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The Decision To Be Present

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 14:57


Dharma Talk given Sunday, July 20, 2025 in preparation for mondo practice the following week.

Five Remembrances

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 10:58


Dharma Talk given Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Wisdom Beyond Wisdom

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 15:40


Dharma talk given Sunday, April 13, 2025.

The 4th and 5th Paramitas

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 12:21


Dharma talk given Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Third Paramita: Patience

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 10:50


Dharma Talk given Sunday, March 16, 2025.

Kojun's Talk at First American Baptist Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 15:04


This talk was titled “Make me a channel of your peace,“ and was given at First American Baptist Church in Anchorage on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Scriptures referenced prior to the talk were the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi and 1st Corinthians chapter 13. A video recording can be found online on the church's website.

Just This (+ Sila)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 15:13


Dharma talk given Sunday, March 23, 2025.

On Generosity

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 15:35


Dharma talk given Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Post-Retreat Talk: Mu/Subtle Minds

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 11:59


Dharma talk given Sunday, February 2, 2025.

Retreat Talk: On Mu Practice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 17:51


Sunday talk given January 26, 2025 in advance of retreat. Talk gives general information an guidance on practicing with Mu as well as instructions for retreat this coming Saturday.

Musings on Mu and Foundational Koan Work

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 10:08


Dharma Talk given Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Zen and Hair

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 16:18


Dharma Talk given Sunday, January 5, 2025.

Wide Community

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 11:18


Dharma Talk given Sunday, December 29, 2024.

Personal Vow: Accepting What Is

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 5:26


Short talk/personal sharing given Sunday, December 22, 2024.

Devotion and Surrender

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 17:25


Ango closing talk given Sunday, December 8, 2025

Pre-Retreat Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 6:31


Dharma talk given Sunday, December 1, 2024.

Living Our Bodhisattva Vow

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 17:01


Dharma talk given Sunday, November 24, 2024.

Shantideva Intro

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 27:51


Dharma talk given Sunday, November 17, 2024.

What If There's No Problem

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 22:24


Dharma talk given Sunday July 21, 2024

Post Election Encouragement

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 13:29


Dharma talk given by Kojun on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Message me if you would also like Daitetsu's 11/10/24 talk sent to you.

Ango Opening/Pre-Election Words

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 23:37


Dharma talk given Sunday, November 3, 2024.

Leaning in to Loss

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 8:05


Dharma talk given Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Love and Ango

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 22:19


Dharma talk given Sunday, October 13, 2024.

Ango Practice Period

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 16:10


Sunday talk given October 6, 2024. An introduction to Ango with our community.

Indra's Net and Community Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 15:06


Dharma Talk given Sunday, August 11, 2024.

Long Distance Community Building

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 8:53


Sunday talk given August 4, 2024.

Using the Broad, Stable Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 16:03


Dharma talk given Sunday, September 1, 2024.

Energy Work Experiences

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 23:05


Kojun sharing about somatic psychotherapy and other energy work experiences on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

Mind Waves

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 19:00


Dharma Talk given Sunday, August 25, 2024.

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Each Wave Is The Whole Ocean

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 28:46


Dharma Talk given Sunday, August 18, 2024.

Discomfort/Continuous Practice

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 19:37


Dharma Talk given Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Nirvana Without Remainder

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 26:35


Dharma Talk given Sunday, February 18, 2024.

Jukai: What Is It?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 15:49


Dharma Talk given Sunday, February 4. Includes a brief introduction to posts.* (*Talk uploaded out of chronological order)

February 3, 2024 Retreat Teisho

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 22:04


Teisho given at zazenkai February 3, 2024.* Posted outside of chronological order.

Kissing The Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 12:13


Sunday talk given January 28, 2024.* (* talk posted out of chronological order.)

Our Life Is a Continuous Offering

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 18:40


Dharma Talk given Sunday, April 14, 2024

Easter Reflections

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 22:14


Dharma talk given March 31, 2024.

Retreat Talk: Opening to Darkness

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 29:54


Retreat Talk given Saturday, December 30, 2023. Contains excerpts from Zenju Earthlyn Manuel's book Opening to Darkness.

Seeing The Light

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 23:03


Dharma Talk given Sunday, November 12, 2023.

Participating in the Awakening of Others

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 42:37


Dharma Talk given Sunday, November 5, 2023, plus Sangha discussion following the talk.

Retreat Talk: Fathoming

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 14:54


Retreat Talk given Saturday, November 4, 2023.

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Sloth and Torpor Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 25:18


Dharma Talk given Sunday, October 29, 2023.

How Do I Respond To Tragedy?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 22:21


Dharma Talk given Sunday, October 22, 2023.

Meeting What Must Be Done

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 19:00


Dharma Talk given Sunday, October 15.

Retreat Talk: Just Return

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 16:34


Talk given at Zazenkai on October 7, 2023.

Five Buddha Families/Energies

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 27:22


Sunday Talk given October 1, 2023. Note: Fear under distorted red energy is fear of loneliness (This point was missed in the recorded talk).

Medicine and Poison

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 31:50


Sunday Talk given September 24, 2023.

The Bodhisattva Vow Is The Heart's Vow

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 16:49


Sunday talk given June 25, 2023.

Working With Difficult States (Just Do It!)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 18:15


Sunday talk given June 18, 2023.

Talk Practice/Collaborative Talk on Breath Practice

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 38:04


Sunday talk given by Kojun and the Upright Noble Zen sangha on May 28, 2023.

Our Life as an Extension of The Buddha's Life

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2023 20:07


Sunday talk given May 21, 2023.

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