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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Roshi Joan Halifax: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 5 of 5) from 2018-08-18T03:08:56
Part 5: “I live my life according to experiences, not according to the commentary.” This last half of the final panel traverses: projection in student-teacher relationships; how Roshi Joan’s and […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Roshi Joan Halifax: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 4 of 5) from 2018-08-18T03:07:55
Part 4: A song and questions. After Alan leads everyone in song, the panel takes open questions and jams. They consider: are there any restrictions on what people do with […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 3 of 5) from 2018-08-18T03:06:54
Part 3: Dialogue ensues! The question of feeding hungry spirits what they want versus feeding them what they need engages many voices. This leads on to: what is the difference […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 2 of 5) from 2018-08-18T03:05:54
Part 2: Feeding everyone. Bernie explains the inner logic and dramatic progression of the liturgy’s several pieces. It proceeds through loving invitations and invocations, magic work to actualize e...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Gate of Sweet Nectar 2015 (Part 1 of 5) from 2018-08-17T23:19:30
Part 1: An open-hearted overhaul. Bernie spins a lively history of the Gate of Sweet Nectar liturgy, from an early version (mythically attributed to Shakyamuni) to Menzan’s tantric innovations to […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 8 of 8) from 2018-08-11T18:00:33
Part 8: “Everything is opinion.” In this last dialogue, Bernie — with a little help from Roshi Joan and Sensei Alan — fields questions about whether the view that “everything […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 7 of 8) from 2018-08-11T17:00:08
Part 7: Q&A. The teachers complete the Q&A session.
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 6 of 8) from 2018-08-11T16:00:34
Part 6: Feminism, liturgy, and clown noses. After a song led by Sensei Alan, the panel conducts a Q&A period to close out the day. Topics covered include […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 5 of 8) from 2018-08-11T15:00:36
Part 5: The practice of zazen. Concluding the third session of the retreat, Roshi Bernie continues his dialogue with retreatants, answering questions about the stages of “bearing witness,” telling ...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 4 of 8) from 2018-08-11T14:00:16
Part 4: Bearing witness retreats. Roshi Bernie describes the Zen Peacemakers Order and the approach of “Bearing Witness Retreats” with homelessness in New York and genocide at Auschwitz and in […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 3 of 8) from 2018-08-11T13:00:55
Part 3: Listening without preconception. In the second part of the session, Roshi Bernie talks about the actualization of an “Indra’s Net” connecting impoverished communities by responding to the v...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 2 of 8) from 2018-08-11T12:00:20
Part 2: Indra’s Net. After Sensei Alan Senauke opens the session with a guided meditation song, Roshi Bernie offers his opinions on “non-dual communication” on interdependence and Indra’s Net, rein...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman&Hozan Alan Senauke&Joan Halifax: Engaged Buddhism, Radical Chaplaincy 2014 (Part 1 of 8) from 2018-08-11T11:00:01
Part 1. Nonduality. Bernie-Roshi reflects on three periods of his life, each marked by stepping beyond limited “clubs” into ever wider and less sure circles of caring engagement. He speaks […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 5 of 5) from 2018-08-10T15:00:19
“Have you seen The Big Lebowski?” In this final session, Bernie continues to answer questions posed by the retreat participants. One person asked: “How can one go about distributing homemade soap t...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 4 of 5) from 2018-08-10T14:00:30
Being on the street. This session continues where the previous left off, with Roshi Bernie taking a number of questions from the participants. The first question concerns Indra’s net, which […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 3 of 5) from 2018-08-10T13:00:54
Amazing stories of forgiveness. In this Saturday afternoon session, Roshi Bernie discusses forgiveness using the Rwandan genocide as a backdrop. During a 100 day period starting in April of 1994, […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 2 of 5) from 2018-08-10T12:00:25
Bearing witness retreats. In this session, Roshi Bernie answers questions from the audience. Questions include: “Are there Bearing Witness Retreats in Hiroshima or Nagasaki?” “What is the status of...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2013 (Part 1 of 5) from 2018-08-10T11:00:43
Rejoice! In this Saturday morning session, Roshi Bernie opens by answering a couple of questions posed by the audience. “What is the most important element in bringing about change?” “What should […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 8 of 8) from 2018-08-09T17:00:52
Honoring the interconnection of life. During the second half of the final retreat session, Roshi Bernie invites the gathered retreatants to share what they will take away from their time […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 7 of 8) from 2018-08-08T16:00:49
Bearing Witness. The session begins with Roshi Joan Halifax informally reflecting on her deep affection and respect for Roshi Bernie Glassman and their long collaboration in the dharma. Roshi Berni...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 6 of 8) from 2018-08-07T15:00:16
Householders and sanghas. Roshi Bernie Glassman grills the audience on what one might mean by being a “householder” or by participating in a “sangha.” He then illustrates his understanding of […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 5 of 8) from 2018-08-06T14:00:58
The practice of council. How do actions arise from bearing witness? Bernie fields various questions including how to practice not-knowing in the context of running an organization. He also explores...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 4 of 8) from 2018-08-06T13:30:36
The Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Community. Roshi Bernie, with contributions from Roshi Joan Halifax, applies the practice of training in the Three Tenets of the Peacemaker Community to the […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 3 of 8) from 2018-08-06T13:00
Street Retreat beginnings. Roshi Bernie looks at how humans develop what he calls “clubs” and the consequences of this behavior, applying insights from his bearing witness retreats both at Auschwit...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 2 of 8) from 2018-08-06T12:30:53
Attachment. Roshi Bernie talks about attachment in relation to meditative states and in relation to preferences and opinions. He also considers how to be in relationship with those of differing […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Making Peace—The World as One Body 2012 (Part 1 of 8) from 2018-08-06T12:00:40
Going out into the world. Roshi Bernie Glassman introduces Zen Peacemaker tenets by sharing the story of watching his daughter, son-in-law, and newborn son interact. He fields a question from […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 6 of 6) from 2018-08-01T16:00:15
Episode Description: Bearing witness to yourself. Bernie answers more questions on socially engaged Buddhism, and talks about his Street Retreat practice, Zen Peacemakers, and the waiting room of t...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 5 of 6) from 2018-08-01T15:00:39
Episode Description: That’s life! “My boss, Shakyamuni Buddha, said everything is change, but we don’t necessarily want it, so we have these expectations and out of that comes, guess what? Sufferin...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 4 of 6) from 2018-08-01T14:00:54
Episode Description: Hope and expectations. Bernie invites an audience member to speak about her own path of service and how to overcome the well-meaning help we get. He talks about […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 3 of 6) from 2018-08-01T13:00:45
Episode Description: Get out of the way. Another way to define bearing witness, Bernie says, is to get out of the way, and reminds us that zazen is a major […]
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 2 of 6) from 2018-08-01T12:00:18
Episode Description: The depth of enlightenment. Roshi Bernie answers some of the questions, ideas, thoughts, and doubts from last night’s discussion. Dissecting Kōbōdaishi’s quote, “The way you ca...
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Roshi Bernie Glassman: Bearing Witness to the Oneness of Life 2011 (Part 1 of 6) from 2018-08-01T11:00:53
Episode Description: What’s the deal here? In the first of this six-part workshop, Bernie Glassman asks, What does spirituality bring to social engagement? And, in particular, what does the experie...
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