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Saturday Sittings
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Time: Every Saturday at 10:30am CST.
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Online: Via Zoom
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Location: Knox-Metropolitan United Church (Regina, SK, Canada)
Tag Archives: DharmaTalk
May 17, 2025: The Reality of Control
After giving a seven week class on Buddhist Psychology, Lotus gives a new talk on the illusion of control. Although we as a society have become good at controlling a lot of our environment to improve our lives it’s also a major source of our suffering.
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Mar 8, 2025: Practicing with True Diligence
It not enough to just go through the motions. To have real insight with the Zen practice it must be done with true diligence. Lotus talks about what diligence is and it’s importance.
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Feb 22, 2025: Be Present, so Simple…
The Zen practice is to be absolutely and completely in the moment. Such a simple way but all the different ways we complicate it.
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Feb 15, 2025: Karma and Habits
In this talk Lotus goes in depth about what Karma is and how habits relate to it.
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Jan 18, 2025: Releasing Control
The practice of Zen is not about controlling anything. It’s about letting go and accepting everything as it is.
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Jan 4, 2025: Collective Karma and Trauma
After the trauma of the covid-19 pandemic Lotus discuses our collective karma and trauma as everyone becomes more and more discontent with the world.
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Dec 14, 2024: Final Talk for 2024
Before the holiday, Lotus Vu talks about the lives of Jesus and the Buddha.
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Buddhist Psychology Course
We are excited to invite you to the course Buddhist Psychology: from Trauma to Enlightenment, instructed by 43rd generation Rinzai Zen Teacher, Lotus Vu. The course will be held every Saturday, beginning March 15th for 7 weeks, 10:30 AM to … Continue reading
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Nov 23, 2024: The Great Wisdom Heart Sutra
Every Saturday this Sutra is recited before meditation. This is one of the main pointers in the Zen practice. Lotus gives a fantastic talk on living this Sutra and not just taking it as philosophy.
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Nov 9, 2024: Foundations, Grounding in the Breath, Relax and Let Go
To make any practice effective it must all start with good foundations. In Zen these foundations are very simple and yet can be difficult to master and easy to forget. In this talk Lotus Vu reminds us of the foundations of the practice and their importance.
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