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2024-04-15 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi
Depth in Practice continues reading and discussing Noble Truths, Noble Path. Depth in Practice meets virtually at Appamada every week. Anyone is welcome to…
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2024-03-25 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 20 Not Knowing, part 2 | Thomas Cleary
Depth in Practice spends a second week discussing Case 20: Dizang asked Fayan, "Where are you going?" // Fayan said, "Around on pilgrimage." // Dizang said…
Appamada2024-04-21 | Dharma Talk | Readings & Teachings from 'Not Always So' | Stephanie Seiler and J.Barna
00:00:27 - Readings and Teachings from 'Not Always So' by Shunryu Suzuki 00:11:02 - Joel Invites participants to Pracitce with the Breath whilst Sitting Zazen…
Appamada2024-04-16 I Inquiry I Direct Pointing Out Instructions I Suzanne Kilkus
2024-04-16 I Inquiry I Direct Pointing Out Instructions I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada
Appamada2024-04-14 | Dharma Talk | Fearlessness | Ann Lipscomb
00:02:00 - A short reading from ‘Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen by Shunryu Suzuki 00:03:50 - Reading from: Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen…
Appamada2024- 04-09 I Inquiry I The Hum of the Refrigerator I Josh Gifford
2024- 04-09 I Inquiry I The Hum of the Refrigerator I Josh Gifford by Appamada
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2024-04-08 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi
2024-04-08 | Depth in Practice | Noble Truths, Noble Path | Bhikkhu Bodhi by Appamada
Appamada2024-04-07 | Not Two - Part 3 | Becoming who you are | Written and narrated by Peg Syverson
00:00:43 - Recap of the Book so Far 00:07:23 - Peg Begins Reading ‘Not Two’ - Part 3 - Chapter 10 - Becoming who you are
Appamada2024-04-06 | Day 7/Part 2 | Forms as Roles and Practice | Peg Syverson and Flint Sparks
00:00:33 - Flint and Peg Begin 00:06:12 - 'What if You Knew' - By Ellen Bass 00:10:22 - Peg describes an Activity 'Walk and Talk' 00:11:46 - Participants Walk…
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2024-04-06 | Day 7/Part 1 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks and Peg Syverson
00:46:03 - Joy Chose You - By Donna Ashworth JOY CHOSE YOU Joy does not arrive with a fanfare on a red carpet strewn with the flowers of a perfect life joy…
Appamada2024-04-05 | Day 6 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Peg Syverson and Flint Sparks
00:21:22 - Peg Invites Questions/Reflections 00:32:10 - Taco Time
Appamada2024-04-04 | Day 5/Part 2 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Peg Syverson and Flint Sparks
00:00:27 - Flint and Peg Describe the Activity for small Groups of 3 00:03:00 - The Sangha Brings forth Questions for Flint and Peg
Appamada2024-04-04 | Day 5/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks
00:00:27 - Dharma Talk 00:20:46 - Poem - Another theory of Time 00:28:30 - Reflections Another Theory of Time - Marie Howe So, I tell my daughter we are eating…
Appamada2024-04-03 | Day 4 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Head Student Sandra Medina Bocangel
2024-04-03 | Day 4 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Head Student Sandra Medina Bocangel by Appamada
Appamada2024-04-02 | Day 3/Part 2 | Forms and Roles as Practice | Peg Syverson and Flint Sparks
00:00:33 - Peg Reads a Poem ‘Enlightenment’ by Vijay Seshardi 00:05:54 - Offering Comprehensive Instruction on Posture/Sitting Zazen 00:32:51 -…
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2024-04-02 | Day3/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Peg Syverson
00:00:59 - Peg Reads Huineng Poem 00:02:18 - Peg reads a section of the Fukanzazengi (Eihei Do- gen ) regarding Zazen Huineng Poem Deluded, a Buddha is a…
Appamada2024-04-01 | Day 2/Part 2 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks & Peg
00:19:39 - Questions/Reflections 00:22:52 - Flint Prepares for, and Offers an Exercise 00:33:33 - Instruction for connection Groups of 3 People (20 Minutes)
Appamada2024-04-01 Day 2/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks
2024-04-01 Day 2/Part 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice | Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2024-03-31 | Day 1 | Integrated Intensive | Forms and Roles as Practice |Peg Syverson & Flint Sparks
00:01:48 - Peg anf Flint read Fukanzazengi - Eihei Do-gen (P.p 30 Appamada Chant Book) 00:11:28 - Flints Asks ‘What was it like to hear it read out in this…
Appamada2024-04-02 I Inquiry I Nothing happening is a very good day I Trudy Johnson
2024-04-02 I Inquiry I Nothing happening is a very good day I Trudy Johnson by Appamada
Appamada2024-03-26 I Inquiry I Are You Clear About Practice? I Flint Sparks
2024-03-26 I Inquiry I Are You Clear About Practice? I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2024-03-24 | Dharma Talk | Creating a Pantoum - Ordinary things are all Extra-Ordinary | Joel Barna
Ordinary things are all Extra-Ordinary | Joel Barna 00:02:31 - A Reading from 'After Buddhism' by Stephen Batchelor 00:07:36 - Joel gives instructions on how…
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2024-03-18 | Depth in Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 20 Not Knowing, part 1 | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 20: Dizang asked Fayan, "Where are you going?"// Fayan said, "Around on pilgrimage." // Dizang said, "What is the…
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2024-03-11 | Depth In Practice | Book Of Serenity-Case 19 Mt. Sumeru | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 19: A monk asked Yunmen, “Not a single thought arises: is there any fault or not?” // Yunmen said, “Mt. Sumeru.” //…
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2024-02-26 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 18 Dog and Buddha Nature | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group continues discussing Case 18: A monk asks Zhaozho, "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // Zhaozho says, "Yes." // The monk says…
Appamada2024-03-19 I Inquiry I Horizonless Intimacy I Flint Sparks
Horizonless Intimacy Dear Friends, I captured this image as I took an early morning walk along the beach in Bray, Ireland (County Wicklow) this past Monday…
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2024-02-19 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 18 Dog and Buddha Nature | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group discusses Case 18: A monk asks Zhaozho, "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" // Zhaozho says, "Yes." // The monk says, "Since it has…
Appamada2024-03-16 | Day 2 | One Day+ Sit | The Hindrances | Joel barna
00:00:33 - Dharma Talk 00:02:43 - The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some…
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2024-03-15 |Day 1 | One Day+ Sit | The Hindrances | Joel Barna
2024-03-15 |Day 1 | One Day+ Sit | The Hindrances | Joel Barna
Appamada2023-10-08 | Class 9 | Taking Up the Way of Supporting Life | With Joel Barna & Robin Bradford
2023-10-08 | Class 9 | Taking Up the Way of Supporting Life | With Joel Barna & Robin Bradford 00:00:26 - Joel Opens up the Meeting 00:02:20 - Joel Talks About…
Appamada2023-07-02 | Class 6 I Take Up the Way of Taking Only What Is Freely Given/Giving Freely All I Can
00:00:19 - Class 6 Begins 00:00:25 - Joel Weaves the Precept and Preliminaries Together 00:01:26 - Training in the The Preliminaries - Joel Describes These……
Appamada2024-03-12 I Inquiry I Nothing and Nobody I Flint Sparks
2024-03-12 I Inquiry I Nothing and Nobody I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2023-03-05 | Class 2 | Precepts | Speaking Truthfully | Joel Barna
00:00:26 - Joel Offers an Overview of the Class 00:03:11 - Sitting for 10 Minutes Offering Metta/Joel then Begins with the Precept ‘Speaking Truthfully’, and…
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2023-02-02 | Class 1 | Precepts | Joel Barna
2023-02-02 | Class 1 | Precepts | Joel Barna 00:00:29 - Joel Gives Words of Gratitude, and Welcomes Everyone 00:02:34 - Please Pause Video Here if You'd Like…
Appamada2024-03-10 | Dharma Talk | The 3 Marks of Existence | Laurie Winnette
00:00:27 - Dharma Talk 00:15:06 - Exercise - 1. Consider something that you struggled with (were stuck in for quite a while). 00:15:50 - 2. While you were…
Appamada2024-03-05 I Inquiry I Gateway to the Temple I Flint Sparks
Gateway to the Temple: Homage to Lahaina ~ Flint Sparks At the entry gate of every temple, a great bell waits. When struck, a deep resonant call is sent out, A…
Appamada2024-03-03 | A reading written by Ed Browne ‘The Ten thousand Idiots’ | with Ann Lipscomb
2024-03-03 | A reading written by Ed Browne ‘The Ten thousand Idiots’ | with Ann Lipscomb 00:00:27 - A reading from The Most Important Point: Zen Teachings of…
Appamada2024-0-27 I Inquiry I En-Couragement I Trudy Johnson
2024-0-27 I Inquiry I En-Couragement I Trudy Johnson by Appamada
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2024-02-20 I Inquiry I The glass is already broken I Suzanne Kilkus
2024-02-20 I Inquiry I The glass is already broken I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada
Appamada2024-02-18 | Dharma Talk | 'Skillfull Means, Practice, and Mistakes | Ellen Hippard
2024-02-18 | Dharma Talk | 'Skillfull Means, Practice, and Mistakes | Ellen Hippard 00:00:20 - Dharma Talk 00:18:20 - Ellen Invites comments and reflections
Appamada2024-02-13 I Inquiry I I Took My Mind a Walk I Josh Gifford
2024-02-13 I Inquiry I I Took My Mind a Walk I Josh Gifford by Appamada
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2024-02-12 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 17 Fayan's Hairsbreadth | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group discusses the following case: Fayan asked Xiushan, “A hairsbreadth's difference is as the distance between heaven and earth'-- how…
Appamada2024-02-11 | Dharma Talk | Bridging Small Mind and Big Mind | Joel Barna
00:00:21 - Dharma Talk 00:28:25 - Meeting with Joel
Appamada2024-02-05 I Inquiry I Just Say Something! I Josh Gifford
2024-02-05 I Inquiry I Just Say Something! I Josh Gifford by Appamada
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2024-02-05 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 16 Magu Shakes His Staff | Thomas Cleary
Depth in Practice discusses the following koan: Magu, ringed staff in hand, came to Zhangjing; he circled the meditation seat three times, shook his staff…
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2024-01-30 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 15 Yangshan Plants His Hoe-2| Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group continues to discuss the following koan: "Where have you come from?" // Yangshan said, "From the rice field." // Guishan said, "How…
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2024-01-23 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 15 Yangshan Plants His Hoe-1 | Thomas Cleary
The Depth in Practice group discusses the following koan: "Where have you come from?" // Yangshan said, "From the rice field." // Guishan said, "How many…
Appamada2024-02-04 | Dharma Talk | Teachings from 'The Shamanic Bones of Zen' | Robin Bradford
00:00:26 - Robin Offers Teachings from. 'The Shamanic Bones of Zen' 00:20:07 - Robin Offers Instructions for the Connection Rooms: ‘In what ways, if any, have…
Appamada2024-01-30 I Inquiry I Everyday Radiance I Flint Sparks
2024-01-30 I Inquiry I Everyday Radiance I Flint Sparks by Appamada
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2024-01-16 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 14 Attendant Huo Offers Tea-2
Partipants spend a second week discussing Case 14, Attendant Huo Offers Tea: Attendant Huo asked Deshan, “Where have all the past saints gone?” // Deshan said…
Appamada2024-01-28 | Way Seeking Mind Talk | Opening the Slammed Shut Door | Cassy ShoShin
2024-01-28 | Way Seeking Mind Talk | Opening the Slammed Shut Door | Cassy ShoShin by Appamada
Appamada2024 -01-23 I Inquiry I Sacrifice in Practice I Flint Sparks
2024 -01-23 I Inquiry I Sacrifice in Practice I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2024-1-16 I Inquiry I Fully Grounded and Going Beyond I Flint Sparks
2024-1-16 I Inquiry I Fully Grounded and Going Beyond I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2024-01-14 | Day 4 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joy and the Factors for Awakening | Joel Barna
2024-01-13 | Day 3 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joy and the Factors for Awakening | Joel Barna 00:00:26 - Joy and the Factors for Awakening 00:14:06 - Joel…
Appamada2024-01-13 | Day 3 | Satipatthana Intensive | Mental Formations | Joel Barna
00:00:26 - Dharma Talk - Mental Formations 00:23:20 - Questions and Comments 00:33:23 - Joel Offers the Next Exercise - (See Below for Instructions) Exercise -…
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2024-01-12 | Day 2/Part 2 | Satipatthana Intensive | Feeling Tones |Joel Barna
2024-01-12 | Day 2/Part 2 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joel Barna 00:00:21 - dharma Talk - Satipatthana Intensive 'Feeling Tones' 00:37:00 - Questions and…
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2024-01-12 | Day 2/Part 1 | Satipatthana Intensive | Anatomy And Elements | Kim Mosley
00:00:27 - Dharma Talk 00:13:10 - 1st Exercise - Kim Describes the Exercise 'I Am Sitting’. (Please See Below for Instructions) 00:15:28 - 2nd Exercise - 20…
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2024-01 -11 | Day 1 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joel Barna
2024-01-11 | Day 1 | Satipatthana Intensive | Joel Barna 00:00:26 - Joel Opens up the intensive and offers Guidelines 00:02:55 - Book Mentioned - Satipatthana…
Appamada2024-01-14 | Precepts Ceremony 2024 | Joel Barna
2024-01-14 | Precepts Ceremony 2024 | Joel Barna
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2024-01-08 | Depth In Practice | Book of Serenity-Case 14 Attendant Huo Offers Tea-1 |Thomas Cleary
Partipants discuss Case 14, Attendant Huo Offers Tea: Attendant Huo asked Deshan, “Where have all the past saints gone?” Deshan said, “What? What?” Huo said…