Whittling Away and Settling Down

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Whittling Away and Settling Down

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Dec 3, 2015

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A Dharma Talk with Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei, Abbot of the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo.
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Dec 3, 2015

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Titles in the series (100)

This podcast presents weekly updates from the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo including talks from Sunday service, sesshin, and other events.

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Study Yourself: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
26 min listen
Expressing True Nature: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
43 min listen
The Four Noble Truths (part 2 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
44 min listen
Seng-Ts'an: Relying on Mind (part 3 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
33 min listen
Mindful of Intention: 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.... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
39 min listen
The Four Noble Truths (part 1 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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Living Zen: Awakening the Joyful Heart: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
61 min listen
Bodhidharma's "Two Entrances and Four Practices" (part 3 of 3): 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. ... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
32 min listen
Giving: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
40 min listen
Obstacles to Practice (part 1 of 3): 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;... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
50 min listen
Perfect Like Vast Space: 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 /... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
45 min listen
Have No Preferences: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
46 min listen
Aspects of Mindfulness: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
42 min listen
You Ask, That's Your Mind. I Answer, That's My Mind.: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
44 min listen
Being the Teachings, Practice Zazen: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
48 min listen
Encountering Shih-Tou (1 of 2): The Myriad Things as the Self: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
58 min listen
The Four Noble Truths (part 3 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
60 min listen
Who Took My Head?: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
36 min listen
Practicing Generosity: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
51 min listen
Our Nature is the Mind, and the Mind is our Nature.: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
46 min listen
The Ultimate Truth is Beyond Words.: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
51 min listen
Obstacles to Practice (part 2 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
45 min listen
Obstacles to Practice (part 3 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
48 min listen
Hui-Neng: The Platform Sutra (part 3 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
61 min listen
Bodhidharma's "Two Entrances and Four Practices" (part 2 of 3): 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. ... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
56 min listen
Do No Harm: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
58 min listen
Bodhidharma's "Two Entrances and Four Practices" (part 1 of 3): 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
66 min listen
This and That?: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
29 min listen
Don't Turn Away.: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
46 min listen
The Virtue of Non-Doing: 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... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
34 min listen

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Dogen's Instructions for Householder Training (Continued): Studying With a Dharma Teacher: This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 14, 2023. In this talk Sensei continues exploring Dogen’s Instructions for Householder Zen training with a discussion of the importance of... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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The Stream of Wisdom: 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 May 7, 2023. In this talk Roshi and Sensei discuss the Buddha’s birth and our connection to the entire universe.... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
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