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Dharma Talk Series: Silent Illumination: The Teaching of Great Master Hongzhi Retreat
Great Master Hongzhi was a Chinese Zen Master of the 12th century whose teachings on silent illumination are part of our own tradition of serene reflection meditation. In the seven retreat talks below, Rev. Master Meian Elbert reflects on these beautiful teachings, which still inspire us today "simply to sit serenely in silent introspection."

Vast and far-reaching without boundary, secluded and pure, manifesting light, this spirit is without obstruction.
Its brightness does not shine out but can be called empty and inherently radiant.


Taigen Daniel Leighton, Cultivating the Empty Field, 1991


Texts referenced in Rev. Master Meian's Hongzhi Retreat are taken from Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi, trans. by Taigen Dan Leighton with Yi Wu, Tuttle Publishing. They are used with permission.

Format Topic/Title Select Date Length File Size
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Hongzhi Retreat07 The Saturday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-25-11 35 min 12 MB
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Hongzhi Retreat06 The Friday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-24-11 23 min 8 MB
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Hongzhi Retreat05 The Thursday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-23-11 21 min 7 MB
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Hongzhi Retreat04 The Wednesday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-22-11 26 min 9 MB
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Hongzhi Retreat03 The Tuesday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-21-11 27 min 9 MB
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Hongzhi Retreat02 The Monday Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert

Listen/Download 06-20-11 27 min 9 MB
audio Hongzhi Retreat01 Sunday Evening Introductory Talk
Rev. Master Meian Elbert
Listen/Download 06-19-11 21 min 7 MB
       
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