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Mind Abiding No Where - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
In this talk, Kisei explores the Buddha's teaching on how we should practice if we truly seek liberation, as offered in the Diamond Sutra.
Celebrating The Poetry Of Zen - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
Poetry has a way of cutting to the heart of our lives, and expressing the inexpressible. In this talk Kisei explores the styles of poetry used in the Zen tradition, fr...
Encounters with the Stone Woman - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
During this talk Kisei explores the line from the Mountains and Rivers sutra, "a stone woman gives birth to a child at night", and entertain our own encounters with th...
Nuts and Bolts of Meditation- Jogen, Sensei
In this talk, Jogen frames the entire practice — regardless of specific method — as the conscious, intentional use of attention. The core of the talk breaks meditation...
Emotional Avoidance in Zen - Jogen, Sensei
In this talk, Jogen Sensei makes a distinction between detachment (checking out), non-attachment (neither clinging nor pulling away), and fearless intimacy (meeting ex...
Practicing Honestly- On the Mangala Sutta Pt 2 - Hogen, Roshi
This talk on the Mangala Sutta includes the importance of responding to life's circumstances with a calm, clear mind; the idea that each person has a unique set of ski...
Compulsion Could Arise In Wisdom - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
Jomon contemplates the teachings of Dogen Zenji's Eight Realizations Of a Great Being. She touches on how our minds give us a surprisingly inaccurate picture of realit...
The Way We Do This Thing We Do- Perfection of Effort - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
In this informal talk, Jogen Sensei explores the Buddhist “perfection of effort” (virya) as a subtle, deeply personal process of aligning one’s life with what the hear...
Abundant Blessings- On The Mangala Sutta Pt 1 - Hogen Bays, Roshi
In this informal talk,. Hogen Roshi explores the the Mangala Sutta, tracing its origins in the Pali Canon and reflecting on how its wisdom remains deeply relevant toda...
The Mind's Filter - Chozen, Roshi
This talk explores the Four Immeasurables—loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—as practical trainings for transforming how we relate to ourselv...
The Perfection of Wisdom - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
In this talk, Jogen continues a series on the six perfections, focusing on prajñāpāramitā—the perfection of wisdom. Rather than conceptual knowledge, this wisdom point...
The Root of Faith - Hogen, Roshi
In this talk, Hogen Roshi reflects on spring as a living expression of faith—an ever-present renewal that arises regardless of conditions. He points to the “root” of o...
Prayer and Zen -Chozen, Roshi
In this talk, Chozen Roshi explores the role of prayer in Zen practice—something rarely discussed, yet deeply present. Rather than asking for control over life, prayer...
Meditation and Wisdom: Being With What Is - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
This talk explores the paramitas of meditation (samadhi) and wisdom (prajna) as deeply interconnected aspects of practice. Meditation is presented not as self-improvem...
The Pillars of Zen Practice - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This talk explores the three essential qualities of Zen practice—great faith, great doubt, and great determination—as living forces rooted in direct experience. Jogen ...
Resting in Is-ness - Hogen, Roshi
In this 2026 Sound Sesshin talk, Hogen explores the profound immediacy of our lived experience, showing how attention to the present moment reveals the mind’s intimate...
The Power To Stay - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
Jogen explores concentration as the essential force that allows us to stay aligned with what matters in a world full of distraction. He reframes it as both a trainable...
The Body of Wisdom - Hogen, Roshi
This talk explores how grounding in present-moment awareness—especially through the body—becomes the foundation for transforming life’s challenges into wisdom. By cult...
From Forbearance to Joy - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
In this talk, Jomon explores the paired Paramitas of patience (kshanti) and joyful effort (virya), showing how they support and balance one another on the path of prac...
Awareness in Everyday Life - Hogen, Roshi
Hogen explores how awareness and direct experience form the foundation of spiritual practice, inviting us to look closely at our own minds rather than relying on secon...