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?

In this Dharma Talk, given on Jun 23rd 2019, Day Two of Chobo-ji's Spring Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines Case #24 of the Mumonkan: "Abandon Words and Speaking." As we settle into silence during zazen and especially during long retreats, we can get past the surface chatter and see how the whole world, nothing excluded, is our home.

In the Dharma Talk, given on June 16, 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines case #23 of the Mumonkan: "Think Neither Good nor Evil." What is our own deep nature, the deep nature of all things, when we free the mind from categories and polarities?

In this talk, given on June 9th 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case #22 of the Mumonkan: Kasho and a Flagpole. Sitting still and with confidence, we learn to be free from the visscitudes of the mind and wake up to the call of the universe around us.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the June Zazenkai at No Rank Zendo in Portland, OR. This talk explores simple, clear, direct, innocent speech, and also examines our desire for ease of mind.

In this Dharma Talk, given on June 1st 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho explores the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate) case #21, Ummon's "Sh*t Stick." How do we move beyond striving for a state of being, defined by notions and concepts, and move into the flow of being? When we have moved beyond notions of "good and bad" we can enter into a responsive way of being that flows in a world of "good and bad." 

In this Dharma Talk, given on May 19th, 2019, Rinzan Pechovnik Osho examines Case 18 of the Mumonkan, the Gateless Gate: "Tozan's Three Pounds of Flax".  When we open up to our core curiosity, we can see beyond the mind and into the deep nature of things. From this wellspring of wonder, what arises?