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Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Mountain Rain Zen Community
185 episodes
2 days ago
Shinmon Michael Newton offers insight into the calm readiness of cleaning and of being present to doing exactly what we are doing. What does it mean to do something with total concentration? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over te...
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Shinmon Michael Newton offers insight into the calm readiness of cleaning and of being present to doing exactly what we are doing. What does it mean to do something with total concentration? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over te...
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Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
The Dharma of Chores - Practice Period Week Seven - Wednesday
Shinmon Michael Newton offers insight into the calm readiness of cleaning and of being present to doing exactly what we are doing. What does it mean to do something with total concentration? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over te...
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4 days ago
27 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Earth Womb - Practice Period Week Six - Sunday
Dharma talk by Myoshin Kate McCandless on Jizo Bodhisattva, protector of women, children and travellers. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact po...
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1 week ago
40 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Zazen is Embodied Curiosity - Practice Period Week Six - Wednesday
Shuso Myosen River suggests that using zazen to avoid our bodies or demons is kind-of funny because it’s like hiding from the monster in our closet by going in with it. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and ac...
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1 week ago
29 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Hail to the Never-Despising Bodhisattva - Practice Period Week Five - Sunday
Shinmon Michael Newton offers a talk on Dogen and Keizan, and on their support for women disciples. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact podcast...
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2 weeks ago
37 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
For the Hungry Ghosts - Practice Period Week Five - Wednesday
Talk by Myoshin Kate McCandless on Yurei and Hannya: Japanese women ghosts and demons. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrain...
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2 weeks ago
22 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
The Use and Power of the Erotic - Practice Period Week Four - Sunday
Shuso Myosen River asks: as followers of 'The Way', are we supposed to transcend desire? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainra...
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3 weeks ago
33 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
The Dharma Gate of Grief - Practice Period Week Four - Wednesday
Myoshin Kate McCandless examines how different women have coped with intense grief, and how buddhist perspectives and practices have supported their process. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on...
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3 weeks ago
28 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Enlightened Women - Practice Period Week Three - Sunday
Shinmon Michael Newton takes a backstep into the context of India at the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, and surfaces through the story of bhikkhuni Bhadda Kapilani, foremost in recollecting past lives. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going...
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4 weeks ago
41 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
When the Buddha was Wrong - Practice Period Week Three - Wednesday
Myosen River Shannon asks: When people we love and trust harm us, how can we hold that contradiction in our bodies and transform what is possible in our relationships and communities? The Buddha was imperfect - does this understanding makes it easier to confront the paradoxes in our own lives? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supp...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Who was the Buddha's Mother? - Practice Period Week Two - Sunday
A body from which another body is born - what a marvel! Myoshin Kate McCandless shares teachings about Buddha’s mother Maya and her younger sister Prajāpatī (Buddha’s step-mother) as well as Yaśodharā, Buddha's wife and mother of his son. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A ful...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Bringing Zen Home - Practice Period Week Two - Wednesday
Shinmon focuses on home altars as a part of embodied practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org.
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1 month ago
26 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Practice Period Opening Weekend (5/5)
Shinmon Michael Newton parses apart the title for this year’s practice period In this Lifetime, In this Body: Cultivating Embodied Wisdom and Compassion with our Women Ancestors, and asks himself how he understands his malenesss as it shapes and colours his practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountain...
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1 month ago
39 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Practice Period Opening Weekend (4/5)
In part of her role as shuso, Myosen River gives a Way-Seeking Mind Talk. “Emptiness is not erasure, it’s a promise and a warning.” _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For q...
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1 month ago
36 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Practice Period Opening Weekend (3/5)
Myoshin Kate McCandless introduces the Practice Period theme and describes how the lens will be turned onto what it is for us to live and awaken in the fullness of our embodied life in these difficult times on earth. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recor...
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1 month ago
45 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Practice Period Opening Weekend (2/5)
Shinmon Michael Newton offers a talk on one of his dearly treasured woman ancestors, the nun Ōtagaki Rengetsu. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, cont...
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1 month ago
39 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Practice Period Opening Weekend (1/5)
Myoshin Kate McCandless offers a talk on one of her dearly treasured woman ancestors, 17th century nun - Ziyong Chengru. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comm...
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1 month ago
34 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Way Seeking Mind Talk - Unmon Jacob Butula
A first koan: how does one get in "the zone" and then stay in "the zone"? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org.
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1 month ago
39 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
How to Cook Your Life (7/)
Daikan offers insight into the suffering and instability we create for ourselves. In what way is the position of Tenzo (head cook) a metaphor for the settled life that is grounded in zazen? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back ov...
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2 months ago
23 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Zazenkai
Shinmon Michael Newton suggests retreats (such as the day-long zazenkai hosted at Bright Stream Temple) are an opportunity to sit with others, to notice our busy minds, and to work on letting thoughts go. Returning to innocent mind, the question is asked: "What is this life?" _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our ...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
How to Cook Your Life (6/)
Continuing the dharma seminar on Uchiyama’s commentary on Dogen’s Instructions to the Cook Shinmon Michael Newton asks: as this is the only life you get, how do you look deeply to know who you are? “In attachement blossoms fall, in aversion weeds spread” -Dogen _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work...
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2 months ago
30 minutes

Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
Shinmon Michael Newton offers insight into the calm readiness of cleaning and of being present to doing exactly what we are doing. What does it mean to do something with total concentration? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over te...