Auckland Zen Centre: Weekly Podcasts

Chinul responds to the question "What is the essence of True Mind?", describes its functioning, and explores the similarities and differences between True Mind's essence and function. Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983

The importance of faith in the practice of the Path and the myriad names for True Mind in the Sutras and in Son (Zen). Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.

Conclusion of biographical material and introduction to Chinul's teaching on True Mind. Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.

Biography of Twelfth Century Korean Master Chinul. One of the most important figures in Korean Buddhism, Chinul sought to unify the teachings of the sutras with those of Son (Zen in Japanese), the so-called "special transmission outside the scriptures, not dependent on words and letters". Main Text: The Collected Works of Chinul, translated and with an introduction by Robert E. Buswell Jr., University of Hawaii Press, 1983.

An alternative story of the Buddha's home-leaving from the Sarvastivadin literature, and the parallel practice undertaken at home by his wife, Yashodhara, provide us with a model for lay practice. Main Text: The Hidden Lamp, Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon, Wisdom 2013.

A dharma talk by Richard von Sturmer.

Text used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon

Text used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon

Text used: The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon

Hastening our death: do we need to legalise assisted suicide, and why do so many people feel so strongly about this issue? Main text quoted: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Entry through practice -- (4) practicing in accord with Dharma -- giving Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Entry through practice -- (3) craving nothing (continued) Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Entry through practice -- (3) craving nothing Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Entry through practice -- (2) accepting circumstances Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Entry through practice -- (1) requiting animosity Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Entry through Principle -- awakening to the essential Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Bodhidharma's life and his direct pointing to the human heart Main Text(s) quoted: The Path to Bodhidharma, the teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi. Translated by Priscilla Daichi Storandt and edited by Jane Lago

Ethical conduct is at the heart of our practice, not an "optional extra". Some notes about the significance of the precepts and of the Matariki Jukai ceremony.

Text used: Moon by the Window: The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada.

Koan number 9 from the Denkoroku.