2016-11-13, Tenshin Reb Anderson, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm

The 58-minute dharma talk offered by Thich Nhat Hanh took place at the New Hamlet of Plum Village on November 10, 2005. The audio is linked below and video is available for our donors on Patreon. P...

The Eight Types of Suffering

Mon Oct 31 2016 - ADZG Monday Night Dharma Talk with Taigen Dan Leighton

Episode Description: Genzan Quennell begins his talk by recounting a visit to Upaya by an old friend. Walking around the grounds, he says, allowed him to see the monastery through new eyes— those o...

2016-11-29 Erin Selover: Guided Instructions: Settling and Stabilizing the Mind

2016-11-28 Greg Scharf: Javana Hamsa - the swift swan.

Roshi offers thoughts from Dogen and a koan about spilled tea — to encourage us to show up and take responsible action.

To the sound of falling rain, Ajahn reflects upon the subtle presence of poetry in the Pali Canon, perhaps most prevalent in the Dhammapada. He plays for us three verses: “The Wise Man [18:28]” “T...

How Not Voting Is Not the Way

Dharma Talk, or Teisho, by Mitra Bishop Roshi on Day 7 of a Zen retreat on Oct. 5, 2016

2016-10-27 Khenmo Drolma: Commentary on verses by Shantideva

Pastor Jason Olvera

អកុសលវិបាក ឬផលនៃអកុសលកម្មរបស់ព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ សំដែងដោយលោកគ្រូ អគ្គបណ្ឌិត ប៊ុត សាវង្ស។

During this talk, the development of meditation as an evolutionary process was reviewed.  The first images of a person in a meditative position dates from about 5,000 years ago.  The initial motiva...

Some think that Zen is about following outdated rules, performing rituals, and repeating dead words. But Zen isn't really any of those things--it's something that anyone can practice anytime and an...