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Beyond Calmness and Signs - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

In this talk, Jogen explores the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh on signlessness and interbeing, reminding us that calmness alone is not true liberation. Through vivid ex...

Bearing FOMO and Boredom So You Can Do More Practice - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

This talk explores how boredom and fear of missing out often derail meditation practice and how facing them directly can deepen our path. Jogen emphasizes the unique v...

Faith in Mind - Bansho Green, Zen Teacher

In this talk Bansho discusses many different aspects of the famous poem Affirming Faith in Mind. This talk was given by Bansho as the 3rd talk of 2025 July Sesshin. 

The Gift of Disappointment - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

In this talk, we explore how disappointment, though often unwelcome, can be a profound teacher. By meeting life’s letdowns with openness, we discover the tender ground...

Close-up, Afresh - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher

In this episode, we reflect on the Beginner’s Mind retreat, exploring the courage it takes to meet each moment without clinging to certainty. Through a Rilke poem, a t...

The World in The Heart - Hogen Roshi

This talk invites us to rest in the still point where the breath begins, letting the mind settle into spacious awareness. Through stories of mountain walks, quiet gard...

One--What is that? - Kisei Costenbader, Sesei

 Exploring interconnection, our desire to be right and mind-stopping moments through the story of Bhadda Kundalakesa.

Motivation and Aspiration on the Path to Awakening - Bansho Green, Zen Teacher

In this talk Bansho discusses vow and aspiration on the spiritual path. What is it that brings us to practice? It's less about what we want to be, but instead how we a...

The Quiet Power of Worrying Less - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei

In this episode, we explore the difference between concern and worry, and how spiritual practice can free us from the endless cycle of anxious thoughts. Through storie...

Life As Pilgrimage: Old Woman of Mount Wutai - Kisei Sensei

This talk explores the koan “The Old Woman of Mount Wutai,” a story that opens up questions about pilgrimage, practice, and how wisdom often appears in ordinary forms....

Familiar Life, Fresh Eyes - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher

This episode explores the Zen teaching that “not knowing is most intimate.” Through story, reflection, and real-life retreat experience, we look at how beginner’s mind...

Love 100K Times - Kisei Sensei

This episode explores metta, the practice of lovingkindness, as a way of meeting life with warmth and care. Through stories, teachings, and reflection, we look at how ...

The Radiance of Metta - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher

In this talk we explore the Buddhist heart practice of metta—a boundless, radiant wish for the well-being of all beings, including ourselves. Through meditation, refle...

The Beauty Gate - Jogen Sensei

This episode explores how moments of beauty can interrupt our mental habits and reconnect us with presence. Whether it’s light through leaves, a piece of music, or the...

Beyond Labels - Hogen Roshi

This talk explores the Buddhist teaching of signlessness, including the fact that who we are cannot be reduced to fixed categories or identities. Drawing on Thich Nhat...

As If Love Was the Point- Jogen Sensei

This episode explores how we can live from a place of love, even when we don’t feel like we’ve earned it. We talk about the pressure to be perfect, the feeling of not ...

Metta is Like the Sun - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher

 In this talk Jomon dicusses the practice of metta, Loving-Kindness. She uses the analogy of metta being like the sun. This talk was given as the 4th talk of the 2025 ...

Are You a Soul Mate of the Buddha? - Hogen Roshi

In this talk Hogen continues his talks from Thich Naht Hanh's Art of Living book. In this talk, Hogen explores the Kalama Sutta and Thich Nhat Hanh’s reflections on ho...

Karma, Time & Deep Self Respect - Jogen, Sensei

In this episode, Jogen explores the nature of karma as our participation in creating the world, moment by moment. Using vivid metaphors like sending postcards to our f...

The Labyrinth of Love - Jogen Sensei

This is the third talk of the 2025 Metta Sesshin at GVZM.  In this talk, jogen explores the boundless nature of the heart and its deep entanglement with mind, body, an...