Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
This podcast presents weekly updates from the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo including talks from Sunday service, sesshin, and other events.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 685
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Bodhi Day
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei tells the story of the Buddha's awakening during our celebration of Bodhi Day.
Kanzeon - the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Join Rinsen Sensei as he discusses joriki (self power), tariki (other power), and the nature of Kanzeon Bodhisattva - the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Spiritual Friendship
What do you do at the sound of the temple bell? Join Rinsen Sensei as he discusses the nature of spiritual friendship and what it means to practice in community.
The Sound of Raindrops
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 46 from the Blue Cliff Record, The Sound of Rai…
Fuel for Our Practice
This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the aspects of life that help us extend and deepen our practi…
Getting Into the Weeds
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei reads from Shitou's Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage and a poem by Sosan Zenji. How…
The Power of Authenticity
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei utilizes the Diamond Sutra to explore the power that comes from being authentically…
What's in a Name?
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the distinction between labels and reality with the help of the Diamond Su…
Modes of Mind
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei examines the Diamond Sutra and how it addresses the many modes of the human mind.
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Hungry Ghosts
This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the importance of acknowledging our lineage, of saving hungry…
Clouds and Water
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a passage from Section 9 of the Diamond Sutra.
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Sweeping the Leaves
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a passage from Chapter 5 of the Diamond Sutra, "Unde…
Face what Appears
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses a reading from Master Hongzhi's Cultivating the Empt…
Meet the World Without Obstruction
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Hongzhi's practice instructions and how the act as a model of manking the …
Engaging in Practice
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses recent ways in which practitioners have been engagin…
What is Transmitted?
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores the nature of seals as they are used to transmit the Dharma in Zen. What …
Taking Refuge in Buddha & Dharma
This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores the liturgy and how taking refuge in Buddha and Dharma show u…
The Meaning of Coming From the West
This Dharma Talk was given By Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei explores Case 17 of the Blue Cliff Record.
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Student of the Dharma
This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Sensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Sensei explores how we can deepen our practice and become a student of the Dh…
The Seamless Tomb
This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Sensei discusses Case 18 from the Blue Cliff Record, The Seamless Tom…