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Dogen on Karma 2022 – Talk 4 – Identifying With Cause and Effect – Shobogenzo Case 90

Norman gives his fourth and last talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Identifying With Cause and Effect” – Shobogenzo Case 90 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”

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Dogen on Karma 2022 – Talk 3 – Refrain From Unwholesome Action – Part 2 – Shobogenzo Case 11

Norman gives his third talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Refrain From Unwholesome Action” – Part 2 – Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”

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Dogen on Karma 2022 – Talk 2 – Refrain From Unwholesome Action – Shobogenzo Case 11

Norman gives his second talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on “Refrain From Unwholesome Action” – Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi’s “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”

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Dogen on Karma 2022 – Talk 1 – Sue Moon – “Baizhang’s Fox” – Chapter 76 and “Karma in the Three Realms”- Chapter 85 – Kabuki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye – Shobo Genzo”

Sue Moon gives the first talk of the 2022 series of “Dogen on Karma” speaking on “Baizhang’s Fox” Chapter 76 and “Karma in the Three Realms” Chapter 85 of Kazuaki Tanahashi’s book “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo.”

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Zen Master Dongshan – Talk 5 – “Not Knowing is Most Intimate” – Jeff Bickner and Sue Moon – All Day Sitting February 2022

Jeff Bickner and Sue Moon speak on the koan “Not Knowing is Most Intimate” based on a conversation of Dongshan (Daizeng) and his student Fayen. This Koan can be found as Case 171 in the Tanahashi/Loori translation “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s three Hundred Koans.” It is also found in the Thomas Cleary version of the Book of Serenity Case 20.

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Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This Is It” – Talk 4 – Taigen Dan Leighton

Taigen Dan Leighton gives the 4th and final talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just this Is It.”  This series is based on Taigen Dan Leighton’s book of the same name, “Just This Is It.”

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Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It” – Talk 3 – More stories including Book of Serenity Case 49 and 98

Norman gives his third talk on stories of  Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It.”  This talk references the book by Daigen Dan Leighton: “Just This Is It :Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” as we’ll as the book of Serenity Case 49 and 98. 

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Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It – Talk 2 – Denkoruku “Transmission of the Lamp” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai”

Norman gives his second talk on Zen Master Dongshan “Just This Is It” koans and stories about this seminal zen master. The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness.” In this talk Norman also references the Denkoruku or “Transmission of the Light” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai.”

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Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It” – Talk 1- Case 49 Book of Serenity

Norman gives his first talk on Zen Master Dongshan, “Just This Is It”.  Koans and stories about this seminal zen master.  The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton “Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness,” Book of Serenity Case 49 “Dongshan Presents Offerings Before The Image,” “Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (PDF), Andy Ferguson “Zen’s Chinese Heritage.”

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Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial and Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 “The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers”

Norman leads a memorial service for Thich Nhat Hanh followed by Chris Fortin speaking on Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 “The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers.” This koan can be found in John Daido Loori’s: “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”

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Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 102 – “Baizhang’s Fox.” Also Book of Serenity 8, Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2

Chris Fortin a Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on “Baizhang’s Fox” Mana Shobogenzo case 102; also Book of Serenity case 8, and Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2. In this series Norman is referencing  John Daido Loori’s book “The Tue Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”

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Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 105 “The Bodhisattva of Compassion’s Hands and Eyes”

Chris Fortin and Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on “The Bodhisattva of Compassion’s Hands and Eyes'” Mana Shobogenzo case 105; also Book of Serenity case 54 and Blue Cliff Record case 89. In this series Norman is referencing  the book from John Daido Loori: “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s three Hundred Koans.”

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Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 34 – “The World-Honored One’s “Intimate Speech”

Norman and Chris Fortin both speak on Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 34 – The World-Honored One’s “Intimate Speech.”  This case can be found in John Daido Loori’s  book “The True Dharma Eye – Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans.”

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Book of Serenity Case 58 “The Diamond Scripture’s Revilement” – All Day Sitting December 2021

Norman gives his talk to the EDZ December 2021 All Day Sitting on Case 58 of the Book of Serenity “The Diamond Scripture’s Revilement.”  In this koan the Commentary of the Sixth Patriarch is paramount to the meaning of the Koan.