The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
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The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
The Ultimate Inspiration: The Lion’s Roar of Queen Srimala
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast
49 minutes 13 seconds
4 days ago
The Ultimate Inspiration: The Lion’s Roar of Queen Srimala
In this intriguing Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Sensei Kodo inspires us with the lion’s roar of Queen Srimala. Beginning with reflections on how motivations and intentions consciously and unconsciously impact behavior, Kodo guides us into the surprising and unexpected teachings of Queen Srimala. Counter to common cultural conceptions of Buddhism, Queen Śrīmālā proclaims the four shining qualities of Buddha Nature as permanence, happiness, self, and purity. Kodo connects her lion’s roar to a familiar chant at Upaya: the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo. With a snap of recognition, he points us to the line “Jo Raku Ga Jo”—translated as “eternal, intimate, pure, and joyful.” In doing so, Kodo reorients us from detachment and non-grasping toward vow, intimacy, and the freedom to be fully ourselves. Coming full circle and inviting us to look deeply into our practice, and intentions, he asks: “What can truly call to our deepest aspirations and bring us into the practice and action we long to embody in this world?”
Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast
The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
