Dharma Talks

Each Sunday at 10:00 am, Zen Teacher Al Rapaport gives instruction on some aspect of Zen teaching, practice or experience. The session begins with a 30-minute silent meditation, followed by a talk and time for Q & A, for a total time of about 90 minutes.

Talks are in MP3 format.

Zen Master Al Rapaport
January 8, 2006: Unifying the self
January 15, 2006: Blue Cliff record 29; aeonic fire
January 22, 2006: Getting to the bottom of the SELF
January 29, 2006: Primary principle; suchness
February 5, 2006: You won't be around long, take care.
February 12, 2006: NOWNESS: path to enlightened society
February 19, 2006: Appearing and vanishing; let it happen
February 26, 2006: Perspective
March 5, 2006: "Peek-a-boo" Why don't you see you.
March 26, 2006: "Blink" intuitive connections
April 2, 2006: Mind-body rung out. Now your ready!
April 9, 200: Medicating the mind: the Zen approach
April 16, 2006Turn your light inward.
April 23, 2006: Ego reveals "it" is awakened
April 30, 2006: A twist in faith, bending reality
May 7, 2006: Communication; listen with your eyes.
May 21, 2006: Thinking is it's own natural process
May 28, 2006:Sublime everyday function
June 11, 2006: Bitten by the mind
June 18, 2006: Two kinds of speech
June 25, 2006: Litmus paper of the mind
July 2, 2006, 2006: Taking the servant for the Master
July 9, 2006: In repose "it" is done
July 16, 2006: One moment to awakening
October 1, 2006:Jules Harris (Guest Speaker) Stuck - Unstuck
October 8, 2006: Raw, primordial goodness our true nature
October 15, 2006: Equal opportunity delusion
November 12, 2006: Zen, open to scrutiny
December 3, 2006: Which came first? Form or Function.
February 25, 2007: The center of your mandala
March 4, 2007: Dropping of your baggage
March 18, 2007: Self Absorbed
 
Series of talks on Gilbert Daniels's Book: "Stumbling upon happiness" given by Al Rapaport
March 25, 2007: Talk1
Aprill 1, 2007: Talk 2
April 8, 2007: Talk 3
 
April 15, 2007: Levels of practice
April 29, 2007: A grain of rice: Koan #5 Blue Cliff Record
May 6, 2007: Mind-Space
June 3, 2007: Wisdom
June 10, 2007:
July 1, 2007: Koan
July 8, 2007: Robin's Nest
July 22, 2007: Delusion
August 5, 2007: Zen-Life
August 19, 2007: Zen-life2
August 25, 2007: RETREAT "Man in the weeds"
August 26, 2007: RETREAT Thusness
September 2, 2007: 10 Ox herding pictures
September 9, 2007: Watch what you wish for.
September 16, 2007: Flow into everything
September 30, 2007: Meditational differences
October 14, 2007: Case 22 Turtle nose snake
October 21, 2007: Space... the only frontier
 
Series of talks on Chugyal Namkkhi Norbu book Dzochgen; self perfected state given by Al Rapaport
November 4, 2007: Talk 1
November 11, 2007: Talk 2
November 25, 2007: Talk 3
 
Series of talks on John Welwood's book Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation given by Al Rapaport
July 23, 2006:Pt 1, Toward a Psychology of awakening
July 30, 2006: Pt 2, Toward a Psychology of awakening
August 6, 2006: Pt 3, Toward a Psychology of awakening
August 13, 2006: Pt 4, Toward a Psychology of awakening
August 27, 2006: Pt 5, Toward a Psychology of awakening
September 3, 2006: Pt 6, Toward a Psychology of awakening
September 24, 2006: Pt 7, TPA "World collapse"
October 29, 2006: Pt 8, TPA "Physiological Space" 1
November 5, 2006: Pt 9, TPA "Physiological Space" 2
November 26, 2006: Pt 10, TPA "Healing Dis-ease"
December 17, 2006: Pt 11, Unconditional practice
January 7, 2007: Realization & actualization
January 14, 2007: Psycho-spiritual integration
January 21, 2007: Power of relationships
February 4, 2007: Realization & actualization
February 11, 2007: Middle way; flexibility & balance
 
 
Teacher Rick Owen
October 10, 2004: Piece O' Cake
May 22, 2005: Bag of thoughts, empty mind
July 17, 2005: Shifting gears, unlimited potential
March 12, 2006: Koans draw out the ego mind
March 19, 2006: Emptiness the found Treasure.
May 14, 2006: Defining the ego
June 4, 2006 :Mind moments
September 10, 2006 Settle the mind "The Path"
October 22, 2006: Heavy Cloud, rain of compassion
December 10, 2006: Lecture to the Emperor
February 18, 2007: Breaking down thought
March 11, 2007: case 57 The blue cliff record
July 15, 2007: Sit down and Shut up
August 12, 2007: Preparing for a retreat
November 18, 2007: Is that so.
 
 
Assistant Teacher Betsy Smith
May 27, 2007: A good day "Fisheads, Fisheads...YUM!
July 29, 2007: Caesars Last Breath
September 23, 2007: Dolphin Zen
October 28, 2007: An act of tea
 

 

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