הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-San Francisco Zen Center (2025)

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Mind, Memory and the Fire 30:51

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02/19/2025, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center. Anshi Zachary Smith asks “How can we study and engage with memory and mind processes in such a way that it allows for skillful, discerning activity?”על ידי Anshi Zachary Smith

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Online Zen Is Real Zen 44:15

לפני 24 ימים44:15

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02/08/2025, Doshin Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center.Doshin Dan Gudgel offers suggestions and principles for providing and engaging in online practice, and celebrates the connection between ‘sacred’ and ‘everyday’ activities in Soto Zen.על ידי Dan Gudgel

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Real Kindness 41:37

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02/02/2025, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler suggests that to meet the current moment, we might practice a deep-rooted kindness, like the kindness of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, whose imperturbable compassion is born of the study of perfect wisdom.על ידי Jiryu Rutschman-Byler

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Black History Month 45:03

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02/01/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.Sozan Michael McCord uses the lens of "The Harmony of Difference and Equality" by Shitou Xiqian, to unpack the relevance of remembrances such as Black History Month and how such events are not in conflict with our ultimate truth, that we are all one interconnected humanity.…

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Embracing Our Connectedness 36:56

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01/18/2025, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.This talk by Jisan Tova Green weaves together themes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermons, teachings of Zen ancestor Eihei Dogen and the late Hozan Alan Senauke, and stories from Tova's life.על ידי Jisan Tova Green

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Rice and Big Ideas 30:24

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01/15/2025, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.Anshi Zachary Smith examines two koans (Zen teaching stories) from the Blue Cliff Record that have to do with duality, and rice.על ידי Anshi Zachary Smith

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Way-Seeking Mind: Responding to the Cries of the World with Skillful Compassion 44:14

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01/11/2025, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center.Keiryu Liên Shutt discusses how the hands and eyes of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, need to be directed towards ourselves, too. Especially in times of crisis.על ידי Keiryu Liên Shutt

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Whole-Hearted, Open-Hearted 22:26

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01/08/2025, Shundo David Haye, dharma talk at City Center. In this talk, Shundo reflects on the qualities that practice can imbue us with, which are much needed in the world at this time.על ידי Shundo David Haye

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Renewal 44:20

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01/04/2025, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.Shosan Victoria Austin asks: How does Zen training help us find a sense of refreshment in ordinary, simple activities?על ידי Shosan Victoria Austin

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Harmony, Respect, Purity, Tranquillity 43:06

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12/28/2024, Sozan Miglioli, dharma talk at City Center.Sozan Miglioli explores the four fundamental principles of Wa, Kei, Sei, and Jaku—core teachings rooted in Zen and essential to the Way of Tea.על ידי Sozan Miglioli

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Solstice: In the Darkness There is Light 49:36

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12/21/2024, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.On the occasion of the Winter Solstice, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman delves into the themes of stillness, rest, liminality, and balance.על ידי Tenzen David Zimmerman

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The River of Transmission 29:07

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12/18/2024, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.Roger Hillyard explores the idea of transmission — how it flows in all directions, how we experience it in our lives, and how Eihei Dogen wrote about it in “Twining Vines.”על ידי Roger Hillyard

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In This Dark Time, Cherish All Beings, Including Yourself 35:06

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12/14/2024, Zenki Mary Mocine, dharma talk at City Center. Zenki Mary Mocine asks: How should we practice with dis-ease, fear and even anger? Remember your connection with and compassion for all beings, including yourself.על ידי Zenki Mary Mocine

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The Womb of Emptiness and the Paramitas 30:18

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12/10/2024, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at Tassajara.על ידי Chikudo Catherine Spaeth

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Everything Is Connected 37:43

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12/07/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.Jisan Tova Green weaves together several themes in this final talk of the City Center Fall 2024 Practice Period: welcoming beginner's mind and the ten ox-herding pictures, Buddha's enlightenment, and seeing our path of practice as a journey, not unlike Buddha's journey.…

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Zen at Work: Using Zen Principles in the Modern Work Day 48:27

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11/30/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.Sozan Michael McCord discusses where the concept of work practice came from in the Zen Buddhist tradition and how the principles found in the monastic setting can be used in any modern work context.על ידי Sozan Michael McCord

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THANKS – GIVING 53:37

לפני שנה53:37

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11/24/2024, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Kiku Christina Lehnherr teaches that practicing and overtly expressing appreciation, gratitude and generosity towards all the people, situations and things, great and small, that support our lives and fill them with love and beauty, is a powerful antidote to challenging situation…

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Enjoying the Source 41:36

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11/23/2024, Rinso Ed Sattizahn, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk by former central abbot Rinso Ed Sattizahn examines Suzuki Roshi’s open, inviting practice, and unpacks Wang Wei’s poem “In my middle years…”על ידי Rinso Ed Sattizahn

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Finding Freedom 28:10

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11/20/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.In this dharma talk by Fall 2024 practice period co-leader Jisan Tova Green, Tova investigates how it's possible to find inner freedom in a world in which so many beings are not free to fully be who they are.על ידי Jisan Tova Green

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Eternal Peace 49:23

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11/17/2024, Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.In this talk, closing a five day sesshin, Jiryu talks about the unborn, undying aspect of reality, opened to through the practice of stopping, dropping off everything, and just being our ordinary self.על ידי Jiryu Rutschman-Byler

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The Creative Expedient of Liberating Narrative 37:03

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11/16/2024, Paula Arai, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk by visiting teacher Paula Arai at Beginner’s Mind Temple explores Buddhism from a woman’s perspective, focusing on the liberating power of storytelling in sutras. Combining rigorous research and an embodied approach, Arai humanizes Buddhist women’s experiences. She shared two stori…

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Beyond Control, Embracing Flow 25:49

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11/13/2024, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, co-leader of the fall 2024 Practice Period at City Center. Inspired by the teachings from Suzuki Roshi and the symbolism of the bell in Zen practice, this talk explores the Bodhisattva’s unwavering path of s…

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Field Far Beyond Form and Emptiness 26:32

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11/10/2024, Zesho Susan O'Connell, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. This talk by Zesho Susan O’Connell examines the vast field of existence, the fabric of our world that can get torn and faded. We are not in control, but we can “clearly observe” the tears.על ידי Zesho Susan O’Connell

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Welcome Everything 33:41

לפני שנה33:41

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11/09/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Fall 2024 Practice Period co-leader Jisan Tova Green. How can we welcome what we find unwelcome—from pain, disturbing emotions or thoughts in Zazen to events in our country or the world? Drawing from teachings on Bodhicitta (awakening mi…

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The Temple Is Where You Are 20:42

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11/06/2024, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by tanto (head of practice) and practice period co-leader Gengyoko Tim Wicks. In the talk, Tim shares some of the teachings that are being studied this practice period and talks about practicing wherever we find ourselves. Recorded on Wed…

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Meeting What Scares You in Four Immeasurable Ways 38:45

לפני שנה38:45

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11/03/2024, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. In this practice period talk, Senior Dharma Teacher Eijun asks: how do we practice when we are anxious and fearful —especially when there are great challenges in our life. Back to the basics!על ידי Eijun Linda Cutts

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Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Practice Understandings 36:17

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This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by visiting teacher Gaylon Ferguson. During the Fall 2024 Practice Period at Beginner’s Mind Temple, the community is studying Dr. Ferguson’s book “Welcoming Beginner’s Mind: Zen and Tibetan Buddhist Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature.” Dr. Ferguson begins by talking about the historical and …

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Feeding Our Hungry Ghosts 24:59

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10/30/2024, Jisan Tova Green, dharma talk at City Center.In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Jisan Tova Green describes the Sejiki Ceremony, in which hungry ghosts are cajoled and offered food, including the sweet dew of the Dharma. She likens this to the experience many of us have when we set out on a spiritual path and describes the fi…

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Just Stop At Feelings 45:57

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10/27/2024, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.Senior dharma teacher Furyu Schroeder examines a variety of approaches for working with the difficulties in our life, all of them include bringing our attention to our thoughts and to our feelings.על ידי Furyu Schroeder

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The Great Storm 40:29

לפני שנה40:29

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10/26/2024, Tenku Ruff, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by visiting teacher Tenku Ruff. How can we stay present during this great storm of the present moment?על ידי Tenku Ruff

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Welcoming All 34:05

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This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Fall 2024 Practice Period co-leader So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson. This talk centers on the Zen practice of welcoming, rooted in Suzuki Roshi's teachings. We explore how welcoming everything—joy, discomfort, and impermanence—brings us into deeper alignment with the present moment. Through the meta…

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Heroic Bodhisattva Goes To Practice Period 45:06

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10/20/2024, Eijun Linda Cutts, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Linda explores how the mind of a Bodhisattva is able to meet the challenges of our lives, and celebrates the traditional forms of Practice Period, that help us to be able to fully express an “appropriate response” to our world.על ידי Eijun Linda Cutts

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Wu-tsu's Buffalo Passes Through the Window 23:45

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10/19/2024, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple’s October one-day sitting, held at Unity Church, by Tanto (head of practice) Gengyoko Tim Wicks. Using this famous koan (Zen teaching story) Tim discusses the connection that our pasts have with the present and how it is that we practice …

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You Are Zen Center 36:19

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10/13/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.This dharma talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by San Francisco Zen Center president Sozan Michael McCord. While we honor and treasure the memories, lessons and times with people who we knew in the past, it is that very memory of how temporary this life is — that everything is changi…

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We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For 47:26

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10/12/2024, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman. In Case 36 of the ‘Gateless Gate’ (Mumonkan), Zen teacher Wuzu poses a question to his students: “Meeting a person of the Way, not using words or silence, how will you greet them?” Abbot David …

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Words, Bridges, and the Buddha 30:36

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10/09/2024, So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson. Words are powerful, but they can also lead us astray—especially when teachings cross cultures and languages. In this talk, we’ll explore how mistranslations and misunderstandings of Buddhist concepts s…

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Use Your Gift-Bestowing Hands 35:42

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10/06/2024, Gyokuden Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.In this talk, from Green Gulch Farm by Gyokuden Steph Blank, Steph reflects on practice in the temple and in the marketplace with an abiding love for both environments.על ידי Gyokuden Stephanie Blank

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Zen Practices for Anger 35:27

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10/05/2024, Shosan Victoria Austin, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Shosan Victoria Austin. When we are challenged by anger, it's easy to react and difficult to respond. How might Zen practices of giving, tolerance and enthusiasm help us let go of relational barriers, transforming them into gateway…

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Acknowledging Karma and Taking Refuge in Buddha 36:09

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10/02/2024, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at City Center. Our narratives and our histories shape our conditioned being. Acknowledging this conditioning, we take Refuge in Buddha, the innate capacity to awaken. In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Ryushin investigates how our stories and narratives influence our experience of the world.…

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Taking Refuge 29:59

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This talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道. The talk is an exploration of taking refuge in our true nature as we navigate the seasons of life.על ידי Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道

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Moving Towards Right Speech 40:08

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This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Onryu Mary Stares. In this talk Onryu Mary Stares discusses the five considerations the Buddha lists that allow us to practice Right Speech. These considerations shape our relationship with ourselves and with all beings.על ידי Onryu Mary Stares

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What Will You Take Care Of? 27:26

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This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Hondo Dave Rutschman. One of the most important questions each of us has to work out in our life is deciding what it is we will take care of. In this talk, Dave considers what it might mean to take care of our practice through time—to appreciate all those who have maintained it for us in the p…

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The Conventional and Ultimate Meaning of the Precepts 33:02

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09/22/2024, Thiemo Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.This dharma talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Tanto Thiemo Blank. The talk gives an introduction into the precepts of the Zen lineage as well as Thiemo's personal path in finding meaning in the precepts beyond a seemingly rule-driven moral guideline.…

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Clearing the Mind 42:17

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09/15/2024, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.In this talk given at Green Gulch Farm, Abiding Abbott Jiryu Rutschman-Byler continues to explore four core elements of zazen practice: low belly, upright spine, clear mind, and wide-open welcoming. He focuses in particular on the practice of "clearing the mind," using teachings of …

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Practicing with a Broken Heart 29:27

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09/14/2024, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.In this dharma talk, given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by tanto (head of practice) Gengyoko Tim Wicks, Tim speaks about working with everything that arises in zazen including grief and difficult emotions, for it is all a part of being awake.על ידי Gengyoko Tim Wicks

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Dragons, Karma and Unsurpassed Everydayness 40:06

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09/08/2024, Stephanie Blank, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.This talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Gyokuden Steph Blank. In the talk, Gyokuden invokes dragon energies and invites us to awaken together right now; heartbreak welcome, dharma companions manifest, failure being no obstacle to practice. Discussing the role of intention as the determ…

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A Thief of the Heart 23:58

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09/07/2024, James Ishmael Ford, dharma talk at City Center.This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple’s pop-up zendo at Unity Church on Page Street, by visiting teacher James Ishmael Ford. In the talk, Roshi Ford tells a story from his latest book, “The Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, and Awakening on the Spiritual Journey.” In hi…

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The Zen of Participation 40:56

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09/01/2024, Gil Fronsdal, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.This extemporaneous talk was given at Green Gulch Farm by Gil Fronsdal. In the talk, Gil brings forward the teachings that arose in that moment.על ידי Gil Fronsdal

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The Posture of Welcoming 38:14

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08/31/2024, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, dharma talk at City Center.In this talk, Abbot Jiryu describes the fundamental Zen practice of "welcoming everything," and emphasizes the posture - grounded belly, upright spine, and clear mind - that we can care for in order to fully embody and actualize that practice.…

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