Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple and Zen Center Dharma Talks
Summary: Weekly Talks given by the Venerable Deokwun Sunim and others at the Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple and Zen Center.
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A dharma talk by dharma student Ahm Ghi Jen Sumner on the Four Noble Truths
Dharma talk by dharma student Bup Jih Steve Sampson on the Nobel Eightfold Path
Talk in celebration of the first 17 months since the establishment of the Sangha
We chant Yebul Moon, or "Homage to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas," in Korean during most services. We chant it in Korean because the English version doesn�t lend itself to chanting, and it is an exercise in mindfulness to chant without getting too caught up in the words. Here is a recording of Deokwun Sunim chanting Yebul Moon, as well as an English Translation.
Once one enters the Field of Silent Illumination, how does one dwell there? How does one live there? It means living one's Buddhist identity. This talk examines what that means.
The Third and concluding talk in the Silent Illumination sub-series on virtuous conduct as a way to extinguish the fires of craving.
The second part of the Virtue sub-series of Silent Illumination.
Over the next three Dharma talks we will take a closer look at the three virtuous fire extinguishers: intention, consciousness, and conduct. This Dharma talk focuses on the first virtue---The Virtue of Intention.
A Dharma talk by Dharma Student Ahm Don Steve Sampson
A continuation of the Silent Illumination series. This talk discusses the Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga) teaching on the development of virtue and how that teaching can be used to create "fire extinguishers" to quell the fires of craving and attachment.
This Dharma talk both reviews the theme of Silent Illumination and explores the ways in which each of us starts and keeps fueling the fires of our cravings. It uses the US Justice Department Manual for Arson Investigation as a guide to help understand the HOW of our arsonist tendencies.
This is a Dharma talk delivered September 2, 2012 to a joint service of the Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple and Zen Center and the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Rapids. It is delivered by the Ven Deok Wun.
What is the difference between drooping out of one's life and dropping off one's entanglements? This Dharma talk explores that difference.
This Dharma talk explores the realities of self and personality from the Buddhist perspective. In addition, all teachers and masters quoted are women in keeping with week-long celebration of the feminine in Buddhism and Kuan Yin.
Fifth in the *Silent Illumination Series*. Explores the notion of the fire of ego craving as a subject of vigorous introspection.