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Mirror Mind: Seeing the Self Clearly - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 681
In this episode, Kisei explores the unique Zen practice of mirror meditation at Tokeji, a thirteenth-century Japanese convent. Practitioners sit before a mirror, asking, “Where is a single feeling, a…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Embracing Your Darkness - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 680
In this talk, Jogen explores the Zen practice of embracing our darkness—not as something negative to overcome, but as the ungraspable, untamable side of human life. He reminds us that despite our eff…
Published on 2 months ago
Karma, Intention, and the Seeds We Plant - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Episode 679
In this talk, Jomon introduces the Japanese Buddhist holiday Ohigan, celebrated at the equinox as a time to honor the ancestors and reflect on the paramitas—the perfections of practice. From there, s…
Published on 2 months ago
What Is True? Inquiry and Impermanence - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 678
In this talk, Hogen Roshi shares insights from a recent workshop at the monastery integrating Zen practice with Byron Katie’s method of inquiry. He explores how questioning our fixed beliefs—about ou…
Published on 2 months ago
The Godess' Transformations - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 677
In this talk, Kisei shares Case 58 from The Hidden Lamp, drawn from the Vimalakīrti Sūtra, where the goddess playfully transforms Shariputra to reveal the truth of nonduality beyond male and female. …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Protecting Your Brightness - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 676
In this talk, Jogen reflects on what it means to protect the innate brightness of the heart-mind. He describes this luminosity not as a metaphor for “choosing happiness,” but as a living reality that…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Living in Vow, Finding Peace - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Episode 675
In this Jizō Sesshin talk, Jomon explores the poem Peaceful Life by Dainin Katagiri Roshi, opening it as a doorway into the mystery of vow. She reflects on how we often arrive at practice seeking pea…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Impermanence and Transformation - Hogen Roshi
Episode 674
In this talk, Hogen weaves community life, way-seeking mind reflections, and Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Art of Living into a deep exploration of impermanence. He reminds us that nothing is stuck—everythin…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Awakening Faith and Letting It Be - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 673
In this talk, Kisei explores Case 15 from The Hidden Lamp, where a woman realizes awakening through the simple phrase “let it be.” She reflects on how this koan functions much like the classic Mu koa…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Poetry As Dharma Practice - Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
Episode 672
In this talk, Banshō weaves together spiritual poems from across traditions—Christian, Sufi, Taoist, and Zen—to show how poetry can be a living expression of dharma. Beginning with reflections on the…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago