Yun men said to the Assembly “Medicine and sickness mutually correspond to eachother. The whole universe is medicine – what is the self?”

Subhana takes up one of the First Barrier Koans of the Diamond Sangha tradition discussing its origins and the Koans author – Hakuin

A monk asked Yun men ‘What are the words that transcend Buddhas and ancestral teachers?’

Yun men said “Sesame Cake”

Robert Aitken discusses this and other responses given by Yun men

Subhana discusses right livelihood and conduct and the deeper question pervading these efforts – ‘for whom do we do it?’

This Teisho was given by Robert Aitken Roshi on October 29 1990 at the Koko An Zendo, Honolulu

note: around 11 minutes in Roshi talks a little about the origins of Mind Moon Circle publication from the Sydney Zen Centre

a Teisho given by Robert Aitken Roshi on Day 6 of Sesshin 7th January 1988, This Teisho is part of Sydney Zen Centre’s digitisation project, Aitken Roshi was kind enough to give permission to share these recordings with you a month before he passed away…

Wu-men Kuan Case 40 – Kuei-shan Kicks Over the Water Bottle was a Teisho given by Robert Aitken Roshi on Day 5 of Sesshin 6th Jan 1988 it was as part of Sydney Zen Centre’s digitization of Teisho’s given over the past 40 years, Aitken Roshi was kind enough to give permission to share these recording with you.

Subhana explores the four sicknesses that can befall a student and how these can manifest in our lives.

This Dharma talk was given Sexton Bourke Roshi at the Transmission Sesshin for both himself and Paul Maloney Rosahi celebrated at Kodoji on 10th April 2010.

This Podcast by Paul Maloney was given during Autumn and Transmission Sesshin for Sexton Bourke and Paul Maloney at Sydney Zen Centres Kodoji.

Paul describes the very begginings of the Zen lineage.