In his talk, Shinryu Roshi examines five temples: the physical zendo, online practice, our daily surroundings, our body-mind and the wider world as spaces of awakening, drawing on Dogen’s Instructions to a Cook.

In her Dharma talk, “Not Lying,” Myoko Sensei offers an intimate teaching on the importance of working with our own hurt both for ourselves and others.

In his talk Student Teacher Fugan examines how the first of the six Paramitas, generosity, functions in our Zazen and in our daily lives. Recorded Sunday July 25th, 2021. Podcast audio:

In this talk, Ryotan Roshi speaks of engaging in practice/realization beyond the reach of the discriminating mind

An old koan reminds us of the power of words, of expressing the truth, and how that can help people

In his Dharma talk Jo An Hoshi encourages us to appreciate the sometimes difficult ingredients life offers us; to close the gap between ourselves and our activity, becoming intimate with our lives as they unfold. Recorded July 16th 2021. podcast audio:

June 27, 2021 Ryotan Roshi explores appreciating the vastness of our own minds and spirits.

In his talk, “What Is Your Body?” Zoketsu Norman Fischer delves deeply into the essential mystery of the body — of our body — and its relationship with Zen practice in all its many forms. He brings up excerpts from three of his books to more fully illuminate the conversation, namely his two most recent […]

June 20, 2021 When we’ve crashed into ourselves, what remains?  When the facade crumbles,  who’s there?  When we learn to relate to what we cannot tolerate, it’s nothing to write home about.

In his Dharma talk Shinryu Roshi explores the importance of impermanence to our practice through the ancient Zen story of the Seven Wise Women in the charnel grounds. Recorded June 17, 2021. podcast audio: