05/10/2023, Chimyo Atkinson, dharma talk at City Center. Chimyo Atkinson, in this dharma talk from Beginner’s Mind Temple, explores her personal experience of emptiness, the theme of the May practice intensive.

05/06/2023, Grace Dammann, dharma talk at City Center. Grace Damman, in this dharma talk from Beginner’s Mind Temple, discusses how the Noble Eightfold Path and Buddhist practice have supported her through grave injury, the healing process and living with profound disability.

04/30/2023, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

In this talk, Jiryu explores the fundamental Zen practice of "total exertion" or "burning completely up" in every activity, a practice of living fully in each moment, marshaling the whole body, mind, breath, and heart to fully engage in the universal activity of life.

04/29/2023, Ben Connelly, dharma talk at City Center.

Ben Connelly, in this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, teaches about the three natures that were expounded by Vasubandu. The three natures provide a framework to explore the reality, unreality and non-dual nature of our existence.

04/26/2023, Heather Shoren Iarusso, dharma talk at City Center.

Heather Shoren Iarusso, in this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, examines aversion, one of the mental afflictions the Buddha calls The Five Hindrances, which hinder our ability to experience calm and insight on and off the meditation cushion. By turning toward these uncomfortable feelings, we slowly become less reactive and more spacious. This frees the heart to be compassionate and receptive.

04/23/2023, Hozan Alan Senauke, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Hozan's reflections on his experience of Sojun Roshi's presence and teachings over nearly forty years.

04/22/2023, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center.

Abiding Abbot Doshin Mako Voelkel, in this Earth Day talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, examines how Zen practice encourages and supports continuous care for our natural environment.

04/19/2023, Kodo Conlin, dharma talk at City Center.

Kodo Conlin, in this dharma talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, explores images, tales, and inspiration to celebrate our Zen practice as a path that reshapes our lives and opens our hearts. Appearances by Basho and Ram Dass.

04/16/2023, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Using the koan called Rhinoceros Fan, this talk focuses on fear and how powerfully it keeps us from leaving the nests of our habitual views.

04/15/2023, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.

Anshi Zachary Smith, in this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, explores Buddhism's program of introspective self-study framed by avowal and vow as an antidote to the Human Condition. Over time, this program has clearly demonstrated its efficacy and transformative power as well as a number of ways that it can go astray.