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Rinzai 35: Do not follow the 10,000 things

Gateway talks
What is the difference between the regular way of grasping the world which causes suffering and the Zen state of mind that is free from it?

Transcending Mindfulness: 2 | Emotional Intelligence

A podcast series exploring the depths of consciousness and the development and transformation of our human heart and mind.

Do you know Buddha from Mara?

To escape samsara we must first know the difference between Buddha and Mara. Because of the illusory nature of our world this is a difficult task indeed.

Transcending Mindfulness: 1 | How Sacred Places Change Consciousness

Podcast
The psychology of architecture, place and the profound effects this can have on consciousness.

Master Rinzai's medicine for anxiety

Gateway Talks
What is our true nature and how can we come to realise it?

Rinzai’s 'look for him before you'

Gateway Talks
"Your physical body, formed by the four elements, cannot understand the Dharma you are listening to; nor can your spleen, stomach, liver or gall; nor can the empty space. Who then can understand the Dharma and can listen to it? "

Rest the Heart

Gateway Talks
How can we meditate regardless of whether conditions are pleasant or unpleasant?

What do I really want?

The Gateway Talks
Martin explores what the heart really wants and how to discover it.

Shishi and the Knife

Gateway Talks
Shi Tou asks Shishi for a knife but instead receives illumination. We take a look at what this unusual exchange is all about.

The Buddha is a Privy Hole!

Gateway Talks
Why were the Zen masters so disrespectful to the Buddha?

The Great Way is not Difficult

The Gateway Talks
The 3rd patriarch of Zen says, ‘The Great Way is not difficult, it merely avoids picking and choosing.’ This week’s Gateway Talk unpacks what these lines mean and why it holds the essence of all Buddhist teachings within it.

Nothing Further To Seek is Attaining the Dharma

The Gateway Talks
“What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from the West?" Martin explains this famous Zen Koan.

Throwing Oneself Into Fire to Avoid Being Downed

The Gateway Talks
Because of our tendency to view opposites as being in conflict with each other, we can't see situations clearly. Martin reveals how we can use skillful means to let problems resolve themselves in harmony with natural rhythm of life.

Rinzai’s Neither Outside nor Inside

Gateway Talks
Is the truth within us or outside of us?

Just Be Your Ordinary Selves

Gateway Talks
The state of enlightenment points to something far more ordinary than we might assume.

The Knower, The God of Buddhism

The Gateway Talks
Who is the one who sees, hears and smells? Who is the doer? Who is the one who knows?

Bankei’s ‘Unborn’

The Gateway Talks
If the natural state of mind is the Buddha mind why don’t we recognise it?

Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Vol. 2: Da'an's exchange with...

Gateway Talks
There is a quiet a spaciousness that already exists within us, but how do we find it?

Whose Song Do You Sing?

Gateway Talks
Although the Buddha’s teachings appear to come from the outside the Heart-Mind is their original source.

The Seed Shop

Gateway Talks
How to let causes and conditions (or Karma) work in your favor.

The Ever Turning Wheel | Part II

Gateway Talks
The Buddha said that to understand the teaching of the '12 Linked Chain of Causation' was to understand the Dharma itself. In this talk we take a deep dive into the teaching.

Zen Bites #20 Podcast: Mapping the Mind

Zen Buddhism and Psychotherapy
In this final episode Jamie & Martin discuss the mythological and psychological models that have been created by different cultures across the ages, from the Norse myths of the Nine worlds to the collective unconscious.

Zen Bites #16: Body Wisdom

Buddhism & Psychotherapy
In this episode Jamie & Martin discuss the role of the body as a source of insight and wisdom, relinquishing the cognitive agenda and exploring a realm of pure sensation.

Zen Bites #12: Mindfulness & Relationships

Zen Buddhism & Psychotherapy
In this talk Jamie and Martin discuss the spiritual and psychotherapeutic transformations can happen when we apply mindfulness to the relationships we have in our lives.

Zen Bites #3 What is Mindfulness for?

A dialogue between Zen & Psychotherapy
This episode looks at the question of whether mindfulness is a religious practice or a therapeutic practice.

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