The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 149
Chao-Chou Can’t Explain
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The Blue Cliff Record, Case 58
Zen Mountain Monastery, 10/07/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The Blue Cliff Record, Case 58
Zen Mountain Monastery, 10/07/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 10/4/2018
Shugen Roshi leads a discussion of the recorded lives and past lives of the Buddha’s first disciples, touching on the nature of religious narrative, Buddhist philosophies of karma and rebirth, and the importance of studying the ancestors.
Unfortunately, a few minutes of this talk could not be recorded due to technical difficulties.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/30/2018
In a moment which so urgently demands that we step forward to alleviate the suffering of the world, where do we take refuge? Where do we find the ground from which to act justly and with compassion in difficult moments? Shugen Roshi invites the sangha to present their understanding.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koan Shobogenzo, Case #25
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/29/2018
What does it mean to bow to the Buddha, to the mountain, to our teachers? Shugen Roshi speaks of a kind of veneration that allows us to be earnest in asking for the teachings while maintaining deep faith in our own enlightened nature.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koan Shobogenzo, Case #129
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/26/2018
Shugen Roshi speaks about the karmic patterns of the mind as they arise in zazen and the need to find a middle way between suppressing thought and being swept away by it.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
From Master Dogen’s Fascicle “Buddha Ancestors”
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/23/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The Gateless Gate, Case 8
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/09/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 9/2/2018
This talk was given at the opening of the current ango training period. Shugen Roshi addresses the theme of the ango, and questions how we can best honor our lineages, knowing that the manners of the past can sometimes clash with our own values of equality and inclusivity.
Check out the audio above or watch a video of this talk below.
With apologies, the video image cuts out during the last couple minutes of the talk. The audio, however, remains consistent through the conclusion.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 149
Zen Mountain Monastery, 8/26/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 163
Zen Mountain Monastery, 8/24/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
From Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo
The Fascicle “Refrain from Unwholesome Action”
Zen Mountain Monastery, 8/22/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
From the Record of Master Dongshan
Zen Mountain Monastery, 8/19/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 147
Zen Mountain Monastery, 8/05/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 127
Zen Mountain Monastery, 7/29/2018
On Sunday, July 8, The Buddhist Poetry Festival at Zen Mountain Monastery concluded with a talk by Shugen Roshi. The koan case referenced in the talk is Dongshan’s “No Grass” from the Book of Serenity.
Find out more about the festival by visiting BuddhistPoetryFestival.org
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Book of Serenity, Case 89
This talk was given at the conclusion of the Buddhist Poetry Festival.
Zen Mountain Monastery, 7/08/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 243
Zen Mountain Monastery, 7/01/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Blue Cliff Record, Case 3
Zen Mountain Monastery, 6/24/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Blue Cliff Record, Case 3
Zen Mountain Monastery, 6/17/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 6/10/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The Gateless Gate, Case 7
Zen Mountain Monastery, 6/3/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 148
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The Gateless Gate, Case 41
Zen Mountain Monastery, 5/06/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 101
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/28/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
A discourse on an excerpt from Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo Fascicle “Body-Mind Study of the Way”
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Blue Cliff Record, Case 82
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi & Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Sensei
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/8/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Book of Serenity, Case 42
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
The True Dharma Eye: Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans (Shinji Shobogenzo), Case 122
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 3/25/2018
Blue Cliff Record: Case 89
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Center of New York City, 3/17/2018
Gateless Gate: Case 30
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 3/11/2018
Transmission of the Light: Case 25
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 3/4/2018
Click for audio above or watch the video of the talk here:
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 2/25/2018
This talk was given by Shugen Roshi on Feb. 25, 2018, at the conclusion of the Monastery’s Bodhidharma sesshin.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Book of Serenity: Case 74
Zen Mountain Monastery, 2/11/2018
Note: due to technical difficulty the first 90 seconds of this audio is from a talk given in 2012.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Gateless Gate: Case 23, Think Neither Good nor Evil
Zen Mountain Monastery, 2/4/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Gateless Gate: Case 38, A Buffalo Passes Through a Window
Zen Mountain Monastery, 1/28/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Gateless Gate: Case 38, A Buffalo Passes Through a Window
Zen Mountain Monastery, 1/26/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Gateless Gate: Case 38, A Buffalo Passes Through a Window
Zen Mountain Monastery, 1/24/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Blue Cliff Record: Case 21, Chih Men’s Lotus Flower, Lotus Leaves
Zen Mountain Monastery, 1/7/2018
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 12/31/2017
This talk was given during the final hour of 2017 as the sangha gathered to conclude our Rohatsu Sesshin and ring in the new year. Roshi addressed themes of renewal and commitment to the Bodhisattva Vows, underscoring the New Year’s Eve fusatsu ceremony.
