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Lectures, talks, and classes on Zen Buddhism from Shogakuji Temple, Berkeley Zen Center, in Berkeley, California, USA.
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Dharma talks (teisho) from Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, New Jersey
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Weekly public talks recorded live at the Angel City Zen Center
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Santa Fe, NM
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Dharma talks by senior teachers, including Sensei John Pulleyn, Sensei Donna Kowal, and Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The Rochester Zen Center was founded in 1966 by Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of 20th century Zen classic, The Three Pillars of Zen.
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Dharma Talks given at San Francisco Zen Center
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Collection of Dharma Talks given by Teshin Sweger at the North Carolina Zen Center info@nczencenter.org
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Zen lectures presented by Roshi Rick Hart at the Clear Mountain Zen Center
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Dharma Talks given at Austin Zen Center
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“Those who are Buddhas are always in samadhi, the state like the ocean.” ~ Dogen Zenji
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Welcome to our podcast coming to you from the Greater Boston Zen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are a sangha-led sangha, and our podcasts (beginning in 2024) feature talks given by knowledgeable sangha members and guest speakers, often accompanied by group discussion. For more information about our sangha go to our website: bostonzen.org.
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Sung Nghiem Zen Center was founded by Venerable Thanh Tinh Lien (Thich Nu Chan Thien) with a vow of disseminating the marvelous Dharma of the Buddha.
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The San Antonio Zen Center community offers a haven of peace and harmony in which to engage in the arduous task of self-discovery through Zen practice. Welcoming diversity, the practice of zazen is available to people of every race, religion, nationality, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and physical ability.
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Teishos by Albert Low, Zen Master of the Montreal Zen Center. A teisho is a talk given by the Teacher. This talk comes straight from his own understanding and life experience. A talk is not meant to entertain nor to inform but is directed to your own longing to 'know'. In order for a teisho to be received correctly one must listen with the same attention the talk is given. We hope this series of teishos (talks) given by Roshi Albert Low will help introduce you to Zen practice. Our Center, lo ...
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The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya’s diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
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Sunday Talk Archive
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The Dainin Katagiri Audio Archive
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由Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen
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Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 1/12/2025.
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Recorded on January 11, 2025 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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Dharma talk by Tim BurkettFile Size: 47160 kbFile Type: mp3Download File
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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, January 11th 2025 by Sue Oehser.由Sue Oehser
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Andy generously shares his personal practice story (don’t call it a spiritual journey…) from young Catholic doubts to a midlife crisis that sent him exploring the wilds of the mind in Tibetan Buddhism, and why he turned his back on it to face the wall with us. Can Tibetan Buddhism teach us a few things we lack? Can Zen find a way to help Vajrayana …
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A look at knowing and not knowing, in the intellectual sense — that is, using the discriminating mind — versus the Zen sense of waking up to the truth of No Self. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Knowing and Not Knowing appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center
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12/28/2024, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.Sozan Miglioli explores the four fundamental principles of Wa, Kei, Sei, and Jaku—core teachings rooted in Zen and essential to the Way of Tea.由Sozan Miglioli
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In this intimate Wednesday night Dharma talk during the Winter Practice Period, Sensei Wendy Johnson weaves together themes of resilience, renewal, and radical engagement through the metaphor of a well-worn Buddhist robe. Beginning with acknowledgment of current global challenges – from earthquakes in Tibet to environmental crises – she explores ho…
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Welcome in the new year with this Teisho offered by Mountain Cloud’s Guiding Teacher, Valerie Forstman. To see what Mountain Cloud has planned for the upcoming year, visit www.mountaincloud.org/newyear/由Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen
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Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 1/5/2025.
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Gathering Dharma with Joan Halifax & Matthew Kozan Palevsky: Giving Life to Life: The Power of Social and Environmental Engagement
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In this final session of the 2024 Gathering Dharma series, Roshi Joan Halifax and Sensei Kozan explore how Buddhist practice and social activism are deeply intertwined. Drawing on examples from influential figures like Dr. Ambedkar’s work with India’s Dalit community and Thich Nhat Hanh’s engaged Buddhism during the Vietnam War, they illustrate how…
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Dharma talk by Ted O'TooleFile Size: 43053 kbFile Type: mp3Download File
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Henry gets us out of our heads and into our bodies with encouragements for a more embodied understanding of what zazen is really doing with us. How can we convince our minds to let the body take the wheel for awhile? How do we translate a stillness that doesn’t speak in sense? Can Henry quote the late great Jacques Lecoq without giggling?? Find out…
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Recorded on December 1, 2024 at Millerton Zendo in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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In this Gathering Dharma session, Buddhist teachers Sharon Salzberg and Frank Ostaseski explore the profound nature of service and compassion. Drawing from their extensive spiritual and humanitarian work, they reveal service as spiritual practice and state of being. Salzberg introduces equanimity not as detachment, but as a balanced perspective tha…
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Recorded on November 23, 2024 at Ancestral Heart Temple in Millerton, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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In this final Wednesday Night Dharma Talk of 2024, Sensei Monshin explores the deeper meaning of giving during the holiday season. Drawing from both Buddhist teachings about dana paramita (the practice of giving) and indigenous wisdom – particularly Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” – Monshin weaves a rich tapestry of insights about gener…
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Dharma talk by Deb MielkeFile Size: 50827 kbFile Type: mp3Download File
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12/21/2024, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.On the occasion of the Winter Solstice, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman delves into the themes of stillness, rest, liminality, and balance.由Tenzen David Zimmerman
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Dave brings us a clear and lucid roadmap to working through the mind and body in zazen, from distracted self to senseless samadhi through a recently unearthed recording of a foundational practice discussion with his old teacher, Michael Elliston. How can consciousness let go of its own consciousness? Is breath practice mortally dangerous actually? …
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During the season of Rohatsu, Solstice, Christmas and Hanukkha, Maria takes up the psalm of Isaiah: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.” This psalm becomes a starting point to reflect on how darkness and light feed our practice of seeing our true nature.由Henry Shukman: Associate Master Sanbo Zen
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12/18/2024, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.Roger Hillyard explores the idea of transmission — how it flows in all directions, how we experience it in our lives, and how Eihei Dogen wrote about it in “Twining Vines.”由Roger Hillyard
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Senseis Kodo and Kozan share reflections from Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind, the nature of effort, and self-judgement in practice. Source由Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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December 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript The post Deepening Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center
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Dharma talk by Tim BurkettFile Size: 53596 kbFile Type: mp3Download File
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On the final full day of Rohatsu, Senseis Kaz and Genzan discuss the origin, manifestation, and potential of spiritual practice. Sensei Kaz highlights the life and teachings of Roshi Joan and her deep and meaningful contributions to awakened action in the world. Kaz uses Roshi as an example to reflect on the integration of wisdom and compassion in …
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On the fifth full day of Rohatsu, Sensei Kaz and Wendy Lau explore the roots of Buddhist teachings. Kaz reflects on an excerpt from the Avatamsaka Sutra, and discusses themes of spiritual beliefs and practices in the early centuries of Buddism making comments of how ideas of practice have changed through time. Wendy Lau discusses practical approach…
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On the fourth full day of Rohatsu, Senseis Kaz and Shinzan explore the interplay of spiritual insight and practical or “common sense” wisdom. Sensei Kaz emphasizes maintaining ethical boundaries in spiritual practice, warning against neglecting common sense in pursuit of spiritual insight. Sensei Shinzan shares how the essence of practice remains c…
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During this third full day of Rohatsu Sesshin, Senseis Kaz and Monshin delve into zazen as a “distillation of the highest wisdom.” They discuss how we often selectively choose what receives our attention, typically filtering experiences through a narrow lens of personal preferences, fears, and ingrained biases. A core challenge for spiritual practi…
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On the second full day of Rohatsu, Senseis Kaz and Kozan delve into the concept of ‘wisdom beyond wisdom’ (Prajna Paramita) and reflect on the importance of faith in the teachings and sitting practice. Kaz reframes ‘attaining’ enlightenment as ‘enjoying’ our already awakened nature, while Kozan shares the story of Gutei and his ‘one-finger Zen.’ To…
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On this first full day of Rohatsu Sesshin, Roshi Joan, alongside Senseis Kaz and Kodo, offers practical guidance for this time of deep practice. Kaz and Roshi address the heightened states of suffering that can arise during […]由Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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December 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript The post Deepening Zen #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center
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Gratefulness & Generosity 2024: Beyond Thank You: Cultivating Deep Gratitude in Challenging Times
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This session of Gratefulness and Generosity, led by Roshi Joan Halifax and Frank Ostaseski, explores the transformative power of gratitude. Through personal stories and deep reflection, Frank and Roshi frame gratitude as a fundamental practice that […]由Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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“Would it necessarily be so bad to call out other people, to call out ourselves? What if the fact that we’re all sometimes petty, selfish, thoughtless, and cruel doesn't negate us from being people worth caring about?” - Jordan Mylet Jordan bravely wades into the muddy waters of shi*t talk and judgements in Zen. Our vows tell us to not criticize, t…
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Dharma talk by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi of Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 12/8/2024.
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Talk and study session by Eran Junryu Vardi Roshi or Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, NJ, USA on 11/24/2024.
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Practice, healing and accountability: Rohatsu Sesshin Dharma Talk with Sarah Dōjin Emerson (12/07/2024)
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Recorded on December 7, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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Recorded on December 6, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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12/10/2024, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at Tassajara.由Chikudo Catherine Spaeth
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The foundation of the Buddha’s Path is recognizing and accepting how “things” are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Right View and the Three Marks of Existence appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center
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Dharma talk by Ted O'TooleFile Size: 38625 kbFile Type: mp3Download File
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12/07/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.Jisan Tova Green weaves together several themes in this final talk of the City Center Fall 2024 Practice Period: welcoming beginner's mind and the ten ox-herding pictures, Buddha's enlightenment, and seeing our path of practice as a journey, not unlike Buddha's journey.…
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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, December 7th 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.由Zenshin Greg Fain
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“I don't want to fight things anymore. I’d rather just make them beautiful. If we have to do something, let's make it art.” - Dave Cuomo Dave tries to find a harmony between practiced embodiment and practical economics while sinking into the ocean of sound, being, and time. Is there an honest living waiting for us on the other side of our pretensio…
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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Thursday, December 5th 2024 by Linda Galijan.由Linda Galijan
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Talk given by Linda Galijan and Greg Fain.由Linda Galijan
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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 by Zenshin Greg Fain.由Zenshin Greg Fain
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Recorded on November 23, 2024 at Boundless Mind Temple in Brooklyn, NY. The BZC Podcast is offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. You can donate to Brooklyn Zen Center at brooklynzen.org under ‘Giving.’ Thank you for your generosity!由Brooklyn Zen Center
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A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Monday, December 2nd 2024 by Linda Galijan.由Linda Galijan
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