Individual Talks
These 3000 Individual Talks were originally spoken as Series of Talks, published as chapters of books.
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A Declaration of Your Self-Nature
Talk #5 from the series Rinzai: Master of the IrrationalAlso Available As: eBook"Maneesha, the deeper I look into Zen, the more things become crystal clear. One thing is its absolute uniqueness in the world of religions.
"In comparison to Zen, all the religions look like entertainment. Formal..." Learn More -
A Small Flame of Awareness
Talk #7 from the series Isan: No Footprints in the Blue SkyAlso Available As: Book"Maneesha, the Zen encounter is not that of words. The zencounter is a communion in silence. When two Zen masters meet, whoever speaks first has fallen from his status. Days may pass by; they may..." Learn More -
A Uniquely Different Humanity
Talk #4 from the series A God That Can Dance ZarathustraAlso Available As: eBook"Zarathustra continues to talk to the audience, which consists only of the blind and the deaf and the heartless. But his love and his compassion is such that he does not ask them to be..." Learn More -
All Beings Are Buddhas
Talk #1 from the series This Very Body the Buddha"My beloved ones, I love you. Love is my message – let it be your message too. Love is my color and my climate. To me, love is the only religion, all else is just..." Learn More -
Better than a Hundred Years
Talk #1 from the series The Vol. 04 Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha"Gautama the Buddha has raised the most important question for all those who are capable of inquiring into truth, into life, into existence. The most important question of all questions is: What is true happiness?..." Learn More -
Beyond the Prism of the Mind
Talk #5 from the series The First Principle"The first principle, the principle that cannot be said – but we can still try. The first principle is that samsara is nirvana, that the ordinary is the extraordinary, that this world is the other..." Learn More -
Buddhas in Disguise
Talk #2 from the series The Miracle"Dogen is dealing with one of the most important aspects of Zen. His statement is not as exact as it could be, but anyway he comes very approximately near to the truth." Learn More -
Feeling Is the Language of Existence
Talk #7 from the series Just Like That"The greatest secret of life is – and remember it always – that life is a gift. You have not deserved it in the first place. It is not your right. It has been given..." Learn More -
If the Right Awareness Is There
Talk #25 from the series The Great Zen Master Ta Hui"Zen is special in many ways from other traditions of the mystics. But one thing that stands out, very unique, is these strange, small dialogues: just reading them you cannot see how those small dialogues..." Learn More -
Joy Has No Cause
Talk #3 from the series Tao: The Pathless Path Series 1Also Available As: Book"This is a beautiful parable, and not only beautiful but very subtle. If you look only on the surface, you will miss the meaning. Taoist parables are not on the surface. They are very deep..." Learn More
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