Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks

Nov 02 2024 570 ep. 38 mins 2.1k
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New podcasts every Tues, Thurs and Sat. Here you can find talks from various teachers involved with the Zen Community of Oregon. We share talks from our retreats, as well as our different weekly offerings between Great Vow Zen Monastery and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life. For more information, please visit zendust.org.

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The Challenges are The Fruits of Practice - Soten, Dharma Holder

Nov 02 2024 54 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Soten, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 17th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Soten talks about the challenges of sesshin and practice along with a poem by Maria Sabina. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Hearts Aspiration - Hogen Roshi

Oct 31 2024 56 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 16th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the Hearts Aspiration and the 6th ancestor Huineng. ★ Support this podcast ★

Dogen Zenji and the Genjo Koan - Shonin, Dharma Holder

Oct 29 2024 31 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Shonin, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 13th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Shonin discusses the Genjo Koan and how it expresses Dogen Zenji's Great Doubt or investigation. ★ Support this podcast ★

Zen and the Intimacy of Experience - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher

Oct 26 2024 43 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 12th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho illuminates the intimacy of not knowing in practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

Seeing Beyond the Nature of Thought - Hogen Roshi

Oct 24 2024 40 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 11th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the direct experience before fixed views obstructs our reality. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Harmony of Difference and Sameness - Kisei Sensei

Oct 22 2024 36 mins  
In Zen practice we experientially explore the relationship of the One and Many, or Difference and Sameness. This talk fleshes out how these two dimensions of experience play together. ★ Support this podcast ★

Hongzhi's "Guidepost of Silent Illumination" - Hogen Roshi

Oct 19 2024 20 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on September 29th, 2024 during Sunday Night Program. In this talk Hogen discusses and interprets the chant Hongzhi's "Guidepost of Silent Illumination". ★ Support this podcast ★

Ego and Zen Practice - Jogen Salzeberg Sensei

Oct 17 2024 33 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on October 2nd, 2024 during Wednesday Night Program. In this talk Jogen discusses the ego, its many facets and how it impacts or life. ★ Support this podcast ★

Being One and Many - Kisei Sensei

Oct 15 2024 33 mins  
This dharma talk explores the teachings and sayings of Zen Master Shitou and his famous poem the Identity of Relative and Absolute. ★ Support this podcast ★

Change, Gratitude and Stability - Jogen Salzeberg Sensei

Oct 12 2024 33 mins  
This dharma talk was given by Jogen Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 6th, 2024 during Sunday Program. In this talk Jogen discusses hurricane Helena and it's impacts and how we can meet that as dharma practitioners. ★ Support this podcast ★