Hongzhi's Plow the Clouds and Sow the Moon
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This teisho was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 8, 2026. In this episode, Rinsen reaches back to Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empty Field to help illuminate these tumultuous times. 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.
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Where is your hut?
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This talk was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 25, 2026. In this talk Do'on continues readings from Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage. 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.
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Master Shitou's Practice Instructions for Ango
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This Dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 18, 2026. In this discourse Rev. Do'on discusses how Chinese Zen master Shitou's poem Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage provides us with wonderful instructions for practice during Ango. 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.
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With every step home, where is home?
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This talk was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 7, 2026. In this talk Rensen Roshi describes the “home” that is meant by "Every step is home.” 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.
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Letting Emptiness Carry You (BOE Case 57)
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This Teisho from the Great Heartland Sangha, given at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Toledo was given by Do'on Roshi on February 6, 2026. In this Teisho, Do'on Roshi discusses wisdom, concentration, and other paramitas and the fruition of joyfull effort that comes with being held by emptiness. This Teisho lands on Case 57 from the Book of Equanimity - Gonyo's One Thing. To learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo, or to make a contribution in support of this podcast, please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org
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Every Step Is Home: Practicing In the Moment Regardless of Circumstances
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This disciple's dharma talk was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 5, 2026 as part of February sesshin. In this talk Rev. Kensei discusses practicing in the moment as being home. 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.
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The Preciousness of Keeping Custody of the Mind
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This Disciple's Dharma Discourse was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 9, 2026 as part of the January sesshin. In this talk Rev. Kensei discusses the importance of stillness and maintaining custody of our mind. 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.
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Full Contact with the Entire Catastrophe **Room Echo Present**
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**Room Echo is Present in this podcast due to the way the talk was recorded. Attempts have been made to reduce the impact on the intelligibility of the teaching.** This Disciple’s Dharma Talk was given by the Rev. Shokai at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 1, 2026. In this talk Rev. Shokai discusses how every life event is fertile ground for practice and mindefulness. 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.
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Home All Around Us
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This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Do’on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 4, 2026. In this talk Rev. Do’on discusses the true nature of home through the parable of the wealthy man and his poor son from the Lotus Sutra. 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.
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Letting the Weight Settle (BCR Case 98)
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This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do’on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 21, 2026. In this talk Rev. Do’on expounds upon the value of purposeful, deliberate movement in Zen training through a discussion of walking and kinhin – with a brief elucidation of Blue Cliff Record Case 98, Tempyo’s Two Wrongs. 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.
info_outlineThis Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 5, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 10th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Seizei the Poor.
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Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.