Aug 27, 2020
Martin Goodson

Gateway Talks

Here you will find podcast to download on all aspects of Buddhist teachings and training for study and practice.

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Unpacking Desire

A talk about desire and what the Buddha means in the Second Noble Truth.
What is wrong with desire anyway? Why did the Buddha link it to suffering? This talk investigates what the Buddha was talking about when he refers to it in the Four Noble Truths.

Podcast: A Passage from the Diamond Sutra (1)

The Diamond Sutra is part of the Great Heart of Wisdom cycle of scriptures. In this talk: karma, self and no-self; the bodhisattva path and nested selves.

The Three Temptations of Māra

A Rohatsu Week Talk
The three temptations take place as the ascetic Gautama sits under the Bodhi Tree in his final attempt to see into the nature of reality and become free from suffering. Not to be confused with the notion of the 'devil', Māra is a deity from the Hindu pantheon who plays a dual role as tempter and tester for

Introduction to The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Scripture

Gateway Talks
In this talk we examine the fundamentals of mindfulness 

The Four Foundations of Mindful Awareness: Body

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A teaching that provides the foundation for Buddhist practice, as taught by the historical Buddha Gautuma.

The Four Foundations of Mindful Awareness: Mindfulness of Dharmas

Dharma Talks 
In this talk we look at the five hindrances and how they relate to the final foundation of mind, awareness of mind objects.

The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Awareness: Sensation

A Dharma Talk
Mindfulness of 'feeling' is key to habit formation. How do we undo unskilful habits and create more skilful behaviours in our lives? This podcast continues our series of talks on The Four Foundations of Mindful Awareness.

The Four Foundations of Mindful Awareness: Mind

Dharma Talks
From the buddhist perspective mind includes more than just thinking. It is the place where all experience can be experienced.

Master Sessan’s Three Tips for Zen Training

The Gateway Talks
“Master Sessan said: ‘In our daily life we should remember three things: joining the palms as in prayer; bowing as in worship; and charity.

Form Practice in Zen Training

The Gateway Talks
This podcast talk explores the importance of posture, deportment and energy training in the wholehearted application of daily life practice.

Ceasing of Notions

The Gateway Talks
What is the difference between knowing in the head and wisdom in the body and how does this work in practice?

Dogen’s Falling Flowers

The Gateway Talks
What does liberation really mean for Buddhists? Master Dogen says, ‘The flower petals fall though we love them, the weeds grow though we hate them - that is just how it is.’ (Dogen).

The Ever-Turning Wheel | Part 1

Gateway Talks
In this introduction to ‘The wheel of life’ we unpack the esoteric imagery contained within this universal piece of Buddhist iconography.

Master Taian and the Old Gentleman

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In this talk we take a look at the effect that culture has on our development and the difference between loneliness and being alone.

Whose Song Do You Sing?

Gateway Talks
Although the Buddha’s teachings appear to come from the outside the Heart-Mind is their original source.

Bankei’s ‘Unborn’

The Gateway Talks
If the natural state of mind is the Buddha mind why don’t we recognise it?

The Knower, The God of Buddhism

The Gateway Talks
Who is the one who sees, hears and smells? Who is the doer? Who is the one who knows?

Just Be Your Ordinary Selves

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The state of enlightenment points to something far more ordinary than we might assume.

Throwing Oneself Into Fire to Avoid Being Downed

The Gateway Talks
Because of our tendency to view opposites as being in conflict with each other, we can't see situations clearly. Martin reveals how we can use skillful means to let problems resolve themselves in harmony with natural rhythm of life.

Nothing Further To Seek is Attaining the Dharma

The Gateway Talks
“What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from the West?" Martin explains this famous Zen Koan.

Shishi and the Knife

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Shi Tou asks Shishi for a knife but instead receives illumination. We take a look at what this unusual exchange is all about.

What do I really want?

The Gateway Talks
Martin explores what the heart really wants and how to discover it.

Rest the Heart

Gateway Talks
How can we meditate regardless of whether conditions are pleasant or unpleasant?

Rinzai’s 'look for him before you'

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"Your physical body, formed by the four elements, cannot understand the Dharma you are listening to; nor can your spleen, stomach, liver or gall; nor can the empty space. Who then can understand the Dharma and can listen to it? "

Master Rinzai's medicine for anxiety

Gateway Talks
What is our true nature and how can we come to realise it?

Death’s Three Messengers

Gateway Talks
A young man on his wedding day finds himself standing in front of Yama, Lord and Judge of the Dead.
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Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Vol. 2: Da'an's exchange with

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Records of the Transmission of the Lamp Vol. 2: Da'an's exchange with Master Baizhang

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Further reading

How to Bow

Fundimentals of Zen
The bow teaches surrender through the intelligence of the body. It is a crucial ingredient in Zen training for experiencing awakening.

Win the Game or Lose your Head! A Rohatsu Dharma Talk

A Rohatsu Dharma Talk
Disillusionment and failure can become the vehicle for our liberation.

Death’s Three Messengers

Gateway Talks
A young man on his wedding day finds himself standing in front of Yama, Lord and Judge of the Dead.

Transcending Mindfulness: 3 | The Power of Now

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle has had a profound effect on western spirituality but is this the same insight we find in Zen Buddhism?