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Dogen’s Unconstructedness in Stillness
In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk and Day 4 of Upaya’s Fall Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Kathie Fischer brings our attention to resonance—the way one vibration awakens or encourages another. Dra…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
FPP2025 Sesshin Day 1: Entering Through the True Gate
In this morning talk on the first full day of the Fall Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Shinzan draws from Dōgen’s Bendōwa (“The Wholehearted Way”) to remind us that zazen itself is the true gate of t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Fall Practice Period 2025: Sesshin Opening
In this opening session of Upaya’s 2025 Fall Pratice Period Sesshin, four teachers—Sensei Kathie Fischer, Sensei Shinzan (joining remotely from San Diego), Sensei Monshin, and Hoshi Senko—welcome par…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
FPP2025: The Ordinary Profundity of the Present Moment (Part 5)
In this Zazenkai Day Talk during Fall Practice Period, Chris Senko Perez reflects on Dōgen’s Genjō Kōan through his image of sailing far out to sea, where the ocean appears perfectly round. Dōgen com…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
FPP2025: Introduction to the Text: Actualizing the Fundamental Point (Part 3)
In this Fall Practice Period session, Senseis Kathie, Monshin, and Shinzan, with reflections from Hoshi Senko, open the study of Dogen’s Bendowa and Genjokoan. They invite participants to encounter D…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
FPP2025: Study of The Great Way (Part 2)
In this Zazenkai Day talk during Upaya’s Fall Practice Period, Sensei Kathie Fischer offers her reflections on the simplicity and depth of Zen practice. She begins by exploring the role of language i…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
FPP2025: Actualizing the Fundamental Point – The Heart of Dogen’s Teachings Opening Session
Senseis Monshin, Kathie Fischer, and Shinzan, together with Hoshi Senko, open Upaya’s Fall Practice Period by welcoming participants from around the world into a month of deep study of Dogen’s Genjok…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Awareness In Action: Embodiment with Guo Gu (Part 13 – October)
In this talk from Upaya’s Awareness and Action series, Dr. Guo Gu, founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center, explores Embodiment and Engaged Practice—how awakening through the body becomes the ground f…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Finding your place where you are
In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk during Fall Practice Period at Upaya, Sensei Monshin explores the meaning of dharma position. Building from Dogen’s Genjokoan, she explains dharma position as an e…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Monkey Grasping for the Moon
In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk during the Fall Practice Period, Sensei Shinzan turns to Dōgen’s Genjō Kōan, drawing on the image of a monkey grasping at the moon’s reflection to reveal how our s…
Published on 2 months ago