The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ...
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A Zen podcast about life, death, illusion, suffering and liberation; with a sprinkling of Integral theory.
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Rinzai Zen Dharma Talks given at the Seattle Zen Temple Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji or other locations associated with Chobo-Ji.
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Monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains.
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Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers. To learn more about our community, explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit http://mountainrainzen.org.
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Zen lectures presented by Roshi Rick Hart at the Clear Mountain Zen Center
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Talks, Teishos, and Teachings by Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi, Chigan Roshi Roland Jaeckel, Hokuto Daniel Diffin Osho, senior students, and guest teachers of the Zen Studies Society. The Zen Studies Society is a Buddhist community dedicated to realizing and actualizing our true nature. Cultivating an atmosphere of respect, harmony, deep insight, and boundless compassion, we offer the simple yet profound teachings and practice of Zen Buddhism at our mountain monastery and our city temple u ...
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Living the Zen life , with all the problems and issues of the real world. How we can grow from life’s hurtles become more in touch with ourselves to become better. Subscribe and leave a review. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myzenlife/support
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Lawrence Dōan Grecco is a Zen priest, Dharma Teacher and Life Coach. He was ordained by the Five Mountain Zen Order and is the founder and Abbot of Open Sky Zen, a nomadic Zen Center in New York City. Lawrence writes for Sweeping Zen, The Interdependence Project, and Open Sky Zen. He received authorization as a dharma teacher from the Interdependence Project, and holds a certificate in Foundations in Buddhist Chaplaincy from the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. See www.ZenLifeCoac ...
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“Those who are Buddhas are always in samadhi, the state like the ocean.” ~ Dogen Zenji
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Zen Dharma Talks by Joan Sutherland, Roshi
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Self-Development & Simplicity for Nature Lovers The Mountain Zen Den Podcast is the place to connect with Nature for Personal Growth & Simple Living ~ offering daily motivation, inspiration and meditations all inspired by the natural world to help you achieve success in having the life you've always wanted.
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The Art of Manliness Podcast aims to deepen and improve every area of a man's life, from fitness and philosophy, to relationships and productivity. Engaging and edifying interviews with some of the world's most interesting doers and thinkers drop the fluff and filler to glean guests' very best, potentially life-changing, insights.
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This podcast is for high achieving attorneys whose passion for the practice of law may have been extinguished by years of stress, self doubt and anxiety. Cheyne Scott gives advice from the inside of the profession and can relate to other attorneys who experience the pressures of the billable hour, the hierarchy of a mid-sized law firm and the day to day pressures of circumstances out of our control, such as the actions and attitudes of adversaries, clients, supervisors and judges. Mindfulnes ...
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Adventure Travel beckons the daring, thrill-seeking, explorers of the world. Tune in weekly as our hosts discuss and interview like minded outdoor enthusiasts on the 10Adventures Podcast. Join the ever-growing community of intrepid adventure travellers and get inspired as you learn more about hiking, mountaineering, backpacking, trekking, cycling, thru-hiking, skiing and more. On each episode you will hear directly from passionate adventure travellers, guides, authors, globetrotters, tour op ...
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Beyond the Coffee Table the podcast, contains content designed to BUILD UP, and to never tear down! When listening to this podcast. You’ll be inspired to ALWAYS be your BEST self, live your TRUE life, go after ALL of your goals, turning those DREAMS into REALITY! No subject is off limits. From love to industry trends, pop culture, music to books, the ocean to the mountain! COME BE INSPIRED! Beyond the Coffee Table. NEW EPISODES ARE PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Subscribe NOW to ensure you don't miss an ...
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Four friends trapped on a deserted island maintain their sanity by exploring classic rock and pop concept albums in the Western canon. Will they survive? Will they find out why all this audio equipment and extensive library of vinyl is here? Will they ever find The Moody Blues' lost chord?
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Welcome to the Planet Prana Yoga & Meditation Podcast, homegrown in Cleveland, Ohio. The mission of the podcast is to create and promote awareness of the vibrant and talented yoga community in NE Ohio doing so much amazing work in our community. The podcast features audio yoga classes, guided meditations, yoga nidra and informative interviews hosted by Zen Jenn Bochik. It highlights the amazing talent of Cleveland area yoga teachers, as well as teachers and practitioners from all over our be ...
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On a rocky outcropping off the northeastern coast of England, the monastery of Lindisfarne once stood as an outpost of religious, philosophic, and intellectual study against the “dark” times of early medieval Europe. Inspired by the foresight and dogged determination of these medieval monks, William Irwin Thompson founded the Lindisfarne Association in 1972 to gather together bold scientists, scholars, artists, and contemplatives to realize a new planetary culture in the face of the politica ...
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The podcast that helps keep you on top of the snow rather than buried beneath it.
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awesomesleepmusic/subscribe Welcome to awesome sleep music. Our videos are designed to allow you to block out noise and let you find peace and tranquility. The videos on this channel are varied in length and sound to help guide you with sleep, good studying, relaxing, or working at the office.
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Shinmon Michael Newton helps unpack the final chapter of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi's book, Opening the Hand of Thought, in which there are seven clear instructions on how to orient our lives to practice. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our wo…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 6/23/24 - From The Record of the Transmission of the Light, Case 10 – Buddhamitra (or Fudamitta, the Ninth Zen Ancestor) - Our identity is built up with stories we learn to tell about ourselves, and many of these keep us in a state of suffering of which we’re barely aware. When a story we carry in our minds mee…
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The journey of personal development, of becoming a more excellent and extraordinary individual, can sometimes seem a little abstract. That’s why it’s helpful to imagine it as Mark Divine does, as a set of five metaphorical mountains to scale. Mark is a retired Navy SEAL Commander, a professor of leadership, a yogi, the creator of fitness and mindse…
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Stop Drowning in Tedious Tasks by Taming Your Life Admin
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Filling out paperwork. Making travel reservations. Paying bills. Shopping for groceries. Returning packages. These are all examples of life admin — the little tasks we have to do to keep our lives moving along. Life admin is typically pretty tedious and annoying. But staying on top of it is essential to reducing the stress and chaos that would othe…
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Myokai Nik Bladey investigates artificial intelligence and dharma practice, asking us how we find union within the particularity of each moment of our lives, and challenging us to consider who is guiding our hands on the steering wheel. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachi…
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Danica Shoan Ankele, Osho - ZMM - 7/14/24 - Noticing when we’ve put ourselves in a box, made up of our ideas or habits, is the genuine key to transformation and freedom. Drawing on early teachings of Zen Buddhism, Shoan Osho brings us home to our true power, to create and release our hindrances, through non-grasping.…
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EP-176 CYCLING VANCOUVER ISLAND: Canada's Hidden Gem for Adventure Travelers With Leah Hill
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In this episode of the 10Adventures Podcast, we dive into the hidden gem of Vancouver Island with local cycle guide Leah Hill. Join us as Leah unveils the magic of this outdoor lover's paradise, offering year-round adventures from hiking and garden tours to wildlife viewing and burgeoning food culture. Leah shares her insider tips on the island’s b…
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Joko Claire Talbot explores how, given human beings live in the flow of impermanence and suffer the burden of thought, in what way does zen help us learn to enjoy every sandwich and every bike ride?! These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our w…
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A Surprising Solution for Disordered Masculinity
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There has been a lot of media coverage and dialogue about the struggles men are facing in the modern day. There's been some solutions forwarded to these struggles as well. Among these, Dr. Anthony Bradley has a more surprising idea that you don't hear every day: revitalizing college fraternities. Anthony is a research fellow and professor and the a…
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The Sunscreen Debate — Are We Blocking Our Way to Better Health?
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You probably think of the health effects of sunlight as a mixed bag. On the one hand, sun exposure helps your body make vitamin D. But on the other, it can cause skin cancer. To get around this conundrum, dermatologists frequently recommend avoiding sun exposure when you can, slathering on sunscreen when you can't, and taking a vitamin D supplement…
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EP-175 NOURISHING ADVENTURES: Mastering Nutrition for Outdoor Activities with Juliana Gedney
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Join us on the latest episode of the 10Adventures Podcast as we dive into the world of nutrition with Juliana Gedney, a dedicated nutritional therapist. We discuss the impact of balanced meals, the importance of whole foods, and practical tips for maintaining a nutritious diet, even when traveling or during busy weeks. Juliana's expertise shines as…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 7/7/24 - From Master Wu-men's Gateless Gate, Case 45 - Wu-tsu's "Who Is That Other?" - Shugen Roshi explores the dynamic between self and others by looking at the solitary nature of practice. As we begin to understand the habits which create our thoughts and ideas—all the things that obstruct our naturally clea…
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Contemplating Ruins: Ireland and Impermanence
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Myoshin Kate McCandless shares experiences from her recent pilgrimage to Ireland, and asks how we might reconcile human contradictions at the personal, national and global levels. How do we resolve the human koan in which we are all implicated? These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in thes…
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 7/7/24 - From Master Wu-men's Gateless Gate, Case 9 - "Daitsu Chisho Buddha" - This koan brings us into a question that some of us do ask about in practice whether we have been engaged a long time - or a short time: What is realization? Am I getting it? Are they getting it? What is happening? Why after a period o…
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Is zazen selfish? What is the self? Are we belligerent squashes or are we all in this together? Myosen River Shannon explores these and other questions in her talk on Opening the Hand of Thought chapter 5. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting…
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When men think about optimizing their hormones, they tend only to think about raising their testosterone. But while increasing T can be important, an ideal health profile also means having testosterone that's in balance with your other hormones as well. Today on the show, Dr. Kyle Gillett joins me to discuss both of those prongs of all-around hormo…
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Books, Routines, and Habits: The Founders' Guide to Self-Improvement
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A lot of self-improvement advice and content feels empty. And there's a reason for that. It often offers routines and habits to practice, but doesn't offer a strong, overarching reason to practice them. That's why the self-improvement advice of the Founding Fathers is particularly compelling. Though they were imperfect men, they had a clear why for…
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EP-174 BEYOND THE AMERICAN DREAM: Finding More Purpose Through Expat Life with James Balagot
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In this episode of the 10 Adventures Podcast, we sit down with James Balagot, author of "Beyond the American Dream," to explore his family's daring move from the Bay Area to Berlin and eventually Hong Kong. James shares insights from their journey, revealing the challenges and unexpected joys of embracing the expat lifestyle. We dive into the motiv…
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Daikan John Green shares a few thoughts about what could be considered a true teaching, and what might be conveyed or created by something else in the past. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full a…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 6/30/24 - Shugen Roshi explores the discernment capacity of our inherent wisdom using two different teachings sources, a koan involving the monk Upagupta, and from a discourse on the nun Vajirā from the Buddha’s early teachings. This wise discernment guides each person on their path of spiritual practice; it’s …
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Noble Path Talk – Tenfu Loisel – June 2024
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Zabeth Tenfu Loisel, Lay Student - ZCNYC - 6/30/24 - How precious! The sangha treasure.By Zen Mountain Monastery
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 6/29/24 - From the Book of Serenity, Case 57 - Yanyang's "Thing" - Learning to see the complexity of how our minds hold on to concepts—“things”— is an aspect of zazen practice, not just at the beginning but all the way through Zen training. In this sesshin talk, Roshi explores a lively koan that delves right in…
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Suzanne Taikyo Gilman, Senior Monastic - ZMM - 6/28/24 - The heart of enlightened mind, or bodhicitta, is an aspect of dharma practice that brings our aspirations to life. In this sesshin talk, Taikyo explores some teachings of bodhicitta, how it is cultivated, and how bodhicitta relates to the practice of zazen.…
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Patrick Yunen Kelly, Senior Lay Student - ZMM - 6/27/24 - Yunen explores the fundamental instructions on zazen from Dogen and the spiritual path of a Buddhist practitioner. To help us develop our understanding of its depth and breadth he brings forth analogies in language and nature, and especially to the evolution of the mountain ranges of the nor…
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Perspectives on Zen in North America from Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama
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Guest monk, Rev. Gyokei Yokohama, ponders what stays the same, what gets lost in translation, and what influences are shared back and forth between the way people practice in North America and the way people practice in Japan. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, pleas…
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 6/26/24 - The Buddha’s Teachings on the Four Noble Truths - Causes and conditions, the inner workings of how things happen, is a key aspect of studying the Four Noble Truths of the Buddha. Shugen Roshi describes some ways in which these profound teachings function in the arising of karma within daily life and d…
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Sendo Osho gave this Dharma Talk on the fifth day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. She examines why did Bodhidharma come from the West.
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The Fascinating Differences Between Male and Female Friendships
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Friendships are a central part of the lives of both men and women. But from personal observation, you've probably noticed that the dynamics of male and female friendships aren't always the same. You may not, however, have been able to articulate what those differences are or have known what's behind them. While there's still a lot of facets of frie…
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Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what is needed to reverse our madness towards each other and our planet: mindfulness, deeply seeing things as they are, and loving action.
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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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Systems and Tools for Stealing Back Hours of Productivity
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Businesses and individuals often feel overwhelmed and stretched — that they can't get done all the work they need to. The solution they frequently turn to is finding a new app to use or hiring more employees to spread the load. But my guest would say that you can steal back hours of productive time simply by using the tools and teams you have now, …
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EP-173 A NEW APPROACH TO LIFE AND RETIREMENT: Embracing a Life of Adventure with the “Wander Women” Kristy and Annette
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In this episode of the 10 Adventures podcast, we learn about the incredible journey of Annette and Kristy, also known as the Wander Women, who traded their conventional lives for a life of adventure and exploration. We chat with them about their inspiring transition from traditional jobs to a life on the road, living out of their RV, and exploring …
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Jakushin Todd Slobogean tames the relentless meandering of his neuro-diverse mind to bring us thoughts on the Kalama Sutra and the Island Sutra (the Attadiipaa Sutta - The Buddha’s Last Teaching). These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work…
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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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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 6/23/24 - From the Blue Cliff Record, Case 6 - Yunmen’s "Every Day is a Good Day” - “I’m filled with grief, good day? The world is on fire, good day? What is not dependent upon the circumstances and conditions of those days? How are these concepts of practice and enlightenment for real and functioning in our dail…
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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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EPISODE #1,000! Rules for the Modern Man
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Fifteen years and more than 200 million downloads later, this episode marks the 1,000th installment of the Art of Manliness podcast! It begins with a bit of a retrospective on the podcast and then segues into an interview with one of the show's earliest guests: Walker Lamond, author of Rules for My Unborn Son. Walker and I revisit the origins of th…
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The Epic Adventures of America’s Forgotten Mountain Man
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Plenty of famous explorers and frontiersmen emerged from America's periods of expansion and exploration, and today the likes of Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, and Davy Crockett remain household names. You're probably not familiar, but should be, with the name of another prominent pioneer: Jedediah Smith. Smith was a hunter, trapper, writer, cartographer…
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EP-172 AN UNFORGETTABLE FAMILY JOURNEY: Exploring In A VW Van With The Dumbri Family
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In this episode of the 10 Adventures Podcast, we sit down with Arturs and Arta Dumbri, an inspiring couple who took their young family on an unforgettable six-month journey across Europe and North Africa. Traveling over 25,000 kilometers in their trusty VW van, they explored diverse landscapes and cultures, culminating in the family-friendly advent…
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Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei - ZCNYC - 6/16/24 - From The Blue Cliff Record, Case 52 - Chao Chou’s Stone Bridge That Lets All Cross - Part of Zen training and practice is knowing there is no “end product”. Waking up continues endlessly. How do we see this essential stone bridge? How do we take the impasses that boils up in our lives with nothing kept …
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Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Senior Monastic and Dharma Holder - ZMM - 6/16/24 - Looking at Bodhidharma’s teachings on two ways to enter practice—by principle and by practice—these teachings acknowledge that we’re all different and will enter practice in different ways, addressing what is most alive for us. In this talk Gokan explores the first of four p…
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Way Seeking Mind Talk - Hotei Denis Fafard
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Hotei Denis Fafard explores how being a boddhisatva is fundamentally an audacious act of imagination. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years …
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Continuing the dharma seminar on Kosho Uchiyama's writing, Kakuko Kaye Simard describes intensive practice, shikantaza, and how sesshin is an opportunity to sink firmly and nobly into our bones. These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work a…
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