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PMZC offers Sunday morning Dharma talks by our own teachers and sangha members. In addition, we are privileged to have wonderful Soto Zen guest speakers from around the country.

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    • May 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Shin-E Kieran Rhysling: Deep Hope: The Paramita of Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 29:27


    Send us a textSangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling gives the fifth talk in a series based on the book, "Deep Hope" by Diane Eshin Rizzetto. This talk covers the fifth paramita, dhyana, or meditation.

    Judy Tetsudo Putnam: Revival of Dogen's Teachings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 13:02


    Send us a textSangha member Judy Tetsudo Putnam gives a talk on the revival of Dogen's teachings in Japan in the Tokugawa Period.

    Shin-E Kieran Rhysling: Deep Hope: The Paramita of Engaging Effort

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 25:29


    Send us a textSangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling gives the fourth talk in a series based on the book, "Deep Hope" by Diane Eshin Rizzetto. This talk covers the fourth paramita, Engaging Effort.

    Rev. Kigen Anna Breckenridge: Dharma Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 17:57


    Send us a textGuest speaker Rev. Kigen Anna Breckenridge gives a dharma talk.

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 6 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 29:46


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 6 of 6).

    Nendo David Pavlacky: Liberation of Suchness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 42:24


    Send us a textSangha member Nendo David Pavlacky gives a talk entitled, "Liberation of Muchness".

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 5 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 28:02


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 5 of 6).

    Rev. Tenku Ruff: The Generosity of Freedom From Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 39:36


    Send us a textGuest speaker Rev. Tenku Ruff gives a talk entitled, "The Generosity of Freedom From Fear."

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 4 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 28:32


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 4 of 6).

    Shin-E Kieran Rhysling: Deep Hope: The Paramita of Practicing Patience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 23:10


    Send us a textSangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling gives the third talk in a series based on the book, "Deep Hope" by Diane Eshin Rizzetto. This talk covers the third paramita, Practicing Patience.

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 3 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 32:23


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 3 of 6).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 2 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 26:20


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 2 of 6).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standing At The Edge (Class 1 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 27:34


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax (Class 1 of 6).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: Standiing At The Edge (Class Intro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 39:07


    Send us a textRev. Chikyo Ewan Magie introduces the PMZC Winter 2025 class based upon the book "Standing at the Edge" by Roshi Joan Halifax.

    Deep Hope: The Paramita of Taking Skillful Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 37:18


    Send us a textSangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling gives the second talk in a series based on the book, "Deep Hope" by Diane Eshin Rizzetto. This talk covers the second paramita, Taking Skillful Action.

    Daitoku Rick Vosper: The Sutra of Infinite Meanings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 31:32


    Send us a textSangha member Daitoku Rick Vosper gives a talk entitled, "The Sutra of Infinite Meanings".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Bowing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 42:21


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin gives a talk on the topic of bowing and prostrations. 

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: The Morning Eko

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 31:33


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin gives a talk about PMZC's Morning Eko chant. 

    Shin-E Kieran Rhysling: Deep Hope: The Paramita of Giving and Receiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 34:06


    Sangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling gives a talk based on Diane Eshin Rizetto's book, Deep Hope.

    Isabelle Andre: No Preferences

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 27:38


    Sangha member Isabelle Andre gives a talk entitled, "No Preferences".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Dogen's Zenki: The Whole Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 31:09 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin presents a talk on Dogen's Zenki: The Whole Works.

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 6 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 33:47 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Fall 2024 class on the Hidden Lamp concludes (6 of 6).

    Rev. Malik Hokyu Walker: Shikantaza and Hishiryo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 27:41 Transcription Available


    Rev. Malik Hokyu Walker presents a talk entitled, "Shikantaza and Hishiryo: The working tools of Zen".

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 5 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 27:50 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents his Fall 2024 class on The Hidden Lamp.

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 4 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 23:18 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Fall 2024 class on the Hidden Lamp (4 of 6).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 3 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 30:48 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Fall 2024 class on the Hidden Lamp (3 of 6).

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Fukanzazengi (part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 49:55 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin concludes his talk on Fukanzazengi, Dogen's Universal Recommendations for Zazen (part 3).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 2 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 26:49 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie presents his Fall 2024 class on The Hidden Lamp (class 2 of 6).

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Fukanzazengi (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 53:55 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin continues his talk on Fukanzazengi, Dogen's Universal Recommendations for Zazen (part 2).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (class 1 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 31:11 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie gives his Fall 2024 class on The Hidden Lamp (class 1 of 6).

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Hidden Lamp (intro)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 36:36 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie gives a talk introducing his Fall 2024 class on The Hidden Lamp.

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Fukanzazengi (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 47:07 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin gives the first part of a talk on Dogen's Fukanzazengi.

    Shozan Gene Heater: Dogen and the Tenzos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 19:03 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Shozan Gene Heater gives a talk on Dogen and the Tenzos.

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: The Precept of Non-being Stingy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 32:34 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin gives a talk on the Precept of Non-being Stingy.

    Shin-E Kieran Rhysling: The Three Doors of Liberation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 30:52 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Shin-E Kieran Rhysling discusses the teaching of the Three Doors of Liberation.

    Judy Tetsudo Putnam: Buddha-nature in Everyday Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 38:59 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Judy Tetsudo Putnam speaks on "Buddha-nature in Everyday Life".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: The Precept of Non-killing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 34:58 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin speaks on the precept of non-killing.

    Isabelle Andre: Emptiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 26:49 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Isabelle Andre gives a talk on "Emptiness".

    Rick Vosper: On Just Sitting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 24:44 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Rick Vosper gives a talk "On Just Sitting".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Immediate Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 46:01 Transcription Available


    Guiding Teacher Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin gives a talk on "Immediate Experience".

    Paula Scarborough: Inviting in Self-compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 44:57 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Paula Scarborough gives a talk entitled, "Inviting in Self-compassion".

    Isabelle Andre: Thoughts on Ritual

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 28:01 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Isabelle Andre shares thoughts on ritual in Zen.

    David Pavlacky: Perfecting the Wisdom of Mountains and Rivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 27:50 Transcription Available


    Nendo David Pavlacky shares a talk on "Perfecting the Wisdom of Mountains and Rivers".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Heart of Perfect Wisdom Sutra

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 53:26 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin speaks on The Heart of Perfect Wisdom Sutra.

    Daniel Urban-Brown: The Middling Middle Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 39:26 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Daishin Daniel Urban-Brown gives a talk on "The Middling Middle Way".

    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin: Holding Up a Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 44:57 Transcription Available


    Rev. Jodo Cliff Clusin speaks on "Holding Up a Flower" or the account of the awakening of Mahakasyapa in The Formless Record of the Transmission of Illumination.

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Platform Sutra (class 6 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 32:49 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Winter 2024 class on the Platform Sutra (6 of 6)

    Rick Vosper: Metta and Bodhicitta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 27:09 Transcription Available


    Sangha member Rick Vosper speaks on Metta and Bodhicitta

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Platform Sutra (class 5 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 33:07 Transcription Available


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Winter 2024 class on the Platform Sutra (5 of 6)

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Platform Sutra (class 4 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 31:56


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Winter 2024 class on the Platform Sutra (4 of 6)

    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie: The Platform Sutra (class 3 of 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 28:45


    Rev. Chikyo Ewan Magie's Winter 2024 class on the Platform Sutra (3 of 6)

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