This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 14, 2023. In this talk Roshi and Sensei continue exploration of Dogen’s Instructions for Householder Zen training.    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 Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 9, 2023. In this talk Roshi and Sensei begin exploring Dogen’s Instructions for Householder Zen training with a discussion of the importance of finding a true teacher.   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 March 1, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 60 – the true realization of Buddha nature, and understanding the non-dual nature of our realities.   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 March 19, 2023. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the importance of trusting yourself while also being willing to interrogate your opinions and learn from the wisdom of the lineage and the sangha. 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 March 5th, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses Dogen's Genjokoan--zen and the creative process (in tribute to Buddhist jazz musician Wayne Shorter). 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 March 1, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 57 – Joshu’s “Nondiscrimination”, and the meaning of not picking and choosing.   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 February 25, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Gateless Gate (Mumonkan) Case 12 – Ruiyen Calls “Master”, and speaks on the business of mastering the self and about freedom.   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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 8th, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 7th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Wash Your Bowls. 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 Reverend Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 24, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses chapter eighty of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: The Real Miracle.  When we feel hungry, we eat.  When we feel thirst, we drink. 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 talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 26, 2022 as part of the third Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 26 of this talk series the Reverends conclude discussion of generating love and compassion.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

 This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 26, 2022 as part of the third Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 25 of this talk series Rinsen discusses generating love and compassion.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 29, 2022 as part of the second Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 24 of this talk series the Reverends conclude discussion of the Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 29, 2022 as part of the second Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 23 of this talk series the Reverends continue discussing the Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 1, 2022 as part of the first Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 22 of this talk series the Reverends continue discussing the Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 1, 2022 as part of the first Fall Ango Workshop. This workshop is a continuation of the Stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 21 of this talk series the Reverends begin discussing the Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on November 20, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses self-discipline, the I Ching, developing character, caretaking and the home altar, rebirth, holidays, meeting the moment where you are, and reflections on solitude.   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 the Distant Dharma series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on October 9th, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses seasons of practice, the value of mental and physical healthcare alongside practice when appropriate, encountering mortality, cults, and healthy boundaries. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo ro to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of the Distant Dharma series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on August 21, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses how to recognize and meet beautifully challenging situations such as working second shift, handling grief, aging, and chronic pain. Roshi also discusses many elements that can arise during retreat such as strong emotions, keeping custody of your senses, and perception of thoughts, as well as the importance of establishing a home practice, our relationship with the dharma, and art in Zen. 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 the Distant Dharma series

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on June 12, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses how to handle chaos, more on the one point and zazen, our ability to connect at a distance, and interacting with the many ways we can engage with practice, including home hermitage when practicing at home.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, to make a donation in support of this podcast, or view our events schedule please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org   Part of the Distant Dharma series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on November 14, 2021. In this talk Roshi discusses zazen practice, the hara or ‘center’ point, shikantaza, and koan while touching on several other topics.   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 the Distant Dharma series.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of a distance members zoom meeting on October 10, 2021. In this talk Roshi discusses letting go, the daily liturgy, dozing off during zazen, and trusting yourself, with a brief mondo (Q&A session) to conclude.   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 the Distant Dharma series.

 This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 19, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with chapter one of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones compiled by Paul Reps, discussing developing equanimity in our lives.   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 February 12, 2023. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the joy and wisdom to be found in friendship as a spiritual practice. 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 Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 29, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Sensei share a teaching on letting go of winning and losing and finding joy. 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 January 28, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses finding the joy and peace in even the most mundane or harrowing of moments.   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 Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 8, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with chapter one of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones compiled by Paul Reps, discussing some of the work we do to awaken the body during Zen practice.   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 talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 27, 2023. In this talk, Do'on Sensei discusses the pebbles that we find on our spritual path and where the rubber hits the roat of practice. 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 Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 22, 2023. In this talk, Do'on Sensei discusses the Zen story "Finding a Diamond on a Muddy Road" from the collection Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 15th, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 6th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Buddha Holds Up A Flower. 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 Reverend Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 15, 2023. Rinsen Roshi shares how joy is possible--that the Buddha taught that we can live joyfully in any moment with love. To live our authentic human life is joy.  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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 1st, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei continues her discussion on the 5th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Xiangyan's Up a Tree. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 4, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 5th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Xiangyan's Up a Tree. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 25, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the harmony of relative and absolute in terms of light and dark, the turning of the seasons, and living in our daily lives. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 21, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 4th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Barbarian Has No Beard.   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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 18, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the harmony of relative and absolute as a foundational element of Zen training and the bodhisattva path. 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 10, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi teaches on the Bodhisattva warrior spirit. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 09, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei explores Alaya consciousness and the deep unconscious place that can emerge while sitting zazen.   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 28, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses Ta Hui's Swampland Flowers picking up with letter 12. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 30, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei continues commentary on the 3rd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Gutei's Finger. 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 is the fifteenth and final part of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This dharma talk on Chapter Four of the Dhammapada ("Flowers") was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, Roshi, at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 13, 2022. Rinsen Roshi shares a teaching on finding our way into the truth of ourselves and living authentically.  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 is part fourteen of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part thirteen of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The talk on the precept was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  There was no question and answer session recorded for this precept for the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part twelve of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the combined precepts given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the combined precepts given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 12, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses using seshin as a way to find our way into practice. Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Sensei take questions from seshin participants to discuss the Dhammapada text on Choices. 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 is part eleven of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part ten of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 11, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses a text from the Dhammapada on quieting one's straying thoughts, and how freedom and equanimity lie in radically transforming how we relate to our thoughts. 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 is part nine of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

"Can you make your daily life beautiful?" This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, Roshi, at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 6, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses a verse on thinking from the Dhammapada and invites us to explore the ways in which our thoughts create our world.  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 October 23, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores how learning compassion for oneself can lead to having compassion for others and bring life to 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 is part eight of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part seven of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part six of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, Roshi, at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 30, 2022. Rinsen Roshi talks about death and the family members that may haunt our lives. Roshi talks about how our practice should include these ghosts (both metephorical and literal).  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 is part five of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

  This is part four of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This is part three of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 2, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei offers commentary on the 3rd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Gutei's Finger. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik, Roshi, at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 16, 2022. Fresh off a monthly sesshin, Rinsen Roshi teaches on developing experiential awareness. When we face the circumstances of our lives and nature and harmonize with them--and they harmonize with us--we manifest awakening. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 21st, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei continues commentary on the 2nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Hyakujo and the Fox. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 21st, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins commentary on the 2nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Hyakujo and the Fox. 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 October 15, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses doing the work of practice on dropping our chains of personal trouble. These chains are what keep us from realizing who we truely are in our lives.  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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 7th, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the first case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Joshu's Dog. 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. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 25, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses how, from the perspective of the not-knowing mind, there is no conflict between cultivating present moment awareness and envisioning and planning for the future. 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 is part two of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 2, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses what it means to bow down in speech and meet the present moment of our lives as it is.  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 is part one of a special series on the sixteen Jukai precepts. The first segment is a talk on the precept given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi as part of the 2021 Jukai class.  The second segment is a question and answer session for the precept given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei as part of the 2022 Jukai class. 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 the Jukai Precepts series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 17, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses the changing seasons of our lives and the importance of awakening.  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 September 14, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses the Buddha’s teachings from Pāli Canon Suttas on how to cultivate good friendship in both household and monastic 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 dharma talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 11, 2022. In this talk Sensei shares teaching on social and communal harmony through four types of persons: the person who practices neither for their own welfare nor the welfare of others, the one who practices for the welfare of others but not themselves, the one who practices for their own welfare but not the welfare of others, and, finally, the person who practices both for their own welfare and for the welfare of others. 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 September 04, 2022. In this talk Reverend Roshi comments on the importance of noticing the basic feeling tone of your life while on the cushion through discussion of the Faith Mind Poem. 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 talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 23, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In Part 20 of the series, the Reverends discuss the other perfections and wraps up the teaching retreat.  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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 23, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In Part 19 of the series, the Reverends discuss the paramita of generosity. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 23, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In Part 18 of the series, the Reverends discuss the Invocation of the Lineage. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 17 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the Seven Practices of the Bodhisattva. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 16 of this talk series the Reverends discuss The Five Remembrances. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 15 of this talk series the Reverends consider Karma as it relates to the Gatha of Atonement and discuss The Three Refuges. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 14 of this talk series the Reverends continue discussion of the Gatha of Atonement. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 22, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 13 of this talk series the Reverends begin discussing the Gatha of Atonement. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 21, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 12, the Reverends have an extended question and answer session about the teaching. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 21, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 11 of this talk series the Reverends discuss rebirth and the cycle of existence.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 21, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 10 of this talk series the Reverends begin discussing the cultivation of mindfulness of death. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This recording is the ninth of a twelve-part series of talks given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei. Roshi and Sensei gave the talks during a week-long retreat at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo in July, 2022. This talk was recorded on July 20.   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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

In this special interview between Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Dosho Port Roshi they discuss Dosho Port Roshi’s new book Going Through the Mystery’s One Hundred Questions. To learn more about Dosho Port, Going Through the Mystery’s One Hundred Questions, and Vine of Obstacles Zen visit: https://www.vineobstacleszen.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/doshoport 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 talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 20, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 8 of this talk series the Reverends begin discussing the second foundation: precious human 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. Part of the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 20, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 7 of this talk series the Reverends begin discussing the second foundation: precious human 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. Part of the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 20, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 6 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the important dynamics of the student-teacher relationship. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 20, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 4 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the important dynamics of the student-teacher relationship. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 19, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 4 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the important dynamics of the student-teacher relationship. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 19, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 3 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the importance of developing the teaching-student relationship. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 19, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 2 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the importance of critically listen to a teaching. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 19, 2022 as part of a special teaching retreat on the stages of the Mahayana Path. In part 1 of this talk series the Reverends discuss the importance of critically listen to a teaching. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 19, 2022 as the introduction to a special teaching retreat. In this talk series the Reverends discuss the stages of the Mahayana path and how they are expressed through the medium of our daily liturgy. 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 the Stages of the Mahayana Path series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 10, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Sensei discuss making the Dharma as one of the most important things in our lives. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 27, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins introductory commentary on the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) with a discussion of the background and history of the Mumonkan and Koan study. 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 27, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins introductory commentary on the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) with a discussion of the background and history of the Mumonkan and Koan study. 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 August 24, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses the Buddha’s discourse “The Qualities of a True Friend" from a Pāli Canon Sutta. 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 July 10, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi teaches the Majjhima Nikaya Sutta 12: The Greater Discourse on the Lion's Roar. 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 July 06, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 57 – Nondiscrimination. 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 June 29, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 54 - Yunmen Extends Both Hands. 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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 26, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses nationalism and how to develop non-disgust for those we see as "other." 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 Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on  June 22, , 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses Chinoyo's No Water,  No Moon.     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 June 18, 2022.  Rinsen Roshi discusses a dialogic teaching from the collection First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening (edited by Susan Murcott) on the importance of incorporating our own particular antagonisms, or Mara, into our practice, and welcoming them as gates to awakening. 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 June 17, 2022. Rinsen Roshi explores Nanduttara's poem "I used to worship fire" (First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, ed. Susan Murcott) to teach the importance of enjoying and fully participating in practice. 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 Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 12, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi reflects on the various practices explored during the intensive spring Ango 2022. 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 Ango Workshop was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 30, 2021. In this special 2 part workshop talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Fourth Noble Truth – the path towards awakening. In Part 2, Rinsen Roshi continues discussing the 8 Fold Path, a summary statement of the entirety of the Buddha’s teaching. 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 Ango Workshop was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 30, 2021. In this special 2 part workshop talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Fourth Noble Truth – the path towards awakening. In Part 1, Rinsen Roshi discusses the 8 Fold Path, a summary statement of the entirety of the Buddha’s teaching. 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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 22, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses the direct connection between the temple, the sangha, and the lineage. 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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 21, 2022. In this talk Roshi discusses how practice in our lives should includes everything, including the difficult parts like death. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi thinks about death, and how to embrace it as part of 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 talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 08, 2022. In this talk the Reverends celebrate Vesak - the Buddha’s Birthday by discussing the mother of all Buddhas and the importance of mothering our internal 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.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 1, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the chapter Perceiver of the World's Sounds from the Lotus Sutra. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi on April 16, 2022.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi examines Dogen’s Mountains and Waters Sutra. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 17, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses how to make the Dharma real in our lives, and how reminds us to see with the eyes of compassion. 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 Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 03, 2022. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the nun Rengetsu, one of our Buddhist ancestors. 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 April 10, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the importance of meeting the moment and responding to the imperative of your actual 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 Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 20, 2022. In this talk Do’on Osho welcomes us in our Spring Ango practice period and introduces us to this season’s Ango topic of “Women in Zen”. 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 Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 18, 2022. In this talk, the Reverend Do'on discusses practice in the context of a 9th century Chinese folk tale. 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 and the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 27, 2022. In this talk the Reverends discuss some of the historical context of the spread of Buddhism through the centuries, and how this shapes the encountering of Buddhism in lay life, outside of the ascetic or monastic setting. 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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 06, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Osho explore the role of both sound, especially Buddhist chant,  and silence in our practice.  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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 27, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do’on Osho explore how we can take care of all beings by understanding the reality that we are one interconnected being. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 20, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi emphasizes the importance of spiritual practice that nurishes you and those around you. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 6, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi commemorates the anniversary of the passing of the Buddha, and reads a passage from Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 25, 2021. In this 2nd part of a 2 part series Rinsen and Do'on continue their exploration of the six realms. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and  Karen Do''on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 25, 2021. In this talk Rinsen and Do'on  explore the six realms.    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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 23, 2022. In this talk Rinsen Roshi honors venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and this great Boddhisatva’s contributions to our understanding of the Dharma. 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 talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 19, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 52 from the Blue Cliff Record, "The Stone Bridge of Master Joshu". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 22, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 51 from the Blue Cliff Record, "Going Back Inside with Lowered Head". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the Blue Cliff Record Case 48 "Making Tea". 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the deep work of Awakening, and connecting with each other and the lineage. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the importance of bringing our practice to 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues his exploration of the Eightfold Path. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi focuses on the attitude of Zen Buddhism towards non-human entities, including spirits, gods, and demons.     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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explores what it means to practice the Eightfold Path, the central guide to the practice of Buddhism. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 1 from the Gateless Gate, Joshu's Dog. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Third Noble Truth and the cessation of suffering through realizing the true nature of ourselves and the universe. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Second Noble Truth and the arising of suffering. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the first noble truth, and the connections between suffering, impermanence, and the 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 online by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the reality of suffering and dukha in our daily life. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the gate to the deeper end 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores true liberation through non-clinging. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explores all the wonderful things happening in the sangha in recent times and reflects on the teachings of the Avatamsaka Sutra. How do we not become entangled in delight?  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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the relationship between authentic practice and happiness.   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 at the Great Heartland Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 47 from the Blue Cliff Record, Not Contained by Six. If you would like to learn more abut the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the relationship of insight and experience to awakening. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi comments on Dogen's Uji fascicle from the Shobogenzo "Being-Time".  When all the stories stop, who are you? 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi continues to explore Ta Hui's Swampland Letters.   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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 15, Don't Pray for Relief. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 14, Don't Cling to Stillness. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the influence of women practitioners on the spread of the Dharma and within our lineage. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Zen, spirituality, and the community of religious practice.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk is a question and answer session with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi answers questions from the Sangha about priest ordination in our community. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 9 to Lu Shun-yuan. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 9 to Lu Shun-yuan. When we see through it, what difficulty or ease is there? 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 9 to Lu Shun-yuan. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  

  This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 9 to Lu Shun-yuan. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui from Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, Letter 9 to Lu Shun-yuan. How can we be less befuddled in our daily lives and what does that really mean? What is the danger in beclouding the power of the path? What does that even mean? If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues to explore the letters of Ta Hui. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the importance of taking rest after a period of work. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the importance of acknowledging the trees within the forest. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues his exploration of Master Tai Hui's Swampland Flowers and his commentary on Letter #6.  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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the myriad ways in which we can apply skillful means in order to not abandon a single thing. 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 online by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses dharma letter #6 from Master Tai Hui's Swampland Flowers "There is Nothing to Attain". 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi talks about getting caught in the narratives spun by our own minds.     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 online by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a dharma letter from Master Tai Hui's Swampland Flowers. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi examines the differences between Zen practice and becoming a Zen student. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores how words can interrupt the conditions of our suffering. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi reflects on the 2021 American presidential inauguration and the nature of ritual in our lives. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, become a member or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi focuses on the attitude of never disparaging or despising, even those we think are wrong or are doing harm in the world. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi uses stories about Samurai warlord Möri Motonari and The Buddha to make a point about our current times.  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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores how to recognize our brilliance and meet the turning of the seasons; yin and yang. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi addresses a group of members who are interested in Jukai and explains what it is and how it fits into the ecosystem of the temple and the larger practice. Learn more about how Jukai works at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo by visiting buddhisttempleoftoledo.org/jukai. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi urges us all to move toward living a full contact 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 Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from the Sandōkai, the Identity of Relative and Absolute. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi reflects on the recent presidential inauguration, and especially on Amanda Gorman's poem.      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.

In this special episode, Rinsen Roshi interviews Dosho Port Roshi about his forthcoming book "The Record of Empty Hall".  Join and listen, as these teachers and friends in the Dharma discuss the transmission and translation of the practice to the West from both academic and Dharmic perspectives. You can learn more about the book, Dosho Port and the Nebreaska Zen Center at https://www.nebraskazencenter.org/the-record-of-empty-hall.html?fbclid=IwAR2oioka9eJou4lvvSGNvv9iNi50jIhyu0gfLC8jSF-tOsF87oQIPmGx2Ac

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, the teachers lead a guided mediation to let go of 2020 and welcome 2021. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi tells the story of Bodhi Day, the day the Buddha became awakened. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues his commentary on 8th Century master Shitou Xiqian's poem "Sandokai", or "Identity of Relative and Absolute". 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores what it means to experience the true nature of the elements. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 42 from the Blue Cliff Record: Nice Snow. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

In this special episode, Rinsen Roshi interviews Zen Teacher, Dharma holder and author, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard. You can find information about Vanessa Zuisei Goddard and her book, "Still Running", at vanessazuiseigoddard.org. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the importance of pilgrimage in Buddhist life and practice.    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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores how the Dharma functions, and how we, our perceptions, lives, and everything in our lives fit together with everything else. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi continues to look at the Identify of Relative and Absolute using multiple sources and translations. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi looks at the nature self power and other power as it relates to the role of a teacher in this practice that we are constantly told 'no one can do for 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi digs into the meaning of ‘Right Speech’ and how we can all be more useful with our words. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a poem from the Cold Mountain collection. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi talks about the relative and the absolute, and how they connect with our current struggles with race and other kinds of difference.      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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi offers some Dharma words of encouragement for Home Retreat and its importance as a practice. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen and Do'on examine Dogen's essay "Instructions for the Cook", or Tenzo Kyōkun.  They explore the guidance in depth including discussions of "Kishin", "Roshin", and "Daishin". To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi examines an excerpt from Thomas Cleary's "The Lessons: The Art of Leadership" To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the deep interconnected sameness between all 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 Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the necessity of retreats in the context of virtual practice.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 39 from the Blue Cliff Record: A Flowering Hedge. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do'on Weik  at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  They focus on the importance of boddhichitta, the mind of compassion, as well as the role of equanimity in helping us cope with the ups and downs of life.        If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi shares the words of Koun Yamada from his book "Zen: The Authentic Gate" that discusses the three things to develop with Zen practice:  Concentration (joriki), Wisdom (kensho), and Character (mujodo-no-taigen). To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This episode is a rebroadcast of an interview with Rinsen Roshi by Ian White Maher on his podcast Sit Breath Bow. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses how to make use of the storms, floods and firestorms in our lives as a way to see the inherent Buddha Dharma within each 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 Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi & Do'on Osho discuss again the importance of sutra study and how it relates to our Zen practice. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the importance of sutra study. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi shares the story of an ancestor and discusses how these ancient stories can inform our practices today in this very 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the power of liberation, the ability to meet the moment as it is and express appropriately as a fully realized person. 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 at the Great Heartland Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from Yung-chia's Song of Realizing the Way. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explores the next passage in our series from Yung-chia's Song of Realizing the Way. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from Yung-chia's Song of Realizing the Way. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

In this talk, Roshi reads an official statement from the Buddhist Temple of Toledo about the Black Lives Matter movement and discusses the work we must do to listen deeply, acknowledge, and begin to dismantle systemic racism in our collective human society. 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 Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do'on Weik  at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this special talk given in honor of Buddha's birthday,  Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Osho talk about the importance of the historical Buddha, as well as the importance of encountering enlightened human beings in our own lives.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the nature of the true self, always full and clear, never found and never lost. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi continues his exploration of the Song of Realizing the Way, by Ch'an Master Yung-Chia. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverent Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from the "Song of Realizing the Way" by 8th century Zen Master Yung-chia. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the vital business that comes after awakening. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about what it means to see into the path of the Dharma.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about how we can make use of the great challenges in our life, including sickness and old age.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from Yung-chia's Song of Realizing the Way. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Weik Osho at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, the teachers explore insights into the one path of practice that we must all walk for ourselves. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi marks the opening of Spring Ango amidst the developing global health crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi honors the impact of women teachers on our lineage and the Dharma. 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 at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Master Yung-chia's "Song of Realizing the Way" as it relates to our current condition dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 82 from the Blue Cliff Record: Dairyu and the "Dharma Body". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi explores case 35 of teh Blue Cliff Record "Questions and Answers". To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi explores case #26 of the Blue Cliff Record entitled "Roaming the Mountains." To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi explores Shih'tou's 'Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage' To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses Case 23 from the Blue Cliff Record, The Summit of Mystic Peak.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the essential misconception of our suffering, the ways in which we generate stories about who and what we are, and how we can playfully, yet seriously encounter this. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about the importance of patience, and how it can help us in dealing with hatred.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explores the root of suffering by discussing The Blue Cliff Record Case 23:  The Summit of the Mystic Peak. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the importance of direct experience in the practice of Zen. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Roshi explores case 34 of the Blue Cliff Record and the nature of deep, direct, personal experience. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses a passage from Dogen's Genjo Koan. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the need to keep your practice and the relationship with your vows vital and alive. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about the importance of gratitude, and how noticing how gratitude shows up in our lives can help us live happier lives.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi talks about the strength of the sangha in having a new novitiate serve as Shuso and how to access "the peaceful dwelling" of Ango.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi shares how the paramitas when applied in our everyday lives bring deep peace to our experience.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi talks about the parallels between the stages of growth of the practitioner and the stages of growth of the community, or Sangha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the importance of the one robe, the temple seal, and our lineage of ancestors. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.   In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about case 16 of the Gateless Gate,  The Sound of the Bell.   Rinsen Roshi talks about how we can get caught in our own stories, and also the importance of the one robe for Buddhist practice.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi reads a teaching from the Tanqin Annals entitled "Enlightened Virtue" and uses that as a jumping off point for his teaching. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi speaks about the importance of your effort in the practice, and receives input from the attendants of sesshin.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi speaks about ongoing progress at the new temple, Jukai and the Jukai initiates, and takes questions from the sangha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi asks how we can live authentically in our lives instead of just living a story of our lives. 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 James Myoun Ford Roshi, Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do'on Weik Osho  at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, the teachers explore what it means to sew the robe of a Buddhist.  This talk was given during the Jukai sewing retreat of 2019. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about the importance of loving-kindness, and how commitment to kindness towards yourself and others can help you be happy.    

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi gives a teaching on the invocation used in liturgy and goes into detail about the meaning of each part.  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 the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explains that it is not who we are, but how we are in the world that can make a difference in our own lives as well as the lives of others.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org Thank you for listening. 

This Dharma talk was given the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi presents a guided meditation and encourages the Sangha to see each thing as it arises. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the link between sitting, Sangha, and your practice. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Roshi explores an excerpt form Honghzi's 'Cultivating the Empty Field'. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Roshi talks about three components of living at peace with yourself and the world:  compassion for self and others,  wisdom, and action.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei conducts dharma combat with the sangha.  Listen to the very end for a special announcement! 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 Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Here Rinsen discusses the practices of earnest disciples and explores the warnings of getting caught up in the mind.  To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this pocast, please visit www.buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  Thank you for listening. 

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores how to thrive, encounter the self at, and navigate the space of Sesshin. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei reflects on the role of Mother as the manifestation of care and compassion. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Sensei talks about the importance of teachers in the Zen tradition, including the role of the first teacher,  the Buddha.      If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the tradition of magic in Buddhist and the power of intention. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses an excerpt from Dogen's Fukan Zazengi.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

  This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 28 from the Hekiganroku (Blue Cliff Record): Not Mind, Not Buddha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 26 from the Hekiganroku (Blue Cliff Record), Yunmen's "Body Exposed in the Autumn Wind". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei discusses our precious life; when we have an appreciation for our own worth and dignity, it enables us to see the precious uniqueness of others. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explains the importance of having a specific body practice as part of our Zen practice. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening. The following video, referenced in this talk is shared here with the permission of Dr. Yun Luke Lu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ctHZEgO8lI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR08j3v8mrN0MVvQnRPu_h8PJc5haagLWweL5eNSvfF7m6P4gwfFp6ADvU4

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores how the daily liturgy serve as the power behind our own practice. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei talks about zen training and the reality of being alive. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Sensei talks about case 24  of the Blue Cliff Record,  "The Iron Grindstone."  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of upholding and seeing the ancestors of our shared lineage. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses the nature of "being at home" and the itch that causes the scratch of practicing THe Dharma.   To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  Thank you for listening.  

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei talks about how to use art to deepen your Zen practice during Ango. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses the poem Ship of Compassion. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do'on Weik  at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, they talk about a passage, "The Moon", from Master Dogen's Shobogenzo.  They focus on the importance of retreat and the practice of sitting in helping us relieve suffering.         f 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of taking custody of our hearts, and the realization that when we hinge our happiness on the belief that everything must be just so, we cause our ourselves suffering. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the reality of awakening, accepting what life as it shows up, and the importance of the Shoken Robe.  To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  Thank you for listening.  

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses case 20 from The Blue Cliff Record, The Meditation Brace.    To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a section of Dogen's Genjokoan relating to practice in which he refers to a fish swimming in water and a bird flying through air.  How will you swim?  How will you fly? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses the importance of practicing stillness. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the nature of modern house holder and family practice in a tradition that was transmitted my monastics To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This talk and sharing was lead by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this service, the community welcomed and expressed their appreciation for the practice of three new Shoken students. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the one robe, the importance of form, and the importance of letting go of form. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei tells the story of the Buddha's awakening during our celebration of Bodhi Day.

Join Rinsen Sensei as he discusses joriki (self power), tariki (other power), and the nature of Kanzeon Bodhisattva - the Bodhisattva of Compassion.  

What do you do at the sound of the temple bell?  Join Rinsen Sensei as he discusses the nature of spiritual friendship and what it means to practice in community.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 46 from the Blue Cliff Record, The Sound of Raindrops. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the aspects of life that help us extend and deepen our practice. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei reads from Shitou's Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage and a poem by Sosan Zenji.  How is it that the hermit can live there comfortably and calmly, in a house covered with weeds?  How does one obtain true freedom? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei utilizes the Diamond Sutra to explore the power that comes from being authentically present in this very moment, whether it is good, bad or neutral. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the distinction between labels and reality with the help of the Diamond Sutra. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei examines the Diamond Sutra and how it addresses the many modes of the human mind. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of acknowledging our lineage, of saving hungry ghosts, and of the inner and outer demons we encounter in our practice. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a passage from Section 9 of the Diamond Sutra. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a passage from Chapter 5 of the Diamond Sutra, "Understanding the Ultimate Principle of Reality". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a reading from Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Hongzhi's practice instructions and how the act as a model of manking the Dharma present as we encounter a challenging world To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses recent ways in which practitioners have been engaging in dharma practice in and around the temple. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the nature of seals as they are used to transmit the Dharma in Zen.  What is actually transmitted? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the liturgy and how taking refuge in Buddha and Dharma show up in our lives. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Case 17 of the Blue Cliff Record. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores how we can deepen our practice and become a student of the Dharma by discussing the Shoken Covenant. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 18 from the Blue Cliff Record, The Seamless Tomb.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei prepares for Fall Ango with the Sangha by exploring the opening chapter of the Diamond Dutra To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 19 from the Blue Cliff Record, Gutei's One-Finger Zen. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses the importance of zazen posture and taking care of the body. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

The Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the barriers we encounter and create in practice and how the teacher student relationship can help to break through them. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

The Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the way we use ritual in our own lives, whether spiritual or secular. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores how we navigate the times in between the things that arise in our lives and how it relates to the precepts. 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 talk was given on Mother's Day, 2018 at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Join Rinsen Sensei as he explores the pivotal role of mothers in our lives and invites the mothers of the Sangha to voice their perspective.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Sensei talks about case 14 of the Blue Cliff Record.   He reflects on what the causes and conditions are that enable our practice, and how lucky we are to be able to practice.  He also asks what we can take, for a lifetime,  from our practice.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo in June of 2018.  In this talk, Sensei offers opening comments at the Sangha's first Novice Acknowledgement Ceremony, where 5 postulants make the transition to the Novitiate.  Join Sensei as he explores the nature of the Buddhist priesthood as it exists in its various forms. If you would like to learn more about Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this Podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

The Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 13 of the Blue Cliff Record "Snow in a Silver Bowl". To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses what it means to take refuge in the three treasures of Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores Blue Cliff Record Case 15, An Upside Down Statement.  Rinsen Sensei also discusses how having clear ways to relate to our space and each other provides an answer to the question of how we belong. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the teachings of the early 11th Century Chinese teacher Master Hongzhi. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the Blue Cliff Record Case 11, Gobblers of Dregs. Are there teachers of Zen?  How can one fly through the sky without wings? 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 Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do'on Weik  at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen and Do'on talk about grief, loss and change, and how we can work with and integrate these experiences into our lives, so that they generate compassion rather than suffering.     If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of living as your true self through the Blue Cliff Record Case 12, Three Pounds of Flax. 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.

In this podcast, Rinsen Sensei invites Sangha members to ask questions about practice.

This talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Sensei explores Case 10 of the Blue Cliff Record. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores practice, death, the precepts, and being and practicing in relationships. 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.

In this Talk, Rinsen Sensei explores how Buddhist practice encounters the very common yet power experience death and dying.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution ot this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores who we are within the Dharma eye with the case of Master Joshu’s Four Gates. 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a quote from Suzuki Roshi's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a passage from the Hokke-Ten-Hokke, "The Dharma Flower Turns the Dharma Flower" from Master Dogen's Shobogenzo.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk was given by the Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Sensei utilizes the Dhammapada and an excerpt from the home liturgy to explore the place of virtue in the practice of the Buddhadharma.   To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma Talk was given by Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Sensei delves into Case #8 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Suigan's Eyebrows".  To see the deepest truth of ourselves, we need to see it for ourselves.  How do teacher's guide us without just giving it to us?  That which is handed to us, has no power for the road. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei during Ango opening Sesshin on Saturday, March 3rd 2018.  Here Rinsen reminds us that death waits for all of us but not a a frightening enemy.  Death can be encountered and a companion to our lives, reminding us that our time is limited. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

Ango is 90 day period in which we resolve to intensify our practice.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei offers comments for our Spring Ango Opening ceremony.  In this Ango we will be exploring the topic of death and how it functions as a vehicle of the Dharma.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, given on Nehan, the commemoration of the Buddha’s death,  Rinsen Sensei talks about  the Buddhist conception of death, and also how the practice of Buddhism continues even after the death of the historical Buddha.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the Value of the Sangha. Practicing compassion together can strengthen your practice and the practice of others. You can be real within the Sangha. If you would;d 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 and discussion was lead by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei during sesshin with the Buddhist Temple of Toledo in January of 2018.   In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 7 fromt he Blue Cliff Record, "You Are Echo".

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk,  Rinsen Sensei talks about case 6 of the Blue Cliff Record.   What does it mean to say that every day is a good day?   Does that mean that if one just will do the practice, all one’s problems will go away and life will be all unicorns and roses?   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a verse on wakefulness from Chapter 2 of the Dhammapada. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

In this Dharma Talk, Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei explores Case 5 from the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku): Seppo's "A Grain of Rice". 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 at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei relates the story of the Buddha on Bodhi Day. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This is a Dharma talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei of the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.   In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the question of how we can use the difficult aspects (or people) in our lives to practice compassion and patience.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei of The Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores Peace, Solitude and Silence, Zen-ness, if you will. By reviewing the Blue Cliff Record case number 4 we understand that honoring stillness is of value to who we are. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei turns to the Dhammapada to examine a teaching on blame and anger that points us towards the lineage of enlightened women and men who have uncovered the Dharma that covers every moment of our lives. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei digs in to the term "practice" and explores case 3 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Master Ba is Unwell". This case explores the true meaning of Buddha-nature.  How do we go from chasing pleasure and running from pain to expressing our true 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the spiritual side of our practice and the importance of encountering this aspect in our own lives. 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

Starting on Monday, December 11, BTT Podcasts will be published once a week.   Through the support of listeners like you, we are able to continue to bring you Dharma talks from the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  The Temple podcasts are free to everyone, and we would especially like to thank those of you who are able to help support this effort financially; we wouldn’t be able to do this without you! Thank you all for your support, whether you are simply listening to the talks, telling others about them and/or through your generous financial support. If you want to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit  buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Thank you for listening!

This Dharma Talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 2 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Joshu's Supreme Way". This case explores the pitfalls of picking and choosing, but what does that mean in a life that requires many decisions? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This Dharma Talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Reverend Rinsen continues to explore the ango subject of simplicity and explores how Master Dogen talks about desire in his teachings and how that compares to the Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, said to be The Buddha's final teaching. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This Dharma Talk was given by Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Reverend Rinsen explores the second awakening of Master Dogen's The Eight Awakenings of Great Beings.  This awakening challenges us to be aware of how much we actually need in any given moment or situation.   To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of facing ourselves so that we can grow within our own practice. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the teacher student relationship in terms of the the covenant used with Shoken Students at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Through this public covenant, Shoken Students make a formal commitment to their training and to service in the Sangha. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

    To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the growth you experience when you truly see and work with your own 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 Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this episode, Rinsen Sensei explores Wumen's or (Mumon) postscript to the Gateless Gate written at the end of the summer teachings in 1228. The Gateless Gate is a central study of Zen Buddhist.  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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei examines the role of Kanzeon Bodhisattva.  This traditional Buddhist manifestation of compassion is more than a statue, but is embodied the various aspect of yourself.  How is that the Bodhisattva of compassion moves through the world?  How do you move through the world dear one? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of carrying your practice with you throughout all aspects of your life, including your interactions with the greater community. 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 Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen examines the monastic training tradition that has transmitted Zen practice for over 2000 years.  How can we engage in this practice outside of the monastery in the modern world? To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org   

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores becoming the Way, the importance of showing up knowing that you don't know, and letting go of the need to know. 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 Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Sensei uses Case 38 of the Gateless Gate (Wu-Tsu's Buffalo Passes Through a Window) to examine how the seemingly opaque stories of the koan tradition can be used to bring life and immediacy to our Zen practice. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

Hunger for the Great Way is essential if you are to complete Zen training.  However, it is not a sprint.  It is the effort of a lifetime.  So how do you pace yourself? In this Dharma Talk given by Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, he explores the role that Ango plays in the annual training cycle, and why it is important to intensify and relax at the correct times. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast, visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org 

This is a dharma talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.   In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 38 of the Gateless Gate (Wuzu’s ox tail).    Rinsen Sensei asks how we can discover our true selves and live authentically, rather than get hooked into the stories we (and others) tell.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or make a donation in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This is a Dharma talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Illness, Old Age, and Death with the Passing of Buddha and his final teaching from his Death Bed.   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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the radiating mind and what is left when we drop the stories we create about ourselves. 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 is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores how taking Refuge in the Buddha and the teachings is the opening step to practice of 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.

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Sensei explores the 

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen uses case 97 from the Book of Serenity.  Rinsen uses this ancient case to explore how we meet the reality of each moment in a world of ever changing and unexpected circumstances. If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei talks about practicing within the community and the importance of Sesshin. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Rinsen Sensei presents case 33 of the Gateless Gate, “Mazu’s Not Mind, Not Buddha.  If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 32 of the Mumonkan, “The Buddha Responds to an Outsider" If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This question and answer period was lead by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Rinsen departs from the usual talk format and takes questions from the Sangha.    If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei talks about the story of the Buddha and Bodhi Day. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk and discussion was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Rinsen Sensei discusses the physicality of sitting zazen and it’s importance to our practice before diving into case 31 of the Gateless Gate.   “Joshu Investigates an Old Woman” tells of Master Joshu’s encounter with an old lady selling cakes at the side of the road.  But this is no ordinary woman.  What did Joshu see?  Rinsen discusses the difference between koan study and koan introspection as tools in examining these seemingly opaque tales. If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk and discussion was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores case 37 of the Gateless Gate, (Joshu’s Oak Tree).  Rinsen explores the nature of koan practice and how it can be used to help us unhook from the words that describe a moment, and plug directly into that moment. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or make contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses the kind of intelligence that goes beyond boundaries. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Rinsen Sensei addresses a hate crime that occurred in the Toledo area, and the response of the community.  The teachings of Buddhism present a response of compassion that is not surrender or acquiescence.  How do we get to that place, when our conditioning pushes to meet anger with anger? If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution to this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Case 39 of the Gateless Gate, Yunmen's "You Have Misspoken". If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

This talk Dharma talk was given by Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo during Spring Ango of 2017.  Rinsen explores the nature of fundamental perfection and how it runs counter to the stories we tend to tell about ourselves.   To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org

In this Dharma talk, Rinsen Sensei uses Tosotsu’s Three Barriers (Gateless Gate case #47) as a tool to examine the way we navigate our Buddhist practice.  Rinsen emphasizes that we don’t have to have a logical understanding of the entire process for it to do its work.   Often, we interrupt our own practice by insisting that we have more mental candy.  In the Dharma we are invited to let go of the mental candy.  Learn to sit and trust the sitting.  Allow for time to digest and integrate.

This Dharma talk was given by Rinsen Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo in 2016 Everything that we do depends in the state of our heart and mind.  Our own actions, however good can be tainted if our heart is not centred in wisdom and equanimity.  The ability to respond fully and freely to the troubles of the world depends not being attached to our vision of the desired outcome.  For this reason, in the practice of Zen, if you want to save the world, you start with Zazen.

How do you respond when neither words nor silence will do?  Rinsen Sensei explores the imperative to answer this moment in this dharma talk.

This dharma talk was given by Rinsen Sensei, Abbot of the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei returns to the teachings of the 14th Century Korean Zen Master, T’aego Bowu.  Rinsen explores the balance of bravery and compassion that we must have with ourselves as we train the wild horses that are our own mind. If you would like learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org  

This dharma talk given by Rinsen Sensei, Abbot of the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Rinsen Sensei draws on Case 24 of the Mumonkon, Fuketsu’s “Equality and Differentiation” The living Dharma is not a matter of knowing the correct philosophical assertions.  When pressed to respond by the imperative of this life, how will we show up?

This dharma talk was given by Rinsen Sensei on Wednesday, July 26, 2017.  Working with Case 23 of the Gateless Gate, Rinsen Sensei explores the story and meaning of the transmission of the Buddha’s Robe.  The talk was given as the 2017 Jukai initiates each sewed their rakusu in preparation for their Jukai ceremony, continuing the transmission.

The Buddhist Temple of Toledo presents a talk and discussion lead by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik during a Jukai Sesshin in August of 2016. Reverend Rinsen begins with Case 23 of the Gateless Gate, "Huineng's Neither Good Nor Evil", and expands on the story of the 6th ancestor in the Zen lineage.   Huineng's transmission was not well received by his fellow monks.  A monk named Ming chased the 6th Ancestor across the countryside, leading to a famous encounter that points towards the nature of attachment and the relationship between the Dharma and the Robe of the Buddha.  What is most important in this practice?

The Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik gives a dharma talk at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. How does the an awakened mind encounter the daily activities of this world? Is it any different than everyday mind? In this talk, Rinsen explores this question, beginning with a reading from the Dogen’s fascicle called “Kajo” meaning “Everyday Activity”.

This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo in 2016.  In this talk, Rinsen explores the importance of working with a teacher, especially as one tries to practice in the face of difficult times.   In seeking the path of compassion we a pointed back to our cushion and the practice of zazen.  Zazen is the place where we can loosen our attachments to wrong views about suffering.  How do we do this?  By embracing the spiritual "not knowing" of the moment and bearing witness to what comes up in our mind-stream.

In this Dharma Talk, the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik uses a famous story about the family of Laymen Pang to explore how our striving can obscure how we manifest the Dharma.  Is this moment difficult?  Is this moment easy?  What does it mean to move beyond difficulty and ease?  To explore this, Rinsen calls on us to sit down in the middle of agitation and elation and practice in there. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1.  Please consider what the Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcasts mean to you.  

In this teisho, or dharma talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses koan 46 from the Gateless Gate collection.  How do you step from the top of the 100 foot pole?  The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

In this talk and discussion led by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik,  he explores the fundamental role of zazen in our spiritual practice.  Through the zazen (seated meditation) we can develop a presence and awareness that is not dependent on the nature of our external or internal circumstance.

Drawing from the teachings of T'aego (14th Century Korean Zen Master) Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik offers a Dharma Talk on precious nature of this very moment. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

What is the meaning of the compassionate spirit of love growing within us? How do we genuinely embrace ourselves as we actually are?  A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.  Rinsen's talk revolves around case 28 of the Mumonkan.

May we completely realize the Tathāgata's true meaning...Being clearly in touch with our motivation is a big part of Buddhist training. In this dharma talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo, Rinsen discusses the importance of setting the correct intention and motivation for our practice.  The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Rinsen discusses how radically important it is for the sangha to be together - to see each other - in our practices.  There is a magic to being in the same room and sangha is the treasure of the buddhadharma.  The talk concludes with a special eye opening ceremony for the new Kuan Yin statue donated to the temple. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Rinsen discusses the current political state of our country and how to disengage from the divisiveness and see ourselves and those with political differences as one. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Rinsen discusses the coming of spring to the Sangha The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_  

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

In the wake of all of the violence that has occurred over the past several days, Rinsen Sensei responds to the terrorist attacks in a dharma talk to the Great Heartland Sangha during a Sunday morning service.  The suggested donation for this podcast is $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcast means to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_ 

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_ 

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_ 

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_ 

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_

A Dharma Talk (Teisho) with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. The suggested donation for this podcast is only $1. If every podcast downloaded received a fast donation, then podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd podcasts mean to you! _/\_ 

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. Your small contributions can make a huge difference. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo, at a Sesshin Retreat. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!  

A Dharma Talk on Okumura Roshi's Text: "Those Who Greatly Realize Delusion are Buddhas - Guidance in Zazen" with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!  

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo at the UT Zen Buddhist Fellowship: http://UTZen.org Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!  

A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinesen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo at the UT Zen Buddhist Fellowship: http://UTZen.org Suggested Donation for this podcast is $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!  

A Dharma Talk with Rev Rinsen Osho at the UT Zen Buddhist Fellowship: http://UTZen.org Suggested Donation for this podcast is a minimum of $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!  

A Dharma Talk with Rev Rinsen Osho Suggested Donation for this podcast is a minimum of $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

A Dharma Talk with Rev Rinsen Osho Suggested Donation for this podcast is a minimum of $1. If every podcast downloaded received a donation, the podcasts would be self-sustaining and the Buddhist Temple of Toledo would likely meet its operating budget for the year. Please consider what The Drinking Gourd Podcasts mean to you!

Rev. Rinsen Osho's commentary on The Diamond Sutra at the University of Toledo's Zen Buddhist Fellowship This podcast is the audio portion of a video recording that can be seen here: http://youtu.be/-gikNBHk60s

Rev. Rinsen Osho's commentary on The Diamond Sutra at the University of Toledo's Zen Buddhist Fellowship   This podcast is the audio portion of a video recording that can be seen here: http://youtu.be/Io3CLZUnnGQ

A Teisho with Rev Rinsen Osho exploring Case 1 in the Gateless Gate This recording is the audio portion of a video that can be seen here: http://youtu.be/SpRVlIBB2eA

A Teisho from Saturday at the Ango Opening Sesshin. The Eight Awakenings of Great Beings PDF

The Eight Awakenings of Great Beings is from the Shobogenzo by Dogen. The version we are looking at is from the edition published by Shambhala and edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi. You can purchase a copy here.  

Join us as we post podcasts from Spring 2014 Ango, and soon begin to transition into Podcasts from Fall 2014 Ango.

Opening of Spring Ango 2014 with Rev. Osho Jay Rinsen Weik.

A Teisho by Rev. Rinsen Osho on January, 2014.

A Teisho during by Rev. Rinsen Osho during the sesshin of January, 2014.

A teisho by Rev. Risnen Osho on a Sunday morning in Janurary 2014.

An evening teisho by Rev. Rinsen on December 25, 2013.

A Teisho by Rev. Rinsen in December 2013.

An evening Teisho by Rev. Rinsen Osho on Janurary 15, 2014.

A Teisho by Rev. Rinsen during the sesshin of December, 2013.

A celebration of Rev. Rinsen Osho's Denkai with James Ford Roshi, Melissa Myozen Blacker Roshi, David Dae Aan Rynick Roshi recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sunday Janurary 5th, 2014.

A Dharma Talk by Rev. Rinsen recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sunday December 8th 2013.

A Dharma Talk by Rev. Rinsen recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sunday December 1st 2013.

A Dharma Talk by Rev. Rinsen recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Sunday November 17th 2013.

Recorded live during a day retreat at the at The Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov. 17th 2014 by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.

Recorded live during a day retreat at the at The Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov. 10th 2014 by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.

Recorded live during a day retreat at the at The Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov. 3rd 2014 by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.

A Dharma Talk by Rev. Rinsen recorded live at the Buddhsit Temple of Toledo on Wednesday April 3rd, 2013.

A Teisho by Rev. Rinsen at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, Sunday March 17, 2013.

A Sunday Morning Dharma Talk with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo from Feb 2013.  www.JayRinsenWeik.com  

A Dharma Talk by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, Feb 2013.  www.JayRinsenWeik.com  www.BuddhistTempleofToledo.org , www.TheDrinkingGourd.org

"Beyond Pure and Impure."  A Dharma Talk by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik recorded live at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Feb 13th, 2013.  See www.TheDrinkingGourd.org for more podcasts, www.BuddhistTempleofToledo.org for more info on BTT or www.JayRinsenWeik.com for more info about Rev. Rinsen

Recorded on March 20, 2013 at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, Rev. Rinsen discusses letting the way attain the way and the smell of the deep end of the pool.   Listeners are welcome to be in touch with Rev. Rinsen at JayRinsenWeik@gmail.com or via facebook Jay Rinsen Weik

Secrets on Cultivating the Mind! (by Chinul, from the book Tracing Back the Radiance) ..."If you would understand your own mind, then without searching, approaches to the Dharma as numerous as the sands of Ganges would all be understood. As the World-Honored One said, "I see that all sentient beings everywhere are endowed with a tathagatha's wisdom and virtue." He also said, "All the illusory guises in which sentient beings appear take shape in the sublime mind of the Tathagatha's complete enlightenment." Consequently, you should know that outside this mind there is no buddhahood which can be attained."

Rev. Rinsen's talk from April 4, 2012.   Let us know what you think of video as opposed to audio only!  

This Dharma Talk was given by the Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.  It was recorded at the Toledo Buddhist Temple during a Sunday service in the Spring of 2011

A Dharma Talk with the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik.  This talk was recorded at the Toledo Zen Center in 2011 and is based on the "Faith Mind Poem" of the 3rd Patriarch.

Recorded on January 5th, 2011.  In this talk and discussion, Rev. Rinsen continues to work with the teachings of Enni Bennen, a contemporary of Zen Master Dogen.

Recorded on December 22, 2010.  In this Dharma Talk, the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik continues to explore the teachings of Enni Bennen, a Japanese teacher and contemporary of Zen Master Dogen.

Recorded on December 15th, 2010.  This talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik explores a letter by Japanese Zen teacher, Enni Bennen as it relates to keeping practice going, even when it is not easy.

A dharma talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik.  In this talk, Rinsen Osho explores the story of the hermit of Lotus Peak.

In November of 2010, Ed Brown, author of the Tassajara Cookbook lead a cooking retreat at the Toledo Zen Center.  In this talk, Brown Sensei offers instruction in and reflection on Zazen to the sangha.

This Dharma talk was given by David Rynick Sensei at the Toledo Zen Center on October 24th, 2010.  David Rynick Sensei is a teacher in the Boundless Way Zen family.

This Dharma Talk, given by the Reverends Karen Do-on Weik and Jay Rinsen Weik was recorded at the Toledo Zen Center pn October 13th 2010.

A talk and discussion wit the Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik, at the Toledo Zen Center, October 6th, 2010.  In this podcast, Rinsen explores section 10 of the Diamond Sutra.

A Talk and discussion with the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik, given at the Toledo Zen Center September 19 2010. 

A Dharma Talk and discussion with the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik.  This talk was given at the Toledo Zen Center on September 15th, 2010

A Dharma talk and discussion with the Reverends Jay Rinsen and Karen Do-on Weik, at the Toledo Zen Center. 

This Dharma Talk and Discussion was recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on April 12th, 2010.  In this Talk The reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do'on Weik explore the opening stanza of the Diamond Sutra and illuminate it a description of the totality of practice.

A Dharma talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, at the Toledo Zen Center April 28, 2010. 

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik on April 25, 2010.  Recorded during a Sesshin (intensive retreat), this talk explores Mast Dogen`s Twining Vines.

A Dharma talk with Reverend Karen Do-on and Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik, given at Sessin, April 24, 2010. 

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik during a retreat at the Toledo Zen Center on April 23, 2010.  In this talk, Rev. Rinsen explores the practice and tradition of seshin (intensive retreats) in Zen Buddhism.

A talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, at the Toledo Zen Center, March 3 2010. 

A Dharma Talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Toldeo Zen Center on February 24th, 2010.

A talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Toledo Zen Center, Febuary 17, 2010. 

A talk and discussion with the reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik.  Given at the Toledo Zen Center oon February 10th, 2010, this talk was part of a Jukai preparation retreat.

A talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Toledo Zen Center Febuary 3, 2011. 

A Dharma Talk given the the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik and Karen Do-on Weik during a Jukai retreat on January 27th, 2010.  To learn more about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozencenter.org

In this podcast, Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik offers commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva, as it relates to dealing with anger.

A talk and discussion with the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik, recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on March 10th, 2010.  For more information on the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozencenter.org

A Dharma Talk and discussion with the Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik at the Toledo Zen Center, recorded on November 4th 2009.  Rev. Rinsen explores Yuan Wu's work on being a householder Bodhisattva.

This Dharma Talk was recorded during a Zazenkai at the Toledo Zen Center on October 25th, 2009. The Drinking Gourd Podcasts are made possible by listener donations.  Please visit thedrinkinggourd.org to make a contribution.

This podcast was recorded during James Ford Roshi's visit to the Toledo Zen Center on September 16th, 2009. James Ford Roshi is a guiding teacher of the Boundless Way Zen Sangha.  For information about James Ford Roshi, please visit boundelsswayzen.org For more informaion about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

A Dharma Talk and discussion with Rinsen at the Toledo Zen Center on August 12th, 2009. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

A Dharma Talk and discussion with Rinsen at the Toledo Zen Center on July 22nd, 2009.

Introduction to Zazen Public talk with Rinsen at the Toledo Public Library July 20, 2009. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center, on July 18, 2009.  The Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik leads a workshop on the Oryoki meal gathas.  This podcast is part 2 of a 2 part series.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center, on July 18, 2009.  The Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik leads a workshop on the Oryoki meal gathas.  This podcast is part 1 of a 2 part series.

An Introduction to the Zen Arts talk with Rinsen at the Toledo Zen Center on July 17, 2009. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded on July 1st, 2009.  In this Dharma Talk and discussion, Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik explores Shantideva's teachings on patience, utilizing the classic teaching story about the tiger's whisker. 

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center or June 10th, 2009.  In this talk and discussion, Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik explores the teachings of Shantideva on our ability to inflict harm on ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. 

Dharma Talks with Rinsen, recorded June 6th and 7th, 2009, during retreat with the Toledo Zen Center Sangha. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

This podcast was recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on June 3rd 2009.  In this Dharma Talk and discussion, Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik explores Shantideva's teachings about anger and the way of the Bodhisattva. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Seniors Talk by Chuck Greer, recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on May 27th 2009. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on September 12, 2010.  This special Dharma Talks was given by author and story teller Rafe Martin.  Along side Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik and Rev. Karen Do-on Weik, Rafe discusses the paramita of compassion.   This podcast is part 2 of a 2 part series. To hear another talk by Rafe Martin, given in June of 2010, visit Villagezendo.org To learn more about the Toledo Zen Center, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit toledozen.org     

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on September 12, 2010.  This special Dharma Talk was given by author and story teller Rafe Martin.  Along side Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik and Rev. Karen Do-on Weik, Rafe discusses the paramita of compassion.  This podcast is part 1 of a 2 part series. If you would like to hear another talk given by Rafe Martin in June of 2010, please visit villagezendo.org To learn more about the Toledo Zen Center, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit our website at toledozen.org

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on May 20th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Yun-Men with Jay Rinsen Weik, and gets into a discussion of the role of the teacher in Zen training. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at Unity Church on May 16th  2009, this introductory public talk and discussion explores the history and relevance of Zen with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on May 12th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Yun-Men with Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center weekend retreat on May 6th 2009, this Dharma Talk by Jay Rinsen Weik  explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po.  At the beginning of the discussion, Rev. Rinsen explains the tea service that accompanies the Dharma Discussion each week. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on April 29th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Jay Rinsen Weik. Reverend Rinsen briefly recounts his recent retreat time with Father Kevin Hunt OCSO and James Ford Roshi and the other Boundless Way Zen Sangha teachers Melissa Myozen Blacker Sensei and David Rynick Sensei. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center weekend retreat on April 18th 2009, this Dharma Talk by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik  explores letting go with both hands and Rinsen's four powers: Clear Intention, Playful Presence, Dharmic Cozyness, and Steer Yourself North. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center weekend retreat on April 18th 2009, this Dharma Talk by Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on April 15th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teachings on liturgy with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.  At the end of the talk, the sounds of the sangha chanting the Boshisattva vows, the three bows and Rinsen's exit have been kept, and at the end of the discussion the community news has been included as well, with a special hello to Karen in DC! For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on April 9th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on April 1st 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on March 25th 2009, this Dharma Talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on March 18th 2009, this talk and discussion about how the spiritual path begins and explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik.   For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozencenter.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on March 11th 2009, this talk and discussion explores the history of the religious practice of making offerings and the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on March 4th, 2009, after a brief initial discussion of the practice of chanting and liturgy in Zen training, this talk and discussion explores the teachings of Huang Po with Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on February 25th 2009, this talk and discussion explores the Zen teaching of Huang Po with Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on February 22nd, 2009, this is the third of three podcasts from an afternoon workshop exploring the life and teachings of Huang Po (D. 850) with Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on February 22nd, 2009, this is the second of three podcasts from an afternoon workshop exploring the life and teachings of Huang Po (D. 850) with Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on February 22nd, 2009, this is the first of three podcasts from an afternoon workshop exploring the life and teachings of Huang Po (D. 850) with Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 18, 2009. Walking is Chan, and sitting is Chan.Speaking or silent, moving or still,The essence is at peace.Even under threat of sword and spear,It's undisturbed.Even a cup of poison won't destroy this serenity.--Yung Chia, "Song of Realizing the Way" For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 11, 2009. This single perfect nature pervades all natures;The sole universal dharma encompasses all dharmas.One moon shines in the water everywhereAnd all the reflected moons are just that one moon.--Yung Chia, Song of Realizing the Way For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 4, 2009.A genuine follower of the mahayana bodhisattva path is neither attached to the world nor attached to liberation from it; neither filled with desire nor filled with aversion. She or he will not cling to or run away from anything.--Chan Master Sheng-yenFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 25, 2009.On the fifth day after the rise of spring,Everywhere the season's gracious attitudes!The white sun gradually lengthening its course;The blue-gray clouds hanging as though they would fall.The last icicle breaking into splinters of jade;The new stems marshalling red sprouts.The things I meet are full of gladness:It is not only I who love the spring.To welcome the flowers, I stand in the back garden;To enjoy the sunlight, I sit under the front eaves.Yet still in my heart, there lingers one regret:Soon I shall part with the flame of my red stove!--Po Chu'iFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 25, 2009."For restful thoughts, one does not need space;The room where I lie is 10 foot square.By the western eaves, above the bamboo twigs,From my couch, I can see the white mountain rise.But the clouds that hover on its far distant peakBring shame to a face that is buried in the world's dust."--Po Chu'iFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 25, 2009."It's said that [Po Chu'i] would read every one of his poems to an uneducated person... but he would make sure that it made sense to people, that at least it was comprehensible in some way. He held to a Confucian ideal that said that poetry is, at some level or other, to educate... not simply just for idle entertainment." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 14, 2008. All evil karma committed by me since of oldBecause of my beginningless greed, anger, and ignoranceBorn of my body, mouth, and thoughtNow I atone for it all. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk at a Zazenkai with the Toledo Zen Center, held at Lourdes College on December 13, 2008."I talked in the opening comments about meticulous clarity, meticulous effort, precise practice. This is a very, very important part of our training, of our Way. There's a kind of precision that's being asked for, that's being pointed to.... It takes a while to actually find yourself and to be able to sit clearly. And it matters."For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on December 10, 2008. "There is no self and no person; how, then, kinfolk and stranger? I beg you, cease going from lecture to lecture. It is better to seek the truth directly."-- Layman PangFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on December 3, 2008. "The Supreme Way is not difficult; it just precludes picking and choosing. Without yearning or loathing, The Way is perfectly apparent, while even a hair's breadth difference separates heaven and earth. To see The Way with your own eyes, quit agreeing and disagreeing. The battle of likes and dislikes is the disease of the mind."--Seng-ts'an, "Relying on Mind"For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 26, 2008. "The teachings of the Three Vehicles all cure diseases such as greed and hatred. Right now, thought after thought, if you have such sickness as greed or hatred, you should first cure them. Don't seek intellectual understanding of meanings and expressions. Understanding is in the province of desire, and desire turns into disease. Right now, just detach from all things, existent or nonexistent, and even detach from detachment." - Pai ChangFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 19, 2008. "In reading scriptures and studying the doctrines, you should turn all words right around, and apply them to yourself." - Pai ChangFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on November 16, 2008."This principle is originally present in everyone. All the Buddhas and bodhisattvas may be called people pointing out a jewel. Fundamentally, it is not a thing - you don't need to know or understand it, you don't need to affirm or deny it. Just cut off dualism; cut off the supposition 'it exists' and the supposition 'it does not exist.' Cut off the supposition 'it is nonexistent' and the supposition 'it is not nonexistent.' When traces do not appear on either side, then neither lack nor sufficiency, neither profane nor holy, not light or dark. This is not having knowledge, yet not lacking knowledge, not bondage, not liberation. It is not any name or category at all. Why is this not true speech? How can you carve and polish emptiness to make an image of Buddha? How can you say that emptiness is blue, yellow, red or white?"For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on November 16, 2008."In the teaching hall, the master said, 'The spiritual light shines alone, far transcending the senses and their fields. The essential substance is exposed, real and eternal. It is not contained in written words. The nature of mind has no defilement; it is basically perfect and complete in itself. Just get rid of delusive attachments and merge with the realization of thusness.'"For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on November 16, 2008."Somehow, a process started to happen where things went from [being very freeform] to being very much sectarian. Things started to close down, people started to need to self-identify their group as distinct from other groups, and it's in the midst of that transition that this character Pai Chang finds himself."For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 12, 2008. "A man sitting in a mountain pass -- robed in clouds, tricked out in sunset's rose. In his fingers a fragrant flower, to pass along, but the road's so long and hard to climb! In his mind: disappointment and doubt; old as he is, he's accomplished nothing. People laugh at him, call him a cripple, yet he stands alone -- constant, untouched." - Han ShanFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 5, 2008. "I wanted to go off to the eastern cliff-- how many years now I've planned the trip? Yesterday, I pulled myself up by the vines, but wind and fog forced me to stop halfway. The path was narrow, and my clothes kept catching, the moss so spongy I couldn't move my feet, So I stopped under this red cinnamon tree. I guess I'll lay my head on a cloud and sleep." - Han Shan

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on October 29, 2008."I think of all the places I've been, chasing from one famous spot to another. Delighting in mountains, I scaled the mile-high peaks; loving the water, I sailed a thousand rivers. I held farewell parties with my friends in Lute Valley; I brought my zither and played on Parrot Shoals. Who would guess I'd end up under a pine tree, clasping my knees in the whispering cold?" - Han ShanFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on October 22, 2008."Now I have a single robe, not made of gauze or of figured silk. Do you ask what color it is? Not crimson, nor purple either. Summer days I wear it as a cloak, in winter it serves for a quilt. Summer and winter in turn I use it; year after year, only this." - Han ShanFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

First Steps: An Introduction to Zen Practice Weekend with Rinsen and the Toledo Zen Center Sangha, August 21, 22, 23, 2009. For more information or to register see toledozen.org or send an email to info@toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on October 15, 2008.On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Rinsen talks about Atonement and the Zen way of working with it.For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on October 8, 2008. When Ch'an Master Wu-yeh of Fen-chou went to see the Ancestor (Ma-Tsu), the Ancestor noticed that his appearance was extraordinary and that his voice was like (the sound of) a bell.  He said, "Such an imposing Buddha hall, but no Buddha in it."We-yeh respectfully kneeled down, and said, "I have studied the texts that contain the teachings of the Three Vehicles and have been able to roughly understand their meaning.  I have also often heard about the teaching of the Ch'an school that mind is Buddha: this is something I have not yet been able to understand."The Ancestor said, "This very mind that does not understand is it. There is no other thing."- The Teachings of Ma-Tsu. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on September 24, 2008."A Layman asked: 'I'm grateful for your teaching of the unborn, but I find that thoughts easily come up as a result of my ingrained bad habits, and when I'm distracted by them, I can't wholeheartedly realize the unborn. How can I put my faith totally in the unborn Buddha Mind?' "The Master said: 'When you try to stop your rising thoughts, you create a duality between the mind that does the stopping and the mind that's being stopped, so you'll never have peace of mind.  Just have faith that thoughts don't originally exist, but only arise and cease temporarily in response to what you see and hear without any actual substance of their own.'" - From Master Bankei's Hogo Instructions: Duality.For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on September 17, 2008."Well, the interesting thing is, that where that difficulty is, when you're honest, is the edge of our practice.  That's where the edge is for you." - RinsenFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on September 3, 2008."Turn around the light to shine within, then just return. The vast inconceivable source can't be faced or turned away from. Meet the ancestral teachers, be familiar with their instruction, bind grasses to build a hut, and don't give up. Let go of hundreds of years and relax completely. Open your hands and walk, innocent." - Shih-TouFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on August 20, 2008."I've built a grass roof hut, where there's nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap. When it was completed, fresh weeds appeared. Now it's been lived in - covered by weeds. The person in the hut lives here calmly, not stuck to inside, outside, or in between." -Shih-Tou "When you can get past the 'It's not OK' about 'It's not OK,' and just be OK with 'It's not OK,' then, OK!" -RinsenFor more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on August 17, 2008, this afternoon workshop discussion explores the teachings of Shih-T'ou with Rinsen. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Recorded at the Toledo Zen Center on August 17, 2008, this afternoon workshop discussion explores the teachings of Shih-T'ou with Rinsen. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on August 6, 2008. "All of the senses and all of the things sensed - they interact without interacting. Interacting, they permeate each other, yet each remains in its own place. By nature, forms differ in shape and appearance. By nature, sounds bring pleasure or pain. In darkness, the fine and mediocre accord; brightness makes clear and murky distinct."- Shih-T'ou, Identity of Relative and Absolute For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on July 30, 2008. "The mind of the great sage of India was intimately conveyed from West to East. Among human beings are wise ones and fools, but in the Way there is no northern or southern patriarch."- Shih-T'ou, Identity of Relative and Absolute For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Rinsen's talk from the Toledo Zen Center community retreat, December 14, 2008.

Jay Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on July 27, 2008. "I've built a grass roof hut, where there's nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy a nap. When it was completed, fresh weeds appeared. Now it's been lived in - covered by weeds. The person in the hut lives here calmly, not stuck to inside, outside, or in between."-- Shih-T'ou For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Rinsen's Zazenkai talk on December 14th, 2008.

A talk by Rinsen at the Toledo Zen Center's community retreat. December 12, 2008. Part 1 of 4.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on July 27, 2008. "Shih-Tou's awakening happened as he read this passage from the teachings of the early scholar monk Seng-Chow: "'The Ultimate Self is empty and void.  Though it lacks form, the myriad things are all of its making.  One who understands the myriad things as the Self, isn't that a sage?' "That seeming dichotomy right there, the myriad things and the self, the form, the empty, the void, the relative and the absolute became the essential insight that Shih-Tou would plumb the depths of and elucidate in a way that hadn't happened before him, to such a degree that his 'Identity of Relative and Absolute' is a teaching that we chant to this day." Note: This talk also addresses what it means to "sit with" koans as a practice, and how it relates to concentration practices. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on July 16, 2008. "Mostly, our mind remains fixed in what's called a dualistic state...which means being trapped, unawaredly in a way of perceiving the universe such that everything is shattered, separate and distinct... In the practice of Zen, there is uncovered another way of perceiving, a way that's not bound by the traps of this and that, or the distinctions of high and low... You have to be willing to drop your images of what God is to be able to really see God's face. As long as you have an image in your mind, your mental construction of what you think that's supposed to be, there's a block. There's a stage at which having an image can be a useful thing.  There's a stage at which it becomes a problem and needs to be transcended." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Visited by a local University World Religions class, Rinsen contextualizes Zen practice and awakening within religious Tradition. "Most religious traditions are founded with the experience or essential insight of an individual or group of individuals who have some unique way of perceiving themselves and the world that fits the society that they find themselves in, in a way that hadn't happened before." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on June 11, 2008. "Develop meditation that is like the earth, for when you develop meditation that is like the earth, agreeable and disagreeable contexts will not invade your mind and remain. Just as people throw clean things and dirty things, excrement, urine, spittle, pus and blood on the earth, and the earth is not horrified, humiliated or disgusted because of that." --Buddha For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on June 4, 2008. "One of the primary ways that we do great harm to ourselves and to those around us is by becoming attached to a particular view. 'Attached' here means a very specific thing: it means sort of an unexamined clinging that has almost a panting, desperate quality to it. The majority of these views, these opinions that we hold, are actually unknown to us, ironically enough. They're more or less unconscious." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on May 28, 2008. "Long seeking it through others, I was far from reaching it.Now I go by myself and I meet it everywhere.I now am not it, and just now, it is nothing but myself.Understanding this way, I can be as I am."-Master Dong-Shan For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on May 21, 2008. "In studying the teachings of the Buddhadharma, in studying reality, what we're actually studying is ourselves.... Ironically enough, the way of studying those teachings, the way of studying that Self, is that you have to get the Self out of the picture.... What that means, what that's pointing to, is the direct experience of your life. The direct experience of experience itself, free from the conditionings and the boundaries of the limited mind. What happens, then, is that you become awakened by everything. Everywhere you go, you encounter the teachings." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on May 18, 2008. "Styling himself a latter-day Vimalakirti framed Wang Wei's dual life in the most positive terms. Not as a split or a straddle, one foot in the affairs in state, the other in monkhood, but as a unity; the best of both worlds. It states his understanding that fundamentally there are not two worlds, pure and impure, and that a true person of the Way may go anywhere unhindered." --The Roaring Stream For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on May 18, 2008. "Mindful creativity - or Zen art, if you will - requires a certain kind of consciousness to be able to really call itself Zen art. There's a quality required, expressed in the body, of tranquillity; open, receptive, clear, awake presence. It's absolutely essential. In other words, not discriminating, not judgmental, not tangled up in ideas and concepts." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on May 18, 2008. Hidden on this mountain, many Buddhist monks Chant sutras, meditate together; Men on distant city walls gazing towards the peaks See only white, enshrouding clouds. -Wang Wei, A Poem to my Brothers and Sisters For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

In honor of the first anniversary of the Drinking Gourd Podcast, Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives an interview at the Toledo Zen Center on October 22, 2008. "When I finally got to see a full-out Zen monastery, I was hooked. It really helped me by providing a specific way of working on this, and working with this whole contemplative intelligence, that I couldn't find in the Western approach." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on May 14, 2008. "To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many people, to want to help everyone and everything is to succumb to violence. The frenzy kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful." -Thomas Martin, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on May 7, 2008. "If with kindly generosity one merely has the wish to soothe the aching heads of other beings, such merit knows no bounds. No need to speak, then, if the wish to drive away the endless pain of each and every living being, bringing them unbounded virtues." -Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 30, 2008. "How do you take a spiritually awakened individual and how does that individual engage their life? What are the qualities of an awakened being in the world? ...One of the aspects that you'll find in any of the traditions is there's an embracing of this sort of luminal not-knowing." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a talk and discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 23, 2008. "Elements of the self come and go like clouds, without purpose. Greed, hate, and delusion appear and disappear like ocean foam. When you reach the heart of reality, you find neither self nor other, and even the worst kind of karma dissolves at once." -Yung-Chia For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on April 20, 2008. "Let others criticise you. Let them condemn you. Trying to set the sky on fire, they'll just end up exhausted. I hear abusive words as though I were drinking ambrosia; everything melts, and suddenly I enter the inconceivable. When you understand the real value of abuse, your worst critic becomes a wise friend. If harsh words raise no waves of bitterness or pride, how better to show the persistence and compassion of the unborn?" -Yung-Chia For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on April 20, 2008. "Seeing into the fundamental fact, you see into its expression as well." -Yung-Chia For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on April 20, 2008. "Haven't you met someone seasoned in the Way of Ease, a person with nothing to do and nothing to master, who neither rejects thought nor seeks truth? The real nature of ignorance is buddha-nature itself. The empty, illusory body is the very body of the Dharma. When the Dharma-body is realized, there's nothing at all. The original nature of all things is innately Buddha." —Yung-Chia For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 16, 2008. "Coming from a Judeo-Christian theistically-based approach, there's an unconscious assumption -- or teaching, basically -- that moral and ethical guidelines come from someplace outside... something outside saying, 'This is what I expect.' In the teachings of the Buddhadharma, the moral and ethical precepts do not come from any outside source.... The moral and ethical teachings are expressions of how a realized Buddha lives their life. They are the description of how an awakened being interacts with themself and with others and with society." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 9, 2008. "One of the things that people run smack into when they come to a place like this for the first time is, there's a bunch of ritual happening. What's that all about? What's the deal with all the bowing and the incense and all that kind of thing? These are moments of re-awakening, if they're used well. They're supposed to be moments of re-checking-in to the moment, to the now." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on April 2, 2008. "What does it mean to be mindful of the body? This is always the entry gate.... Breath is part of the body awareness, cultivating the practice of being awake to this one breath. In many, many lineages of Buddhist practice, not just Zen, the beginning thing you do is sit down and work with the breath. It's no small thing to be able to actually, completely embody that breath... to just completely, fully, be awake and aware and alive to that breath." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 26, 2008. "The pure nature exists in the midst of delusions. With correct practice alone, remove the obstacles. If people in this world practice the Way, there is nothing whatsoever to hinder them. If they always make clear the guilt within themselves, then they will accord with the Way." —Hui Neng For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik gives a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 19, 2008. "Within the dark home of the passions, the sun of wisdom must at all times shine. Erroneous thoughts come because of the passions; when correct thoughts come the passions are cast aside. Use neither the erroneous nor the correct, and with purity you will attain to complete nirvana." -Hui Neng For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on March 16, 2008. "Successive thoughts do not stop; prior thoughts, present thoughts, and future thoughts follow one after the other without cessation. If one instant of thought is cut off, the Dharma body separates from the physical body, and in the midst of successive thoughts there will be no place for attachment to anything. If one instant of thought clings, then successive thoughts cling; this is known as being fettered. If in all things successive thoughts do not cling, then you are unfettered." -Hui-Neng For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on March 16, 2008. "Good friends, how then are meditation and wisdom alike? They are like the lamp and the light it gives forth. If there is a lamp, there is light; if there is no lamp, there is no light. The lamp is the substance of light; the light is the function of the lamp. Thus, although they have two names, in substance they are not two. Meditation and wisdom are also like this." — Hui-Neng For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Rinsen Weik leads a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on March 16, 2008. "Oftentimes in spiritual teaching, there is a great attempt to deny any kind of shadow, or any kind of difficulty, and it's important to acknowledge it.... It makes the teachings more alive and full and complete and real, but also real honest and very direct. The historical context has a direct influence on what these teachings are, and that's important to know and to acknowledge and to understand." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 12, 2008. "The tiny is the same as the large, once boundaries are forgotten." -Relying on Mind, Seng-ts'an This talk works with some of the differences between Taoist teachings and those of Zen. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on March 5, 2008. "The wise have nothing to do, while the unwise tie themselves in knots." -Relying on Mind, Seng-ts'an This talk works with some of the similarities of Taoist teachings with those of Zen. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Rinsen Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 27th, 2008. "The Supreme Way by nature is all embracing. Not easy, not difficult. But quibbling and hesitating, the more you hurry the slower you go. Holding on to things wrecks your balance, inevitably throwing you off course. But let everything go, be genuine, and the essence won't leave or stay. Accept your nature, accord with the way, and stroll at ease, trouble free." -Relying on Mind, Seng-ts'an For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "There is no need to seek the truth - just put a stop to your opinions! Dualistic constructs don't endure, so take care not to pursue them. As soon as positive and negative arise, the mind is lost in confusion. The two exist because of the one, but don't cling to oneness either..." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "Mind has the totality of space: nothing lacking, nothing extra. It's just selecting and rejecting that make it seem otherwise. Don't pursue worldly concerns, don't dwell passively in emptiness; in the peace of absolute identity, confusion vanishes by itself. Suppressing activity to reach stillness just creates agitation..." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on February 17th, 2008. "The Supreme Way is not difficult; it just precludes picking and choosing. Without yearning or loathing, the Way is perfectly apparent, while even a hairbreadth difference separates heaven and earth. To see the Way with your own eyes, quit agreeing and disagreeing. The battling of likes and dislikes - that's the disease of the mind..." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on February 13th, 2008. "The Ultimate Truth is Beyond words. Doctrines are words, they are not the Way. The Way is wordless. Words are illusions; they are no different from things that appear in your dreams at night..." -Bodhidharma's Bloodstream Sermon. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 30th, 2008. "Our Nature is the Mind, and the Mind is our Nature. This nature is the same as the mind of all buddhas. Buddhas of the past and future only transmit this mind. Beyond this mind, there is no Buddha anywhere..." -Bodhidharma's Bloodstream Sermon. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 23rd, 2008. "Everything that appears in the three realms comes from the mind, hence the Buddhas of the past and future teach mind to mind, without bothering about definitions." "But if they don't define it, what do they mean by Mind?" "You Ask, That's Your Mind. I Answer, That's My Mind..." -Bodhidharma's Bloodstream Sermon. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 20th, 2008. "Entering through practice refers to four all-encompassing practices: the practice of requiting animosity, the practice of accepting one's circumstances. The practice of craving nothing, and the practice of accord with the Dharma." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 20th, 2008. "Entering through practice refers to four all-encompassing practices: the practice of requiting animosity, the practice of accepting one's circumstances. The practice of craving nothing, and the practice of accord with the Dharma." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a retreat workshop at the Toledo Zen Center on January 20th, 2008. This workshop begins with a historical overview of Bodhidharma's time and the teachings ascribed to him as they relate to other spiritual teachings of the day. After this, Chikyo begins working with the text: "There are many avenues for entering the Way, but essentially they all are of two kinds: entering through Principle and entering through Practice..." - Bodhidharma's Two Entrances and Four Practices For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Karen Zuihan Weik offers a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 16, 2008. "There once was a beautiful young girl who loved nothing more than to gaze at her reflection in the mirror. Every morning she would get up and look and she was very well pleased with herself. One morning, however, she looked in the mirror, but she didn't see her reflection..." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Karen Zuihan Weik offers a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on January 9, 2008. "Opening the space, what I really want to do is connect with you, connect with your heart. And have all of our hearts connect with one another, and the beauty of this silence, and this breath, and this vast and spacious moment without beginning, and without end. This is where I want to live with you..." - Karen Zuihan Weik For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik presents a talk and leads a discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on December 19, 2007. "The Way is perfect like vast space / where nothing is lacking and nothing is in excess. / Indeed, it is due to our choosing to accept or reject / that we do not see the true nature of things." -Seng T'san, Faith Mind For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "There are four basic ways that a bodhisattva will guide or help or engage sentient beings to the purpose of helping to relieve suffering. The first one is called Giving, the second one is Kind Speech, the third one is Beneficial Action, and the fourth one is called Identity Action." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "Typically, what are taught as being the primary challenges or the main difficulties have to do with the six realms. In the center of those realms, there are three poisons that are providing the gravity that's holding these beings in these various realms of suffering. What those three poisons are called are Greed, Anger, and Ignorance." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation entitled, "Obstacles to Practice," given at the Toledo Zen Center on December 2, 2007. "Today, our mission is to talk a little bit about the things that might get in the way of maintaining a spiritual practice; now that we have a sense of what the practice is, what kind of things arise that actually get in the way and obstruct and hinder us in that effort; and then some solutions. What can we do to help that?" For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk and leads discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 28, 2007. "For reasons as varied as the people who have them, we have a really hard time letting ourselves be. We find it almost impossible to just not be so aggressive with ourselves.... If you are sitting on that cushion and you have some subtle or overt aggressive gaining agenda... it's just a matter of time before you give the whole endeavor up. And probably you'd be better served to give it up, if that's what you're practicing. Better yet, to learn how to practice well; to practice with real sincerity." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk and discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on November 21, 2007. "From Master Dogen's Bodhidharma Shisoho: 'Giving means non greed.' This has to do with not just a physical thing.... In the dharma, the giving can be vastly more encompassing than material things. 'Giving means non-greed. Non-greed means not to covet. Not to covet means not to curry favor.... It is to give away unneeded belongings to someone you don’t know, to offer flowers blooming on a distant mountain to the womb of suchness itself, or to offer treasures you had in your former life to sentient beings.'" For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

This talk and discussion was led by Jay Chikyo Weik at the Toledo Zen Center on November 14, 2007. The great way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences / When love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised / Make the smallest distinction however / and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart / If you wish to see the truth / then hold no opinions for or against anything / To set up what you like against what / you dislike is the disease of the mind / When the deep meaning of things is not understood / the mind's essential peace is disturbed to no avail. -Sosan Zenji, Faith Mind For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation on the Four Noble Truths, given at the Toledo Zen Center on November 11, 2007. This is the third podcast of a three-part series. "The second truth is that there is a cause for that [suffering]. There's a very specific thing that creates that sense of unsatisfaction. It's not just the way things are, actually. There's a reason why that's the way the experience communicates to us. And to make it as simple as we can, the cause of that suffering is basically craving, or thirst." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation on the Four Noble Truths. This presentation was given at the Toledo Zen Center on November 11, 2007. "One thing that will help make this talk a little more real, more helpful for you, is if you bear in mind that what we're talking about here is your own experience of your life. It's not an abstract.... It's not some story about how the universe came to be or anything like that. It's talking about how it is when you wake up in the morning; what it feels like between your bed and the bathroom; and how you deal with that child, that job, that ex-spouse, or that credit card. That's what it's about.... it's not intended to be abstract. However, it comes from a different culture; it comes from a very different time, and it takes a little digestion to get it to actually be helpful." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a presentation on the Four Noble Truths. This presentation was given at the Toledo Zen Center on November 11, 2007. "Buddhism itself is a really large worldwide religion; there are many different facets and approaches. The Buddha himself taught for something like forty years, and he taught different things to different groups of folks.... The kinds of things that we're going to cover today would be included by any of the schools of Buddhism that exist, and there are many. But they all have certain things in common, and basically they revolve around these truths." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

The following mondo was presented by Jay Chikyo Weik at Shobu Okugyo Aikido retreat at Farm & Wilderness Center in Vermont on November 2, 2007. "So, what is it about? ...There are many different routes and different practices and different techniques... but, basically, they all lead to expressing your true nature." Chikyo wishes to acknowledge Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi and his Big Mind process, which influenced a portion of this presentation. For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org. For more information about Okugyo Aikido retreats with Chikyo and Bill Gleason Sensei, please visit www.shobuokugyo.com.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a talk entitled, "Living Zen: Awakening the Joyful Heart." This introductory talk was presented at the Toledo Zen Center on October 27, 2007. "So then [the Buddha] sat under a tree, and started to actually practice what we now know as zazen, sitting zen. In that process, he made a radical shift in his way of perceiving himself and the universe and everything around him. It's that shift in perception that has come to be called enlightenment, or awakening." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.

Jay Chikyo Weik offers a Dharma Discourse and leads a Dharma Discussion at the Toledo Zen Center on October 24, 2007. "What the Dharma does is get into the heart of that 'I'. Who is the 'I' that believes this? Who is it that's experiencing this feeling? (Suzuki) Roshi points out that the point of the practice is not to create some deep feeling, some religious feeling, some spiritual feeling.... What is it that the practice is doing? The practice is helping us to study ourselves." For more information about the Toledo Zen Center, please visit www.toledozen.org. The Toledo Zen Center is a member of the Hermitage Heart Sangha, online at www.hermitageheart.org.