Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

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Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers.  To learn more about our community,  explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit http://mountainrainzen.org.

  1. DEC 6

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (7)

    Mysohin Kate McCandless gives the last talk of sesshin and concludes the story of Sudhana’s pilgrimage. Because we only exist within the vast matrix of Indra’s Net, the work of a Bodhisattva is never solitary. The greatest gift we can bring to the world is to give up our self-clinging. _____________________________________________________________These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider suppo...

    45 min

  2. DEC 5

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (6)

    Continuing the exploration of Samantabhadra's Ten Vows, Shinmon Michael Newton reminds us to never give up on ourselves, and to dedicate the merit we accrue towards the good of all beings. _____________________________________________________________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...

    45 min

  3. DEC 5

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (5)

    Daikan John Green, the MRZC practice period 2024 shuso, shares thoughts on tea-service, interdependence, and on Indra's Net as a manifestation of ceaseless arising and passing away. _____________________________________________________________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 ...

    29 min

  4. DEC 4

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (4)

    Myoshin Kate McCandless describes how even with our little internal monsters - with our backsliding, distraction, and confusion - if we look at ourselves with clear eyes, it is possible to recognize that we are all bodhisattvas on the path. _____________________________________________________________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 arc...

    36 min

  5. DEC 3

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (3)

    With an invitation to enter the moment and be open to things of beauty, Shinmon Michael Newton explores the nature of vow as something that is practiced, never completed. _____________________________________________________________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 an...

    37 min

  6. DEC 2

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (2)

    Myoshin Kate McCandless describes doors of liberation, talks about the weather, and invites trust in the buddha-body of sangha during sesshin. _____________________________________________________________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.Fo...

    37 min

  7. DEC 1

    Rohatsu sesshin - Living in Indra's Net: the Avatamsaka Sutra and Beyond (1)

    Shinmon Michael Newton opens Rohatsu sesshin with an introduction of Samantabhadra's Ten Vows and an exploration of bowing 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...

    31 min

  8. NOV 28

    Living in Indra's Net - Practice Period 2024 (14)

    We all, at some point in life, become aware of a longing that is not satisfied by any material thing or distraction or accomplishment. Shinmon Michael Newton explores the Avatamsaka Sutra’s list of 10 demons or personal obstacles met when walking this path of 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 mounta...

    29 min
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Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers.  To learn more about our community,  explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit http://mountainrainzen.org.

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