Original Mind Zen

Andre Taesan Halaw
Original Mind Zen

Join Andre Taesan Halaw for weekly Zen Buddhist Dharma talks. Andre is a Zen monk and teacher at the Original Mind Zen Sangha in Chesterfield, NJ, where these talks were recorded. You can visit the OMZS at www.originalmindzen.com, or Andre at his blog, www.originalmindzen.blogspot.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review it, subscribe to it, and recommend it to a friend.

Episodes

  1. 06/26/2017

    Whether Sitting, Standing, or Lying Down

    Zen may begin on the meditation cushion; however, true practice should extend into every aspect of our lives, not just the seated position.

    7 min

  2. 06/26/2017

    For The Sake Of

    True Zen practice does not expect anything in return. It is not a means to an ends, but the ends itself.

    8 min

  3. 06/13/2017

    The Good News and the Bad News

    The good news is that everything is impermanent, changing; every moment is brand new. This means that we are ultimately free. However, if we expect certainty and fixedness from life, then impermanence is also bad news. Buddhism teaches us how to stop clinging and accept things just as they are--free from both bad and good.

    12 min

  4. 06/13/2017

    The Harmless Way

    Do as little harm as possible; that is the way of the Buddhas.

    8 min

  5. 06/05/2017

    The Buddha Is Your Birthright

    Probably the most staggering teaching in Buddhism is that we are already Buddha. Our minds and the minds of all Buddhas are fundamentally identical.

    9 min

  6. 06/05/2017

    Treat Every Being Like Buddha

    Every being and blade of grass is sacred. All deserve our kindness and respect, even those we view as unpleasant.

    8 min

  7. 06/05/2017

    Accepting Conditions

    The heart of Buddhist practice is learning to accept conditions as they are while simultaneously playing an active role in the world.

    8 min

  8. 06/05/2017

    The Pollen In Your Nose

    The hardest thing to accept in Buddhism is that even the aspects of the world and ourselves that we dislike the most are magnificent expressions of the great reality. It's simply our picking and choosing minds that distract us from this point.

    8 min

  9. 04/20/2017

    Neither Loss Nor Gain

    Zen practice walks the middle path between trying to gain or lose anything. Just as we eat to eat and sleep to sleep, we practice to practice--not to gain patience or lose stress.

    11 min

  10. 04/20/2017

    Even the Worms

    In Buddhism, everything is sacred. If we treat the smallest organisms with respect and compassion, imagine how we could treat our fellow humans.

    10 min
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About

Join Andre Taesan Halaw for weekly Zen Buddhist Dharma talks. Andre is a Zen monk and teacher at the Original Mind Zen Sangha in Chesterfield, NJ, where these talks were recorded. You can visit the OMZS at www.originalmindzen.com, or Andre at his blog, www.originalmindzen.blogspot.com. If you like this podcast, please rate and review it, subscribe to it, and recommend it to a friend.

Information

  • Creator
    Andre Taesan Halaw
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2017
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
  • Show Website
    Original Mind Zen

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