Podcasts by Pine Wind Zen Community Audio
Pine Wind, Jizo-an Monastery, is home to Seijaku Roshi an American Zen Master and Founder of The Zen Society, a 501c3 non-profit organization NJ 1985, and the main house of The Order of the Great Lights. http://www.jizo-an.org
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Since 2000 Pine Wind has been a refuge for thousands of persons from all walks of life, cultures, and religious affiliations, offering a diversity of programs including training in (Zen) Mindfulness Meditation, inspirational and educational seminar's and workshops, and a Formal Zen Training Program for home practitioners, as well as monthly educational events and seminars designed for Inter-faith dialogue.
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CLIP: You Have to Come in to Win (Community) from 2020-08-22T16:44:30
CLIP: You Have to Come in to Win (Community) by Pine Wind Zen Community
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Beyond the Valley of The Shadow of Death from 2020-08-22T16:42:53
From Saturday, June 15th, 2019
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More Together Than Alone from 2019-07-28T21:58:19
More Together Than Alone by Pine Wind Zen Community
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A Passover and Easter Minute to Change the World from 2019-04-26T02:10:47
A Passover and Easter Minute to Change the World by Pine Wind Zen Community
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Getting Beyond Fear and The Illusion of Differences from 2018-12-22T18:11:58
Getting Beyond Fear & The Illusion of Differences initiative arises directly from the Great Bodhisattva Vows: to alleviate the suffering of every human being; to put an end to all self-serving desi...
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In times of trouble where do I find refuge? from 2018-12-21T23:39:51
“And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen (or recovering the natural capacity to listen which cannot be learned any more than breathing), we can find ourself engulfed in s...
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Creating Clarity Through Morality & Mindfulness from 2018-11-23T20:32:54
Creating Clarity Through Morality & Mindfulness by Pine Wind Zen Community
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Spirituality, Religion, & Politics from 2018-02-17T21:26:18
As Spiritual and Religious Americans how do we respond to increasing violence, and the current rise of injustice, discrimination, racism, anti-semitism and hatred we are witnessing in our Country a...
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The Truth About Being Spiritual from 2017-12-30T21:18:44
The Truth will set you free, and the closer we get to our freedom, the more synonymous the effort and the reward. Spirituality or Training is about what Chogyam Trungpa called, "Cutting Through our...
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Sesshin Dharma Talk (Dedicated to Veterans) from 2017-11-24T18:13:31
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dedicated to the healing of Our Veterans Se...
The Heart of The Matter - Finding Our True-Self from 2017-09-23T19:02:10
"Underneath all we are taught, there is a voice that calls to us beyond what is reasonable,and in listening to that flicker of spirit, we often find deep healing." Central to Authentic Spirituality...
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Being Home - Being Awake from 2017-08-26T21:34:16
Mindfulness and Meditation and washing the dishes, making the bed, doing the laundry go together. They always have gone together. How we hold the mundane speaks loudly about how we hold life. Sen R...
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With All Victorious Mastery from 2017-07-22T16:56:49
Life is always “urgent,” we are challenged everyday to meet demands on our time, responsibilities, and the unexpected; and whether we are aware or not, the truth of suffering or discontentment. Wha...
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The Donning of The Masks from 2017-04-18T02:28:17
At the moment we fully appreciate the Power of Living Authentically, everything changes and nothing is ever the same again. Opportunities never available to us before become possible. The past, the...
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Cultivating Self-Confidence from 2017-02-23T03:16:59
Self-confidence is an essential ingredient in living an inspired and effective life. Cultivating confidence in yourself and about your life requires living in harmony with the real nature of life, ...
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What Next? Surviving and Thriving after 11.8.16 from 2016-11-20T20:50:18
"Even if the Sun were to rise in the West, the Bodhisattva knows One Way." For many Americans the Sun indeed rose in the West on Election Day and the reaction has left us with age old questions. Wh...
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Living Courageously from 2016-10-01T19:24:26
For so many of us fear can be crippling, stifling, getting in the way of our hopes and dreams, and yet it doesn't have to be that way! When we understand how the mind operates from moment to moment...
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Being Spiritual & Politically Engaged from 2016-07-09T22:06:35
We are witnessing the most polarizing politics in modern American History. Should Bodhisattvas (Spiritual Warriors) become involved in the political arena as a method of helping everyone attain the...
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The Power of Compassion and Forgiveness from 2016-04-07T00:52:43
In a Nation torn by so much polarization, violence, and so much inequality, how do we begin to heal and find the ground to come together. If we don't we can only expect more pain, more suffering. I...
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"When Life Disappoints Us" Part 2 from 2016-03-03T03:35:18
Living Mindfully helps us develop awareness of those habitual reactions rooted both in our genetic make-up and our early childhood experiences (pain body), then we retrain our minds to "respond", r...
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"When Life Disappoints Us" Part 1 from 2016-02-05T13:24:03
"The road to the truth is paved with disappointments. When life disappoints we need not be "dis-appointed". The key is to stay the course. The truth which liberates us is never far away" Living Min...
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow from 2016-01-07T03:40:34
The Present is full of Yesterday and is moment to moment Creating tomorrow. "According to our yesterdays so shall today unfold, according to our interaction with the unfolding of today, so shall ou...
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Independence? from 2015-12-08T03:15:58
Is "Independence" an Illusion? What is the real meaning of "Freedom"? Do we have "Free Will"? What about my "Choices"? Is there such a thing as "Pre-destination" and "Free-Will"? The Buddha encoura...
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Creating a Virtuous Society - The Seven Heavenly Virtues from 2015-10-06T03:44:05
"What is lacking is virtue. Virtue is a force-of-nature a conduit for change. A force always to be reconciled with sooner-or-later. The only thing that has ever brought about real change in our wor...
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Being Present to Your Life from 2015-09-10T03:03:47
As the seasons change so do we. Being Present to Life-Changes is Being Present to the Life-Force which renews, rejuvenates, and sustains all life forms. If it feels like life is passing you by - wh...
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New Possibilities: ARE YOU REALLY READY for CHANGE? from 2015-08-08T19:45:27
Imagine that there was nothing lacking in your life? That you had everything you needed and the world was filled with endless possibilities? Real change begins by taking our focus off the Kardashia...
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Basic Goodness - Falling in Love with Yourself from 2015-07-10T02:42:45
What would your life look like if you were enough? If at this very moment you simply declared, "I am enough!" Most of us haven't a clue as to how much of life's opportunities are lost in the pursu...
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Thoughts and Questions on Living the Zen Inspired Life from 2015-06-03T21:48:34
As we approach a new training period at Pine Wind in Shamong NJ (Ango) in September, this evening Seijaku Roshi will talk about the meaning of Living a Zen Inspired Life, the life and offerings of ...
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Saturday Teisho (Dharma Talk) - May 2, 2015 from 2015-05-11T02:40:39
Roshi's Teisho held at a half-day sitting.
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The Principle of Identity - Part #3: Being from 2015-05-04T02:35:22
"The Flower doesn't dream of the bee. It blossoms & the bee comes." Vision is the Mind of God - Buddha-Mind, that infinite moment right before, "Let there be Light." What you have forgotten is, "Y...
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The Principle of Identity - Part #2: Don't Wander Off from 2015-04-03T23:20:04
So many things seem to demand our time and attention in any given day. However if we never give our fullest attention to our most Elementary Presence - Being Present to Here and Now with Intention...
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The Principle of Identity - Part #1 from 2015-03-04T04:14:54
The Principle of Identity is cause in the matter of one's life. It not only creates the energy and space for possibilities but literally defines what is possible. Having a clearly defined "personal...
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What’s in Your Heart? The Four Immeasurables from 2015-02-06T21:20:57
The definition of love in Buddhism is: wanting others to be happy. This love is unconditional and it requires a lot of courage and acceptance (including self-acceptance). There is no higher or grea...
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Precious Imperfections from 2015-01-02T02:53:34
Compassion is not an ideal to strive for but rather the only ground for "human-being-ness". Until one gives up all ideas of "who you are suppose to be", and start loving who you really are, there ...
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The Happiness Code - "Tiss the Season to be Jolly..." from 2014-12-04T02:14:43
Is there anything we can learn from the holiday season about "happiness and joy"? The pursuit of happiness from the Buddhist point-of-view involves craving or desiring something we believe will giv...
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Peace is In The Details from 2014-11-04T01:41:10
In the tradition of Zen training, meditation or Zazen is attention to details. We gather our attention and devote it with precision to body posture and breath, to the quality of our breath followin...
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Sunyata - Form is Empty, Emptiness is Form from 2014-10-03T02:58:16
Fundamental to Living a Zen-Inspired Life is realizing that, "Everything seen by the human eye is void, empty of any intrinsic value." Every experience is a function of the "meaning" we have given ...
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Freedom from Choice from 2014-09-04T03:15:26
On the way toward truly being "Free" all "choices" must cease to exist except one, the "choice to be free". What is freedom? "It is the moment by moment experience of not being run by one's own rea...
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Creating Ease & Joy Through Mindfulness from 2014-08-02T01:09:30
Learn Mindfulness techniques for creating "ease and joy" throughout the day and at those moments we may be experiencing stress or anxiety, and when we need it the most.
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Letting Life In (Zen Chat Jan 2013) from 2014-07-19T15:38:13
Whenever we are closed to life as it is, all of it, we suffer and those we love and care about never really get to know us, or we them. Opening the Heart is the stuff of Authentic Spirituality and...
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Happiness is a Way-of-Life! (Zen Chat Feb 2013) from 2014-07-19T15:38:10
Living a Zen-Inspired Way-of-Life is the ground for Beyond Happiness and Real Transformation.
Within our mind exists an extraordinary potential for inner peace and happiness. Through the s...
Me, Myself, and I - Oh My! (Zen Chat June 2013) from 2014-07-19T15:37:24
How does the concept "Me, Myself, and I" contribute to stress and suffering in our lives? How often has our position to defend and protect "I" and "My" opinions, beliefs, or expectations compound t...
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Love Without the Stuff (Zen Chat May 2013) from 2014-07-19T15:36:10
Bringing Mindfulness to Our Relationships
"Whatever we give our attention to increases, whatever we don't decreases." Living a Zen Inspired Life is bringing Mindfulness to our Relationship...
Quiet Mind/Quiet Body - Managing Stress and Anxiety (Zen Chat March 2013) from 2014-07-19T15:36:09
Aversion to anxiety is often accompanied by reactivity and actions that worsen how we feel. We suffer. Tonight’s presentation taught from the perspectives of Zen and Mindfulness meditation practice...
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