23 min
Talk
Mumonkan Case 17: The National Teacher Calls Three Times
A teisho on case 17 of the Mumonkan given at Tahoma One Drop Zen Monastery, delivered in Japanese with DaiChi Zenni's consecutive English interpretation.
About the teacher
Shodo Harada Roshi
Shodo Harada Roshi leads One Drop Zen, a global network of Zen centers connected to Gokokuzan Sōgen-ji monastery, where he serves as abbot. He received formal Dharma transmission (inka) in 1983 from Yamada Mumon Roshi in the Rinzai lineage.
He has three formal dharma heirs guiding affiliated monasteries: Daichi Roshi (Tahomasan Sōgen-ji, Washington State), Taikan ShoE Roshi (Hokuozan Sōgen-ji, Germany), and Daishin Sozui Roshi (Yūkoku-ji Monastery, California). Sōgen-ji holds week-long intensive sesshin retreats roughly monthly throughout the year; attendance is generally limited to students who have already trained at an affiliated center.
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22 min
Talk
Mumonkan Case 1: Joshu's Mu
A teisho on the first case of the Mumonkan, Joshu's "Mu," given in Japanese with ShoE Zenni's consecutive English interpretation.
59 min
Interview
The Way of the Buddha: A Conversation with Michael Lerner
In conversation with Commonweal's Michael Lerner, Harada Roshi discusses the Buddhist path and performs a calligraphy demonstration, his Japanese remarks interpreted into English by his longtime translator.
127 min
Talk
Wash Your Bowls: Public Talk for Enso House
A public talk in which Harada Roshi opens up Joshu's koan "wash your bowls" to show how everyday life itself is Zen practice; he teaches in Japanese with English interpretation by Chisan.
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Dharma Talk and Meditation
A recorded sitting and dharma talk from Harada Roshi's visit to Commonweal, with his talk translated live from Japanese into English.
From the podcast The New School at Commonweal
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The Calligraphy of Emptiness: The Zen of Dying
Harada Roshi speaks with Michael Lerner about death and dying and gives a calligraphy demonstration, his Japanese conversation carried into English by his regular translator.
From the podcast The New School at Commonweal
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