“… Every moment, if I pay attention, I feel a way I’ve never felt before. It’s totally new!  …” Description: The main part of this compilation of talks consists of a

“… Zen is an effortless practice. It’s just letting go …” Description: In these two short talks given at the Esalen Institute in January 2020, we hear about Zen’s emphasis on

“… who we are in the present moment–this very moment …” “… Housebuilder, I have seen you! You will never build your house here again  …”   Description: In this dialogue,

“… Nothing changes, but everything changes, through the path of meditation  …” Description: In these talks, given during the 2020 Esalen meditation and yoga retreat, we consider certain questions about the

“… into the joy of present moment awareness  …” “… The healthy self lives in the world of form, not desire …” Description: In these talks, which were given on the second

“… with training of the mind through zen, and of the body through yoga, discover the luminous self  …” “… Awakening is the radical tearing up of the separation between

“… Usually with training, we can become more and more creators of wellbeing …” Description: This short talk, given on the final day of the 2019 Winter Sesshin, offers words of

“… as an affirmation of the absolute unity of all …” “… How can there be suffering if there is no one who suffers? …” Description: In this further exploration of the

“… sutra is conveying the great love and fundamental energy that pervades throughout the universe …” “… Hating our suffering and fighting against it will inevitably make it worse …” Description: This third talk given during the Winter Sesshin of 2019 considers how all of the senses and sense objects that are named in the Heart Sutra […]

“… This being here like this is a marvellous arising of a mirage …” Description: This talk, the second one given during the 2019 Rohatsu Sesshin, further discusses the group of lines from the Heart Sutra that starts, “No eye, ear, nose,” etc. The sutra breaks down our entire perception of reality by the sense organs, […]