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Shasta Abbey

Teachings about Buddhist practice in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition from the monks at Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery.Learn more at: shastaabbey.orgVideo recordings of talks are uploaded to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ShastaAbbeyDharmaTalksfind us on twitter: @shastaabbeyfacebook & instagram

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25:49

When the Flowers Fall

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2024/12/15

Rev. Amanda Robertson uses the Vimalakirti Scripture as a springboard for talking about not criticizing others. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 24,2024. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fpk3oDccfnITwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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26:52

Om to the One Who Leaps Beyond All Fear

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2024/12/08

Rev. Allard Kieres shares some personal stories and reflections about how fear is the genesis of suffering. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 17, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/97TK2RMHQGITwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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33:15

Generosity of Spirit Leads to Peace

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2024/12/01

Rev. Ando Mueller gives a Dharma talk on the Festival of Remembrance on Veteran's Day. She talks about a story from the life of the Buddha where a famous general came and asked the Buddha about war. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 10, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: N/A

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READ: The Denkoroku Chapter 2

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2024/11/29

This is a reading of chapter 2 of Great Master Keizan's 'Denkoroku: The Record of the Transmission of the Light'. It is the Rev. Hubert Nearman translation. The Denkoroku records the stories of the masters in our lineage starting with Shakyamuni Buddha and going through the generations up to Koun Ejo who was Great Master Dogen's disciple and grand master to Keizan. The stories highlight the thread of faith, practice, and enlightenment that has woven its way down through the ages to this very ...

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31:20

Just This Is It

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2024/11/24

Rev. Scholastica Hicks gives a Dharma talk on the yearly memorial festival honoring Rev. Master Jiyu. Rev. Scholastica shares personal stories and lessons from her time working closely with Rev. Master Jiyu as her personal nurse. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday November 3, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/x1aaGZ_W36U

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22:16

Koho Zenji

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2024/11/17

Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a Dharma talk on Founder's Day. The founder of Shasta Abbey is Keido Chisan Koho, Rev. Master Jiyu's master in Japan, and Rev. Master Meian explains about this Zen tradition of naming your teacher as the founder of your temple and shares stories about Koho Zenji's (Zenji meaning Zen Master in Japanese) life and teaching. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 27, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/OASETX...

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Attitude of Gratitude Part 6: Making Offerings (cont.)

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2024/11/10

Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck continues his 'Attitude of Gratitude' series. He explains why making offerings bears such incredible merit and gives us advice on how to cultivate a proper attitude of mind when making offerings. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 20, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/QqKIcscniAY

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24:14

Never Give Up

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2024/11/03

Rev. Valora Midtdal offers words of encouragement to us in our practice to persevere and never give up. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 13th, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/p2qBzFXiUl4

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21:02

Bodhidharma’s Four Practices

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2024/11/01

Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about Bodhidharma who is an important ancestor in the Zen lineage. Specifically, Bodhidharma is known for his writing on the 'Four Practices' for trainees. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday October 6, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/IcaCItkf62kTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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24:50

Jealousy

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2024/10/13

Rev. Shiko Rom talks about the challenges of training with jealousy using stories from her own life and readings from Rev. Koten Benson's 2004 retreat on the Buddha Mother's Mandala. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday September 29, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/7zlfdKBclboTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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23:19

Acts of Kindness

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2024/10/06

Rev. Astor Douglas uses stories from her own life as examples of how 'small' acts of kindness express the whole of Buddhist practice, and she encourages us in our own practice of kindness in our daily lives. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday September 22, 2024. YouTube: https://youtu.be/3fXQBp9cfQITwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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18:20

Contentment

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2024/09/29

Rev. Master Meian Elbert uses a section from the Scripture of the Buddha's Last Teaching as a springboard for talking about 'contentment'. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday September 15, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/rCRFo1Sa6DcTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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24:47

Problems and Solutions

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2024/09/22

Rev. Margaret Clyde shares some stories about her own life to illuminate how we can engage with our 'problems' in a healthy Buddhist way. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday September 8, 2024.Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/wAnsq5IdX9E

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18:41

The Lava Lamp

Shasta Abbey ·

2024/09/15

Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, uses the image of a lava lamp to talk about karma and the 'unreality of self'. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday September 1, 2024. Twitter/X: @shastaabbeyYouTube: https://youtu.be/LawpNrQXhkw

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17:32

The Mind that Seeks the Way Retreat: Mind

Shasta Abbey ·

2024/09/09

Rev. Serena Seidner led a retreat in 2019 on 'The Mind That Seeks the Way'. This is one of the talks from that retreat that addresses: "The self is the very mind that seeks the Way. But what is this mind that seeks the Way?" This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on August 19th, 2019.YouTube: N/ATwitter: @shastaabbey

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21:47

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat:...

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2024/09/01

Rev. Leon Kackman gives his sixth and final meditation talk of the retreat. He continues exploring the vows of Samantabhadra focusing on how we can be grateful to the Buddhas for this practice. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Saturday August 24, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/M3pYtYQ3iSUTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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30:29

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat:...

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2024/08/30

Rev. Leon Kackman gives his fifth meditation talk of the retreat. He continues exploring the vows of Samantabhadra focusing on how we can actively study WITH the Buddhas here and now: today. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Friday August 23, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/Xx7Tf2M5a7ITwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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22:59

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat:...

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2024/08/28

Rev. Leon Kackman gives his fourth meditation talk of the retreat. He continues exploring the vows of Samantabhadra focusing on the vow to 'make offerings to the Buddhas'. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Thursday August 22, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/ilhXsR_ayQITwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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24:12

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat:...

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2024/08/26

Rev. Leon Kackman gives his third meditation talk of the retreat. He invites us to explore Samantabhadra's direct vows and how we can work with them in our own lives. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Wednesday August 21, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/eD3GIbcsScsTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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32:56

Activity in Stillness, Stillness in Activity Retreat:...

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2024/08/24

Rev. Leon Kackman gives his second meditation talk during his retreat on Samantabhadra talking about the practice of vows for which this particular Bodhisattva is well known. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Tuesday August 20, 2024.YouTube: https://youtu.be/f2GbUFjZkBQTwitter/X: @shastaabbey

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