The Buddha’s Enlightenment

December 09 · · bowing, Buddha's Enlightenment Vigil, enlightenment, faith, practice, Shakyamuni Buddha, veneration, Vesak Day

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi

The Transmission of the Light, Case #1

Zen Mountain Monastery, 12/9/2018

In this talk, given following our annual vigil to celebrate the Buddha’s enlightenment, Shugen Roshi evokes the Shakyamuni’s profound humanity and exceptional faith, emphasizing that we show our reverence for the Buddha and his teachings by actualizing them in our own place and time, our own bodies and minds.

It’s Not Like Something

November 17 · · actualization, Buddha ancestors, Five Ranks, Mahaparanirvana Sutra, practice, transmission

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi

The True Dharma Eye, Case #101

Zen Mountain Monastery, 11/17/2018

In this talk, Shugen Roshi takes up the lines central to our Ango study of Buddha ancestors: “I am like this. You are like this. All the ancestors in India were like this.” Through the lens of Master Dongshan’s Five Ranks, he speaks of the importance of practicing, actualizing and transmitting that which is always present and cannot be taught.