Dharma Talk - Politics

Talk Given By: Bup Mee Sunim
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Duration - 19:14
Episode # 110

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Muddy Water Zen sister temple, Grand Rapids Zen Center & Buddhist Temple now also has a Dharma Talk podcast available. 

Visit GRzen.org to find talks given by Deokwun Sunim, or, find them in the iTunes Music store!

Dharma Talk - Fear

Talk Given By: Hae Doh Sunim
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Duration - 19:56
Episode # 109

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Muddy Water Zen sister temple, Grand Rapids Zen Center & Buddhist Temple now also has a Dharma Talk podcast available. 

Visit GRzen.org to find talks given by Deokwun Sunim, or, find them in the iTunes Music store!

Taego Zen Center supports Buddhist Global Relief

Hae Jin Sunim and the Taego Zen Center recently supported the 2012 "Walk to Feed the Hungry", a Buddhist Global Relief project founded and chaired by Bhikkhu Bodhi, now in its 3rd year.

The walk took place in New York, NY at Riverside Park on October 13, 2012 and participants walked 3.6 miles, raising over $15,000 to alleivate hunger in Africa, Haiti, Asia, and the United States.

Taego Zen Center

Find more information and learn how to get involved with the Buddhist Global Relief.

Click on the thumbnail below to view more photos from the walk!

BGR Walk 2012

Dharma Talk - Simple Gifts

Talk Given By: Rev. Bup Seong Bup Sanim
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Duration - 12:25
Episode # 108

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Muddy Water Zen sister temple, Grand Rapids Zen Center & Buddhist Temple now also has a Dharma Talk podcast available. 

Visit GRzen.org to find talks given by Deokwun Sunim, or, find them in the iTunes Music store!

Samsara Opens Today in Royal Oak!

For a while now we’ve been awaiting the arrival of Ron Fricke’s new movie Samsara — a spiritual sequel, of sorts, to the masterful Baraka. Now, by way of The Telegraph, comes a new short interview with Fricke and producer Mark Magidson  about Samsara, which they call a “guided meditation based on the themes of birth, death, and rebirth — with no words.” Enjoy, and for more information about the film, click here.

Source: Shambhala Sun

Main Art Theater, Royal Oak

Samsara will be playing for 1 WEEK ONLY from 10/12 - 10/18

Showtimes are 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:40 each day. 

Bhikkhuni (A Short Thai Film)

On the issue of Women and Buddhism - 

An important message, thoughtfully expressed without anger, righteousness, or moral outrage. Film runs about 11 minutes with English subtitles. Highly recommended for all to watch.

Thanks to Full Contact Enlightenment and Dharma Cowgirl

Dharma Talk - Frying Bacon in the Nude

Talk Given By: Rev. Hae Kyong Bup Sanim
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Duration - 14:02

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Visit GRzen.org to find talks given by Deokwun Sunim, or, find them in the iTunes Music store!

The Sutra Story

The Sutra Story is a 10 episode animated series produced by the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism and then later dubbed into Chinese for broadcast in Taiwan. All 10 episodes in the series have been subtitled into English and uploaded to Youtube.

Above is the first episode - "Upali's Becoming a Monk

The Other episodes you can find on Youtube include:

2. Mahakasyapa: The Start of Compiling the Sutra
3. Prince Virudhaka's Anger: The End of the Shakya
4. Panthaka Brothers: A Lesson from a Broom
5. A Lesson from the Buddha
6. Life of Shakyamuni Buddha: From his birth to his Nirvana
7. The Buddha Speaks of Amitayurdhyana Sutra
8. King Ajatashatru
9. The Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra
10. The Buddha Speaks of the Infinite Life Sutra

2012 Training and Ordination Slideshow

This slideshow highlights some of the memorable moments of the 2012 Taego Order Haengja Training and Ordination held at Seonam-sa in South Korea in September 2012.

Bup Hae (Candace Palopoli), Bup Woo (Timothy Sheehy), and Bup Woon (Jason Jay) all successfully completed their monastic training program and were ordained as novice monks in the Taego Order on September 26, 2012. After returning home, they were all installed as clergy members of Muddy Water Zen on September 30, 2012.