What is the true spirit of the Four Bodhisattvic Vows? How can we make them the foundation of our life, even in the face of hardship? Source: Opening the Hand of Thought by Kosho Uchiyama (Wisdom Publications, 2005). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. (ed. by Roko Sherry Chayat). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart (ed. by Roko Sherry Chayat). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 2
Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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January 2026 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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Understanding the Buddha’s fundamental teaching – The origin of suffering is craving, attachment, and ignorance. Seeing how grasping leaves us unable to appreciate our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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December 2025 Sesshin, Day 2
Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka.  Automated Transcript

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December 2025 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka.  Automated Transcript

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