Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Mumonkan Case 42 - Manjushri's Woman In Meditation 06/26/2025

Mumonkan Case 42 - Manjushri's Woman In Meditation This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 3, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi finishes her discussion on the 43rd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Shushan's Short Bamboo Staff. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/37155215

Mumonkan Case 41 - Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest (Part 2) 06/19/2025

Mumonkan Case 41 - Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest (Part 2) This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 20, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi finishes her discussion on the 41st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/37063435

Mumonkan Case 41 – Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest (Part 1) 06/12/2025

Mumonkan Case 41 – Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest (Part 1) This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 13, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 41st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36956305

Mumonkan Case 40 - Kicking Over the Sippy Cup 06/05/2025

Mumonkan Case 40 - Kicking Over the Sippy Cup This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 8, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 40th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Kicking Over the Sippy Cup. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36868440

Mumonkan Case 39 – Unmon and a Mistake in Speech 05/29/2025

Mumonkan Case 39 – Unmon and a Mistake in Speech This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 6, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 39th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Unmon and a Mistake in Speech. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36739195

Mumonkan Case 38 Part 2 - A Buffalo Passes Through A Window 05/22/2025

Mumonkan Case 38 Part 2 - A Buffalo Passes Through A Window This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 3rd, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 38th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as A Buffalo Passes Through A Window. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36572190

Mumonkan Case 38 Part 1 - A Buffalo Passes Through A Window 05/15/2025

Mumonkan Case 38 Part 1 - A Buffalo Passes Through A Window This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 28, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 38th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as A Buffalo Passes Through A Window. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36572150

Mumonkan Case 37 – The Oak Tree in the Front Garden **Room Echo Present** 05/08/2025

Mumonkan Case 37 – The Oak Tree in the Front Garden **Room Echo Present** **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 Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 21, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 37th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Oak Tree in the Front Garden. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36478515

Mumonkan Case 36 – Meeting a Person of the Tao Along the Way 05/01/2025

Mumonkan Case 36 – Meeting a Person of the Tao Along the Way This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 14, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 36th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Meeting a Person of the Tao Along the Way. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36378825

Mumonkan Case 35 - Seijo's Soul is Separated 04/24/2025

Mumonkan Case 35 - Seijo's Soul is Separated This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 7, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 35th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Seijo's Soul is Separated. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36287490

Mumonkan Case 34 - Wisdom Is Not The Tao 04/18/2025

Mumonkan Case 34 - Wisdom Is Not The Tao This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 28, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 34th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Wisdom Is Not The Tao. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36222020

Mumonkan Case 33 – No Mind, No Buddha 04/10/2025

Mumonkan Case 33 – No Mind, No Buddha This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 24, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 33nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as No Mind, No 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/36076790

Mumonkan Case 32 – The Buddha Responds to an Outsider 04/03/2025

Mumonkan Case 32 – The Buddha Responds to an Outsider This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 12, 2024. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 32nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Buddha Responds to an Outsider. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35983555

Mumonkan Case 31 – Joshu Sees Through an Old Woman 03/27/2025

Mumonkan Case 31 – Joshu Sees Through an Old Woman This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 20, 2023. In this talk Do’on Roshi discusses the 31st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Joshu Sees Through an Old Woman. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35870225

Mumonkan Case 30 – Mind is Buddha 03/20/2025

Mumonkan Case 30 – Mind is Buddha 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35793480

Mumonkan Case 29 – Not the Wind, Not the Flag 03/13/2025

Mumonkan Case 29 – Not the Wind, Not the Flag 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35636750

Do Not Take This Precious Opportunity for Granted 03/06/2025

Do Not Take This Precious Opportunity for Granted 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35555255

Reflections On a 21st Century Hermitage 02/27/2025

Reflections On a 21st Century Hermitage 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35398250

Mumonkan Case 28 - Ryotan's Name Echoed Long 02/20/2025

Mumonkan Case 28 - Ryotan's Name Echoed Long 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35365550

Being Friendly with Nots 02/13/2025

Being Friendly with Nots 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35257270

Seeing the True Reality of Things 02/07/2025

Seeing the True Reality of Things 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35191310

Realizing the Nonself 01/30/2025

Realizing the Nonself 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/35020470

Mumonkan Case 27 - Not Mind, Not Buddha 01/23/2025

Mumonkan Case 27 - Not Mind, Not Buddha 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34964800

Blue Cliff Record Case 69 - Nansen's Circle 01/16/2025

Blue Cliff Record Case 69 - Nansen's Circle 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34869275

Stilling the Wild Horse 01/09/2025

Stilling the Wild Horse This Dharma Talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 12, 2023. Rinsen Roshi discusses how aspects of Zen practice such as ritual, meditation, and retreat can enable us to find stillness and learn how to skillfully and usefully respond to the wild and frenetic character of modern life. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34783345

On Samadhi: Being The Peace The World Needs Right Now 01/02/2025

On Samadhi: Being The Peace The World Needs Right Now This teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 3, 2023. Do’on Sensei begins with attention to an excerpt from The Pali Canon ("The Mind Unshaken"). She then discusses Master Honzhi's "The Practice of True Reality," and concludes with a teaching on Case 27 from the Mumonkan, "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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34554350

Mumonkan Case 26 – Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds 12/26/2024

Mumonkan Case 26 – Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 25, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 26th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34592890

Mumonkan Case 25 - The Sermon of the Third Seat 12/19/2024

Mumonkan Case 25 - The Sermon of the Third Seat This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 11, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with a reading from Shunryu Suzuki and follows with a discussion of the 25th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Sermon of the Third Seat. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34522345

Mumonkan Case 24 - Abandon Words and Speaking 12/16/2024

Mumonkan Case 24 - Abandon Words and Speaking This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 6, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei begins with a reading from Shunryu Suzuki and follows with a discussion of the 24th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Abandon Words and Speaking. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34471825

Mumonkan Case 23 – Huineng’s “Neither Good nor Evil” 12/05/2024

Mumonkan Case 23 – Huineng’s “Neither Good nor Evil” This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do’on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Oct 4, 2023. In this talk Do’on Sensei discusses the 23rd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Huineng’s “Neither Good nor Evil”. 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. /episode/index/show/drinkinggourd/id/34293175

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