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Freedom from the Disease of the Mind - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 691
In this talk, Hogen Roshi explores the Zen chant Affirming Faith in Mind, showing how its guidance is rooted in direct, present-moment experience. He emphasizes that the “great way” is not difficult …
Published on 4 weeks ago
Inscribing Trust in the Heart - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 690
In this talk, Jogen Sensei explores the opening stanzas of Affirming Faith in Mind, illuminating what the poem calls “the Great Way”—life itself, unobscured by picking and choosing. Through clear exa…
Published on 1 month ago
The Great Way Is Easy If You Just Feel Your Toes - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 689
In this talk, Hogen Roshi explores the opening line of Affirming Faith in Mind—“The Great Way is easy”—and shows how quickly the mind complicates even the simplest instruction: just feeling our toes …
Published on 1 month ago
Longing That Cures - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 688
In this talk, Jogen Sensei explores the paradox of longing—the pain and medicine of our deepest yearning. Drawing from Dōgen, the Faith in Mind poem, and ancient teachings, he illuminates how our wan…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Great Way and The Hundred Grass Tips - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Episode 687
In the second week of the Ango practice period, Jomon Sensei reflects on verses from Affirming Faith in Mind—“The Great Way is without limit, beyond the easy and the hard.” Through multiple translati…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Desire to Go Beyond - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 686
In this talk Jogen Sensei introduces Affirming Faith in Mind as a mirror for practice and a reminder that the Great Way is neither easy nor difficult. Moving through the themes of impermanence, longi…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Longing for the Ancient Way - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 685
In this opening talk of 2025 Ancient Way Sesshin, Hogen Roshi introduces the Affirming Faith in Mind chant—an ancient poem pointing to non-dual awareness and the ease of the great way. He reminds us …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Moon in the Bucket - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 684
In this episode, Kisei Sensei explores Koan 25, Nyozin’s Pale Moon of Dawn, and Koan 33, Bodhidharma’s Flesh, examining how Zen teaching passes through time, poetry, and the body. She reflects on Chy…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Letting the Way Be Invisible - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Episode 683
In this talk, Jomon Sensei continues the autumn Ango practice period by exploring passages from the ancient Zen poem Affirming Faith in Mind. Through multiple translations and reflections, she examin…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Right Thought of Letting Go - Jogen Salzeberg, Sensei
Episode 682
Jogen explores the Buddha’s teaching of right thought. Through vivid metaphors and down-to-earth humor, he invites us to notice what we hold onto that tethers us to unhappiness and how readiness to r…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago