Black Mountain Zen

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Standing on the Platform of Now

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk inspired by poet laureate Amanda Gordon and the 2021 Inauguration, reflecting on the alchemy available in each moment as we stand in all the causes and conditions and fullness of our being and choosing to infuse our bodhisattva vow.

01-30
49:46

The Dance of Doing and Being

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on the Sandokai - a famous zen poem chanted daily throughout the world, and he offers an exploration of "the nourishing factors of our inter-being"

12-12
50:03

Practising with the Impossible

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a dharma talk on practising with the upside-down mind knowing it's the very mind of Buddha.

10-25
50:23

Bodhisattva Vow and a Life of Service

Ryūshin Paul Haller gives insight into the inclination to reach beyond our limits. In Zen ceremonies, we vow discover a path to wider notion of wellbeing. Despite our karma, our stories, the challenges- we try to live in service of others. Navigating the paradox of existence gives vitality to each moment. This liberation and effort echoes far beyond what we can ever know.

09-27
47:39

The Six Perfections: Class 7 - Practicing with the Teachings

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

07-15
01:32:20

The Six Perfections: Class 6 - Wisdom

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

07-08
01:32:44

The Six Perfections: Class 5 - Meditation

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

06-30
01:24:08

The Six Perfections: Class 4 - Effort

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

06-23
01:28:33

The Six Perfections: Class 3 - Patience

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

06-16
01:20:25

A World On Fire

Ryūshin Paul Haller gives a talk from Tassajara Zen Center shortly after the George Floyd and Black Live Matter protests. A dharma response to these times: deep radical presence and acceptance.

06-13
48:29

The Six Perfections: Class 2 - Discipline

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

06-09
01:08:13

The Six Perfections: Class 1 - Generosity

In this series, Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a six-week class on the six paramitas (perfections) - giving, discipline, patience, effort, continuous contact and wisdom. The perfections are a traditional list of the virtues and wholesome dispositions that arise with dedicated practice. This class examines a variety of teachings on the paramitas from early Buddhism, Zen and contemporary commentaries to reveal in detail the qualities of mind and behaviour the paramitas promote and the afflictions and suffering they dissolve.

06-02
52:33

Tassajara and COVID19

The first livestreamed talk to ever be broadcast from Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.

04-15
01:36:06

Patience

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during the Winter practice period at Tassajara on patience and what it is to turn towards unpleasant experience.

02-25
34:37

Qualities of Sati

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during the Winter practice period at Tassajara on all-inclusive awareness.

02-03
39:18

Accepting and Resisting

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk during a Winter practice period sesshin at Tassajara on what we can learn from the mind of 'giving over' and the mind of resistance.

02-02
45:27

Resolve, Attention, Samadhi

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk on the first day of sesshin during the Winter practice period at Tassajara Zen Center. This talk is about the Fukanzazengi - a famous zen essay describing and encouraging the practice of zazen.

01-22
41:46

Engaging with the Tapestry of Existence

Ryūshin Paul Haller begins with a brief 10 min guided meditation and dharma talk on cultivating continuous contact with the present moment.

10-24
39:30

Virtue and Foolishness

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center in Belfast, Northern Ireland on virtue and our judgments about others and ourselves.

08-25
34:42

Entering the Moment

Ryūshin Paul Haller offers a talk at Black Mountain Zen Center, Belfast on entering the moment and what these moments can teach us.

08-23
36:23

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