Meaning – A Talk by Madelon Bolling (August 7,2024)
A monk asked Hsiang Lin, “What is the meaning of the Patriarch’s coming from the West?” Hsiang Lin said, “Sitting for a long time becomes toilsome.” (BCR Case 17) A monk asked Chao-chou, “What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from the West?” Chao-chou said, “The oak tree in the courtyard.” (GB Case 37) Both of these koan begin with the phrase, “What is the meaning . . ?” Well, what is . . . meaning? You might say, “What is the implication of . . .?” which is literally, what is folded into this statement, this...
Read MoreZenkai (August 11, 2024) with Madelon – In Person and Zoom
Three Treasures Sangha will hold this event in-person at our Dharma Gate facility and live by Zoom. Registration information (for in-person) and current Covid-19 Guidelines are posted below the schedule. Guidelines are likely to change before the event, so check again as the date gets closer. If you are able, please join all or part of this opportunity for intensive practice with others. Zoom Link: Send email to ttssangha@gmail.com. If this will be your first event with TTS, we will arrange for an orientation prior...
Read MoreHow do you realize the realm where no wisdom can reach? – A Talk by Leland Shields (June 9, 2024)
Upon meeting Shitou, Daowu asked, “By what method do you reveal liberating wisdom to people?” Shitou said, “There are no slaves here. From what do you seek liberation?” Daowu said, “How can it be understood?” Shitou said, “So you’re still trying to grasp emptiness?” Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings, by Andrew Ferguson. (Please sit comfortably) Tianhuang Daowu is you, and is me in this story, as we meet the inseparable condition of being already liberated, and not yet realizing the fact. At this moment we are completely free, and even now we can release all binds. I say...
Read More3-Day Zenkai with Lee and Madelon (July 12-14, 2024) In person and Zoom
With Lee Shields and Madelon Bolling Many of us have regimented lives, with infrequent opportunities to ask, with an open mind, how we might deepen practice. Traditionally, Zen training included disciplined training periods alternating with periods of greater free time or travel, even as the spirit and dedication of practice continued. A personal retreat has potential for profound richness that can be taken home thereafter. And a personal retreat has its own practice challenges: how will you express your practice if you are released from aspects of form? Separate from good and bad student,...
Read MoreZenkai (June 9, 2024) with Lee – In Person and Zoom
Three Treasures Sangha will hold this event in-person at our Dharma Gate facility and live by Zoom. Registration information (for in-person) and current Covid-19 Guidelines are posted below the schedule. Guidelines are likely to change before the event, so check again as the date gets closer. If you are able, please join all or part of this opportunity for intensive practice with others. Zoom Link: Send email to ttssangha@gmail.com. If this will be your first event with TTS, we will arrange for an orientation prior...
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