Recording Category: Dharma Talks

Kakumyo speaks about unattached effort. How do we manage the details of life with buoyancy?

As we celebrate Founders’ Day, we consider the lives of three people whose work and practice built the temple: Keido Chisan, Jiyu Kennett, and Kyogen Carlson.

Guest Teacher Koji Shinei Alison offers a dharma talk. The dream before reality, the nightmare before tragedy, fright before the monster, nausea before the fall. The world is a dream,… Read more »

Kakumyo pulls from the Pali canon in exploring what the Buddha saw as an appropriate response to political questions. He also examines how that might affect us individually and as… Read more »

Fumyo’s dharma talk considers aspects of the Hua Yen world view and how it is expressed in our Zen practices. The Hua Yen system of thinking arose from the commentaries… Read more »

I feel it. You feel it, too. How do we work with such a powerful experience?

Zonnyo explores the theme of “doing nothing” from the perspective of Ch’an Master Ma-Tsu and his disciples. What is the wisdom of non-action and non-seeking? And how do we know… Read more »

Zen has a reputation for being tough, maybe even scary. Once we’ve been around for a while, we see through some of that. In this talk Kakumyo explores the karma… Read more »

Shin’yu considers the Five Remembrances and what they can offer us.

Suzuki said, “Sometimes we bow to dogs and cats.” Why is the bow considered an act of generosity? Why is bowing considered an act of generosity?

Two weeks ago, Zonnyo did her Shuso Hossen ceremony, choosing as her verse one from Dogen’s fascicle “Juki”. It affirmed living-and-dying, going-and-coming, and the turning from one moment to the… Read more »

Roshi Daizui once said “Spiritual transformation is transformation of the body.” What if he’s right? Let’s discuss.

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