July 21, 2019 Gessho explores the life and teachings of Prajnatara, who is part of both our male and female ancestral lineages.

Jo An shares about a visit from his in-laws. He talks about the dangers of our reflexive conditioned thinking and “getting stuck”.  Jo An voices concern that not looking at our intrinsic bias and conditioning allows for the three poisons to increase.

On a day of competing Pride marches, Yuuka wrestled with limits of many varieties. Stories from female ancestors Punnika, Khujjutara, and Darlene Cohen guided the way.

June 13, 2019 In this talk, Soten offers teachings from our Dharma ancestors Yunmen and Robert Genjin Savage.  “Yunmen’s two sicknesses” and the “AIDS Ward Scherzo” illuminate notions of sickness and health in our zen practices and our lives.

In this talk Musho explores our Zen Practice with the help of a paragraph from Taizan Maezumi Roshi’s book “Appreciate Your Life.” Maezumi Roshi invites us to practice “over and over and over” and not to separate practice from realization. Musho then compares this to his own experience as a visual artist, musician and Zen […]

Fusho offers an examination of how our zazen practice can help us let go of what we think we “know,” in order to enliven our relationships and in turn, live our lives more fully. Recorded May 26, 2019.

Yugetsu shares thoughts on how awareness helps us see beyond our default settings, even in the roughest waters. Recorded May 16, 2019

When we practice mindfulness of what we’re experiencing here and now, we can be at peace and free of worry. But we can go much deeper than that. Buddha taught that we can see through our greedy, self-centered delusions and clearly comprehend the truth of our lives.

In this talk, Ryoshin asks: what is the true Dharma that the Buddha passed to Mahakasyapa, and that is passed down to each of us today?  It can be found in every moment of our lives.  It’s how to live in this beautiful, broken world.  It can only be realized through practice.  Recorded March 24, 2019

March 21, 2019 Seizan offers thoughts on conversing with trees as they have their unproduced experience.