The Whole Meaning of Life Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
October 31st, 2023

The whole meaning of my life is sitting here writing this copy for the newsletter? I would have hoped for more. Maybe I need to look into what “whole meaning” means.

Sun Face Moon Face Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
October 17th, 2023

Sun Face Buddhas live for 1800 years, Moon Face Buddhas is live for one day—which would you rather be? It is said that the mind is like tofu and takes the shape of its container, but the point isn’t the shapes that it takes, nor the shape that our minds take.

Salt and Soy Sauce Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
October 10th, 2023

Just as salt and soy sauce bring out the flavors of what they are put on, our practice brings out the flavors of our life. What is salt and soy sauce in your life?

This Very Mind Is Awakening Hosted By David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
October 3rd, 2023

Wumen said, “‘What is awakening?'” you ask. Hiding the loot, you declare your innocence.” Got any loot you’re hiding?

Wasting Time Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
September 26th, 2023

That effortless way sloths hang from branches is like the effortless way my meditation practice keeps me company, especially when I’m doing not-doing anything. Just hanging around with a koan.

Who Has Bound You? Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
September 19th, 2023

The Jewish tradition has been about asking questions from the beginning. I can feel a resonance with the Chan spirit of inquiry and questioning of koan practice. In the Jewish tradition some of the highest praise you can receive is to hear someone say to you, “That’s a good question.”

I Don’t Understand Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
September 12th, 2023

The student said, “I’m only a student, I don’t understand.”
Shitou said, “I don’t either.
Do you?

What’s Lost? Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
September 5th, 2023

As I think about Linji, and how he was literally kicked out of his teacher’s interview room the only three times he went in for a conversation, how could he not think there was something lacking in him?

One Who Is Not Sick Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
July 26th, 2023

Dongshan is saying that Buddha is not feeling well. That would be from the perspective of grass being everywhere. But from the perspective of no grass for ten thousand miles, there is no sickness.

No Inside or Outside the Gate Hosted by David Weinstein

RMC ARCHIVE
July 19th, 2023

At the end of a retreat, whether it be ninety days or seven days, a question that is often asked is, “How can I keep this going after I leave?” How can I keep this way of experiencing when I go out of the gate?