MN Zen Meditation Center: Sunday Talks

Talk given by Tim Burkett. Ever since my teacher kicked me in the chest, I have not stopped laughing. - Shi Lao

Talk given by Ted O'Toole. Sunday Talks from the Zen Meditation Center on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Donations appreciated at MnZenCenter.org.

Talk given by Daishin Rehorst. Greater in combat Than a person who conquers A thousand times a thousand people Is the person who conquers herself. (v. 103) It's easy to do what is not good And things that harm oneself. It's very difficult to do Things beneficial and good. (v. 162) -The Dhammapada, translation by Gil Fronsdal

Talk given by Bussho Lahn. Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depths of their hearts where neither sin nor desire nor self-knowledge can reach, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in the eyes of the divine. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other that way all the time. There would be no more war, no more hatred, no more cruelty, no more greed. I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other. - Thomas Merton

Talk given by Tim Burkett. Trouble? Life is trouble. Only death is nice. To live is to roll up your sleeves and embrace trouble. --Zorba the Greek Perhaps I myself am the enemy who must be loved. --Carl Jung

Talk given by Tim Burkett. A wild and gentle thing -James Wright The guest -Kabir The artist -Rumi The everyday mind Suzuki Roshi

Talk given by Ben Connelly. ...freedom, nonattachment, the island, the shelter, the asylum, the refuge, the destination, and the path leading to the destination. Listen.... And what, monks, is the destination and the path leading to the destination? Mindfulness directed to the body. - Buddha Not knowing is most intimate. - Dizang

Talk given by Tim Burkett. Sunday Talks from the Zen Meditation Center on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Donations appreciated at MnZenCenter.org.

Talk given by MN Zen Center. Sunday Talks from the Zen Meditation Center on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Donations appreciated at MnZenCenter.org.

Talk given by Susan Nelson. Sunday Talks from the Zen Meditation Center on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis, MN. Donations appreciated at MnZenCenter.org.

Talk given by Tim Burkett. The Five Hindrances Desire Aversion Sloth and Torpor Restlessness Doubt

Talk given by Tim Burkett. (Each includes its opposite) Generosity Morality Patience Effort Meditation Wisdom

Talk given by Ted O'Toole. When Kuei-shan was with Pai-chang's assembly, he was cook of the monastery. Pai-chang wanted to choose a founding teacher for Mount Ta-kuei. He invited all his monks to make a presentation, saying, "The outstanding one will will be sent." Then he took a water bottle and set it on the floor, and said, "Don't call this a water bottle. What would you call it?" The head monk said, "It can't be called a wooden clog." Pai-chang then asked Kuei-shan his opinion. Kuei-shan kicked over the water bottle and walked out. Pai-chang laughed and said, "The head monk loses." Kuei-shan thereupon was made the founding teacher at Mount Ta-kuei.

Talk given by Ben Connelly. Neither slow by a single step Nor quick by a single minute The clear-eyed, patch-robed monk How does he know what to do? -Miaozong I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states; I cannot sit idly by... -Martin Luther King

Talk given by Tim Burkett. The Dalai Lama speaking at Gethsemane monastery said that he had just been given a piece of cheese and he really wanted cake and he burst out laughing.