Conditions come and go. At times, one may feel motivated and energized by practice, and, at other times, discouraged and stuck in a rut. How do we stay engaged in the midst of changing conditions? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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The Ebb and Flow of Zen Practice

February 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 2. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield; One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages by Rafe Martin; Taking Flight: A... Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript
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Advice on Sesshin Practice #2

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Getting Beyond Age

February 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 1. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield; One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages by Rafe Martin; Taking Flight: A... Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript
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Advice on Sesshin Practice #1

Full title: No-Self and Habits as Far as the Eye Can See Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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No-Self and Habits

Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy. Automated Transcript
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Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy

Finding a way beyond grasping and rejecting, beyond success and failure. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Our Attitude Toward Practice

The experience of physical pain is part of the human condition. In taking up a sitting practice, we have the opportunity to learn how to work with pain and transform our relationship to it. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Working with Pain

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice by Charlotte Joko Beck Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Nothing Special #3

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 2) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Nothing Special #2

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 1) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Nothing Special #1

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 3) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #3

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 2) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #2

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 1) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #1

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma

The human experience of time is shaped by social conditioning. Through Zen practice we learn to let go of our attachment to time as linear and cumulative, releasing ourselves into the eternal, present now. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Now is the Time

December 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (Part 2). Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Stillness Speaks #2

December 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (Part 1). Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Stillness Speaks #1

Full Title: Outrage, Resentment, Acceptance, and Forgiveness. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Outrage

Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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