Dharma Talks by Steve Hagen
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2100 SERIES
2000 SERIES
Trusting Reality
Jan 30, 2022 2096 If We Belong to the Sun Jan 2, 2022 2094 Unconditional Freedom Nov 28, 2021 2093 Everything is All Right Nov 14, 2021 2086 How to Hear Huang Po Oct 17, 2021 2085 What's the Big Deal About This? Sep 12, 2021 2084 Seeing Original Nature Aug 8, 2021 2083 In the Seen There Is Only the Seen Jul 18, 2021 2080 Buddhas Don't Seek Jun 13, 2021 2069 Man Up a Tree May 23, 2021 2060 A Hidden Glimmering Apr 25, 2021 2055 Not Knowing Your Name Apr 4, 2021 2050 |
On Peace
Feb 25, 2021 2043 Shining Without Intending to Shine Feb 14, 2021 2040 Belief is the Culprit Jan 17, 2021 2029 Halcyon Days Dec 20, 2020 2026 Awe and Awakening Dec 7, 2020 2025 Q & A Nov 8, 2020 2020 Q & A Oct 18, 2020 2018 Stuff Happens Sep 27, 2020 2015 Harmonious Speech in Disharmonious Times Aug 30, 2020 2010 Letting Go of Views Aug 16, 2020 2008 Emptiness is Form Jul 26, 2020 2004 Q & A Where is the "Me"? Jun 28, 2020 2000 |
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I Have Learned So Much
April 20, 2014 1699 Dharma Discussion Q and A #29 Mar 9, 2014 1694 How Happy is the Little Stone Feb 9, 2014 1692 What Never Occurs to a Buddha Jan 19, 2014 1691 The Three Truths Dec 15, 2013 1683 Reason and Error Nov 17, 2013 1678 The Marks of a Solitary Bird Oct 13, 2013 1675 A Quantum Leap of Faith Jul 21, 2013 1663 Mature Practice May 5, 2013 1654 Cold Mountain is Right Here Mar 31, 2013 1651 Without Relying on Belief Feb 24, 2013 1644 |
Why I Don’t Say I’m a Buddhist
Feb 3, 2013 1643 Spontaneous Knowledge Dec 23, 2012 1633 Pleasure is not Happiness Sep 30, 2012 1628 The Purpose of Life? Jul 22, 2012 1625 Watch Your Mind May 6, 2012 1624 Dharma Teachers Apr 15, 2012 1617 Dharma Teaching Mar 25, 2012 1616 Is Buddhism a Religion? Mar 4, 2012 1615 Teaching Like a Raft Feb 5, 2012 1606 The Interidentity of Absolute and Relative Truth Jan 25, 2012 1605 The Interidentity of Correct and Imaginary Relative Truth Jan 18, 2012 1604 |
1500 SERIES
Holding No Beliefs
Jan 15, 2012 1596 Whatever Has Form is Illusory Dec 18, 2011 1595 The Sound of One Duck Quacking Dec 27, 2011 1592 Grasping Bodhidharma Nov 6, 2011 1585 Skin, Flesh, Bone, Marrow Oct 16, 2011 1584 The Ultimate Non-duality Sep 11, 2011 1571 Why Practice Aug 14, 2011 1568 Dharma Discussion – Q & A Jul 3, 2011 1567 The True Dharma Gate Jun 5, 2011 1563 The Mother of Buddhas May 8, 2011 1559 Stepping Aside Apr 17, 2011 1552 The Resolve to Awaken Mar 20, 2011 1549 |
This Insubstantial Pageant
Feb 6, 2011 1541 Where Zen Practice is Difficult Jan 23, 2011 1540 Dharma Transmission Jan 2, 2011 1539 The Scoreboard Jan 2, 2011 1538 Q & A – Living in the Moment, Compassion Dec 19, 2010 1537 Dharma Words Nov 7, 2010 1527 The Lull of Words Sep 26, 2010 1517 The Point of the Spiritual Life Jul 25, 2010 1510 Q and; A – Sanzen, Forms, Time and; Taoism Jul 4, 2010 1509 What Are You Doing? Jun 27, 2010 1507 Not So Fast and Loose with the Truth Jun 6, 2010 1503 |
1400 SERIES
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The Five-fold Student-Teacher Relationship
Nov 23, 2008 1397 Cats and Cows Know It Is Nov 2, 2008 1390 True Leadership Oct 5, 2008 1387 Meet a Teacher, Leave the Teacher Sep 21, 2008 1380 It is You Sep 7, 2008 1379 Turning Understanding on its Head Aug 3, 2008 1378 On Not Being a Buddhist Jul 20, 2008 1377 A Childish Query Jul 6, 2008 1376 The Most Important Thing Jun 22, 2008 1375 Only Make-Believe Jun 1, 2008 1374 Introduction to Nagarjuna Apr 23, 2008 1369 How to Tell the Truth Apr 20, 2008 1368 |
Yada-yada Dharma
Mar 23, 2008 1358 A Place to Enter Mar 9, 2008 1357 The Only Possible World Feb 24, 2008 1350 What Is Practice? Jan 27, 2008 1347 Set It Down Jan 13, 2008 1340 Learn the Backward Step Dec 30, 2007 1333 Q & A Dec 16, 2007 1332 Life Worth Living Nov 25, 2007 1326 Kind Mind Nov 7, 2007 1325 Honor Oct 28, 2007 1318 Dangerous Delusions Oct 7, 2007 1315 |
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Sticky Zen
Sep 7, 2003 997 Is There Life After Death? Jun 29, 2003 991 Shikantaza Jun 11, 2003 990 Look Not for Refuge Apr 26, 2003 978 The Merging of Perfection and Error Apr 12, 2003 977 Nothing Holy Mar 29, 2003 970 Muddy Water, Clear Mind Mar 15, 2003 969 The Trouble With Promoting Buddhism Mar 1, 2003 968 |
Big Self, Little Self
Feb 1, 2003 967 Winter Solstice Dec 2, 2002 951 Buddhism Without Baloney Dec 7, 2002 950 Wearing the Teaching Nov 23, 2002 949 Patient Like the Earth Nov 9, 2002 948 Regarder of the Cries of the World Nov 2, 2002 947 The Giving Tree Sep 21, 2002 937 Recognizing Religion After 9/11 Sep 7, 2002 900 |
800 SERIES
Collecting the Mind (or What is Sesshin?)
Aug 31, 2002 897 An Honest Question Jul 20, 2002 896 Slowing Down Jun 29, 2002 895 Why People Don't Become Enlightened Jun 8, 2002 894 Skin, Flesh, Bones, Marrow May 11, 2002 890 Beyond the Cross-legged Position Apr 13, 2002 888 Zen is Zero or 100% Mar 30, 2002 880 Zen Plain and Simple Mar 23, 2002 879 Walking the Razor's Edge Mar 9, 2002 860 The Mind of Why and What Feb 23, 2002 859 Seeing Good and Evil with One Eye Feb 9, 2002 856 Why Religion Must Abandon Belief Jan 26, 2002 855 |
Practice and Circumstance
Jan 12, 2002 854 Seven Aspects of Being Jan 5, 2002 853 Inner Comfort, Wholesome Practice Jan 5, 2002 839 Zen and the Art of Leadership Nov 17, 2001 835 Put Your Energy Into Wholeness Nov 10, 2001 834 Walking by Faith Oct 20, 2001 825 Doing Not-doing Oct 6, 2001 824 Walking by Sight Sep 22, 2001 823 Enlightenment Sep 8, 2001 810 Ice Forming in Fire Jul 21, 2001 801 Song of the Solitary Jul 7, 2001 800 |
Talks N°s 39 - 799
Neither Sacred Nor Profane
Jun 23, 2001 799 Rebirth, Not Reincarnation Jun 9, 2001 792 Only to be Awake May 12, 2001 786 A Mind of Winter Apr 14, 2001 784 Reflections on Science, Religion and Handel Mar 3, 2001 763 The Buddhist Teaching of Totality Feb 3, 2001 760 Hear, Speak, and See No Evil Jan 6, 2001 759 The Thing Well Made Dec 23, 2000 757 Forgetting All Dichotomies Oct 28, 2000 739 Forsaking Understanding Sep 30, 2000 737 Mind in the Lead Sep 16, 2000 731 Ordinary Zen and Zen Jul 1, 2000 725 |
The Elixir of Immortality
Jun 10, 2000 718 No Mystery May 20, 2000 712 That It Will Never Come Again Jan 8, 2000 652 One Continous Mistake Oct 9, 1999 618 Expressing Ultimate Reality May 2, 1998 465 Tasting the Moment Jun 13, 1998 447 On the Precept Ceremony May 23, 1998 442 The Boddhisattva's Four Vows Oct 11, 1997 370 Most Wonderful Thing in Life Jun 27, 1994 164 Chao Chou Folds His Bowing Mat Jun 20, 1994 163 Belief, Knowledge, Faith, and Chaos May 27, 1989 57 We Already Know Jun 3, 1987 39 |