Podcasts about Roshi

 This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 02, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 6th case from the Blue Cliff Record known as Yun Men's Every Day Is a Good Day.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

In this week's story, Australian writer and Zen roshi Susan Murphy explores how haiku's reflections of the seasons are being disrupted by the climate crisis. How will this poetic form bear witness to the ferocity of change reshaping the seasons? Woven with verses from Bashō, Buson, Issa, and fellow Volume 6 contributor Ron C. Moss, this story contemplates whether haiku may, in fact, be a vessel for holding the paradox of the seasons in this moment: allowing us to both mourn and love a rapidly evolving Earth.  Read the essay.  Discover our latest print edition, Volume 6: Seasons. Image: Asako Narahashi, Kawaguchiko #5, 2003 © Asako Narahashi / Courtesy of Ibasho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Crossing Faiths, John Pinna speaks with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, the Abbot of the Zen Mountain Monastery, about the intersection of traditional Buddhist practice and modern American life. Shugen elucidates the role of an Abbot as both a spiritual teacher and administrator before diving into core Buddhist concepts, explaining how the suffering caused by clinging to a permanent sense of self can be alleviated through the "Middle Way" and non-attachment. The conversation explores Shugen's personal journey, from his upbringing in Atlanta during the Civil Rights movement—where the societal silence regarding segregation prompted his deep questioning of culture and history—to his transition from a budding career in mathematics and music to a disciplined monastic life in the Hudson Valley. They conclude by discussing the delicate balance between maintaining a cloistered environment for deep meditation and fulfilling the Bodhisattva vow of service, highlighting the monastery's efforts to engage with the wider community through social justice initiatives and anti-bias training. Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi is the Head of the Mountains and Rivers Order and Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery. Shugen entered full-time residential training in 1986 after studying mathematics and receiving a degree in classical music. He received dharma transmission from John Daido Loori, Roshi in 1997. His teachings on Zen, social justice and environmental stewardship have appeared in various Buddhist journals, and The Best Buddhist Writing 2009 (Shambhala Publications). His book of poetry, O, Beautiful End (https://monasterystore.org/o-beautiful-end/), a collection of Zen memorial poems, was published in 2012. https://zmm.org/

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This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 25, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 5th case from the Blue Cliff Record known as Hsueh Feng's Grain of Rice.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

In this sesshin talk, Hōgen Roshi reflects on the heart of practice through the teachings of the Xin Xin Ming. He emphasizes that “what we turn our attention to becomes our world,” encouraging practitioners to stop believing the habitual thoughts that create suffering and to turn instead toward the intimate, living ground of experience—breath, aliveness, clarity, and ease. Through stories, humor, and examples from daily life, he illustrates how fixed beliefs obscure this root and how sesshin supports us in seeing beyond them. Hōgen reminds us that spiritual maturity does not come from thinking or emotion but from repeatedly returning to the still, spacious refuge at the center of our being. From this foundation, doubts fall away and genuine confidence in our true nature begins to grow.This talk was given during the 2025 Ancient Way Sesshin. ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to StoneWater Zen Talks. In this episode, Keizan Roshi discusses what it means to embrace our imperfect Selves.  This talk was recorded in November 2025 at the StoneWater Zen Centre in Liverpool.For more information about  StoneWater Zen, our weekly schedule (in person and on zoom) and retreats, please visit our website  https://www.stonewaterzen.org/If you find these talks valuable please consider supporting StoneWater Zen by donating. To donate simply use the link belowhttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=VME4SMQZC6CWUWe rely on your support to continue sharing this life-changing practice, thank you.

Welcome to StoneWater Zen Talks. In this episode, Keizan Roshi discusses enlightenment and the desire to escape.  This talk was recorded in November 2025 at the StoneWater Zen Centre in Liverpool.For more information about  StoneWater Zen, our weekly schedule (in person and on zoom) and retreats, please visit our website  https://www.stonewaterzen.org/If you find these talks valuable please consider supporting StoneWater Zen by donating. To donate simply use the link belowhttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=VME4SMQZC6CWUWe rely on your support to continue sharing this life-changing practice, thank you.

Welcome to StoneWater Zen Talks. In this episode, Keizan Roshi discusses the importance and challenges of committing to a spiritual practice.  This talk was recorded in October 2025 at the StoneWater Zen Centre in Liverpool.For more information about  StoneWater Zen, our weekly schedule (in person and on zoom) and retreats, please visit our website  https://www.stonewaterzen.org/If you find these talks valuable please consider supporting StoneWater Zen by donating. To donate simply use the link belowhttps://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=VME4SMQZC6CWUWe rely on your support to continue sharing this life-changing practice, thank you.

 This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 15, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 4th case from the Blue Cliff Record known as Deshan Carrying His Bundle.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

In this talk, Hogen Roshi explores the Zen chant Affirming Faith in Mind, showing how its guidance is rooted in direct, present-moment experience. He emphasizes that the “great way” is not difficult when we are fully present and free from the disease of the mind—the constant vacillation between likes and dislikes. Through vivid examples from daily life and practice, he demonstrates how anchoring in the now allows creativity, responsiveness, and deep appreciation to emerge naturally. Hogen also offers insight into non-duality, reminding us that reality is already inclusive and non-dual, and that awakening arises when we directly experience what is, right here and now. ★ Support this podcast ★

This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 8, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 3rd case from the Blue Cliff Record known as Master Ma Is Unwell.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

In this talk, Hogen Roshi explores the opening line of Affirming Faith in Mind—“The Great Way is easy”—and shows how quickly the mind complicates even the simplest instruction: just feeling our toes or our breath. Through humor, examples, and vivid demonstrations of how attention creates our experience moment by moment, he reveals how the body, thoughts, and sense of self arise and disappear with each flicker of awareness. He encourages practitioners to return again and again to direct experience—free of belief, story, or self-image—so the primal source of life can reveal itself. With clarity and compassion, Hogen emphasizes that the Way is both the easiest and the hardest thing in the world: resting with things exactly as they are.This talk was given during the 2025 Ancient Way Sesshin. ★ Support this podcast ★

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi and Danica Shoan Ankele, Sensei - ZMM - 11/16/25 - After introducing Shoan Sensei, and after Shoan offers her Vows to the sangha, Shugen Roshi begins his discourse with the story of one of our great women ancestors, Moshan Liaoran Daiosho. It is a story pointing to the intimacy of the path itself, and to the question of how we understand "transformation." Told on the morning after Shoan Sensei received dharma transmission, the story becomes a beautiful acknowledgment of lineage—how each of us steps forward, intimately entering the life of the Way—and the responsibility of each of us to be a student first and foremost. After sharing his words, Shugen Roshi warmly invites Shoan Sensei to finish the talk.

A talk given at Berkeley Zen Center on Saturday, November 15th 2025 by Ross Blum.

In this conversation from our archive, Australian writer and Zen roshi Susan Murphy immerses us in the ancient tradition of koan and the power of the “not-knowing mind” to open a treasury of resources for meeting the climate crisis. Sharing several koans from Zen masters that push at the boundaries of our consciousness, she speaks to the way they can draw us deeper into kinship and reminds us that the Earth Herself is a koan waiting to be known.  Read the transcript. Photo by Warren Summers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harada Sekkei Roshi (1926-2020) was the abbot of Hosshin-ji, a Soto Zen training monastery and temple, in Fukui Prefecture, near the coast of central Japan. He was born in 1926 in Okazaki, near Nagoya, and was ordained at Hosshin-ji in 1951. In 1953, he went to Hamamatsu to practice under Zen Master Inōe Gien (1894-1981), and received inkashomei (certification of realization) in 1957.In 1974, he was installed as resident priest and abbot of Hosshin-ji and was formally recognized by the Soto Zen sect as a certified Zen master (shike) in 1976. Since 1982, Harada traveled abroad frequently, teaching in such countries as Germany, France, the United States, and India. He also led zazen groups within Japan, in Tokyo and Saitama. From 2003-2005, he was Director of the Soto Zen Buddhism Europe Office located in Milan.Harada Sekkei Roshi died on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the age of 93. He had been in hospice care for more than a year at a small hospital run by one of his students in the town of Obama, Fukui Prefecture.These selected pointers have been taken from various newsletters as well as the text, The Essence of Zen: The Teachings of Sekkei Harada.https://www.amazon.com.au/Essence-Zen...Music: Swami Madhuram - 'Rainy Day Retreat'.For more of Swamiji's music please find it here: https://insighttimer.com/swamimadhuram

 This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 12, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 2nd case from the Blue Cliff Record known as The Ultimate Path Is Without Difficulty.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

SPLATTERSOFT, o lo que es lo mismo XEIF, regresa al canal pero no con un juego de GAME BOY sino con un juego para ZX SPECTRUM con un equipo de lujo junto a JUNTELART + GREENWEB. Entre todos han creado uno de los mejores juegos creados con el ZX GAMEMAKER ,del propio juntelart, que vais a descubrir en este directo. Descarga: https://xeif.itch.io/roshi-milk-course Planeta Sinclair: https://planetasinclair.blogspot.com/2025/11/roshi-milk-course.html Motor ZX GAMEMAKER: https://juntelart.itch.io/zx-game-maker

This Taisho was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 13, 2025   In this discourse, Do'on Roshi discusses the Vimalakīrti Sūtra and how take our practice as Bodhisattvas seriously. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

In this opening talk of 2025 Ancient Way Sesshin, Hogen Roshi introduces the Affirming Faith in Mind chant—an ancient poem pointing to non-dual awareness and the ease of the great way. He reminds us that our suffering begins when we believe our thoughts, and peace appears when we let them flow without grasping. Through humor, reflection, and simple body-based practices, Hogen shows how inclusivity, satisfaction, and faith in the “heart-mind” reveal a stability beyond our judgments and preferences. The talk weaves ancient teaching, modern psychology, and poetry into a living encouragement to trust this very moment. ★ Support this podcast ★

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/26/25 - Shugen Roshi explores how we and all beings strive to live in harmony with our environment, with our universe. With the capacity to choose, we also have a basic ethical sense of right and wrong arising within, from our true, non-dual nature. Skillful and unskillful actions are made by us continuously, and we do sense the difference. So how do we meet ourselves, and meet others, when it matters most? Roshi meets the sangha in a tender and lively exchange. (Dharma Encounter at the conclusion of the October 2025 Harvest Sesshin.)

Podcast Audio: The post Talk by Ryotan Roshi ““The Person Who Has Everything” first appeared on The Village Zendo.

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 10/19/25 - We may aspire to enlightenment, or we may simply have faith in this path that seems to be leading us in a good direction. Enlightenment can seem a far away concept from the daily struggles of being human, but that sense of distance comes from seeking something outside of ourselves. The bright, luminous mind of enlightenment, Roshi reminds us, is always so much closer than we can imagine. (Fall 2025 Ango - Genjokoan Series of Talks - Part 7)

This dharma discourse was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 10, 2025 a few days prior to the funeral for our dear sanga member, Sokei.  In this discourse, Do'on Roshi discusses the Tibetan Book of the Dead and its importance within our lineage focusing on what happens to the body during the bardo state. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

Just checking in because several of you bullied me into watching the first 2 episodes of My Hero Academia's last season, and boy did these two episodes rule.     Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dragonballsuperdope  Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zVsV3Vyv93  Come join our Facebook group! Roshi's Secret Stash Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/34IeNX4 Follow on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2VgI5ZT Subscribe on YouTube:  http://bit.ly/362vgHs Donations: http://cash.app/$SuperDopePods Twitter: https://twitter.com/DBSuperDope1

In this talk, Hogen Roshi shares insights from a recent workshop at the monastery integrating Zen practice with Byron Katie's method of inquiry. He explores how questioning our fixed beliefs—about ourselves, others, and the world—opens freedom and flexibility, and how this investigation aligns with the heart of Zen's great inquiry: What is true? Drawing on examples from daily life, the teachings of Dao Wei, and Thich Nhat Hanh's reflections on impermanence, Hogen shows how seeing from many perspectives helps loosen identification and cultivate vow. Ultimately, he reminds us that because all things are impermanent, we have the creative potential to nurture love, equanimity, and our deepest aspiration in each moment.This talk was given during the Heart of Wisdom Sunday Evening program on September 7 2025. ★ Support this podcast ★

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In this talk, Kisei shares Case 58 from The Hidden Lamp, drawn from the Vimalakīrti Sūtra, where the goddess playfully transforms Shariputra to reveal the truth of nonduality beyond male and female. She explores the Mahayana roots of the story, its revolutionary challenge to purity doctrines, and its affirmation that awakening is not bound by gender, role, or condition. Through Rinzai's “four positions” and a guided koan exercise, Kisei invites us to embody both Shariputra and the goddess, to see where our own identities and resistances arise, and to discover the freedom of dropping all positions. The talk closes with Chōzen Roshi's reflections on zazen as both microscope and telescope, returning us to spaciousness as the ground of all forms. ★ Support this podcast ★

This dharma discourse was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 3, 2025 prior to the funeral for our dear sanga member, Sokei.  In this discourse, Do'on Roshi discusses the Tibetan Book of the Dead and its importance within our lineage. If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.  

In this talk, Hogen weaves community life, way-seeking mind reflections, and Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living into a deep exploration of impermanence. He reminds us that nothing is stuck—everything is always transforming, whether in our lives, our relationships, or the world itself. By learning to meet each moment freshly, we discover freedom, appreciation, and the possibility of transformation rooted in our vows and intentions. Drawing on the Five Remembrances and the mystery of the present, Hogen points to impermanence not as loss, but as the very ground of practice and awakening. ★ Support this podcast ★

~ The Japanese dialogue in this English language video podcast has been shortened for timing purposes. ~ The way of the Buddha is more a philosophy than a religion. It is a path, not a faith. Its core precepts describe a practice that leads to an experience. Arnold Toynbee once said that the coming of the dharma to the West might prove the greatest event of the 20th century. Shodo Harada Roshi has been described as a teacher's teacher of Zen Buddhism. He is a longtime friend of Commonweal. Come join us for a unique and precious experience of the Buddhist truth, the Buddhist way, and the Buddhist community. Shodo Harada Roshi Shodo Harada Roshi is Abbot of Sogen-ji, a 300-year-old Rinzai Zen monastery in Okayama, Japan. He is also Abbot of Tahoma Monastery on Whidbey Island north of Seattle. He founded Enso House, a hospice affiliated with Tahoma, where his students attend the dying. He is a master of Japanese calligraphy, and has conducted demonstrations at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco and the Metropolitan Museum in New York. His translator and colleague, Priscilla Daichi Storandt, is co-abbot at Tahoma and a senior teacher in her own right. Find out more on his website. Host Michael Lerner Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His principal work at Commonweal is with the Cancer Help Program, CancerChoices.org, the Omega Resilience Projects, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for contributions to public health in 1983 and is author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Therapies (MIT Press). *** The New School is Commonweal's learning community and podcast — we offer conversations, workshops, and other events in areas that Commonweal champions: finding meaning, growing health and resilience, advocating for justice, and stewarding the natural world. We make our conversations into podcasts for many thousands of listeners world wide and have been doing this since 2007. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 4, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 1st case from the Blue Cliff Record known as The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.    Part of Rev. Do'on Roshi's Teisho on the Blue Cliff Record series.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Harada Tangen Roshi #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Harada Tangen Roshi #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Podcast audio: The post Shinryu Roshi “The Root, Flowering, and Fruit of Zazen” first appeared on The Village Zendo.

Drawing on Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living, this talk explores the teaching of aimlessness—the practice of arriving fully in the present rather than chasing completion in the future. Hogen reflects on how our restless striving to become more or fix what feels lacking separates us from the miracle of being alive right now. Through stories of loss, illness, mosquito-filled meditation, and everyday challenges, he shows how mindfulness and attention open the way to freedom, even in difficulty. The practice of aimlessness reveals that we are already enough, and that meeting each moment with confidence, kindness, and awareness is the true purpose of our lives.This talk was given during the Sunday night program at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on August 24th, 2025. ★ Support this podcast ★

This talk weaves together the joy of smiling in meditation, the vow of Jizo Bodhisattva, and a timeless folk story about learning patience. Through the tale of Little Rabbit and her journey of sitting still with Jizo, we're reminded that patience is not given from outside but grown from within. Reflections on impatience, practice, and the flow of dharma show how slowing down opens us to presence and timelessness. Ultimately, we are invited to discover patience as both a personal gift and a path into boundless awareness. This talk was given during the 2025 Jizo Sesshin in September 2025 at Great Vow Zen Monastery.  ★ Support this podcast ★

This talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 31, 2025. In this talk, Roshi discusses a teaching from our Ancestor Huineng on the Dharma arising with its attendant aspects and the opportunities to practice that can be found within.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.

We did the unthinkable and we took up the torch to brainstorm more Evolution. That's right, after crafting the perfect sequel to the 2009 live-action abomination on the last episode, we continue where we left off and finally confront Freeza! What could we port over from the original manga? What did we change? How important is Chow Yun Fat's Roshi this time around? Join us in our house of madness as we brew it all up on the spot!---Follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wegottapodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Find and follow Ken at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@detectivex.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Randy is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saberbreaker.wegottapodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Doug is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drabazdoug.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Email us your questions and comments to wegottapod@gmail.com---Music is "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Main Theme (Hip Hop / Trap REMIX)" by Rifti Beats

We did the unthinkable and we took up the torch to brainstorm more Evolution. That's right, after crafting the perfect sequel to the 2009 live-action abonination on the last episode, we continue where we left off and finally confront Freeza! What could we port over from the original manga? What did we change? How important is Chow Yun Fat's Roshi this time around? Join us in our house of madness as we brew it all up on the spot!---Follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wegottapodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Find and follow Ken at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@detectivex.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Randy is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@saberbreaker.wegottapodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Doug is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drabazdoug.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Bluesky.Email us your questions and comments to wegottapod@gmail.com---Music is "Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Main Theme (Hip Hop / Trap REMIX)" by Rifti Beats

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 8/31/25 - Shugen Roshi introduces the theme of the MRO 90-day Fall Ango 2025 training period, "The Way of Everyday Life: Genjokoan."

In this talk, Hogen draws on Thich Nhat Hanh's The Art of Living to explore the practice of aimlessness—the invitation to rest in the present moment rather than chase after a future that never arrives. Through reflections on loss, illness, mosquito bites, and the everyday struggles of sangha members, he shows how freedom is found not by solving problems with thought but by anchoring attention in direct experience. To live without a subtle sense of inadequacy is to recognize that this very life, with all its imperfections, is already a miracle. The practice of aimlessness reminds us that we are enough, and that mindful awareness is our most potent tool.This talk was given on August 24 2025 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.  ★ Support this podcast ★

Podcast Audio: The post Talk by Shinryu Roshi, “The Precepts and Atonement of Ryōkan” first appeared on The Village Zendo.

 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 10, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi revisists the 1st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Joshu's Dog.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

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 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 3rd, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi revisits case 1 from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Joshu's Dog.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This talk invites us to rest in the still point where the breath begins, letting the mind settle into spacious awareness. Through stories of mountain walks, quiet gardens, and the tender bonds between beings, we explore how the world lives within us as much as we live within it. The reflections point toward a deep intimacy with life — one that does not separate self from earth, or heart from sky. In returning to this quiet knowing, we discover a home that has always been here.This talk was given on July 6th at the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple Sunday Night Program. ★ Support this podcast ★

 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 19, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 48th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Kempo's One Way.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 12, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 47th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Tosotsu's Three Barriers.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.