Dharma talks are the expression of the Buddhist Teaching coming deeply from the heart/mind of the Practitioner. They offer different sets of teachings from the central practices of Buddhism, often combined with personal experiences that help illuminate our practice. These are teachings that come through our teachers to us; they come through the written sutras and commentaries and live in our own experience.

“Dharma” has three meanings. The first is simply the “Truth” of life. The second is the “Teachings”, principles and practices that have been handed down through generation to generation. The third, sometimes nicknamed dharma with a small “d’, is each individual phenomenon or moment. Now, in speaking, we say that these are three separate things but in the truth, the three meanings of Dharma happen simultaneously and are one unified whole expressing the total dynamic working of life.

Individual Lectures:
These lectures were given at the invitation of various
Buddhist Centers.

	Letting go of control
	Direct mind without clinging
	Anger
	Patience as enlightenment
	The 3 marks of existence
	3 bases in the 8-fold path
	4 noble truths the 8-fold path
	3 objects, 3 poisons, 3 seeds of virtue
	10-14-05, Just Live
	Radical Optimism
	Tonglen for Christians
	Tonglen Discussion
	Not indulging in anger @ Clouds in Water Zen Center
	4-5-06 Healing the Self With Love
	5-28-06 Jizo For Peace, Self is made up of non-self Elements
	7-21-06 Integration in Spiritual Life
	7-28-06 180 Degree Pivot, Practicing in all Circumstances
	7-29-06 Sesshin #1, Dongshan's "Just This"
	7-30-06 Sesshin #2, The Miracle of the Garden of Suchness
	9-24-06 Spirituality of Imperfection
	9-30-06 Machig Lapdron's instructions

Moon Ceremony and Precept class
co-lead with Therese Jacobs-Stewart &
Myo-o Marilyn Habermas-Scher

	1-15-06 Introduction, (Judith and Therese)
	2-12-06 Dismantling patterns (Judith)
	4-9-06 Investigating Our Patterns, Therese Jacobs-Stewart
	5-14-06 Repentance, Byakuren Judith Ragir
	7-9-06 The Precept of Non-Killing, Myo-o Habermas-Scher
	9-10-06 Right speech and the precepts
	10-8-06 Right speech #2

Loving the "Self":
A Class at Compassionate Ocean Dharma Center.

	5-30-06 Class #1 Loving-Kindness
	6-6-06 Class #2 "May I Be Safe"
	6-13-06 Class #3 Healing the Past
	6-20-06 Class #4 Shame and the Inner Critic
	6-20-06 Loving Kindness Meditation

The Fire in the Lotus:
Burning the seeds of Karma
Let’s study karma in a very practice oriented way.
Practicing a deep belief in cause and effect, we can
develop our abilities to refrain from following the
momentum of our habituated patterns that cause us
misery. This class was offered at Clouds in Water Zen
Center, St. Paul, Mn.

	2-1-05 1st class - Introduction
	2-8-05 2nd class - Shempa
	2-15-05 3rd class - Dismantling Habit Patterns
	2-22-05 4th class - 12 Links
	3-1-05 5th class - Rebirth and No Birth/No Death

Lectures on Katagiri Roshi’s book:
“You have to Say Something”
These lectures were recorded at the Eau Clair Sitting Group where we studied one chapter a week, and Judith lectured once a month on some of the chapters helping to unpack some of Katagiri Roshi’s teaching.

	3-8-05 Painting of a Rice Cake
	4-19-05 Make Yourself at Home
	5-10-05 Throw Yourself Away

Practicing with the Ancestors Instructions:
Joshu and Nansen Koans Class #1
In this class, we will open up the teachings found in Joshu and Nansens koans to become more familiar with their styles and instructions. We will use their teaching and apply it to our everyday twenty-first century lives. These lectures were recorded at Dharma Field Zen Center in Mpls. MN.

	3-21-05 Wash your Bowl Part 1
	3-28-05 Wash your Bowl Part 2
	4-4-05 Nansen's Peony Part 1
	4-11-05 Nansen's Peony Part 2
	4-18-05 Zhaozhou's Dog Part 1
	4-25-05 Zhaozhou's Dog Part 2
	5-02-05 Ordinary Mind is the Way
	5-09-05 Summary and Student Talks

Coming to the Moment Fresh and Alive:
The koans of Joshu and Nansen Class #2
Continuing the delight in the koans of Joshu and Nansen, is a second course studying some of the same koans as Class #1 and some new ones. As we become more and more familiar with their words and the imagery of their actions, they can arise easily in our minds as we go through the activities of our lives and support our practice. These tapes were recorded at Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, MN.

	9-21-05 Class 1, Introduction
	9-28-05 Class 2, Wash Your Bowl
	10-5-05 Class 3, Discussion, Wash your Bowl
	10-12-05 Class 4, Oak Tree in the garden
	10-19-05 Class 5, Oak Tree Discussion
	10-26-05 Class 6, Joshu's Dog, MU
	11-2-05 Class 7, Joshu's Dog, Yes and No
	11-9-05 Class 8, No Picking & Choosing
	11-16-05 Class 9, Joshu's picking and choosing #2

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