Tenshin Roshi spoke on Master Dogen's Genjo Koan, or in English, Actualizing the Fundamental Point, over the course of six different talks. This is one of them, given in December 2012 at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center. Genjo Koan is one of the fascicles from the Shobogenzo, and can be found in the smaller distilled collection, Moon in a Dewdrop.

Tenshin Roshi talks about the life of Shakyamuni Buddha from Case 1 of The Record of the Transmission of the Light (Denkoroku). The talk was given during the final sesshin of the Fall Training Period at Yokoji, which is our Rohatsu (Buddha's enlightenment) sesshin.

Tenshin Roshi talks at the October 2012 7-day sesshin at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center. Instead of talking on a case koan, Tenshin Roshi brings together some themes that were arising in the sesshin.

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 66 of the Book of Equanimity, "Kyuho's Head and Tail". The talk was given during the September sesshin 2012 at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center.

Tenshin Roshi spoke eariler in the year on Case 1 of the Gateless Gate, 'Joshu's Dog' or 'Mu'. This talk picks up the full version of the koan as presented in the Book of Equanimity, case 18.

Tenshin Roshi is the abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, a Soto Zen Buddhist training center in the mountains of Southern California.

Tenshin Roshi, abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, talks on case 21 of the Book of Equanimity, 'Ungan Sweeps the Ground'. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe at iTunes and leave us a rating to help other people find us.

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 13 of the Book of Equanimity, 'Rinzai's Blind Donkey'. This talk was given on a Sunday morning  at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center.

Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 27 of The Blue Cliff Record, recorded during the the final Sesshin of Spring Trainind Period.

Tenshin Roshi talks on a number of issues around Zen practice in this talk from the April 2012 sesshin. Tenshin Roshi is the abbot of Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, a Zen Training Center in the mountains of Southern California.

Tenshin Roshi talks on 'Mumon's Zen Warnings'. The Zen warnings come at the close of the Gateless Gate, a collection of koans compiled by Master Mumon. They are a list of apparant contradictions, warning practitioners away from various pitfalls, leaving what seems like no place to stand.