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Difficult, Easy, Both and Neither- Kisei, Sensei
Episode 763
Using the koan of Bodhidharma's transmission and the Pang family's teachings on difficulty and ease, Kisei closes sesshin by pointing practitioners t…
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Ancestral Wakefulness- Kisei, Sensei
Episode 762
Weaving together the koan anecdotes, the awakening poems of early Buddhist women, and the living support of sangha, in this talk Kisei invites practi…
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Don't Give Up, Don't Be So Sure! - Bansho, Zen Teacher
Episode 761
In this talk, Bansho explores two traps that derail even experienced sitters — premature conclusions and comfortable coasting — and points toward the…
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Zazen Is Alive- Bansho, Zen Teacher
Episode 760
Drawing on Dogen's meditation manual, Rumi's "Guest House," and the playful wisdom of Zen ancestor Joshu, Bansho explores how zazen is an embodied pr…
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A Buddha Weighs Less Than A Feather- Bansho, Zen Teacher
Episode 759
How is it a Buddha weighs less than a feather? In this talk, Bansho shares about the generosity, mystery and richness of his time training in Japan.…
4 hours ago
Mind Abiding No Where - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 758
In this talk, Kisei explores the Buddha's teaching on how we should practice if we truly seek liberation, as offered in the Diamond Sutra.
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Celebrating The Poetry Of Zen - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 757
Poetry has a way of cutting to the heart of our lives, and expressing the inexpressible. In this talk Kisei explores the styles of poetry used in the…
1 week, 5 days ago
Encounters with the Stone Woman - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 756
During this talk Kisei explores the line from the Mountains and Rivers sutra, "a stone woman gives birth to a child at night", and entertain our own …
1 week, 5 days ago
Nuts and Bolts of Meditation- Jogen, Sensei
Episode 755
In this talk, Jogen frames the entire practice — regardless of specific method — as the conscious, intentional use of attention. The core of the talk…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Emotional Avoidance in Zen - Jogen, Sensei
Episode 754
In this talk, Jogen Sensei makes a distinction between detachment (checking out), non-attachment (neither clinging nor pulling away), and fearless in…
3 weeks, 6 days ago