Looking at the koan, “Ching Ch’ing’s The Sound of Raindrops,” Fusho talks about expectations (and getting caught in the rain); the expectations we impose on ourselves and others — and the scary but liberating experience of letting them go.

How can we stay in the flow while maintaining form, and how can we keep form without losing the flow?

In this talk from our summer retreat Shuso Sesshin, senior student Ryoshin considers the question “What is keeping you from wandering at ease?” In his own experience he sees a multitude of causes and conditions that prevent us from appreciating the moment just as it is. The circumstances of our childhood and situations of adult […]

In this talk from our summer retreat Shuso Sesshin, senior student Jiryu asks, “What would you do if you found out a huge meteor was about to destroy the earth in 30 minutes?” Jiryu suggests being awake. Awake to the world in all it’s completeness. Without trying to fix it, without searching for a better […]

Hoshi Kaku gives the fifth talk or our summer 2018 Dai Sesshin. Recorded July 25th 2018

Hoshi Tokyu gives the forth talk on our summer 2018 Dai Sesshin. Recorded July 24th 2018

Senior priest Soshin gives the third talk of our summer 2018 Dai Sesshin. Recorded July 23, 2018

Senior student Bokushu gives second talk of our summer 2018 Dai Sesshin. Recorded July 22, 2018

In this talk senior student Ryoshin explores the deep uncertainty that the Buddha teaches is at the core of our existence. Ryoshin starts out with an article about teenagers who’s constant use of smart phones can be an escape from their daily anxiety. Anxiety amplified by failing social structures, lack of community, political and climate […]

After the recent passing of his mother, Bokushu lays his hand, with a heavy heart, on wisdom found in grief.