Zen Reflections on the Four Noble Truths

Returning to the basics, Jogen Sensei addresses the Buddha's core teaching of the four noble truths. As with all the Buddha's teachings, the four truths point to an ac...

Karma: The Law of Cause and Effect

Karma in Sanskrit, or Kamma in Pali, is the traditional Buddhist term for cause and effect. Having some understanding of cause and effect is a necessary foundation for...

Eternal Wisdom - Chozen Bays Roshi, and Kisei Costenbader

Chozen Bays, Roshi and Dharma Holder Kisei Costenbader - 2/23/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin (2020)- Chozen Bays, Roshi - Talk 5

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 2/22/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin (2020)- Chozen Bays, Roshi - Talk 4

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 2/21/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin (2020)- Kisei Costenbader - Talk 3

Dharma Holder Kisei Costenbader - 2/20/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Fasting from Busyness - Kisei Costenbader

Lent, culminating on this Easter Sunday, is a time of fasting, releasing, letting go. It is a time of atonement and purification. The lenten practice of atonement is m...

Life in Quarantine - Chozen Bays, Roshi

As the spread of COVID-19 continues, Chozen Roshi gives an update on activities at the monastery, showing how quarantined life connects us with the wider world. Reflec...

Great Vow Choir: Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva

This adaptation of Shantideva's classic 8th-century text is chanted after evening meditation each night at Great Vow Zen Monastery. It is offered here by members of th...

The Vows of Jizo Bodhisattva - Chozen Bays, Roshi

Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva, or Jizo in Japanese, is the archetypal protector of all that comes from the Earth. Jizo represents enlightened qualities that we all naturall...

COVID-19 and Fear of Death - Chozen Bays, Roshi

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 3/22/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin (2020)- Chozen Bays, Roshi - Talk 2

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 2/20//20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin (2020)- Kisei Costenbader - Talk 1

Kisei Costenbader, Dharma Holder - 2/19/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

COVID-19 Sesshin- Chozen Bays, Roshi - Talk 7

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 3/21/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

COVID-19 Sesshin- Chozen Bays, Roshi - Talk 4

Chozen Bays, Roshi - 3/19/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Guided Meditation: The Eye of an Eagle

Chozen Bays, Roshi

Accceptance (March Beginner's Mind)

Dharma Holders Kisei Costenbader and Soten Lynch - 3/8/19 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

There Are No Zen Teachers

Meredith Hotetsu Garmon - 3/1/19 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

C.L.A.P. - Four Aspects of Practice

Kisei Costenbader, Dharma Holder - 12/15/19 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Walking the Ancient Way Sesshin (Talk 6)

Soten Lynch, Dharma Holder - 10/23/19 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

Liberation Now

Caverly Morgan Great Vow Zen Monastery 2/9/20

The Resilient Heart

Eduardo Zambrano, Ph.D. Hogen Bays, Roshi Great Vow Zen Monastery 2/2/20

Embracing Change

Soten Lynch, Dharma Holder Great Vow Zen Monastery 1/26/20

New Year's Sesshin - Talk 2

New Year's Sesshin - Talk 1

Jogen Salzberg, Sensei - 1/10/20 - Great Vow Zen Monastery

New Years Sesshin Talk

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin Talk 1

Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin Talk 3

Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi

Pari-Nirvana Sesshin Talk 5

Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi

The Koan of Trust - Heart of Wisdom Talk

Hogen Bays, Roshi