Dharma Dojo 2021: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practice #3. "Revisiting Hakuin's Ethical Legacy Against Power Abuses in the 21st Century" Part 2

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Revisiting Hakuin's Ethical Legacy Against Power Abuses in the 21st Century (Part 2) is the title of the 3rd lecture given by Dr. Rev. Masaki Matsubara in the 2021 Dharma Dojo Lecture Series: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practice, where he explains Mahayana Buddhism and meditation practices.
In this episode, Dr. Matsubara looks at more of Hakuin's moral voices, including the idea of Hakuin's art as political protests and considers what the world needs today. This lecture was recorded on March 21, 2021. To view Hakuin's artwork, click the link https://www.buddhistcenter-rkina.org/podcast-masaki-matsubara-s2-e3
Masaki Matsubara earned a Ph.D. in Asian Religions from Cornell University. He taught at the Department of Religious Studies at UC Berkeley and was the BDK Fellow at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University. He is now a Visiting Scholar in the East Asia Program at Cornell and also a Visiting Lecture at the Contemplative Studies at Brown University. Moreover, he serves as a Visiting Professor at Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. He is the abbot of the Zen Temple Butsumoji in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He currently resides in New York City.
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Chapitres

1. Dharma Dojo 2021: Zen and the Art of the Lotus Sutra Practice #3. "Revisiting Hakuin's Ethical Legacy Against Power Abuses in the 21st Century" Part 2 (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:24)

3. Hakuin's Review of the Characters of the Lotus Sutra (00:03:38)

4. Hakuin's Social & Political Criticism (00:06:35)

5. Reading of Text 1 (00:08:34)

6. Reading of Text 2 (00:11:21)

7. Reading of Text 3 (00:13:02)

8. Four Versions of Hebiichigo (00:19:16)

9. Painting 1: Daimyo Procession Before Mt. Fuji (00:21:17)

10. Painting 2 (00:28:46)

11. Painting 3 (00:32:00)

12. How Does Meditation Cultivate Buddha Nature (00:35:26)

13. What The World Needs Right Now (00:38:07)

14. Q&A 1 (00:40:23)

15. Q&A 2 (00:44:00)

16. Q&A 3 (00:51:39)

17. Guided Meditation (00:57:42)