In her talk, The Coil is the Pot, Myoko Sensei speaks of the value of each moment, and its inherent power to shape and heal our lives and the world

In the first talk of the Village Zendo’s 2020 Year End Sesshin, Enkyo Roshi suggests that becoming intimate with time liberates us to live and act with clarity and compassion

Shinryu Sensei talks about how our practice can help us to confront the wreckage in our minds and in our turbulent times. Recorded December 17, 2020. Audio only podcast version here:

December 13, 2020 Bokushu Hoshi examines our habit of resisting reality to protect an imaginary self.  He enlists the aid of Vimalakirti, Yasutani and the robot Bina48 to point the way to freedom. For audio podcast please click below:

In this talk, Fugan Hoshi explores falling down, and how getting back up can be an act of creation.

In this talk Jo An shares a powerful life experience and offers strategies for working with strong emotions. Encouraging us to skillfully wield the sword of prajna wisdom.

Student teacher Soshin explores our relationship to Thanksgiving through the window of the ceremony of Fusatsu and the Precept of Not Killing. Podcast version here:

In Enkyo Roshi’s talk “Wash Your Bowls, Time and Time Again,” she discusses the koan, “Joshu’s Washables,” reminding us that even the teachings must be dropped, in order to be in the moment. Recorded Sunday November 15,  2020. Podcast version here:

Ryotan Roshi discusses how the teaching is our life of practice.   (NB: Due to the vagaries of the internet, the first 30-45 seconds of Ryotan Roshi’s talk is slightly glitchy but does not detract in any way)

October 29, 2020 How to tidy up the place where we live — our lives. For audio podcast, please click below: