Shasta Abbey

Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, leads a week long retreat on Great Master Kanshi Sosan's poem "That Which is Engraved Upon the Heart That Trusts to the Eternal". 

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Rev. Astor Douglas talks about taking Buddhism from the intellectual to the real world of everyday practice.

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Rev. Allard Kieres gives advice to a visiting youth group (and all) about helpful qualities to cultivate in life as we grow up and navigate its complex spectrum of conditions. 

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Rev. Margaret Clyde gives us advice from Great Master Dogen's Shobogenzo chapter discussing the 'True Adult'. She chooses the aspect of 'how much is enough?' as the question we all need to ask oursel…

Rev. Daishin Yalon gives an inspiring Dharma talk on the celebration day of Wesak which is the annual festival honoring Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment, teaching, and death. 

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Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, talks about training with the 'Eight Winds' which are the major opposites we encounter in daily life: gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and bl…

Rev. Scholastica Hicks shares some personal stories of training with Rev. Master Jiyu and how it shaped her practice. 

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Rev. Enya Sapp talks about an important Japanese Zen Ancestor: Great Master Keizan Jokin. 

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Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck concludes his lecture series on gratitude and the teachings of Great Master Dogen. 

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Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, gives a Dharma talk on the annual festival day for Manjusri Bodhisattva. She talks about Manjusri's vow to realize enlightenment and help all sentien…

Rev. Allard Kieres talks about 'silence' in our practice as Buddhist trainees. How does silence, both external and internal silence, help inform and deepen our daily practice and insight into the Dha…

Rev. Amanda Robertson encourages Western Buddhists not to so easily disregard the Law of Karma. She encourages us to prove it true for ourselves and offers stories and insights from her own life and …

Rev. Astor Douglas is inspired from reading Rev. Master Jiyu's teaching on the Four Wisdoms, which are Charity, Tenderness, Benevolence, Sympathy, and takes up the Wisdom of Benevolence. 

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Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, shares her thoughts on fear and how we can sit still with it in our daily life and practice. 

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Rev. Daishin Yalon offers a teaching on practice and encountering grief. As Buddhists who practice 'letting go' and 'all acceptance', are we allowed to feel sad? Are we practicing incorrectly if we g…

Rev. Ando Mueller talks about the merits and importance of 'All Acceptance' in our practice as Buddhists. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday February 16, 2025. 

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Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Abbess of Shasta Abbey, quotes Julian of Norwich as she talks about current world events and how we can sit still with them. This talk was given at Shasta Abbey on Sunday Fe…