This page gives a listing of Teachings with links. These teachings are no longer "Daily" but it is impossible to change the title on this program. Each teaching is stored in one or other of the Groups according to the topic. All items are by Dharmavidya David Brazier unless otherwise specified.
2020
July
Podcasts: List of Podcasts sent out in July
June
Podcasts: List of podcasts sent out in June
27th Podcast transcription: Echoes of Amida
4th Podcast transcripion: Engagement and in German and in Dutch
May
Podcasts: List of podcasts sent out in May
11th Podcast translation: Le Chemin vers Hometown (French)
5th Podcast transcription & translation: Living the Four Nobel Truths ion Time of Pandemic (English/Italian)
3rd Podcast translation: Toevlucht nemen (Dutch)
April
Podcasts: List iof podcasts sent out in April
23rd Podcast transcription & translation: What is Essential (English/Italian)
7th B - Dukkha is Inevitable
(on the occasion of Boris Johnson, UKPM, being admitted to intensive care)
March
31st B - The Fragrance Gatha
30th B - On Being Busy
25th B - Dying, Death, Bardo, Birth, Return
23rd B - Faith in the midst of the fire
20th Q - Clarifying Nembutsu Practice
19th B - Amida Shu Basic Definitions
15th B - Shock and Grace
5th B - The Meaning of Mindfulness - Reply to Tineke
4th B - Unmodernising Buddhism
February
28th B - Nembutsu Ways
14th V - On Authenticity - video
9th B - I am a religious Buddhist
8th V - On Solitude - video
3rd B - Good Deeds Attract No Retribution
2nd B - Full Text of the Amida Kyo
1st B - Thus have I heard
January
30th B - Emptiness
16th B - Nembutsu - Simple Practice
13th V - Tenderness
7th B - Lu Shan Hui Yuan
4th B - Talmudic Dharma - Four in the Orchard
2019
December
30th B - Nembutsu Verses
19th B - The question of exclusivism: Amidism is not monotheism
12th V - Authenticity versus Goal Orientation
11th G - Buddhism and Animals
5th V - Queen Vaidehi, Guilt, Shame and the Brahma Viharas ~ Acharya Susthama Kim
4th B - Post-Mappo Rediscover Innocence
3rd B - Paravritti (Part 8, final) Faith and Courage
2nd B - Paravritti (Part 7): Negation
November
29th B - Conceit
19th B - Amida Samadhi
18th B - Performing the Ritual of Life
17th B - Paravritti (Part 6): The bodhisattva
16th V - Mondo and Tao (95 second video)
15th B - Sincerity in Practice
14th B - Paravritti (Part 5): Shakyamuni
13th B - Paravritti (Part 4): The Buddha who Glances Back
12th V - Gateway to the Tao - video
11th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 42: Yi Wei
9th B - Paravritti (Part 3): Revulsion
7th B - Paravritti (Part 2): Faith and Confidence
6th B - Paravritti (Part 1): Turn Back
5th B - The History of Mondo - video
4th B - Really Wonderful
October
28th V - Why I Wrote a Book about Dogen's Genjo Koan - video
27th B - Point Mind and Three Lokas
25th B - Zen Is
24th B - Some Distinctive Amida Shu Points
23rd V - Dogen's Genjo Koan - video
7th B - Awareness of States
4th B - The Secular and the Psychological
September
28th E - Self-Care and Common Sense
22nd Q - Shunyata - Emptiness
21st B - Amida Shu Buddhism
20th I - The Therapeutic Element
19th I - The Wrong Evidence
18th I - Inside View, Outside View
17th B - Cool Not Cold
16th B - Homily to the Dragons - Refuge
15th I - Oneness and Difference in Psychotherapy
14th B - Homily to the Dragons - Kindness
1st B - The Truth about Craving
August
27th B - Shunyata as Aloneness
24th I - Some Thoughts about Zen Therapy
19th I - Zen Therapy Abilities
17th W - Doom and Small Hope
15th I - The Aim of Buddhist Psychology
14th B - Against Racism
12th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 41: Seeming paradoxes
10th B - On Not Being In Control
9th B - Dhyana: What is real meditation?
8th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 40: Wu
7th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 39: Highest Renown is No Renown
July
28th B - How to Choose a Teacher
27th B - Anjin Makes the Path Easier
21st B - Koan and Anjin
18th B - One Nembutsu Leads to Many Nembutsu
16th B - Catalyst as a Way of Being
15th B - Some Points About Self Power and Other Power
12th B - Following the Calling
9th B - Torment
4th B - Shariputra Said
June
30th B - Two Types of Individuality
29th B - The Treasure of Religious Diversity
10th E - The Right Spirit
May
23er T - Tao te Ching - Chapter 38: The Best Te is not Te-ious
20th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 37: Unnamed Simplicity
12th B - Karma Pt 6: Giving it away
11th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 36: Realpolitik
7th B - Karma Pt 5: Non-appearance
5th T - Tao te Ching - Chapter 35: The elephant
2nd B - Karma Pt 4 - The Karmic Continuum
1st T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 34: The branching river
April
28th B - Karma Pt 3 - Ego and Anatma
27th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 33: Those who endure
26th B - With those who live the holy life
25th B - Karma Pt 2 - Bija and Alaya
22nd T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 32: Know when to stop
21st B - Karma Pt 1 - It is not simple
15th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 31: Weapons are Ominous
14th E - A Religious Person
12th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 30: Non-coercion
10th B - Bardo
March
22nd T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 28: The Dark Wisdom
17th B - Why Are You?
14th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 27: Following the Light
13th Th - Some Points on Buddhist Psychology
12th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 26: The Weight of Responsibility
February
26th B - On Not Underrating the Dharma
23rd T - Tao te Ching - Chapter 25: The Mother of Heaven and Earth
18th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 24: The Sickening Savour of Conceit
18th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 23: On Not Outdoing Heaven and Earth
January
28th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 22: Bent but Intact
13rd T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 21: Just thus
6th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 20: I alone am stupid
5th B - How the West Likes to Misread Buddhism
2nd T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 19: Give up holiness
1st T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 18: When the Tao is lost
2018
December
31st T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 17: Best practice is unconscious
29th T - Tao Te Ching - Chapter 16
25th W - Prophesy
22nd B - Christmas Message
17th B - Silent Illumination
16th B - The Hypnotic Self
9th B - Three Jewels on Three Planes
6th B - Bodhi Day
4th B - Do not criticise, accept everything
November
29th B - Eka is Number One
26th B - Vehicle and Skilful Means
23rd B - Meditation with Nembutsu: Part 3/3
15th B - Meditation with Nembutsu: Part 2/3
11th B - Meditation with Nembutsu: Part 1/3
10th E - Dharma and Resistance to Social Injustice
7th B - Dharma in the Age of Darkness
October
27th B - Queen Vaidehi
10th B - Nirvana
7th Q - Sukhavati
5th B - Faith and Belief
3rd B - How Bencho Understood Honen
2nd T - Tao Te Ching chapter 15: Incompletionism
September
15th T - Tao Te Ching chapter 14
August
28th Q - Shinjin and Anjin
17th Q - How to Read a Sutra
9th B - Two Roads
July
5th B - Invoking Vajrasattva
3rd B - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
June
20th Th - Sudden Awakening and Gradual |Transformation
10th E - Liberation
9th B - Pure Container
May
27th E - Love is not a Stone
8th B - The First Line of Summary of Faith and Practice
April
26th B - Old, old Questions
20th B - Four Modes of Faith
16th B - Is it selfish to go to the Pure Land?
15th W - Credit and Merit
13th B - Faith and Works
12th B - The Buddhist Shrine or Altar
1st B - What to Do with Dukkha
March
28th B - Meditation Sickness
23rd B - A Few More Reflections on Being Here Now
17th B - Negativity: The importance of secondary thought
14th B - Tell Me Again How to Meditate
9th B - Do Nembers Matter? Crazy Logic
7th B - Being Natural is Rather Unusual
5th B - The Famous Dialectic of Chan
February
26th B - Early Buddhism in a Nutshell
January
8th Bl - What Next? ~ Acharya Susthama Kim
2017
December
4th Bl - By Sheer Power of Aspiration ~ Acharya Susthama Kim
3rd B - The Wish to Practise a Religious Life - Commentary on Summary of Faith & Practice, part two
1st B - Affinity with Infinity - Commentary on Summary of Faith & Practice, part one
November
23rd I - From Mindfulness to Heartfulness, Part 5 (final): The heart of the Matter
13th I - From Mindfulness to Heartfulness, Part 4: The Precious Mirror
8th I - From Mindfulness to Heartfulness, Part 3: Wonderful Awe
7th I - From Mindfulness to Heartfulness, Part 2: Different kinds of mindfulness
5th I - From Mindfulness to Heartfulness, Part I : To Stand and Stare
October
30th B - A Few Words about Grief
29th B - The Wrong Idea about the Right Idea
11th B - Meditation, Mysticism & Moral Development
10th B - Meditation is an Auxiliary Practice
September
29th B - Gentle Spirit
5th B - Seventeen Forms of Conditioning
1st Th - Therapy as Spiritual Practice
August (Teaching was given in Korea)
29th B - Offer Everything
July
20th B - Vidya is Authenticity
June
14th B - Slaves to Appearances - Summary of Faith and Practice commentary
7th B - Irreversibility & Determinism - An old Buddhist controversy
6th B - Receiving the Seed of Buddhahood - Summary of Faith and Practice commentary
4th T - Tao Te Ching 13: Serve under Heaven, not under Self
May
26th Q - Being, Becoming & Three Levels of Craving
22nd Q - Two Truths
13th T -Tao Te Ching Chapter Twelve & Commentary
12th T - Tao Te Ching Chapter Eleven & Commentary
8th B - Dwelling in this settled faith - Summary of Faith and Practice commentary
7th T - Tao Te Ching Chapter Ten & Commentary
6th B - Who'd Be A Bell Master?
3rd T - Tao Te Ching Chapter Nine & Commentary
April
22nd B - Nien Fo
21st Q - No Nature
10th B - Complete Assurance
6th B - Happiness & Emptiness
1st Th - Transparency: Can you keep a secret?
March
28th B - Body, Speech & Mind - Summary of Faith and Practice Commentary
26th B - Simple Mind - Summary of Faith and Practice Commentary
16th B - Shan Tao's Dream - Summary of Faith & Practice commentary
15th B - Not Monotheism
14th Q - Suicide
13th B - Impediments to Faith - Summary of Faith & Practice commentary
11th B - Tung Shan's Five Ranks
February
12th B - The Great Grief - Summary of Faith & Practice commentary
5th B - Tung Shan's Five Ranks
3rd B - In the Dark
January
23rd Q - Mantras
18th B - What is Nembutsu?
17th T - Skandhas, Kelly & Vico
16th Q - Secretly Taking on the Sufferings of Others
7th Q - Trikaya
4th Q - Benefits of Nembutsu Practice
1st E - Into the Unknown with Open Hands
2016
December
31st E - Vico, Descartes and all that
24th Bl - Seasonal Message
12th B - Foolish Beings of Wayward Passion
1st B - The Vow Body of Buddha
November
24th B - Land of Love & Bliss
22nd B - Learning from Karmic Obstacles
3rd Q - How it is to Be Alone
October
22nd A - Art & Practice
21st B - Dharma Transcends Worldly Rules
20th Q - Religion & Reason
18th X - Self, Sex, Commodification & Manipulation
15th Q - Too Much Awareness
14th Q - The Merit in Being a Hermit
13th Q - Many Right States of Mind
7th B - Responding to Crimes Motivated by Hate ~ Acharya Modgala
6th B - Sudden & Gradual: Open the Tin Can
4th B - Encounter with Korean Zen
3rd B - A New Year and an Old Piece of Wood
2nd W - Will Dull Become Dark?
September
28th B - The Means of Training are Thousandfold
26th D - Ethics Beyond Religion? - A lively discussion
25th Q - Mixing Practices, Cultivating Friendship
24th B - The Distinctive Role of Religion in Society _ Acharya Modgala
23rd B - Faith & Grace ~ Acharya Sujatin
21st B - It's Not About Seeing Things As They Are
20th P - Shuttledore
18th B - Quantum Buddha
15th B - Delineated by the Precepts
14th B - The Buddha Body
13th Th - Separation
12th Bl - There is No One
11th Da - Buddhist Community
9th B - Awesome Power ~ Acharya Sujatin
8th B - Faith & Practice Cannot be Differentiated
6th B - A Bundle of Dependent Factors
5th B - Ekagata
3rd B - Respecting Difference
2nd B - Self-Psychology East & West
1st B - Dualities & Nondualities
August
30th Bl - Buddhism & Creative Writing - Part One
27th B - Dogen & Saigyo
26th W - Preserving Democracy
25th B - Can a Tile Be a Mirror?
24th Q - To Err is Human... & We Do Not Stop Being So
23rd B - Lamenting War with Saigyo
22nd B - Here and There with Saigyo
21st Q - Duality & Nonduality
20th B - Enough is Enough
19th B - Dharmaternative: The problem of real peace
18th B - Principles Against Some Common Fallacies
17th B - Honen & human Nature
16th B - Completely Foolish
15th D - Blind Turtle
14th B - Set It Aside
13th Q - Metta
12th B - Small Degrees
11th B - Not Too Complicated
10th Th - Space Therapy
9th T - Three Short Teachings ~ Number Three
8th T - Three Short Teachings ~ Number Two
7th T - Three Short teachings ~ Number One
6th B - Contrition (Summary Part 18)
5th B - The Three Minds (Part Four)
4th B - The Three Minds (Part three)
3rd B - The Three Minds (Part two)
2nd B - The Three Minds (Part one) - Summary part 17
1st B - Fragment of a Conversation - puritanism, fundamentalism, ritual and other things
July
31st Da - Lama Wangmo on Unconditional Goodwill
30th B - The Unconscious has an Honourable Place - Summary part 16
29th B - Rare & Precious
28th H - Secretly Put Down a Deep Root
27th B - The Practice for Ignorant Beings (Summary 15)
26th B - Without Knowing What Rebirth in the Pure Land Truly Is
25th B - Bencho, successor to Honen
24th B - Rebirth in the Pure Land
23rd Da - Talking about Saigyo
22nd B - Kyojukaimon - Ten Precept teaching
21st Q - Live with Wholeness of Heart
20th B - Styles of Buddhist Training
19th B - Your Sutra
18th B - Unpredictable Relationship
17th B - Are You Creative? ~ Acharya Sujatin
16th B - Decay of the Body
15th W - Terrorism
14th X - Sharing Feelings
13th B - Complete Trust (Summary of Faith & Practice 12)
12th B - A Foolish Being who Understands Nothing (Summary of Faith & Practice 11)
11th B - Five Points on Impermanence
10th E - Expectations
9th B - Finding Balance ~ Acharya Sujatin
8th V - Secrecy & Deception & On Youtube
7th V - Anshin Retreat Day Three Talk
6th E - Spiritual Engagement
5th V - Anshin Retreat Day Two Dharma Talk
4th B - The Ways in Which Words Can Lead Us ~ Acharya Sujatin
3rd B - Singularity & Community (Ekagata)
2nd V - Anshin Retreat Opening Talk Video
June
26th B - Words ~ Acharya Sujatin
24th E - Anshin (Part Seven): Practical Application
23rd Th - Anshin (Part Six): Faith in Therapy
22nd B - Anshin (Part Five): Four Sukhas
21st T - Anshin (Part Four): The Judgement of the Oracle
20th H - Anshin (Part Three): Symbolism of My Island Home
19th X - Anshin (Part Two): Domestic Bliss?
18th B - Anshin (Part One): It's alright
17th B - A Nei Quan Retreat & A Break Through ~ Acharya Sujatin
Interlude
10th B - Gratitude for Gratitude
9th B - Gratitude ~ Acharya Sujatin
8th B - Buddhism: Religion or Psychology
7th B - Tan Butsu Ge: The Life of No regret - Part One ~ Acharya Modgala
6th Q - Pureland & Other Practices
5th B - Refuge
4th B - 'Training' in Buddhism
3rd B - In Less than a Day
2nd B - Something New Around the Corner ~ Acharya Sujatin
1st B - Grandmotherly Mind
May
31st Q - Buddha & Derrida
30th B - Namo Amida Bu - Chanting Saved My Life ~ Acharya Modgala
29th T - Heart
28th B - Three Aspects of Delusion & Enlightenment - Talk at Oasis
27th H - A Fire for Artemis
26th B - How This Bombu Met the Buddha ~ Acharya Sujatin
25th B - Shariputra & his Brother Enter the Way
24th B - Dialectic Within the Teaching & Within the Sangha
23rd Q - Obedience
22nd Bl - Dilemmas about Dogen or Dogen's Dilemmas
21st B - Talk at Oasis 20th May 2016
20th Q - Was Buddha Self Power or Other Power?
19th B - The Koan of Shakyamuni
18th B - Two Famous Koans
17th B - The Night of Enlightenment
16th B - More Thoughts About the Autumn Retreat
15th B - The Merit of a Fan
14th E - Spirit in Action
13th B - The Robe
12th T - Permeable Life
11th B - Thinking About the Autumn Retreat
10th E - Building an Ark
9th B - Fo Tao Li: The ideal life
8th B - What is Samadhi For?
7th T - The Importance of Musing
6th B - Passions Below the Surface
5th B - Four Foundations of Mindfulness
4th B - More About Anger
3rd B - More Awe
2nd B - The Way We Carry On
1st B - Realising Anger
April
30th B - Getting out of Prison
29th B - The Buddha's Ambivalence about Meditation
28th B - Why is it So Hard to be Natural?
27th B - Samadhi Soup
26th Th - A Bulimic World
25th B - Crazyana
24th B - Five Stages of Mindfulness: Toward and beyond spacious mind
23rd B - Trusting Trust: Faith is Enlightenment, Enlightenment is Faith
22nd E - All Sangha are One Sangha
21st E - Cultivating Sangha
20th B - Eightfold What?
19th Q - The Unborn
18th B - Dealing with Emotions: The fixless fix
17th B - Overcoming Weakness & Discovering No Birth: The story of Parsva
16th T - A Controversial Chapter: TTC5
15th H - Having Faith in Faith
14th T - Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: Chapter 4
13th T - Problems with Chinese
12th B - The Meaning of Tathagata
11th H - Lessons from Pooh
10th Th - Epoche
9th Th - Apodicity
8th B - Ju-nen Contemplation
7th H - Faith as a Rather Human Friend
6th T - I Ching: The Turning Point
5th B - Praying for All Lineages
4th B - Letting it Go
3rd H - Love is the Life that You Already Have - Part Two
2nd H - Love is the Life that You Already Have - Part One
1st T - Rule Without Misgovernment - Tao te Ching Ch 3
March
31st Th - Three Key Concepts in Buddhist Psychology - Part Two
30th Th - Three Key Concepts in Buddhist Psychology - Part One
29th H - Opening onto a Broad Vista
28th B - Summary of Faith & Practice Part Ten: The One Essential
27th B - Easter Ancestor Memorial Ceremony
26th H - What is a Spiritual Community?
25th T - Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter Two Part Two
24th T - I Ching: Calm Before & After Completion
23rd H - It Is Good to Pray
22nd T - Tao Te Ching ~ Chapter Two Part One
21st B - Summary of Faith & Practice Commentary Part Nine
20th B - Punyayashas: Buddha Child on Golden Ground
19th B - Religious Consciousness: Buddha's Basic Teaching on How to be a Noble One
18th T - I Ching Telling Us About Itself
17th B - Effacement
16th B - Radiant Face
15th H - The Dilemma of Brutus
14th H - The Story of Jonah
13th B - Prayers of the Heart
12th B - Nembutsu as Trikaya Buddhism
11th B - Teachers, Disciples & Students
10th T - Tao Te Ching Chapter One
9th B - Love & Destiny - The Way of Ashvaghosa
8th H - The Tower of Babel
7th B - Summary of Faith & Practice Commentary Part Eight
6th Th - The Stage
5th B - The Samadhi of Equality
4th T - I Ching: The Book of Change
3rd T - Lao Tzu & the Tao Te Ching
2nd B - Buddha's Advice
1st B - Dogen
February
29th B - Reflecting the Ocean of Truth: The koan of Kapimala
28th B - Dependent Origination is Other Power
27th Q - When is the Pure Land?
26th B - Dragon Pearl - The Story of Nagarjuna
25th B - Summary of Faith & Practice Commentary Part Seven
24th B - On Becoming Ippen
23rd H - How Philosophical Are You?
22nd B - Summary of Faith & Practice Commentary Part Six
21st B - Does the Dharma Need Up-dating?
20th D - Some Thoughts on Ethics
19th B - The Equivalence of Three Buddhist Principles
18th H - May Eirene Reign Long
17th B - The Story of Ambapali
16th B - On Verbal & Meditative Nembutsu
Allocation to Groups
A = Art & Myth
B = Buddhism
Bl = Blog Post
D = David's Archive
Da = Eleusis Daily
E = Evolving a Philosophy - Thinkers Corner
G = Green Amida
H = Hellenica & Ancient Wisdom
I = ITZI
P = Poetry
Th = Therapeutae
V = Video
W = War & Peace
X = Men & Women
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January 18, 2021 at 11am to June 27, 2021 at 12:30pm – On-line
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