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Introduction to Zen
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Week 1
About the Instructor: Why Study Zen Buddhism? (3:28)
Buddhism's Origins in a Period of Cultural Ferment (6:20)
Buddhism Offers a Solution for the Human Condition (5:07)
The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path (2:37)
Karma and Rebirth (4:27)
Causation, Emptiness, and Interdependence (3:58)
Mahayana Buddhism and the Heart Sutra (2:19)
Buddhism Collides with Taoism (4:02)
Mahayana Buddhism in China (3:17)
Koans (3:30)
Week 1 Resources: From Buddha’s First Sermon to the Heart Sutra
Week 2
Two Axioms - Relationships and the Study of the Mind (3:43)
Life in the Monastery - Forms and Ceremonies (5:37)
What is Zazen? A Guided Instruction (15:19)
Hara (1:57)
Intensive vs. Daily Practice (2:02)
Eyes Open vs. Eyes Closed and the Story of the Giant Fish (3:52)
Practicing With Back Pain and Nerve Irritation (2:41)
Waking Up - Posture, Presence and Awareness (4:54)
Reading for Next Week and Practice Suggestions (1:03)
Week 3
How Zen Arose in China (3:41)
Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu (2:34)
The Zen Patriarchs (4:40)
The Classical Period of Chan Buddhism (4:06)
The Golden Age and Development of Koans (3:19)
What Are Koans? (10:11)
Practice Suggestions (2:51)
Week 4
Traditions of Koan Practice (6:17)
Reading Koans as Literature (3:56)
The Body Exposed in the Golden Wind (2:19)
Zen and Western Culture (6:39)
About the Instructor: Why Study Zen Buddhism?
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