Lew Richmond
This is the page of the Tiburon branch of the Vimala Sangha. We meet Mondays 7:15-8:45 except the first Monday of the month. Please consult the sidebar at the right for location details and directions. Typically we have a Saturday sitting 9-2 on the first Saturday of every month. If you are on the Tiburon Sangha mailing list you will receive notices of Saturday sittings and special events as they happen. If you wish to be on the Tiburon mailing list, please email us at by using the CONTACT page of this website.
Below are many of the audio and text teachings of Lew Richmond. Lew periodically updates this teachings list. Check back periodically or watch for emails announcing updates.
Thank you,
Lew and the Tiburon Vimala Sangha
ZEN BASICS
CALLING FORTH THE BODISATTVAS
Bodhisattva Prayer for the Deceased
THE EIGHTFOLD PATH – LECTURE SERIES BY LEW RICHMOND
Buddhist Motivation – The Second Fold of the EightFold Path
THE ART OF ZAZEN
Breathing I
Breathing II
Various Breathing Methods
Breathing and Mind States
OTHER TALKS
The Calm Lake Meditation
The Buddha Taught: Everything is Aging
Practice Tea (private meeting with teacher) at Vimala Sangha
Breath, Beings, and Butterflies
Awareness of Body and Feelings
Breathing and Awareness
Questions about Zazen and Karma
Things are Not What They Seem
Everday Mind is Tao
Halloween–A Buddhist Holiday
What is Priest Ordination?
Affinity
The Essence of Precepts
What is Buddha Nature?
Practicing Compassion #1
The Three Marks of An Awakened Life
I now fully avow
Different Meditation States and Their Uses
Concentration and Insight: The Two Wings of Meditation
The Buddhist Meaning of “Karma”
HURRICANE KATRINA: Buddhist reflections on dukkha (suffering)
as it relates to Katrina; the difference between life tragedies and man-made suffering due to greed, anger, and delusion. This lecture was given just after the levee broke, and before it was known how much of what subsequently happened was either preventable or predictable.
3 Key points of Suzuki-Roshi’s Teaching–Summary
The Six Realms of Ego-Strategy Existence – Summary
FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN ZEN
Posture and Awareness
Posture as Inner Attitude and Energy
Mindful Breathing – Talk After Zazen
The Koan of the Breath
The Inner Practice of Walking
The Practice of Just-Awareness
ZEN AND THE COMPLEXITY OF DAILY LIFE
Talks from a Class Given Fall 2004
Class I: Mindfulness, Awareness & Breath
Class II: Mindfulness in Daily Activity
Class III: The Koan of Everyday Life
Class IV: Right Speech
Class V: The Practice of Loving Kindness (Metta)
Class VI: Parents, Family and Dharma
Class VII: Anger and Conflict
OTHER TEACHINGS
The Bodhisattva Vow – Lecture Berkeley Zen Center 7/04
The Great Love of a Bodhisattva
Adapted from a talk given Oct. 10, 2003 at Green Gulch Zen Temple
“TEN SET-ASIDES OF ZEN”
Admonitions for The Vimala Sangha
Talks by Lewis Richomond on Audio Dharma
“DON’T TAKE SIDES” A Buddhist Approach to Protest
Lecture at Green Gulch Zen Temple Published in Turning Wheel
“EVERYDAY MIND IS THE TAO”
Lecture Given at S. F. Zen Center