Podcasts by San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks

Transforming Our Karma Through Vow from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.487053

The Avatamsaka Sutra tells us that “Ordinary beings live according to their karma, being their karmic habitual tendencies, while a bodhisattva lives according to vow.” How might we understand this ...

Karmic Consciousness And Buddha Nature from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.483718

How it is that our fundamental human affliction ─ our everyday messy karmic consciousness ─ is none other than the unchanging, ever-present clear, and luminous knowledge of Buddhas? Abbot David exp...

The One Great Vow from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.469399

This talk is about the source and the many forms of the Bodhisattva Vow, that vow to devote ourselves to the welfare of others which is the heart of our community life.11/07/2021, Furyu Nancy Schro...

Setting the Course of Freedom from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.398230

A talk on Shakyamuni's Buddha's karmic journey. 04/12/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

The End of the Year as a Beginning from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.389599

There are various New Year's traditions that involve reflection on how each person lives their life. One fascinating example from the history of the U.S. of how a person lived is that of Kit Carson...

One By One Is Enough from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.367506

As we enter the third year of the pandemic, reflecting on how our practice, and the legacy of Suzuki Roshi, can help us to keep moving forward.01/05/2022, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Cen...

Snow and Plum Blossoms from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.364707

Transforming: one season to another. Practicing and transforming through difficult times.01/08/2022, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center.

Directly Realizing the Buddha Way from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.361680

A rhapsody by Tenshin Roshi on a theme provided by our great ancestor Eihei Dogen. 01/09/2022, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Refuge of Letting Go from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.340613

On the day of the celebration of Bodhidharma's Awakening a talk on the mind as fiction.02/05/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

The Four True Things from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.337500

A talk about the Bodhisattva’s vow - to live for the benefit of others - as exemplified by the world's greatest chef, Massimo Bottura.02/06/2022, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch F...

Creating Refuge in Belonging from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.164890

Exploring the possiblity of transformation and creating a Sangha of Belonging by giving ourselves over to each other. 03/02/2022, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center.

Refuge That Connects Us from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.151673

By engaging and practicing the Paramitas we turn our exploration of refuge outward. Including all beings.03/05/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center.

Requiem from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.148542

Abbess Fu Schroeder reflects on the deep sorrow underlying our anger at the long history of violence in the human world, and on how we might arouse an appropriate response based on our vow to live ...

Ease Should Be Easy from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.082840

What does it mean to practice in a time of war and pandemic? Using a couple of traditional texts, Shundo suggests ways that we can ground our practice in whatever conditions we find ourselves in. 0...

Dharma and Nourishment from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.077068

A talk focusing on how the Wheel of Nourishment supports the turning of the Wheel of Dharma. 04/06/2022, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.

Available to the World from 2022-04-20T09:57:19.073799

And exploration of the thread that runs though Buddha's life and all those trying to live like the Buddha. 04/09/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.

Living In Vow: Zen Peace Precepts in a Time of War from 2022-04-10T18:00

The Fourteen Precepts of the Order of Interbeing were first written and transmitted by Vietnamese Zen Master and poet, Thich Nhat Hanh, in 1964; this Dharma talk celebrates the ongoing engaged Budd...

The Ancestors' Teaching of No Gaining Idea from 2022-03-20T18:00

Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Cutts shares and reflects on teachings from Shakyamuni Buddha, Bodhidharma, Dōgen Zenji, and Suzuki Roshi that the key to practice is "no gaining idea." 03/20/2022, Eiju...

Refuge: Immersing Body and Mind from 2022-03-19T18:00

The fundamental teaching of taking refuge. Repeatedly taking reguge, through the day with formal practice in zazen, in liturgy, in chanting, through stitching robes, daily refuges, in pali and thro...

Zazen from 2022-03-14T02:24:09.572029

10/09/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Beginner’s Mind/Ordinary Mind from 2022-03-13T18:00

Abbot Ed Sattizahn uses Suzuki Roshi teachings to reflect on "to study the buddha way is to study the self."03/13/2022, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Mind Of Love from 2022-03-12T19:00

On the 49th day of Thich Nhat Hanh's passing, Peggy Ward, senior Dharma teacher in his Buddhist Plum Village tradition, reflects on vow and the refuges.03/12/2022, Peggy Rowe Ward, dharma talk at C...

How Do We Build Our Home? from 2022-03-10T04:00

An exploration of living in an impermanent world, focusing on the situation in Ukraine. How do we take refuge in an imperfect world?03/09/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

Non-Duality of Precepts-Zazen-Zen from 2022-03-07T12:56:02.840797

Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Cutts reflects on a familiar yet upside-down way of understanding the practice of the precepts, and explores the teaching of Kanno Doko, Calling and Responding.10/03/202...

Mind Streams and Eddies from 2022-03-07T12:56:02.835360

An exploration of clinging, attachment, selfing, karma and liberation through the metaphor of eddies.10/06/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Impermanence Happens but How Do We Make Changes? from 2022-02-26T19:00

Impermanence happens, yes, but how do we actually make change happen?02/26/2022, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, dharma talk at City Center.

Karma and Zazen from 2022-02-22T07:36:42.667937

The study of karma, and the importance of practicing zazen and non-doing for the study of self/the study of karma.

10/02/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Everyone Is On The Same Path from 2022-02-20T19:00

A core teaching of the Lotus Sutra that can powerfully meet us.02/20/2022, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

It’s An Experiential Learning from 2022-02-19T19:00

On the day of the one-day sitting, a talk on Refuge in the form of formal practice, zazen - stimulating what we already are.02/19/2022, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

Embodying The Great Way from 2022-02-17T04:00

Appreciation as a practice of refuge.02/16/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center.

Continuous Practice from 2022-02-13T19:00

What is “continuous practice,” all day long, and with each and every thing?02/13/2022, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Study Yourself from 2022-02-12T19:00

Examining Dogen's famous phrase, "To study the self is to forget the self." 02/12/2022, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Coming Home from 2022-02-10T04:00

Buddha's teaching on refuge and entering freedom through the refuge of coming home.02/09/2022, Gil Fronsdal, dharma talk at City Center.

Appreciate Your Life from 2022-02-02T09:37:22.145662

Yunmen’s Every Day is a Good Day.
09/04/2021, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Small Things Matter from 2022-02-02T09:37:22.144888

In this talk Eijun Roshi reflects on the path of relieving our suffering, highlighting the importance of being in relationship with everything in our life—from people to the smallest detail—and on ...

Corona – Teaching of Impermanence and Permanent Transition from 2022-02-02T09:37:22.144119

09/07/2021, Jisan Anna Thorn, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Being Like A Bee from 2022-02-02T09:37:22.143377

Beekeeping as a temple art. The shared qualities of honeybees and bodhisattvas, hives and sangha, enjoying the taste of honey. 09/08/2021, Marcia Lieberman, dharma talk at City Center.

Being / Building Sanctuary from 2022-01-29T19:00

An exploration of how engaging every moment, every place, every activity can become refuge. 01/29/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at City Center.

Taking and Creating Refuge from 2022-01-27T04:00

Opening talk to the Winter 2022 Practice Period at Hosshin-ji Beginners Temple (City Center). 01/26/2022, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

Jukai - Receiving the Precepts from 2022-01-22T19:00

A dharma talk on the day of a jukai ceremony, exploring vow and the 16 Bodhisattva precepts.01/22/2022, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, Jisan Tova Green, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.

Who Am I? from 2022-01-20T04:00

01/19/2022, Shoren Heather Iarusso, dharma talk at City Center.

Dr. King In This Moment from 2022-01-15T19:00

An exploration of the Buddhist practice of cutting through the delusion of our disconnectedness highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King and Eihei Dogen's teaching of Uji (Time Being)01/15/2022, Chimyo ...

The Thread of Time and Space from 2022-01-13T04:00

Guided by the great Mahāyāna teachings of Prajñāpāramitā our Zen training asks us to join with all beings and follow the investigation of our karmic responsibilities from even the distant past to w...

Beginner’s Mind, Inmost Mind from 2021-12-23T04:00

Recommendations for practice.12/22/2021, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Suzuki Roshi’s Precepts from 2021-12-19T19:00

A talk about some of Suzuki Roshi’s teachings on the Sixteen GreatBodhisattva Precepts. 12/19/2021, Ango Sara Tashker, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Fullness Of Things from 2021-12-18T19:00

An exploration of impermanence through literature and poetry, focusing on the words of poet Jane Hirshfield, "Everything changes, everything is connected, pay attention." As well as Ruth Ozeki's te...

The Backward Step from 2021-12-18T06:52:08.398307

An exploration of zazen as a mirror of our everyday life and our everyday mind. 09/01/2021, Hakusho Ostlund, dharma talk at City Center.

Work as Practice from 2021-12-18T06:52:08.397515

09/01/2021, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Vimalakirti and Suzuki-Roshi Teach the Dharma of Freedom from Dualism from 2021-12-12T19:10:34.858079

In this time of worldwide sickness, the teaching of Vimalakirti—the bodhisattva who manifests illness for the sake of teaching sentient beings— is brought up. Linda also offers a Jataka Tale about ...

Living and Being Lived for the Benefit of All Beings from 2021-12-12T19:10:34.857289

An exploration of the Third Pure Precept and what it means to mature as buddhist practitioners. 08/04/2021, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Factory Farming and its Environmental Effects Through the Lens of the Three Collective Pure Precepts from 2021-12-12T19:10:34.856503

08/04/2021, Yuki Kobiyama, dharma talk at City Center.

Seeing Without An ‘I’ from 2021-12-12T19:10:34.855694

In this talk, Abbot David weaves together personal stories regarding “seeing” with teachings by Vasubandhu, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Suzuki Roshi in an exploration of the nature of perception.The rad...

Reckoning from 2021-12-12T19:00

How Zen practice supports us in having an ongoing relationship to the past and all the ways we are conditioned; and to move upright through the Dharma gates of our individual and collective delusio...

What Do You Need? from 2021-12-11T19:00

Needs can be basic. They can also arise from values. What happens when needs are born from karma? 12/11/2021, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.

Zen In America In 2021 from 2021-11-28T19:00

Rev. Kobiyama of Green Dragon Temple, a Japanese, female-embodied Zen priest who encountered Zen in the West, speaks on the question of "What Is Zen?" and tries to navigate through the crashing wav...

The Karma That Becomes Dharma from 2021-11-27T19:00

Everything that we do is karma but with foundations in our precepts our karma becomes Dharma.11/27/2021, Jose Shinzan Palma, dharma talk at City Center.

How Do We Really Help? from 2021-11-21T19:00

Drawing on her own experience and the teachings of Suzuki Roshi, Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Linda Cutts reflects on the mind of a bodhisattva and the practice of helping self and other. 11/21/2021...

What Am I Leaving Out? from 2021-11-20T19:00

In the context of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, Kaira Jewel Lingo explores the Buddhist teaching of "the perceiver and the perceived." Getting close to life, ourselves and each other through the pr...

Clarifying and Shaping our World from 2021-11-18T04:00

An exploration of our collective karma. Where our shared mindsets and behaviors intersect and ultimately affect the entire world, including our collective well-being and inevitably our shared liber...

Listen To Your Inner Voice: Can’t Miss from 2021-11-14T19:00

Using Suzuki Roshi's teaching, some reflections on the practice of "listening to your inner voice."11/14/2021, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Invoking the Help of our Ancestors from 2021-11-13T19:00

A talk exploring the healing of dehumanization that comes with naming, remembering and reparation in Buddhist tradition. 11/13/2021, Duncan Ryuken Williams, dharma talk at City Center

Sandokai and Racial Justice from 2021-10-31T18:00

Scholar, author, priest and social activist Duncan Ryuken Williams teaches in the talk on the text Sandokai, situating it in its context among Buddhist teachings on shifting vantage points, and cor...

Sejiki Ghost Ceremony from 2021-10-30T18:00

A history of Sejiki Cermony, feeding of the hungry ghost. An open-hearted wish to welcome all beings without discrimination.10/30/2021, Doshin Mako Voelkel, dharma talk at City Center.

The Plan Is The Body from 2021-10-27T01:24:02.137372

Zoketsu Norman Fischer, former abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and founding teacher of Everyday Zen reads and reflects on passages from the "What Is the Body?" chapter of his new book, "When You...

A Lifetime of Devotion from 2021-10-27T01:24:02.136551

Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Linda Cutts reflects on "a lifetime of devotion." 07/04/2021, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Taproot of Soto Zen, Part 1 - Suchness is Groovy from 2021-10-27T01:24:02.135742

07/07/2021, Zenshin Greg Fain, dharma talk at Tassajara.

What If We Stopped Pretending? from 2021-10-27T01:24:02.134588

A reflection on climate collapse and Zen practice. "I wonder what might happen if we tell ourselves the truth, instead of denying reality?"
07/07/2021, Shogen Jody Greene, dharma talk at City ...

Karma and its Interdependent Workings from 2021-10-27T01:24:02.049549

To study Buddhism is a process of being taken apart and put back together again; this includes karma and atonement. 10/09/2021, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center.

Zazen As The Practice of Absolute Reality from 2021-10-24T18:00

Continuing the conversation on the harmony of absolute and relative truths, this talks suggests that we zazen is a good place to focus on the inconceivable reality, to discover, as Suzuki Roshi say...

Karma: An Opportunity to Heal from 2021-10-23T18:00

A talk exploring how the study the self is an opportunity to understand and heal our individual and collective karma.10/23/2021, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center.

Karma, Choice, and Free Will from 2021-10-21T03:00

Abbot David shares some approaches for how we might view karma in relation to the concepts of choice, free will, and determinism from a Buddhist orientation.10/20/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dhar...

The Secret Is In Learning How To Fly from 2021-10-17T18:00

This talk is based on Suzuki roshi’s lectures (from the book Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness) on Zen Master Shitou’s poem about the relationship between the ultimate truth and the relative t...

Power and Control: Letting Go from 2021-10-16T18:00

A Dharma talk exploring the themes of karma, love, power and control and the Dharma practices of non-attaching or letting go.10/16/2021, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.

Let It Register from 2021-10-13T18:00

10/13/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Shuddering Upon Entering The Warmth from 2021-10-12T18:00

10/12/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Turning Towards (Not Away) from 2021-10-11T18:00

10/11/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Zen Responsiveness from 2021-10-10T18:00

What are reactivity and responsiveness? How do they work in terms of inner process, impact and relational practice?10/10/2021, Korin Charlie Pokorny, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Walking On The New Zendo Floor from 2021-10-10T18:00

10/10/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Awareness, Assumptions, and Actions from 2021-10-06T12:33:02.945710

In this dharma talk Sonja Gardenswartz poses the turning question, are we willing to step into curiosity, into "I don't know," and consider what is the appropriate response? Examining with the awar...

Karma - An Overview from 2021-09-30T03:00

A talk by Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman to open the practice period, which will focus on karma. 09/29/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Yunmen’s Every Day is a Good Day from 2021-09-26T18:00

In the talk, Abbot Ed Sattizahn uses the "Every Day is a Good Day" koan, and Suzuki's Roshi's teaching, to explore how it may be genuinely beneficial, to ourselves and others, to appreciate our lif...

Appreciating Our Life from 2021-09-26T18:00

In the talk, Abbot Ed Sattizahn uses the "Every Day is a Good Day" koan, and Suzuki's Roshi's teaching, to explore how it may be genuinely beneficial, to ourselves and others, to appreciate our lif...

Karma and Self-Care from 2021-09-25T18:00

The importance of unwiring ourselves and developing deep self-care in order to take up the great vow of liberation for ourselves and all beings.
09/25/2021, Dr. Larry Ward, Peggy Rowe Ward, dh...

Non-Harming from 2021-09-22T01:52:32.102475

A talk on the practice of non-harming as foundational to a spiritual life and our relationships with others.
06/02/2021, Shinchi Linda Galijan, dharma talk at City Center.

First There Is A Mountain from 2021-09-22T01:52:32.101843

In this talk author, professor, student and teacher of the Dharma of fifty years, Jan Willis leads us through an overview of the Three Turnings of the Dharma Wheel.
06/05/2021, Jan Willis, dha...

Emptying the Mind from 2021-09-22T01:52:32.101140

Suzuki Roshi often encouraged practitioners to "empty their minds," and this talk uses passages from his teaching to explore two aspects of this "emptying" - letting the mind be quiet and without t...

Both Truths Are True from 2021-09-19T18:00

A talk about our Zen’s Chinese ancestors based in Suzuki Roshi’s teaching on Sekito Kisen’s Harmony of Difference and Equality. 09/19/2021, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Ancestors' Breath from 2021-09-18T18:00

The ancient foundation of the breath, creating an environment for a skillful response.
09/18/2021, Myogan Djinn Gallagher, dharma talk at City Center.

Within a Dream Expressing the Dream from 2021-09-12T18:00

The buddhas and Zen ancestors encourage us to become lucid dreamers - realizing that we are dreaming while remaining within the dream, where subject and object appear as separate but are really jus...

Priest Ordination from 2021-09-11T18:00

A personal reflection on priest ordination in the Soto Zen Lineage from their own live as priests.
09/11/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller and Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at City Center.

The Importance of a Generous Heart from 2021-08-29T18:00

Teachings and practices connecting our fundamental and profound practices of gratitude and generosity.
08/29/2021, Zenshin Greg Fain, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Let Things Fall Apart from 2021-08-28T18:00

A student's reflections on a life of teachings with their teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman, and the nature of Bodhi Mind
08/28/2021, Hozan Alan Senauke, dharma talk at City Center.

A Life of Radical Non-Harming from 2021-08-28T05:19:05.762183

In this talk Teacher Gil Fronsdal explores the theme of Ethics. The goal of early Buddhism focused on non-harming as the basis of all Dharma. When there is virtuous conduct there is wisdom and ethi...

The Circle of the Way from 2021-08-28T05:19:05.761438

The final talk of a three-week Intensive themed The Harmony of Zen and Vispassana. Together Gil Fronsdal and Fu Shroeder present two of the branching streams of Shakyamuni Buddha's teaching - Zen a...

Receiving And Giving Universal Love from 2021-08-28T05:19:05.760647

Our practice of extending love and support to all beings is grounded in our practice of receiving love and support from all beings - this talk offers some practices of extending love and deeply rec...

Meeting Some Women Ancestors from 2021-08-26T03:00

A selection of stories about our Buddhist women ancestors whose names we chant during morning service. 08/25/2021, ARobin Orden, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Medicine and Disease from 2021-08-26T03:00

Commentary on Case 87 from the Blue Cliff Record, Yunmen's "Medicine and Disease. The whole earth is medicine. Which one's for you?"
08/25/2021, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at City Center.

The Wholeheartedness of Zen from 2021-08-23T12:26:31.872448

The wholeheartedness of Zen practice: an exploration of Zazen in daily tasks and in society; mind on and off the cushion; enacting our practice in the world.
05/01/2021, Fu Schroeder and Ryush...

May We Gather from 2021-08-23T12:26:31.871748

Rev. Duncan Ryuken Williams, Soto Zen priest, Buddhist scholar, and activist, draws on teachings of Dogen and stories of his own path while sharing his work on "May We Gather", a national Buddhist ...

Fixing Things from 2021-08-22T18:00

Once when a student straightened a hanging picture in the temple, Suzuki Roshi went and made it crooked again - why did he do that, and what does this story show about our "fixing" mind versus Suzu...

This Radiant Mind from 2021-08-21T18:00

An examination of what it means to both fully express ourselves, and a consideration of how the world is being made in each moment (by each one of us).
08/21/2021, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharm...

The Taproot of Soto Zen, Part 3: Just This Is It from 2021-08-19T03:00

08/18/2021, Zenshin Greg Fain, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Courage, Futility, and the Promises of Practice from 2021-08-18T18:00

Studying our attachment to our biography as a resource for our self undersanding and transformation. And the joy of renunciation and exploring the edges of freedom.
08/18/2021, Kyoshin Wendy L...

It's for Your Benefit, Acarya from 2021-08-15T18:00

Continuing with our focus this month on the Mind Only teachings, this talk offers a walk-through of some of the school's major components, among them, compassion, generosity and wisdom.
08/15/...

When Dharma and Karma Unite from 2021-08-14T18:00

If we hurry the important and urgent nature of studying the self we are likely to miss "this" - the entire truth of who we are.
08/14/2021, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.

Sweep The Garden - Any Size from 2021-08-12T03:00

08/11/2021, Teishin Layla Smith Bockhorst, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Bodhicitta in Action from 2021-08-12T03:00

An exploration of arising Bodhicitta, not othering, and taking action.
08/11/2021, Seiho Qayyum Johnson, dharma talk at City Center.

Investigate. Investigate. from 2021-08-08T16:56:36.270618

With his experience of many years working in the world of Recovery, Rev. Tim Wicks brings us into the teaching of Fuji Uchiyama, to study delusion one must enter delusion. As practitioners, we are ...

What Constitutes A Fulfilling Life? from 2021-08-08T16:56:36.269889

Reflections of the past year of the pandemic as an intense period of practice.What has this "collective practice period" awakened in you? Perhaps disrupted our sense of self. How has the "Teacher o...

Establishing our Practice in Delusion from 2021-08-08T16:56:36.269121

Eijun Roshi offers springtime reflections on Buddha’s Birthday and an old Zen story, "Raising up a Speck of Dust."
04/04/2021, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Angulimala and Right Speech from 2021-07-31T18:00

In this dharma talk Tenku Ruff explores the precept of right speech particularly what it means to practice in community/Sangha and the habit of assigning permanent status to our faults and those of...

The Taproot of Soto Zen, Part 2: Like a Fool, Like an Idiot from 2021-07-29T03:00

07/28/2021, Zenshin Greg Fain, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Radical Dharma: Talking about Race, Love and Liberation from 2021-07-25T18:00

This Sunday Dharma talk was a special offering by Green Gulch Abbess Fu Schroeder and Rev. angel Kyodo williams, in conversation about the suffering caused by racism, and how our Buddhist communiti...

The Wind of the Family House from 2021-07-24T18:00

In this talk, Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts brings forth the spirit of the Mahayana Buddhist Vimalakirti Sutra, and the second turning of the wheel teachings. She suggests that the r...

Acceptance and Discernment from 2021-07-24T03:00

07/23/2021, Marc Lesser, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Right in Imperfection is Perfect Reality from 2021-07-22T03:00

07/21/2021, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at Tassajara.

Stillness in Midst of Imagination from 2021-07-18T18:00

By practicing zazen again and again we create space to receive stillness right in the midst of our many stories and imaginations about the world, and in this way begin to see a path to live our lif...

Feelings as Dharma Gates from 2021-07-15T03:00

Practicing exactly where we are is the perfect place, an exploration of dharma gates and developing the "practice" muscle of entering them.
07/14/2021, Laurie Schley Senauke, dharma talk at Ci...

What Do You Call The World? from 2021-07-11T18:00

This talk centers on the two truths about our one world, the human world and Buddha’s world, with 5 easy steps on how to bring those worlds together again.
07/11/2021, Furyu Schroeder, dharma ...

Taking Off The Mask from 2021-07-10T18:00

What is it to take up the call of a Bodhisattva? This question is explored in this Dharma talk with Ashanti Branch of the Everforward Club and City Center Tanto, Nancy Petrin, exploring Ashanti's d...

Just One Thing from 2021-07-05T08:00:31.086382

In Shobogenzo Zuimonki Book 1, Eihei Dogen Zenji repeatedly explores the theme of taking up "just one thing." In this talk, Kathie Fischer explores what it is in life and in practice to practice wi...

Doing Good Unselfishly from 2021-07-05T08:00:31.085255

In this talk Zoketsu Roshi brings up passages from Dogen's text Shobogenzo Zuimonki about the difference between lay practice and monastic practice, and, especially, about faith in karma -- that to...

An Introduction To The Zuimonki from 2021-06-29T05:31:30.743584

First talk of a 3-week Intensive on Dogen's work Zuimonki.
03/03/2021, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at City Center.

What Is The Body? from 2021-06-27T18:00

Zoketsu Norman Fischer reads and reflects on passages from the "What is the Body?" chapter of his new book, "When You Greet Me, I Bow."
06/27/2021, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at Green...

Queering Dharma from 2021-06-26T18:00

Honoring Pride month, abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman explores what it is "to queer" and how this is essentially the practice at the heart of Buddhadharma.
06/26/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dha...

Acts of Giving from 2021-06-24T03:00

In this talk Shundo David Haye looks at how our Bodhisattva vows, and the paramita of generosity, can help us navigate the current uncertainty, as the world starts to open up again.
06/23/2021...

Giving and Receiving with Gophers from 2021-06-20T18:00

Tenshin Roshi shares examples modern and ancient of the practice of generosity.
06/20/2021, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Buddhist Teacher on Death Row from 2021-06-19T18:00

Jarvis Masters joins Lee Lesser on the dharma seat to speak from death row in San Quentin Prison about his Buddhist Practice of 30 years; his understanding of the nature of suffering; what it is to...

This Time Of Transition from 2021-06-17T03:00

A reflection and consideration on "making the transition, entering the marketplace and crossing over supported by Buddhist practice and traditions.
06/16/2021, Marcia Lieberman, dharma talk at...

Even A Child Of Three Can Understand... from 2021-06-13T18:00

Inspired by the wisdom of a young girl talking to her mother about kindness, this talk touches on the Buddhist practices of tranquility and insight that allows us live in harmony with one another. ...

The Wish To Be Loved from 2021-06-12T18:00

In this talk Senior Dharma Teacher Paul Haller compares the opening statement of Dogen Zenji's Fukanzazengi with the open statement of Shakyamuni Buddha's Satipattana, to support the notion that in...

What Connects Us? from 2021-06-10T05:43:03.446218

Reflections on harmonious activity and co-operation for our common good.
02/03/2021, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.

The Careful Care Of Each Other from 2021-06-10T05:43:03.445059

A talk on the Bendoho, and how lessons learned from Japanese monastic life can teach us how to carefully care for each moment.
02/06/2021, Chimyo Atkinson, dharma talk at City Center.

A Description of Buddha’s Mind from 2021-06-10T05:43:03.443843

Eijun Roshi offers a description of Buddha's mind: a tender heart toward all sentient beings as if they were babies. 07/02/2021, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Satipatthana: An Overview from 2021-06-10T03:00

Looking at the Satipatthana Sutta, the Heart Sutra and the Genjo Koan and how these three seminal documents reveal resonance that transcend time and space.
06/09/2021, Anshi Zachary Smith, dha...

Roots, Refuge, Generations from 2021-05-29T19:00

A dialogue on race, representation, lineage, anger, solidarity, and other themes inspired by Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (North Atlantic Books, 2021).
05/29/2...

Cherishing Life from 2021-05-27T03:00

At this time of the global pandemic and with the deep work of turning toward and exploring our racialized karma, what is needed to heal, what is needed to stabilize oneself. What is it to cherish a...

Japanese Buddhist Culture and Rituals upon Death from 2021-05-23T18:00

Reflecting on the recent passing of her mother in Japan, Rev. Kobiyama shares the meaning and power of Japanese Buddhist culture and rituals around death.
05/23/2021, Yuki Kobiyama, dharma tal...

Trees: Lessons from the Forest from 2021-05-22T18:00

Drawing on current scientific forest research, this talk by Pamela Weiss explores the Buddhist truth of deep kinship, and the encouragement to take up the practice or radical inclusivity.
05/2...

No Fixed Goal from 2021-05-20T03:00

An exploration of goals and how to practice with being open to what the universe is asking/offering in each moment. Dedicated to the lives of Sioen Roux and Isabel Meadows.
05/19/2021, Sozan M...

Being There For Our Feelings from 2021-05-18T03:00

In this talk from the dining room at Tassajara, Leslie James invites us to notice where suffering is arising so that we can be of benefit in the world.
05/17/2021, Leslie James, dharma talk at...

Sitting in the Middle of Suffering from 2021-05-16T18:00

Tenshin Roshi shares the teaching he feels he would offer if it were his last talk - the practice of sitting with all beings in the midst of suffering.
05/16/2021, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma...

The Quality of Being from 2021-05-15T18:00

In this talk Rev. Liên provides guidance on bringing our values forward and practicing in the world coming out of the Pandemic, exploring the meditative qualities of awareness: skillful effort, ski...

Courageous Conversations from 2021-05-13T03:00

The skillful means of communications: an exploration of transforming anger and conflict into compassion and understanding.
05/12/2021, Siobhan Cassidy, dharma talk at City Center.

Meeting This Moment with Trust from 2021-05-08T06:52:54.870785

Looking at Dogen's and Suzuki Roshi's emphasis on continuous practice as a way to meet these challenging times.
01/02/2021, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center.

Wearing the Robe from 2021-05-08T06:52:54.870088

How do we enfold ourselves in the teaching? An exploration of the robe chant, how we can imagine wearing the robe-- and how the robe is considered by Dogen and the Lotus Sutra.
01/06/2021, Ma...

Look for the Helpers from 2021-05-08T06:52:54.869380

01/09/2021, Myogan Djinn Gallagher, dharma talk at City Center.

Wisdom Beyond Wisdom from 2021-04-29T03:00

During week two of the Harmony of Vipassana and Zen Intensive, focusing on the theme of Prajna, in this talk, Abbess Fu Shroeder explores the Heart Sutra.
04/28/2021, Fu Schroeder, dharma talk...

The Practice of Earth Justice from 2021-04-25T18:00

In commemoration of the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, Wendy Johnson weaves together Dharma and Ecology with the saga of a dead grey whale washed up on the shores of Muir Beach near Green Gulch, dr...

The Most Important Thing from 2021-04-24T18:00

Comparing the Zen and Vipassana ways of practice.
04/24/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller and Gil Fronsdal, dharma talk at City Center.

A Zen Approach To Samadhi from 2021-04-22T03:00

Senior Dharma Teacher Paul Haller, introduces the 3-week Intensive Harmony of Vipassana and Zen that he is co-leading with Abbess Fu Shroeder and Senior Dharma Teacher Gil Fronsdal. The Intensive w...

Cultivating Inner Silence from 2021-04-18T18:00

Teachings and reflections on the cultivation of inner silence as a foundation for openhearted connection and engagement.
04/18/2021, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Cultivating Soft Earth Mind from 2021-04-17T18:00

Cultivating a deep open mind, accepting things as they are is sudden, gradual, and specific. Bringing clear seeing to thoughts and ideas right here. Living in interdependence and wholeness on the l...

The Evanescence Of Things from 2021-04-15T03:00

Rinso Ed Sattizahn shares a teaching on impermanence. Suffering the results of our karma. What do we do? To fight when necessary and give in when we have no choice. Stability in the midst of change...

Finding Harmony Amidst Conflicting Views from 2021-04-11T19:00

Tenshin Roshi teaches on finding peace and harmony in the midst of deeply conflicting views.
04/11/2021, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Maya's Birth Story from 2021-04-10T18:00

On the occasion of Buddha's Birthday lay teacher, mother, and birth and postpartum doula Nancy Petrin reimagines the story of Buddha's birth, placing his mother Maya at the center of its telling. W...

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 5 - Heart Sutra: Without Hindrance No Fears Exist from 2021-04-06T04:41:14.092298

12/04/2020, the fifth lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 7 - Embracing Liberative Narratives from 2021-04-06T04:41:14.091593

12/05/2020, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 6 - Heart Sutra: Grief, Gratitude, Oh What An Awakening! from 2021-04-06T04:41:14.090874

12/05/2020, the final lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 6 - Bodhisattvas’ Four Embracing Actions - Identity Action from 2021-04-04T01:50:25.090730

12/04/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 5 - Bodhisattvas’ Four Embracing Actions - Beneficial Action from 2021-04-03T01:30:52.067252

12/03/2020, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 4 - The Buddha Mudra Is Reality Itself from 2021-04-03T01:30:52.065916

12/03/2020, the fourth lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

The Robe Chant / Suzuki Roshi's Early Life from 2021-03-28T18:00

Early students of Suzuki Roshi, Jane and Peter Schneider, offer two short talks to the Green Gulch Sangha: Jane on the deep meaning of the robe chant and Peter on Suzuki Roshi's life before coming ...

Bringing Forth Our Best from 2021-03-27T18:00

Ryushin Paul Haller invites us into deep inquiry of the the Bodhisattva vows. What is it to attend to and be of service to these vows in one's life? What is it to cross over to "only us," innumerab...

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 4 - Bodhisattvas’ Four Embracing Actions - Kind Speech from 2021-03-26T00:53:17.438462

12/02/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 3 - Just Sit. Just Breathe. Just Wait. from 2021-03-26T00:53:17.437132

12/02/2020, the third lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Falling into the Well from 2021-03-25T03:00

The well of the ego and breaking through karma. Intergenerational trauma and suffering. What are we passing down?
03/24/2021, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at City Center.

Endless Bottomless You from 2021-03-20T18:00

This is the last talk in a 3-week series of the Zuimonki. Zoketsu Norman Fischer brings alive the teachings of the last book of the Zuimonki and explores the teachings of casting aside body and min...

From The Inside Out from 2021-03-19T18:00

In this sesshin talk by Sokaku Kathie Fischer, she continues a three-week exploration of Dogen's Shobogenzo Ziomonki highlighting the themes of practicing in Sangha and learning to trust ourselves ...

A True and Simple Way of Life from 2021-03-18T18:00

On the first day of a three-day sesshin, Zoketsu Norman Fischer shares with us Dogen Zenji's Book 4, Section 7 of the Zuimonki, with commentary on the themes of the true nature of mind, home leavin...

Walking Through The Mist from 2021-03-18T03:00

In this talk Sokaku Kathie Fischer explores Shobogenzo Zuimonki Book 5, talks 14, 15 and 17 and explores the themes in Dogen's writings on the human mind and dharma friendships.
03/17/2021, So...

Dharma Friendship from 2021-03-14T18:00

With beautiful language and imagery, Dogen offers instructions on the activity and importance of practicing with Dharma Friends, with Sangha, in Zuimonki, Book 4, talks 4 and 5
03/14/2021, Sok...

Maybe So from 2021-03-13T19:00

In this Dharma talk during week 2 of the 3-week March Intensive, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, continues to explore Dogen's Shobogenzo Zuimonki with an exploration of Correct View from a Dharma prespecti...

See Virtues First from 2021-03-10T19:00

In Shobogenzo Zuimonki Book 3, Talk 8, Eihei Dogen Zenji invites us to deeply know and understand the virtues of another human being before attempting to criticize them. In this talk, Kathie Fische...

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 2 - Turning the Great Wheel from 2021-03-06T00:37:56.483750

12/01/2020, the second lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 3 - Bodhisattvas’ Four Embracing Actions - Giving from 2021-03-06T00:37:56.483052

12/01/2020, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

The Cultivation of Dharma and Land Stewardship from 2021-02-28T19:00

Weaving together the karmic consciousness of our lives and the land we inhabit.
02/28/2021, Jokai Carolyn Cavanagh, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Life of Big Mind from 2021-02-27T19:00

A talk about Big Mind. What do we mean by Big Mind? What is it? How do we allow and encourage it? What good does it do us?
02/27/2021, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at City Center.

Where This Mind Rests Is My Home from 2021-02-25T04:00

A reflection on Lunar New Year and the traditions of the lantern festivals, and the arising of the question "Where is home?" What is your riddle?
02/24/2021, Gendo Lucy Xiao, dharma talk at Ci...

Who Can Untangle The Tangle? from 2021-02-21T19:00

When the Emperor of China asked Bodhidharma who he was, the great teacher replied “Don’t know.” How do we respond when asked this very question?
02/21/2021, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk ...

Resilience - Our True Nature from 2021-02-20T19:00

Buddhist practice and teachings on personal and communal resilience that can help us to heal into wholeness.
02/20/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Where Are You Standing? from 2021-02-18T04:00

A reflection by the City Center Tenzo (head of the kitchen) on intimacy and gratitude.
02/17/2021, Onryu Mary Stares, dharma talk at City Center.

The Intimacy of Solitary Awakening and Social Awakening from 2021-02-14T19:00

Tenshin Roshi teaches on Zen meditation as the intimacy of solitary awakening and social awakening.
02/14/2021, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Lovefest from 2021-02-13T19:00

Last day of a 3-day sesshin focusing on the Brahmaviharas and warm-hearted zazen. The emphasis in this talk is on Equanimity.
02/13/2021, Horin Nancy Petrin and Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma t...

Choose Love from 2021-02-11T04:00

Opening the 3-day sesshin focusing on the Brahmaviharas and warm-hearted zazen. The emphasis in this talk is on Metta.
02/10/2021, Horin Nancy Petrin, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Cit...

Equity and the Ten Oxherding Pictures from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An exploration of the Ten Oxherding Pictures based in the teachings of Yamada and Underhill. 12/26/2020, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center.

The Life of Buddha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Shakyamuni Buddha and the hero's journey. 10/07/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Division and Connection from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Considering how Zen Bodhisattva practice supports us to cultivate the capacity to be in complexity and not-knowing. 10/04/2020, Dojin Sarah Emerson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Blue Lotus Blooming from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A lecture on the steadfast practice of the Bodhisattva; awakening beings. 10/03/2020, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Bodhisattvas for a Troubled World from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An introduction to the Fall Practice Period. Fierce Compassion: Enacting Bodhisattva Principles in a troubled world. 09/30/2020, Abbots Tenzen David Zimmerman and Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk a...

Zen Practice Is Questioning And Being Questioned from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

09/27/2020, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm Tenshin Reb Anderson shares Zen stories as he demonstrates and teaches that Zen practice is questioning and being questioned. An...

Bodhisattva Vow and a Life of Service from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

09/26/2020, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Ryushin Paul Haller gives insight into the inclination to reach beyond our limits. In Zen ceremonies, we vow discover a path to wider...

The Six Qualitative Factors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A teaching about zazen practice, drawing on Guishan's water buffalo and the Six Qualitative Factors of tranquility, agility, pliancy, workableness, proficiency, and uprightness. 09/20/2020, Sojun ...

The Two Wings of Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tibetan Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten offers a rich view of practicing balance between compassion and wisdom. He reminisces about his own love of the Heart Sutra, and his personal relationship with...

An Appropriate Response from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Love is all around. 09/16/2020, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.

You Think I’m A Woman? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Insights from the Therigata, "The First Free Women," and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 10/11/2020, Furyu Shroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Boddhisattvas: Beyond Fixed Ideas, Beyond Gender from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What does it mean to save every being? 10/10/2020, Tenku Ruff, dharma talk at City Center.

The Place of Awakening from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An ancient Buddha sat by a tree for ten eons - how will we sit right here at this place of awakening? 10/25/2020, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Practicing with the Impossible from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practicing with the upside mind knowing it's the very mind of Buddha. 10/24/2020, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

Letting Wisdom Undo You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Manjushri and the mind illumined by prajna. 10/21/2020, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Wisdom: Seeing Clearly from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The practice of developing prajna/wisdom. 10/17/2020, Dana Takagi, dharma talk at City Center.

I Call on the Power of Infinite Compassion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Basic teachings and practices for these challenging times of Pandemic Practice. 09/13/2020, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Vulnerability from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Suzuki Roshi teaches to let the obnoxious squawking bluejay right into our heart - could that practice help us in the overwhelm of these times? 09/12/2020, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Ci...

Wash Your Bowls from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Studying anger and the Sattipatthana Sutra. 09/09/2020, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.

The Price of Rice in Luling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Abiding Green Gulch Abbess Fu Schroeder discusses the world in crisis through the lens of ancient Buddhist teachings. 09/06/2020, Furyu Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

When Karma Becomes Vow from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Zazen and the interruption of the single-mindedness to keep our lives moving. 09/05/2020, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center.

It Actually Is You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

09/02/2020, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.

Overwhelm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Reflecting on teachings from Thich Nhat Hanh, Suzuki Roshi, and others on how to find the medicine for overwhelm in this overwhelming time. 08/30/2020, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green ...

Love, White Privilege, and Diversity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

08/29/2020, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis, dharma talk at City Center.

Devotely Do from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Buddhist practices for these times: awareness, effort, patience and love. 08/26/2020, Shinchi Linda Galijan, dharma talk at City Center.

Vow, The Bodhisattvas' Endless Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Practicing endless commitment to compassion and the Bodhisattva's Vows in this time of crisis and great call to action. 08/23/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Are You With Me? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Manifesting our best selves, manifesting Bodhicitta in the world. 08/22/2020, Karla Jackson-Brewer, dharma talk at City Center.

Listening: The Bodhisattvas' Reply from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Deep Listening: Zazen and opening the hand of thought. 08/16/2020, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

What is Alive in this Moment? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

08/15/2020, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

Confession and Repentance: the Pure and Simple Color of True Practice from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A talk on the 50th anniversary of Tenshin Roshi's ordination, reflecting on the call to silence and the call not to be silent, and the practice of confession and repentance as we face global injust...

The Dharma-Expounding of Insentient Beings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Everything happening in this world is an expression of the Dharma (as expressed in the Lotus Sutra), so how can we turn our listening around? 08/08/2020, Shōhaku Okumura, dharma talk at City Center.

The Teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A student and dharma heir's reflection of the teachings of her teacher and working with him as his translator. 08/05/2020, Rebecca Li, dharma talk at City Center.

Do Not Overlook What Is Right in Front of You from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Taking up the core teaching of Dōgen's practice and study inspired by John Lewis. 08/02/2020, Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Taking 100% Responsibility from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Buddhist practices which support and awaken those who practice them to take action. 08/01/2020, Kiku Christina Lehnerr, dharma talk at City Center.

Skillful Means Leaping Beyond The Lotus Sutra from 2021-01-31T19:00

A talk, at the conclusion of the Lotus Sutra Intensive, on Chapter Two of the Lotus Sutra.
01/31/2021, Kokyo Henkel, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Standing On The Platform Of Now from 2021-01-30T19:00

A talk inspired by poet laureate Amanda Gordon and the 2021 Inauguration, reflecting on the alchemy available in each moment as we stand in all the causes and conditions and fullness of our being a...

The Sky Hook from 2021-01-28T04:00

A talk on the Lotus Sutra and the parable of the prodigal son. This very moment is the way to buddhahood if we would just get out of our way.
01/27/2021, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at ...

Homage to Bodhisattva Never Despise from 2021-01-24T19:00

A quick review of the teachings in the Lotus Sutra which are said to lead all to the complete perfect enlightenment of a Buddha. 01/24/2021, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Lineage, History, Repair from 2021-01-23T19:00

A reflection on the debts and obligations of lineage.
01/23/2021, Shogen Jody Greene, dharma talk at City Center.

Generosity of Spirit from 2021-01-21T04:00

A talk on the day of the presidential inauguration and offering Buddhist practice and the cultivation of generosity of spirit as a legacy.
01/20/2021, Nikki Mighafori, dharma talk at City Center.

Universal Gateway of Avalokiteshvara from 2021-01-17T19:00

An entry into Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra for our time, dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/17/2021, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

They Call You A Bodhisattva from 2021-01-16T19:00

Mise En Place from 2021-01-14T05:00

An encouragement to support ourselves through tumultuous times.
01/13/2021, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.

A Tribute to Sojun Roshi from 2021-01-10T20:00

Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi's three Green Gulch resident Dharma Heirs - Steve Weintraub, Sara Tashker, and Jiryu Rutschman-Byler - share their reflections on their late teacher's teaching. 1/10/2021, ...

Go Wash Your Face! from 2020-12-27T20:00

A talk in honor of our precious teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman, as he nears the end of his life.
12/27/2020, Fu Schroeder dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Seuss of Zen from 2020-12-24T05:00

An exploration of non-clinging with the Grinch reframed as a monk.
12/23/2020, Shoren Heather Iarusso, dharma talk at City Center

Creating Sanctuary in our Everyday Activity from 2020-12-20T20:00

Reflections on how our everday activity can "build the sanctuary" that the koan speaks of (Case 4, Book of Serenity).
12/20/2020 Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Virtual Family of Stars and Starlings from 2020-12-19T20:00

Celebrating and appreciating one's own resilience and practice.
12/19/2020, Kiku Christina Lehnherr dharma talk at City Center.

Devotional Zazen from 2020-12-17T05:00

An exploration of Liberation and Devotion in Zen. 12/16/2020, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.

Practicing the Buddha Way in the Mud and Water from 2020-12-13T20:00

A talk by Tenshin Roshi on practicing the Buddha Way within difficulty.
12/13/2020, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

The Dance of Doing and Being from 2020-12-12T20:00

Sandokai and an exploration of "the nourishing factors of our interbeing." 12/12/2020, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center.

The Heart of the Dharma Forest from 2020-12-10T05:00

An exploration of the practice of giving from Dogen's fascicle Bodaisatta Shisho-Ho.12/09/2020, Horin Nancy Petrin, dharma talk at City Center.

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11/30/2020, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.

GGF Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 1 - Practice for Settling the Whole Body from 2020-11-30T20:00

11/30/2020, the first lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Rohatsu Sesshin - Day 1 - Three Aspects of Zazen Posture: Body, Breath, Mind from 2020-11-29T20:00

11/29/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.

Drowning in the Deep Spring from 2020-11-28T20:00

The koan of drowning in the deep spring and practicing with courage, clarity and resilience in the of awakening to climate collapse.
11/28/2020, Kritee Kanko, dharma talk at City Center.

What A Wonderful World from 2020-11-22T20:00

Reflecting on what it is that blocks our view from seeing this world and each other through the eyes of an awakened being.
11/22/2020, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

Bodhisattvas: First Responders from 2020-11-21T20:00

Training in the world. Are you willing to be an ordinary person bringing forth our best?
11/21/2020, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, dharma talk at City Center.

The Living Being Feeling from 2020-11-19T05:00

The practice of being of the world and not being caught by it.
11/18/2020, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.