Buddhist Temple Of Toledo Podcast

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 29, 2023. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 29th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Not the Wind, Not the Flag.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 26, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Roshi remind us of the preciousness of the causes and conditions that enable us to practice the Dharma, and how we must never take this wondrous and auspicious opportunity for granted. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Risen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 31, 2023. In this talk Risen Roshi offers reflections during the winter solstice practice period on what a 21st Century western hermitage looks like for our sangha. Roshi encourages us to use all of the ingredients of the solstice period and our lives, dedicating the merit of our practice to all sentient beings.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 8, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 28th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Ryotan's Name Echoed Long. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 24, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei briefly discusses the 1st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) and Mu (not). Do'on Roshi talks about becoming friendly with our own karmic knots and the process of realizing our Buddha Nature. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 8, 2023. Rinsen Roshi discusses how seeing into the emptiness of the five skandhas (form, sensation, perception, mental reaction, consciousness) awakens us to the true reality of things. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Risen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 5, 2023. In this talk, delivered on the first day of Rohatsu, Risen Roshi teaches on the nonself, calling on us to give meticulous attention to our experience moment by moment. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 3, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 27th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Not Mind, Not Buddha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 28, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Heikiganroku) Case 69 - Nansen's Circle. Rinsen Roshi invites us to contemplate this koan on learning different ways of seeing the world. Roshi asks us to look at the places that scare us. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 12, 2023. Rinsen Roshi discusses how aspects of Zen practice such as ritual, meditation, and retreat can enable us to find stillness and learn how to skillfully and usefully respond to the wild and frenetic character of modern life. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 3, 2023. Do’on Sensei begins with attention to an excerpt from The Pali Canon ("The Mind Unshaken"). She then discusses Master Honzhi's "The Practice of True Reality," and concludes with a teaching on Case 27 from the Mumonkan, "Not Mind, Not Buddha.) If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 25, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 26th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 11, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with a reading from Shunryu Suzuki and follows with a discussion of the 25th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Sermon of the Third Seat. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 6, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with a reading from Shunryu Suzuki and follows with a discussion of the 24th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Abandon Words and Speaking.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 4, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 23rd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Huineng’s “Neither Good nor Evil”.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 4, 2023. In this talk, Roshi first briefly discusses the benefits of Dharma Combat (a practice encountered at the end of each Ango) and how confronting our lives is a benefit to our practice. Roshi then discusses the churn and static of our lives, and how we practice toward Samadhi within it.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sept 8, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 22nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Kasho and a Flagpole.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sept 6, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 21st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Unmon’s Kanshiketsu (aka Unmon’s Dried Shit-Stick).   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 23, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 20th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as A Man of Great Strength.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 9, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 19th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Ordinary Mind is the Way.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.