwartungen. Durch die Zen-Praxis können wir lernen, diese Stimmen wahrzunehmen und den inneren Frieden zwischen ihnen wiederherzustellen. Indem wir unsere mentalen Konstruktionen loslassen und die Wirklichkeit unmittelbarer erkennen, kann Klarheit entstehen. In dieser Klarheit ist der Weg nichts Fernes oder Geheimnisvolles, sondern etwas, das bereits im gegenwärtigen Moment vorhanden ist. Literatur: Stephen Mitchell: The Second Book of the Tao, 1. Auflage, Penguin Publishing Group, 2010, ISBN: 0143116703, 9780143116707 Um für junge Erwachsene den Aufenthalt im ToGenJi zu ermöglichen, bitten wir um eine Spende: Sie finden die Kontodaten/Paypal auf unserer Website https://choka-sangha.de/spenden/ Herzlichen Dank

Ausgehend von Koan 6 des Hekiganroku entfaltet Christoph Rei Ho Hatlapa in diesem Teisho das Leben und Wirken des Zenmeisters Ummon, der für seine knappen Antworten bekannt war. Mit seinen wenigen Worten zielte er nicht darauf ab, etwas zu erklären. Vielmehr wollte er bei den Zuhörenden einen Durchbruch bewirken. So führt uns auch seine Koan-Aussage: »Jeder Tag ein guter Tag« mitten hinein in die Welt der Nicht-Dualität. Denn nur, wenn wir die gemeinsame Quelle aller Dinge erkennen und daraus Gelassenheit, Mitgefühl und innere Weite entstehen lassen, können wir dem Leben mit all seinen hellen und dunklen Seiten wirklich begegnen. Dabei hilft die Zazen-Übung. Sie befreit den Geist von unnützen Gedanken und schenkt dem Herzen Frieden. Ein ruhiger Geist beobachtet zunehmend das Treiben der Wesen und betrachtet ihre Rückkehr zur Quelle. Denn wer erkennt, woher er kommt, kann gelassen mit allem umgehen, was das Leben bringt – und verkörpert, wenn der Tod kommt, Ummons goldene Brise. Um für junge Erwachsene den Aufenthalt im ToGenJi zu ermöglichen, bitten wir um eine Spende: Sie finden die Kontodaten/Paypal auf unserer Website https://choka-sangha.de/spenden/ Herzlichen Dank

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 5/15/2026.

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 140 - Who is Bodhidharma? What is his significance to East Asian Buddhism? What are some legends about him?Resources: charya, Raghu (2017), Shanon, Sidharth (ed.), Bodhidharma Retold – A Journey from Sailum to Shaolin, New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-81-208-4152-9Broughton, Jeffrey L. (1999), The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen, Berkeley: University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-21972-4Buswell, Robert E., ed. (2004), Encyclopedia of Buddhism, vol. 1, Macmillan, ISBN 0-02-865718-7Cole, Alan (2009), Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, ISBN 978-0-520-25485-5Dumoulin, Heinrich; Heisig, James; Knitter, Paul F. (2005). Zen Buddhism: India and China. World Wisdom, Inc. ISBN 978-0-941532-89-1.Faure, Bernard (1986), "Bodhidharma as Textual and Religious Paradigm", History of Religions, 25 (3): 187–198, doi:10.1086/463039, S2CID 145809479, archived from the original on 2007-09-28, retrieved 2007-02-13Ferguson, Andrew (2000), Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings, Somerville: Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-163-7Garfinkel, Perry (2006), Buddha or Bust, Harmony Books, ISBN 978-1-4000-8217-9Henning, Stanley (1994), "Ignorance, Legend and Taijiquan" (PDF), Journal of the Chenstyle Taijiquan Research Association of Hawaii, 2 (3): 1–7, archived from the original on 2011-02-23, retrieved 2019-10-19Henning, Stan; Green, Tom (2001), "Folklore in the Martial Arts", in Green, Thomas A. (ed.), Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIOJorgensen, John (2000), "Bodhidharma", in Johnston, William M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L, Taylor & FrancisKambe, Tstuomu (2012), Bodhidharma. A collection of stories from Chinese literature (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06, retrieved 2011-11-23McRae, John R. (2000), "The Antecedents of Encounter Dialogue in Chinese Ch'an Buddhism", in Heine, Steven; Wright, Dale S. (eds.), The Kōan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism, Oxford University Press, archived from the original on 2012-07-25, retrieved 2006-11-30.McRae, John R. (2003), Seeing Through Zen. Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism, The University Press Group Ltd, ISBN 978-0-520-23798-8McRae, John R. (2004), Seeing through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism, University of California PressPine, Red, ed. (1989), The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma: A Bilingual Edition, New York: North Point Press, ISBN 0-86547-399-4Pine, Red, ed. (2009), The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 978-0-86547-399-7Sekida, Katsuki (1996). Two Zen Classics. Mumonkan, The Gateless Gate. Hekiganroku, The Blue Cliff Records. Translated with commentaries by Katsuki Sekida. New York / Tokyo: Weatherhill.Shahar, Meir (2008). The Shaolin Monastery: history, religion, and the Chinese martial arts. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3110-3.Sutton, Florin Giripescu (1991), Existence and Enlightenment in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra: A Study in the Ontology and Epistemology of the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism, Albany: State University of New York Press, ISBN 0-7914-0172-3.Williams, Paul (1989), Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations, Psychology Press, ISBN 0-415-02537-0_________________________________If you like our show and would like to support us, we encourage you to give your money or resources to a worthy cause. We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where you can. Thank you.Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by emailing us at Bright.On.Buddhism@gmail.com.Credits:Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-HostProven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 4/19/2026.

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 2/22/2026.

In this Teisho, given on Janua 25th, 2026, Rinzan Osho examines case 99 of the Hekiganroku Chu Kokushi and the Ten Bodied Herdsman. How do we know when to take action? What gets in the way of right action?

In this Teisho, given on January 22nd 2026, during winter sesshin (long retreat), Rinzan Osho examines case 97 of the Hekiganroku: The Transgression is Wiped Out. We can get caught not only in a world in which we are caught by our own likes and dislikes but also a world in which we are caught with the preoccupoation of being liked or disliked.  How can we work to be good people and be completely at ease and in acceptance of who we are.

Shana delves into Case 9 of the Hekiganroku and Case 15c of the Miscellaneous Koans as pointers to navigating the polycrisis. Recorded on February 5th, 2026 Please consider supporting Mountain

In this Teisho, given on January 20th 2026, during winter sesshin (long retreat), Rinzan Osho examines case 96 of the Hekiganroku: Joshu's Three Turning Words. Life presents us with frustrations and things we get angry about. How can we learn to relax, let go, and be effective in a world that does not go the way we want it to?

January 2026 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Hekiganroku #24 , “Irongrindstones Tetsuma” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

In this Teisho, given at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji during Rohatsu 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 91 of the Hekiganroku: Enkan and the Rhinceros Fan. The ineffable the mystery underlying us all cannot be divided or parcled out or even spoken about. How is it that we can share its wisdom?

In this Teisho, given on November 2nd, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 89 of the Hekiganroku, Ummon's "The Whole Body is Hands and Eyes."  By giving ourselves over to the three treasures -- Buddha (the fundamental light inside each of us), Dharma (the teaching of the historical Buddhas, our ancestors and our every day life), and Sangha (our deep communion with all things) -- we devlop a natural responsiveness to the call of the suffering world, and provide it a giving and helping hand.

On the occasion of the last full moon of this calendar year, Valerie turns to case 100 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku. Speaking directly to our life and

In this Teisho, given on October 26th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 87 of the Hekiganroku,  Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other.  With the right perspective, the whole eart is medicine. When we take the medicine, what do we become?

Rinzan Pechovnick Osho gave this Teisho on the sixth day of Rohatsu Sesshin, 2025 at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines Hekiganroku, Case 91, Enkan and the Rhinoceros Fan.

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 11/17/2025.

In this Teisho, given on October 26th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 86 of the Hekiganroku Everybody Has Their Own Light. What is the light that shines through all things, indeed is all things? How do we open ourselves to it?

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 10/17/2025.

In this Teisho, given on August 24th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 79 of the Hekiganroku: Tosu's Every Voice is the Buddha's Voice. If all is Buddha, does that mean discrimination lies outside it?

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Autumn Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores one way to approach being awake without attachment to identity.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented gave this Teisho on the fifth day of Autumn Sesshin, 2025 at Chobo-Ji.  What are two very sharp and a multi-generational colonies of branching organisms?

Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 9/14/2025.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the Sept. 14, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to make errors into assets, and the importance of not clinging to axioms.

In this Teisho, given on July 27th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 78 of theHekiganroku: "Bodhisattvas in the Bath." The principles of Zazen (Zen meditation) is to melt into the senses to sense beyond the senses.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during on the final day of Summer Odayaka, Aug. 17 2025. This talk explores our personal and collective karmic baggage and what we can do to relinquish some of it.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during on the second day of Summer Odayaka, Aug. 16, 2025. This talk explores our ego, sub-personalities and the collective unconscious full of gods, archetypes and totems. Are these real or fundamentally empty?

Roshi Genjo Marinello presented this Teisho during the Aug. 3, 2025 Zazenkai held at No Rank Zendo in Portland. This talk investigates how to explore the inconceivable essence of ourselves and the universe via the experience of Great Death.

This talk takes up case 34 in the Blue Cliff Record or Hekiganroku, “Kyozan's ‘Not Wandering,'” as a guide to that exploration. Kyozan (Yangshan) asks a monk, “Where have you

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the Aug. 10, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the language of the Buddha and sages. Just remember to be deaf, blind and a fool, who knows nothing, but is always kind and helpful.

In this Teisho, given on July 5th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 72 of theHekiganroku: Ungan's, "Do You Have Them or Not?." Sometimes, all the artifice and investigation must be put aside. At such a time as this, time to walk the dog.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the Aug. 3, 2025 Zazenkai held at No Rank Zendo in Portland. This talk investigates how to explore the inconceivable essence of ourselves and the universe via the experience of Great Death.

Fresh home from a memorial service for a beloved mentor and on the heels of the flooding in Texas, Valerie turns to case 41 of the Hekiganroku or Blue Cliff

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the July 13, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the difference between mastery and imitation. "Whether singing or dancing we are the voice of the Dharma." - Hakuin

In this Teisho, given on June 29th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 71 of theHekiganroku: Goho's, "Shut Up." In Zen training, we learn to travel the pathways beneath our personality construct. What is it? Who are we then? The essential question in Zen is how ill you arise from it?

In this Teisho, given on June 23rd, 2025, at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji's Summer Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 70 of the Hekiganroku: Isan's, "I Would Ask You To Say It." How do we find harmony in a world full of dischord? How does Zen training help us to open our ears to listen?

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Summer Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the truth that the Dharma can't be taught but there are many paths to explore and investigate this multidimensional reality.

In this Teisho, given on June 23rd, 2025, at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji's Summer Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 70 of the Hekiganroku: Isan's, "I Would Ask You To Say It." How do we find harmony in a world full of dischord? How does Zen training help?

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Summer Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the relative and transcendent ways to respond to an inquiry.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the June 8, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the essence of Prajna.

In this Teisho, given on April 20th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 68 of the Hekiganroku: Kyozan Asks Sancho's Name. Deep investigation takes us to a place so vast and free that we can feel the relief of "nothing matters." From that place, we can spring forth revived, and with a profound sense that "everything matters." 

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the May 4, 2025 Zazenkai, held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how we are all the very hands and eyes of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

In this Teisho, given on March 2nd, 2025, the final day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 60 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon's Staff Becoming a Dragon. The staff has swallowed up the universe, where are the mountains, rivers and the great world?

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during April Zazenkai, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what it is to really realize our seamlessness with the intimate infinite.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how too much medicine becomes poisonous, and how to transcend both medicines and poisons.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what we see when we look in the mirror collectively and personally.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the qualities one should find in a senior Zen monk and the fact that none of us will always be in the groove of excellence. 

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to find the path to the "One and Only" in the midst of our collective suffering.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the March 9, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk delves into a crucial path that can assist us in transcending our troubled selves and fostering a profound connection with the essence of our being.