Black Mountain Zen
Black Mountain Zen
Ryūshin Paul Haller
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Standing on the Platform of Now
Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk inspired by poet laureate Amanda Gordon and the 2021 Inauguration, reflecting on the alchemy available in each moment as we stand in all the causes and conditions and fullness of our being and choosing to infuse our bodhisattva vow.
Jan 30, 2021
49 min
The Dance of Doing and Being
Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on the Sandokai - a famous zen poem chanted daily throughout the world, and he offers an exploration of "the nourishing factors of our inter-being"
Dec 12, 2020
50 min
Practising with the Impossible
Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on practising with the upside-down mind knowing it's the very mind of Buddha.
Oct 25, 2020
50 min
Bodhisattva Vow and a Life of Service
Ryūshin Paul Haller gives insight into the inclination to reach beyond our limits. In Zen ceremonies, we vow discover a path to wider notion of wellbeing. Despite our karma, our stories, the challenges- we try to live in service of others. Navigating the paradox of existence gives vitality to each moment. This liberation and effort echoes far beyond what we can ever know.
Sep 27, 2020
47 min
The Six Perfections: Class 7 - Practicing with the Teachings
In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.
Jul 15, 2020
1 hr 32 min
The Six Perfections: Class 6 - Wisdom
In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.
Jul 8, 2020
1 hr 32 min
The Six Perfections: Class 5 - Meditation
In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.
Jun 30, 2020
1 hr 24 min
The Six Perfections: Class 4 - Effort
In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.
Jun 23, 2020
1 hr 28 min
The Six Perfections: Class 3 - Patience
In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.
Jun 16, 2020
1 hr 20 min
A World On Fire
Ryūshin Paul Haller gives a talk from Tassajara Zen Center shortly after the George Floyd and Black Live Matter protests. A dharma response to these times: deep radical presence and acceptance.
Jun 13, 2020
48 min
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