12/06/12 Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me. In those who harbor such thoughts, hatred will never cease. He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me. In those who do not harbor such thoughts, hatred will cease. For hatred does not ceaseContinue reading “The Cessation of Hatred”
Category Archives: Dharma Talk
Right Mindfulness, Wrong Mindfulness
12/18/11 From this talk: “When we observe from the Blue Sky point of view, this is true mindfulness.” Topics covered include avoiding confusion between traditions, form and formlessness, true mindfulness, and the cloud of anxiety. Please feel free to discuss this week’s podcast below.
Meditation for Humanity
12/17/11 From this talk: “Meditation’s not a personal thing anymore..as humanity itself, we should meditate to advance one step further. It means from the world of thinking mind. Now everywhere…we are already reaching the limit…[there are] so many environmental problems, so many psychological problems. So now humanity, as a race, we are already reaching someContinue reading “Meditation for Humanity”
Finding Peace of Mind
12/16/11 From this talk: “We’ve been looking for peace of mind in completely the wrong place.” Topics covered include getting to the point, moving from room A to B, and the true meaning of mindfulness. Please feel free to discuss this week’s podcast below.
Living as Blue Sky
12/09/12 Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India From this talk: “We are Blue Sky from the beginning, but with our thinking mind we couldn’t understand. Why? Because our thinking mind can understand only the world of form. Why? Because our thinking mind itself is form.” Topics covered include remembering one’s original intention, the power of No andContinue reading “Living as Blue Sky”
Meditation and True Mindfulness (video)
The view from the Blue Sky…. part of a talk given by Ven. Ryodo Yamashita on 12/18/2011 in Mumbai, India To hear the rest of this talk, or to hear more One Dharma talks from Yamashita-sensei, please visit: www.onedharmainternational.com The One Dharma International Podcast is available at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/o…
We and They
Dharma Talk 12/03/11 New Delhi, India From this talk: “Before being whatever religion, you’re just a human being. You have a body, you have a mind, you have this reality. We have a heart, and sometimes it’s painful. Let’s come back to this reality itself.” Topics covered include interdependence, connections with traditions and teachers, problems withContinue reading “We and They”