2013 Fall-Winter Monastery Store Catalog - Dharma Communications

D h a r m aD i s c o u r s e sb y Ko n r a d R y u s h i n M a r c h a j, S e n s e iKonrad Ryushin Marchaj Sensei began studyingwith Daido Roshi in 1987. He entered intoresidency in 1992 and received dharmatransmission in 2009. Before coming intoresidency he worked as a pediatrician andpsychiatrist. Ryushin Sensei is the Abbot of ZenMountain Monastery.MP3 $5 • Each CD $11Staff recommendations are marked with an *Practice starts precisely where we find ourselves,which for many of us is a place of heartbreak, suffering,alienation and doubt. But it is precisely there, within thosecircumstances, that we start.—Ryushin SenseiAudio & videoTh e E m p t i n e s s o fE m p t i n e s sThe Teachings of Nagarjuna“Though my view is as vast as the sky,my practice is fine as the dust of barleyflour.” Ryushin Sensei quoted theBuddhist teacher and philosopherNagarjuna as the starting point of thislucid exposition of his life andespecially his teaching on emptinessand its implications for the spirituallife. MP3-AD49 • CD-AD49B u b b l e s o f I l l u s i o n*Book of Serenity, Case 5:Qingyuan and the Price of RiceOur everyday experience is constantlybeing filtered through our personalbubbles of illusion. Inside, we believewe are the center of the world—and sowe suffer. How can we break free? If westop trying to maintain our grasp onreality, the truth will reveal itself.MP3-AD75 • CD-AD75A n A l l- E n c o m p a s s i n g Ye sBook of Serenity, Case 4: The WorldHonored One Points to the Ground“Everything is sufficient in its way,”Ryushin Sensei says. This includes yourlife, your mind, your body, the patch ofground you’re sitting on. Underneathour heartbreak, distraction, or suffering,the natural order of life is an allpervasive,joyous, yes. The way to see it?Through unremitting, thorough practice.MP3-AD67 • CD-AD67W h y N o t B e R e a l?Book of Equanimity, Case 9:Nanquan Kills a CatHow can we discern the right action totake when each moment is unique andunprecedented? In this talk, RyushinSensei presses us to give up ourpreconceived ideas, our habits, andour defense mechanisms. Then, wecan let our heart guide us and be real.MP3-AD86 • CD-AD86A b s o l u t e Z e r o*Book of Equanimity, Case 26: YangshanPoints to SnowCan we fully appreciate springtimewithout a freezing, seemingly endlesswinter? In this talk Ryushin Senseiteaches us that it is only in realizingthe vast, selfless nature of reality—absolute zero—that we can completelyappreciate every moment of ourlives. MP3-AE30 • CD-AE30Th e D a n c e o f Fr e e d o mBook of Serenity, Case 34:Fengxue’s Single AtomEvery moment of practice, we mustlearn to acknowledge and let go of ourexperience. When we don’tacknowledge, we reject reality. Whenwe don’t let go, we remain stuck. Thedance of freedom occurs when we playon both edges of the sword at thesame time.MP3-AE55 • CD-AE55A f t e r E n l i g h t e n m e n t *Book of Serenity, Case 33: Sansheng’sGolden FishWhat do we imagine our lives to looklike when we are completelyenlightened? It is easy to get caught inthe trap of hoping to gain somethingfrom practice, such as praise orpleasure. But to be truly liberated weneed to abandon all our hopes andplans for the future, and rest completelyin the unfolding of this moment.MP3-AE57 • CD-AE57R a d i c a l L o n e l i n e s sBook of Equanimity, Case 31:Yunmen’s PillarsRadical loneliness—which is reallyaloneness—helps us to realize that weare the only ones who can takeresponsibility for our lives. When webecome completely intimate withloneliness, what emerges is theinstantaneous realization that we areconnected to the whole of reality.MP3-AE53 • CD-AE53Audio & videoTh e B e s t D e a l Yo u ' v e*E v e r B e e n O f f e r e dBook of Serenity, Case 2:Bodhidharma’s “Emptiness”Imagine you meet a man on the streetwho offers you a deal: “Give meeverything, and I’ll give you nothing inreturn.” This is Bodhidharma, offeringus the path to complete freedom. Ingiving away everything we’re attachedto, the whole universe naturally offersus everything back.MP3-AD64 • CD-AD64Fa i l P e r f e c t lyBook of Equanimity, Case 15:Yangshan Plants His HoeIn one sense, the practice of theBuddha Way is a practice of constantlyfailing. At the same time, each of us isinherently perfect. In this powerfultalk, Ryushin Sensei urges each of usto fail perfectly, and in so doingdiscover the joyfulness of practice.MP3-AD97 • CD-AD97O u r D e e p e s t N e e d s*Book of Equanimity, Case 39:Zhaozhou’s Wash Your BowlsWhether it is for the sake of survival orhappiness, we all need something. Butdo we know what it is and how toattend to it? Moreover, consideringthe vast potential of human life, are wereally addressing our deepest needs?Practice, when fully engaged, can helpus address these questions.MP3-AE72 • CD-AE72N e v e r A p a r tBook of Serenity, Case 40: Yunmen,Houbai and HouheiConfusion is the result of a splitbetween our awareness and its object.But how could there be any separationin what is inherently whole andundivided? Intimacy is the doorwayinto clarity and the antidote toalienation. It shows us, clearly, that wehave never been apart.MP3-AE74 • CD-AE7444www.dharma.net/monstoresupport@dharma.net 845.688.7993 45