In this Teisho, given the second day of Autumn Sesshin 2019, Rinzan Osho examines Case 47 of the Mumonkan: "Tosotsu's Three Barriers." There are no barriers. Everything is manifest in full. Yet the mind creates barriers. Zazen and the study of Zen koans draw out the barriers we create for ourselves so that they may combust. 

In this Teisho, given the first full day of Autumn Sesshin 2019, Rinzan examines Case 46 of the Mumonkan: "Step Forward the Top of a Pole." The paradox of spiritual life is that we are seeking that which is already manifested in full. The dual action In practice, of throwing our whole life into what rises before us while at the same time cultivating Great Doubt (“What is this?”), opens us up to realize there was nowhere to go and nothing to do from the get go. If this is so ... how do you show it?

In this first Teisho, given opening night of Autumn Sesshin 2019, Rinzan examines case one of the Mumonkan: "Joshu's Mu." Zen retreat asks us to deepen our practice. With fewer distractions, it becomes easier to throw our lives into what is in front of us with both profound determination and a sense of ongoing inquiry. In such a way, we can open up to the truth that is already manifested in full. 

In this Teisho, given During Zazenkai on October 12, 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case #42 of the Mumonkan: "A Woman Comes Out of Meditation." We are free in all ways, but the mind cannot see it. Mumon says, "The failure is wonderful indeed."

In this Teisho, given on Oct. 5th 2019 Rinzan Osho uses the occasion of his Shiho-Shiki ceremony to examine the Rinzai Roku: Ascending the High Seat, Chapter 3 -- "A True Person of No-Rank." What is that shines forth from all things and, once we've tapped into it, how do we testify?

In this talk, given on September 15th 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines case #38 from the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate): "A Buffalo Passes Through a Window." Master Goso said "It is like a buffalo passing through a window ..." Every part of it passes through, but not the tail. "It" being the great question of our lives and deaths, how do we understand this tail? 

In this Dharma talk, given on September 8, 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case #37 of the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate): The Oak Tree in the Front Garden. Practicing Zen brings us face to face with the fundamental questions of our lives. When we ponder, "What is the meaning of it all?" "What's the point?", can we let Joshu's deep sharing crack our hearts open?

In this Dharma Talk, given on Aug. 25th 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case 35 of the Mumonkan: "Sen-jo and Her Soul are Separated." We have many faces, many voices, and many parts, but when we ask "Who am I really," we cut through them all to something ineffable beyond. It is only through knowing this "True Person of No-Rank" that we can truly be free.

In this Dharma Talk, given on Aug. 4th 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case 30 of the Mumonkan: "Mind is Buddha." From this perspective, what is excluded? And in the aftermath of shooting such as in El Paso and Dayton how do we understand Buddha?

In this Dharma Talk, given on July 28th 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case #29 of the Mumonkan: "Neither the Wind nor the Flag." Two monks are arguing over the true nature of reality. Eno prods them farther along the path. When the mind can let go of all conceptualization, what is there to argue over? When we live truly free from the trappings of belief, how do we live our lives?