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Dharma Talks given at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple in Seattle, WA.

Genjo Marinello


    • May 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 461 EPISODES

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    The Chobo-Ji's Zen Podcast is an exceptional podcast that rivals Tricycle in terms of its quality and impact. The Dharma Talks and teachings provided in this podcast are not only insightful but also applicable to our day-to-day lives. Genjo Marinello, the speaker, is gifted and his talks are raw, relevant, and heartfelt. He combines his background as a psychotherapist with the teachings of Zen to create a down-to-earth and accessible approach to Zen practice. His talks have helped deepen my understanding of Zen and life, leaving me feeling grounded.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Genjo's ability to go deeper into the background of the koans and how these teachings appear in our lives. Unlike many other Zen podcasts that teach simple cliches, Genjo provides clear insights and contexts that allow for a more profound understanding of Zen practice. Each time I listen to his talks, I learn something deeper and more profound. The content provided is wonderful and can be listened to many times.

    While there are no glaring negative aspects of this podcast, some listeners may find it challenging to follow along if they are not familiar with Zen teachings or concepts. However, even for those who are new to Zen, Genjo's talks are still informative and helpful in everyday life. It would be beneficial if there were additional resources or explanations provided for beginners.

    In conclusion, The Chobo-Ji's Zen Podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of Zen practice and applying it to their everyday lives. Genjo Marinello's dharma talks are engaging, informative, and relatable. With his unique blend of Zen teachings and psychological insights, he provides a refreshing perspective on Zen practice that goes beyond cliches. I highly recommend this podcast for both experienced practitioners and beginners looking to explore the world of Zen Buddhism.



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    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 24:52


    Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the May 4, 2025 Zazenkai, held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how we are all the very hands and eyes of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 24:49


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during April Zazenkai, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what it is to really realize our seamlessness with the intimate infinite.

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    Four Noble Truths

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 48:18


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Dharma Talk Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA.  This talk explores The Four Noble Truths and offers a deep dive into the Noble Eight-Fold Path.

    Hekiganroku - Case 87

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 27:20


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how too much medicine becomes poisonous, and how to transcend both medicines and poisons.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 18:49


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what we see when we look in the mirror collectively and personally.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 28:37


    Anne Sendo Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the importance of recognizing our own inner sage.

    Hekiganroku - Case 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 26:15


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the qualities one should find in a senior Zen monk and the fact that none of us will always be in the groove of excellence. 

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    Hekiganroku - Case 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 23:38


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to find the path to the "One and Only" in the midst of our collective suffering.

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    Reality Prior to Heaven and Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 23:40


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores THIS reality prior to heaven and earth; it has no form, let alone a name.

    Hekiganroku - Case 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 20:20


    Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the March 9, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk delves into a crucial path that can assist us in transcending our troubled selves and fostering a profound connection with the essence of our being.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 27:12


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Feb. 9, 2025 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores impermanence and the indestructible Dharma body, the reality before and beneath space and time, creation and destruction.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 19:44


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the final day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the difference between breakthroughs and maturity.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 20:34


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how we can ride the rough waters we are facing, like a ball floating on rapids.

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    No Knowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 25:59


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores: "Who are we really?"

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    Hekiganroku - Case 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 18:08


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Jan. 12, 2025 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to care for different aspects of ourselves, so that our inner sage has a better chance of being heard.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 21:19


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the seventh day of Rohatsu 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores our need to breakthrough repeatedly to gain confidence it what is real and transcendent.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 22:34


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Rohatsu 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores direct demonstrations of the transcendent (combination of ordinary and absolute perspectives).

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 22:58


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Rohatsu 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how we can't avoid tears and loss, and how to face impermanence.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 21:36


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Rohatsu 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how many questions in Zen have a double meaning, and how we are all worthy to be cared for, even if we are blind in one way another.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 31:59


    Teisho, given on December 2, 2024, the second full day of Chobo-ji's Rohatsu Sesshin, by Rinzan Osho. When we see beyond concepts, we can be open, free and responsive to the great reality, a place where words meet words and spirit meets spirit.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 21:17


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Rohatsu Sesshin, 2024, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the kanji Mu (No, Not, Nothing), in the context of who are we really?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 29:02


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Nov. 10, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to cross swords in Zen, and thoughts about how to investigate and respond to election results.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 28:41


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    Case 19 Autumn 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 26:50


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the final day of Autumn Sesshin, 2024, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the pinnacle of Zen practice, how to bring our depth into daily life. 

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    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Autumn 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to "see" beyond three dimensions.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 24:40


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Summer Odayaka Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how the rigger and ritual of our Zen practice drops us off at several different locations that have no path.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 28:06


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    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 27:47


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Aug. 11, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to cultivate deep mindfulness, presence and gravitas, which leads to more care and compassion for ourselves and this world.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 22:44


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the July 21, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how precious and rare this life is, and the importance of not getting trapped in our own right and wrong thinking.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 26:37


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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 22:19


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how our bodies sitting in the zendo, become a mountain form seamless with the planet, seamless with the Dharma.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 22:02


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how our universe awakened and the role of our flowering in it.

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    The Well of the Intimate Infinite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 34:46


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores our ability die to our ego identity and find the deep truth of our existence.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 22:49


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the June 9, 2024, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how everything is mortal including the planet, the sun, the galaxy and the universe. Is this depressing or freeing?

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    Hekiganroku - Cases 58 & 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 36:03


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the June 2, 2024 Seattle University Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores Verses on The Faith Mind by the Third Chinese Zen Ancestor. The talk also explores possibilities for Dark matter and Dark energy.

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    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 33:15


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the May 26, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to transcend being chained to our preferences.

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    Hekiganroku - Case 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 25:20


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the April 14, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines what it would take to end all wars and prejudice.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 32:51


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines the Zen perspective on this matter of Life and Death. What is life? What is eternal?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 26:57


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. Holding out arm stretched hands, what does that mean?

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    Hekiganroku - Case 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 28:34


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. Zen koans are usually much simpler than we ever imagined. This talk examines how our discriminating mind often separates us from light and love.

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    Let Go Let Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 29:13


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the first day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines how to pass through the gateless barrier of Zen using the mantra: let go, let be. It also explores Genjo's relationship to Dr. Glenn Kangan Webb.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 22:18


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the March 10, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines how we might lose our life to find our life.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024 29:28


    Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the final day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines the most important use of Zen practice.  It is not to achieve enlightenment, but to combust our personal and generational karmic dung. (Note: explicit content)

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