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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 …
5 months, 2 weeks 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 refle…
5 months, 2 weeks 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 impermane…
5 months, 3 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 ho…
5 months, 3 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 expre…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Nuance of Self-Compassion - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 671
In this talk, Jogen reflects on a student’s feedback that Zen teachings sometimes seem to overlook compassion for oneself. From that spark, he explor…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Miracle of Aimlessness - Hogen, Roshi
Episode 670
Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Art of Living, this talk explores the teaching of aimlessness—the practice of arriving fully in the present rather t…
6 months ago
What Would Mountain Do? - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Episode 669
In this closing talk from sesshin, Kisei invokes Dōgen’s Mountains and Rivers Sutra and guides us into the practice of “mountain mind,” the spacious,…
6 months ago
Three Ways to Reduce Fear - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Episode 668
In this talk, Jogen reflects on Maezumi Roshi’s teaching that the greatest gift we can give or receive is freedom from fear. He explores how so much …
6 months ago
Patience and Timeless Dharma - Chozen, Roshi
Episode 667
This talk weaves together the joy of smiling in meditation, the vow of Jizo Bodhisattva, and a timeless folk story about learning patience. Through t…
6 months, 1 week ago