In this episode Dean gives us the history of CRZC. As well as his own Dharma path leading to being the founding and Guiding Teacher of Crooked River Zen Center.

Dean continues his weekly Thursday night dharma talks on the text Ecodharma by David Loy. This week Dean covers chapter 4.

This Summer Sesshin; Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk our Ino Chris Wimmer concludesour Sesshin with Chapter 6, The Boat is Always Moving.

This Summer Sesshin; Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk Ann Jacobson continues with Chapter 5 Today We May Be Very Happy and the Next Day We Don't Know What Will Happen to Us.

This Summer Sesshin; Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk Jeffrey Barkstrom continues with Chapter 4 The Blue Jay Will Come Right into Your Heart.

This Summer Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk Jean Leathers continues with Chapter 3 Buddha Is Always Here.

This Summer Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk our Tenzo John Wilhelm continues the talks with Chapter 2 Warm Hand to Warm Hand.

This Summer Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be working with the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk Rannigan Walsh starts us off with the introduction to chapter 1 Things-As-It-Is.  

In this week's talk Dean gives an introduction to Zen Master Shitou (700 - 790) Author of Sandokai and Soanka (Song of the Grass Hut). This talk was given in preparation for next week's Sesshin where we will be using the text Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai.  

In this episode Dean ties the current social climate around racism and the killing of George Floyd, into our study of Ecodharma.