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The River That Holds Us - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 696
In this sesshin talk, Jōgen invites practitioners to turn directly toward the living fabric of experience with wonder and open-handedness. Reflecting…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What We Turn Our Attention To - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 695
In this sesshin talk, Hōgen Roshi reflects on the heart of practice through the teachings of the Xin Xin Ming. He emphasizes that “what we turn our a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Generosity Without Separation - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Episode 694
In this talk, Jomon explores the first of the Bodhisattva’s four embracing actions—generosity—and how giving becomes boundless when we drop the sense…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Connecting With Family This Thanksgiving - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 693
In this talk, Jogen explores how our relationships—especially with family—can become genuine fields of practice. He challenges the assumption that pr…
4 months ago
Interrupting The Trance of "Not Enough"- Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 692
In this talk, we explore the Zen poem often translated as Inscribing Trust in the Heart or Affirming Faith in Mind. The teaching points to a profound…
4 months ago
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…
4 months 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, uno…
4 months 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 eve…
4 months, 1 week 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,…
4 months, 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 …
4 months, 3 weeks ago