This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 7, 2023. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 30th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Mind is Buddha.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series ..read more

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 29, 2023. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 29th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Not the Wind, Not the Flag.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series ..read more

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverends Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi and Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 26, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi and Do'on Roshi remind us of the preciousness of the causes and conditions that enable us to practice the Dharma, and how we must never take this wondrous and auspicious opportunity for granted. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org ..read more

This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Risen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 31, 2023. In this talk Risen Roshi offers reflections during the winter solstice practice period on what a 21st Century western hermitage looks like for our sangha. Roshi encourages us to use all of the ingredients of the solstice period and our lives, dedicating the merit of our practice to all sentient beings.  If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org ..read more

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 8, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 28th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Ryotan's Name Echoed Long. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series ..read more

This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 24, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei briefly discusses the 1st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) and Mu (not). Do'on Roshi talks about becoming friendly with our own karmic knots and the process of realizing our Buddha Nature. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org ..read more

This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 8, 2023. Rinsen Roshi discusses how seeing into the emptiness of the five skandhas (form, sensation, perception, mental reaction, consciousness) awakens us to the true reality of things. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org ..read more

This teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Risen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 5, 2023. In this talk, delivered on the first day of Rohatsu, Risen Roshi teaches on the nonself, calling on us to give meticulous attention to our experience moment by moment. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   ..read more

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 3, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 27th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Not Mind, Not Buddha. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org. Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series ..read more

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 28, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Heikiganroku) Case 69 - Nansen's Circle. Rinsen Roshi invites us to contemplate this koan on learning different ways of seeing the world. Roshi asks us to look at the places that scare us. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org ..read more