Julie Nelson speaks about taking functions seriously, and names lightly. The text is "Kit's New Practice" from The Book of Householder Koans by E.M. Marko and W. E. Nakao. (November 27, 2021)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about the concept and feeling of home ("home for the holidays," "home sangha") and its relation to our Zen practice. (November 25, 2021)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about Zhaozhuo's saying, "Buddhahood is passion, and passion is Buddhahood." (October 4, 2021)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about waking up--and what comes next. The text is taken from Koun Yamada's Zen: The Authentic Gate. (October 28, 2021)

Jeff Kogen Seul speaks about grief. The text is from the Chinese text Zhuangzi, excerpted in the book The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life. (October 30, 2021)

James Cordova gives an encouragement talk. The text is Dainin Katagiri's Each Moment is the Universe. (October 20, 2021)

Julie Nelson speaks about how we can practice with betrayal, both by approaching feelings of having been betrayed as a Dharma Gate, and by considering whether inflicting "betrayal" could be in line with our Zen precepts. (October 23, 2021)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about cultivating a practice of being intimate with whatever is arising. (August 30, 2021)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about how we practice in the midst of destruction. The text is from Joan Sutherland's Acequias/Gates. (September 23, 2021)

James Cordova gives an encouragement talk. The text is Fasicle 52 of the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye. (September 22, 2021)