Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks
Zen Community of Oregon
New podcasts every Tues, Thurs and Sat. Here you can find talks from various teachers involved with the Zen Community of Oregon. We share talks from our retreats, as well as our different weekly offerings between Great Vow Zen Monastery and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.
Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life.
For more information, please visit zendust.org.
Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life.
For more information, please visit zendust.org.
Episodes
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Sep 17, 2024 • 31min
The Story of Angulimala - Shonin Ashton, Dharma Holder
This talk was given at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR during the Thursday evening program on August 15th, 2024. In this talk Shonin discusses a sutta in the buddhist pali cannon where the Buddha is interacting with the infamous Angulimala.
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Sep 14, 2024 • 29min
Zen Is Based Upon Reality - Hogen Bays, Roshi
Hogen Bays, a distinguished Roshi, delves into the essence of Zen practice and its grounding in reality. He emphasizes the importance of being present and embracing mindfulness through body awareness. Listeners are encouraged to connect with their experiences through breath and self-acceptance. Hogen also explores how ethical living intertwines with personal reflection, urging a deeper engagement with the world as it truly is. This conversation is a refreshing reminder to appreciate the simplicity of reality.
Sep 12, 2024 • 29min
The Life of Maezumi, Roshi - Hogen Bays, Roshi
This talk was given by Hogen, Roshi on Sunday August 25th, 2024 during the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple Sunday Evening Program. This talk is about our Dharma Ancestor Maezumi, Roshi and his relationship to ZCLA and other details of his life.
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Sep 10, 2024 • 22min
There Are No "Things" - Gensho Welsh
This talk took place during the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple weekly Thursday evening sit. In this talk Gensho discusses how we turn the phenomena of our lives into things, instead of leaving them as alive processes. He also discusses how this relates to the things in our lives being not personal.
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Sep 7, 2024 • 36min
Surprised By Joy - James Ford, Roshi
This talk was given by James Ford, Roshi during the Great Vow Sunday Public Program on September 1st, 2024. This is a reading from his new book The Intimate Way of Zen, and then a discussion afterwords.
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Sep 5, 2024 • 30min
Making a Commitment to Practice - Myoyu Voekel, Novice Priest
This talk was given by Myoyu during the Sunday Program at Great Vow Zen Monastery on August 25, 2024. In this talk she discusses her practice at the monastery and commitment to returning to practice through all the waves we experience in a practice life.
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Sep 3, 2024 • 52min
The Whole Earth is Medicine - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
This is talk 5 of Grasses and Trees Sesshin 2024 at Great Vow Zen Monastery. In this talk Kisei discusses healing and wholeness in relation to nature.
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Aug 31, 2024 • 38min
Looking Deeper Into Nature - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher
This talk was given on day 4 of Grasses and Trees Sesshin 2024 at Great Vow Zen Monastery.
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Aug 29, 2024 • 49min
The Chrysalis of Spiritual Practice - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
This is talk 3 of Grasses and Trees Sesshin 2024 at Great Vow Zen Monastery. In this talk Kisei, Sensei uses the process of a monarch butterfly and its life cycle as a metaphor for the spiritual journey, and sesshin.
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Aug 27, 2024 • 40min
Falling in Love With The Earth - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher
This is the 2nd talk of Grasses And Trees Sesshin 2024 at Great Vow Zen Monastery. In this talk Kodo talks about how we were raised and how it effects our relationship to the earth. She also discusses how we can come to love the earth.
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