All episodes of Zen Buddhist Teachings from Rev. Koji Acquaviva

Zen Buddhist Teachings from Rev. Koji Acquaviva

Episodes

Hekiganroku case 43: Tōzan's No Cold or Heat

Published 09/08/24

Postural Yoga and Bhakti in Zen and Pure Land

Dharma talk on the importance of postural yoga, bhakti, and Pure Land in Soto Zen practice. Given at Clouds in Water Zen Center on August 18, 2024.

Published 08/18/24

Zen Buddhist Teachings from Rev. Koji Acquaviva

Published 08/18/24

Entrusting, Not Accomplishing: The Zen Path of Ease and Acceptance

Many spiritual teachings we encounter convey to us that individualism has limited usefulness on the spiritual path, yet in contemplative traditions we can often be left feeling that meditation is an endeavor to overcome or conquer aspects of ourselves. In this talk Koji will expound on an approach to Zen practice where we don’t strive to overcome or improve anything about ourselves, but rather we sit easefully in the recognition of our own wholeness. This is a particularly helpful way of...

Published 04/14/24

Hōkyō Zanmai: Couplets 12-22

Dharma talk from day 4 of Rohatsu Sesshin at Clouds in Water Zen Center. December 5, 2023. Presentation of Couplets 12-22 of the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (Hōkyō Zanmai 宝鏡三昧). 如臨寶鏡 It is like facing a jewel mirror; 形影相覩 form and image behold each other - 汝不是渠 you are not it, 渠正是汝 in truth it is you. 如世嬰児 Like a babe in the world, 五相完具 in five aspects complete; 不去不來 it does not go or come, 不起不住 nor rise nor stand. 婆婆和和 “Baba wawa”- 有句無句 is there anything said or not? 終不得物...

Published 12/05/23

Don't be a Hero: How Ease Begets Ease in Zen Practice

A Dharma Talk given on October 1, 2023 at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul, MN

Published 10/02/23

Skill in Means: Zen, Vedanta, and Bhakti

A talk on integrating South Asian devotional practices and Zen. Given at the Austin Zen Center on July 16, 2022.

Published 12/20/22

Zen Practice and the Luminous Mind

Koji speaks on first the physicality of Zen meditation and then on the ultimate purpose of Zen practice.

Published 08/26/22

Not Self doesn't mean Not Sacred

A Dharma Talk given on February 20, 2022 at Clouds in Water Zen Center in St. Paul, MN

Published 02/21/22

Dissatisfaction, its cause, and zazen

An online class taught by Koji through the Austin Zen Center on March 2nd, 2021 about the three turnings of the Dharma with special emphasis on the four noble truths, dependent origination, and what they have to do with zen meditation.

Published 03/06/21

Some Words on Privilege/General Q&A

This talk was given by Koji at the Austin Zen Center on Feb 8th, 2020.

Published 03/01/20

Religious Authority and Spiritual Gaslighting

This talk was given by Koji at the Austin Zen Center of February 1st, 2020.

Published 03/01/20

No Authority but Yourself

This talk was given by Koji on January 4th, 2020 at the Austin Zen Center.

Published 03/01/20

Bodhidharma's Two Entries and Four Practices

This talk was given by Koji at the Austin Zen Center on November 17, 2018.