Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, February 21, 2022 – (8.8MB, 37 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, February 14, 2022 – (12.5MB, 51 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 7, 2022 by Shoku Kathy Early (15.9MB, 1 hour 3 min).
“Who Am I?” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, February 5, 2022 during a one day sitting – (10.7MB, 41 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, January 31, 2022 by Rev. Taiga Ito, Assistant Director Soto Zen Buddhism International Center (3.2MB, 59 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare and Raphael Calix on Monday, January 24, 2022 – (18.8MB, 1 hour 13 min).
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A talk given on Monday, January 17, 2022 (19.9MB, 1 hour 12 minutes).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, January 10, 2022 – Rev. Myo Lahey (11.8MB, 47 min).
A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, January 3, 2022 (14MB, 59 minutes).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, December 6, 2021 – (13.1MB, 51 min).
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Following are four dharma talks given by Rev. So On Jim Hare during Valley Streams Zen Sangha’s annual Rohatsu sesshin which took place on November 28, 2021 – December 5, 2021.
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“Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer” – Dharma Talk given on November 29, 2021 – (12.9MB, 53 minutes):
“Case 83 from the Book of Serenity, Daowu Tends the Sick” Part 1 – Dharma Talk given on December 3, 2021 – (11.5MB, 44 minutes):
“Case 83 from the Book of Serenity, Daowu Tends the Sick” Part 2 – Dharma Talk given on December 4, 2021 – (12.6MB, 55 minutes):
“The Entire Universe is the True Human Body, The Entire Universe is the Gate of Liberation, The Entire Universe is the Dharma Body of the Self” – Dharma Talk given on December 5, 2021 – (4.6MB, 20 minutes):
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, November 29, 2021 – (12.9MB, 53 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, November 22, 2021 by Rev. Nyokai Laurie Senauke (15.9MB, 58 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, November 8, 2021 – (10MB, 41 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, October 11, 2021 – (13.6MB, 54 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, October 4, 2021 – Rev. Myo Lahey (10MB, 41 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, September 27, 2021 by Rev. Mary Mocine (11.7MB, 46 min).
A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, August 23, 2021 (10.1MB, 38 minutes).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, August 16, 2021 – (15.7MB, 1 hr).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. Paravrtti Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, August 2, 2021 – (14.1MB, 55 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 26, 2021 by Dojin Sarah Emerson (13.2MB, 53 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, July 19, 2021 – (11.6MB, 47 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 12, 2021 by Anbo Stuart Kutchins (15.2MB, 58 min).
“Benefitting All Beings – The four Immeasurables of Loving Kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity” – two Dharma Talks given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, July 3, 2021 during a one-day sitting
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Morning Dharma Talk (10.3MB, 42 minutes).
Afternoon Dharma Talk (13.4MB, 53 minutes).
“Benefitting All Beings” – Part 1 – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, June 28, 2021 (13.8MB, 54 minutes).
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Selected portions of “Allowing Emptiness to Fill the Page: a Sitting & Writing Retreat” – given by Beth Jacobs on Saturday, June 5, 2021 are set forth in this recording – (13.8MB, 51 minutes).
A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, June 14, 2021 (18.8MB, 1 hour 10 minutes).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, June 7, 2021 by Rev. Korin Charlie Pokorny (19.9MB, 1 hour 15 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, May 24, 2021 – (16.6MB, 1 hour 2 min).
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A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, May 17, 2021 (14.8MB, 54 minutes).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, May 10, 2021 by Ryoko Laura Burges (14.5MB, 54 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, May 3, 2021 – Rev. Myo Lahey (12.6MB, 51 min).
“Riding the (Mind) Donkey” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, May 1, 2021 during a one-day sitting – (15.8MB, 1 hour).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, April 19, 2021 – (13.2MB, 52 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, April 12, 2021 by Rev. Mary Mocine (11.7MB, 48 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, April 5, 2021 – (17MB, 1 hour 5 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. Doralee Grindler Katonah on Saturday, April 3, 2021 during a one-half day sitting – (400 KB, 33 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, March 22, 2021 – Rev. Myo Lahey (14.4MB, 59 min).
Practice Talk given by Sho Kan Clement Spring on Monday, March 15, 2021 – (15.6MB, 1 hour 2 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, March 8, 2021 by Dr. Grace Dammann (12.8MB, 50 min).
Luzu asked Nanquan, ” ‘People don’t recognize the wish-fulfilling jewel which is intimately obtained from the tathagata-garbha (heart/womb of buddha)’. What is the garbha?” Nanquan said, “It is that in me which comes and goes with you.” Luzu said, “What about that which doesn’t come and go?” Nanquan said, “It’s also the garbha.” Luzu said, “What is the jewel?” Nanquan called him “Teacher Luzu!” Luzu responded, “Yes?” Nanquan said, “Go – you don’t meet with my words.”
Following are two dharma talks given by Rev. Kokyo Henkel during a one-day sitting which took place on March 6, 2021.
Visiting Teacher
Morning talk (20MB, 1 hour 20 minutes):
Afternoon talk (20MB, 1 hour 20 minutes):
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, March 1, 2021 – (11.2MB, 43 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 22, 2021 by Rev. Taiga Ito, Assistant Director Soto Zen Buddhism International Center (12.6MB, 50 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, February 15, 2021 – (18.2MB, 1 hour 10 min).
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 8, 2021 by Shoku Kathy Early (12.5MB, 50 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 1, 2021 by Sessei Meg Levie (11.7MB, 48 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, January 25, 2021 – (13.2MB, 50 min).
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“Program Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” – a panel discussion given on Monday January 18, 2021 (19.9MB, 1 hour 15 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, January 11, 2021 – Rev. Myo Lahey (14.7MB, 1 hour 1 min).
“Practicing Kind Speech” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, January 9, 2021 during a one-day sitting – (10.3MB, 39 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, January 4, 2021 – (4.9MB, 19 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, December 14, 2020 – (13MB, 50 min).
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Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, December 5, 2020 during virtual Rohatsu Sesshin – (13.7MB, 53 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, November 30, 2020 – (7.8MB, 31 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, November 23, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (12.2MB, 49 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, November 9, 2020 by Susan Moon (14.3MB, 56 min).
“Resting the mind in the midst of the habitual activity of thought is the ultimate form of relaxation” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, November 7, 2020 during a half-day sitting – (10MB, 40 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, November 2, 2020 by Rev. Hozan Alan Senauke (13MB, 52 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, October 26, 2020 – (15MB, 58 min).
Practice Committee, Teachers
Dharma Talk given on Monday, October 19, 2020 – Rev. Chris Fortin (12.6MB, 50 min).
A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, October 5, 2020 (17.4MB, 1 hour 6 minutes).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, September 28, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (12.6MB, 52 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, September 21, 2020 – (14.5MB, 54 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, September 14, 2020 – (17.5MB, 1 hour 5 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, August 31, 2020 – Rev. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel (16.2MB, 1 hour 4 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, August 10, 2020 – Shosan Vicki Austin (14.7MB, 1 hour 1 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, August 24, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (11.7MB, 42 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 20, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (4.2MB, 45 min).
“Rollin’s Excellent Adventure – A Wholehearted Effort to Find My Way”. A Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, July 13, 2020 (5.9MB, 53 minutes).
“The Healing Practice of Still Sitting” – Virtual Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, July 11, 2020 during a one day sitting via Zoom videoconference – (3.2MB, 32 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, July 06, 2020 – (5.2MB, 48 min).
“The Courage to Live Beyond our Stories” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Monday, June 15, 2020 – (6MB, 58 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. Mary Mocine on Monday, June 8, 2020 via Zoom videoconference (8.2MB, 1 hour 2 min).
The GIFT OF ZAZEN IS ILLIMITABLE (PDF) (Right-click to download the file.)
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Dharma Talk given on Monday, May 18, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (8.8MB, 1 hour 2 min).
Dharma Talk given by Rev. Konjin Gaelyn Godwin on Monday, May 11, 2020 via Zoom video conference (10.3MB, 1 hour 13 min).
Teaching given on Monday, May 4, 2020 via Zoom video conference – David Loy (10.6MB, 1 hour 14 minutes).
Dharma Talk on Hakuin given by Rev. Mary Mocine on Monday, March 2, 2020 (5.8MB, 42 min).
Dharma talk given on Monday, February 10, 2020 – (6.5MB, 39 minutes).
“A Good Voyage of Nothing” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, February 1, 2020 during a one day sitting – (6.2MB, 41 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, January 27, 2020 – Rev. Myo Lahey (8.3MB, 43 min).
“How do we Stay Intimate with what Arises in our Practice?” – Practice Talk given by Rev. Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, January 6, 2020 – (11.7MB, 46 min).
Practice Committee, Teachers
“Entering the New Year with a Calm Mind” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, January 4, 2020 during a one-half day sitting – (6.8MB, 27 min).
Following are three dharma talks given by Rev. So On Jim Hare during Valley Streams Zen Sangha’s annual Rohatsu sesshin which took place on December 6-8, 2019.
“Time for Sesshin” – Dharma Talk given on December 6, 2019 – (9.2MB, 35 minutes):
“Caoshan’s Truth Body, Part 1” – Dharma Talk given on December 7, 2019 – (5.6MB, 43 minutes):
“Caoshan’s Truth Body, Part 2” – Dharma Talk given on December 8, 2019 – (5.6MB, 43 minutes):
Way-Seeking Mind Talk given on Monday, November 25, 2019 (6.8MB, 49 minutes).
Dharma talk given on Monday, November 18, 2019 – (5.1MB, 38 minutes).
Dharma talk given on Monday, November 11, 2019 (6.2MB, 47 minutes).
“The Ancestor’s Samadhi” – Dharma Talk on The Record of Transmitting the Light – Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku, given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, November 2, 2019 during a one-half day sitting – (7.2MB, 47 min).
Dharma Talk given on Monday, October 21, 2019 – Rev. Myo Lahey (5.7MB, 46 min).
Dharma talk given on Monday, October 14, 2019 (6.7MB, 51 minutes).
An old time buddha said, ‘earth, grass, trees, and all living beings are engaged in buddha activity.’ Buddha activity is the unceasing process of freeing all beings so they may live in peace and harmony. The buddha ancestors called this buddha activity zazen.
Following are four dharma talks given by Tenshin Reb Anderson during a two-day retreat which took place on October 5-6, 2019. They discuss the study, practice and realization of this great activity.
October 5, 2019 – morning talk (13MB, 1 hour 32 minutes):
October 5, 2019 – afternoon talk (7MB, 57 minutes):
*** NOTE – the beginning of the afternoon talk was not recorded, but included Tenshin Roshi stating that one understanding is that practice/zazen is itself realization and this was the subject of the morning talk; the afternoon talk would focus on another understanding, practice as a path, which may be necessary because the integration discussed in the morning talk is dis-integrated by the mind. Tenshin Roshi discussed the six paramitas are one such path. Another path which Tenshin Roshi discussed is characterized by acts of playfulness, creativity and relaxation. The tape commences at some point thereafter.
October 6, 2019 – morning talk (11MB, 1 hour 20 minutes):
October 6, 2019 – afternoon talk (5MB, 38 minutes):
Dharma Talk given on Monday, September 23, 2019 – Rev. Myo Lahey (6.0MB, 49 min).
Dharma talk given on Monday, August 26, 2019 (6.8MB, 53 minutes).
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Monday, August 19, 2019 – Rev. Myo Lahey (6.2MB, 46 min).
“Reflections on Zazen as a Relinquishment Practice – Finding our home in Emptiness again and again and again” – Practice Talk given by Doralee Grindler Katonah on Monday, August 5, 2019 – (11.1MB, 47 min).
Practice Committee, Teachers
“Aligning with Buddha’s Wisdom” – Dharma Talk given by Rev. So On Jim Hare on Saturday, August 3, 2019 during a One-day sitting – (7.4MB, 31 min).
“Sickness, Old Age and Death” – Practice Talk given on Monday, July 29, 2019 (5.7MB, 44 minutes).
For those who have further interest in the subject matter of this practice talk, Barbara recommends the following two books:
The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully. By Frank Ostaseki; and
How to be Sick: A Buddhist-inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and their Caregivers. By Toni Bernhard.
Monday, July 22, 2019 – Rev. Myo Lahey (10.8MB, 42 min).
Dharma talk given on Monday, July 15, 2019 (7.2MB, 49 minutes).