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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Mar 15, 2025 • 23min
The Sky Is Not Falling - Lama Lekshe
This is a guided mediation given by Lama Lekshe King Tamang on January, 13th 2025. In this talk Lama Lekshe discusses a poem she wrote about death and gratitude.
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Mar 13, 2025 • 23min
Guided Meditation - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher
This guided meditation was given by Kodo Conover on January 28th, 2025 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. Kodo helps us find stillness through her years of practice.
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Mar 11, 2025 • 34min
Prajna Paramitas Great No! - Kisei Sensei
The Heart Sutra is a guide for discovering what is most true in the midst of chaos!
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Mar 8, 2025 • 38min
Direct Experience Of The Non-Dual Nature - Hogen Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 26th, 2025. In this talk Hogen Roshi discusses the importance of having a direct experience of the fundamental nature of reality, our fixed beliefs and its importance in our spiritual practice.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 46min
The Komyozo Zanmai Part 3 - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January, 29th. In this talk Jogen Sensei continues his discussion on the Komyozo Zanmai a text by Koun Ejo who was a disciple of and received transmission from Dogen Zenji.
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Mar 4, 2025 • 42min
Vow And The Roving Mind - Kosho Janet Ault
This talk is given by Kosho Janet Ault at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 19th 2025, given by Assistant Temple Manager at Heart of Wisdom and Manager of Trillium Zen practice house. In this talk Kosho discusses Vow and how it can help ground us in our lives and our practice.
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Mar 1, 2025 • 59min
Healthy Boundaries and Power Dynamics - Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
This talk is given at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 19th 2025, given by founder Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi. In this talk Chozen Roshi discusses power dynamics between teachers and students, ethical misconduct and healthy boundaries in spiritual communities.
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Feb 27, 2025 • 58min
We Have Everything We Need - Kisei Sensei
This talk was given by Kisei Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monestary on February 8th, 2025 during Parinirvana Sesshin. In this talk Kisei goes into what arises into this ocean of awake awareness and how everything is being born or dying.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 46min
Friendship And Community During Crisis - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on February, 12th. In this talk Jogen Sensei discusses leaning into friendship and community as a support for times of crisis and how our practice supports that. He highlights that money and guns are what fear often turns to for security but that a network of people of integrity that we have developed strong fibers with through our virtue is probably a better investment.
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Feb 25, 2025 • 49min
Trusting The Heart Of Our Deepest Longing - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
This talk is from Great Vow Zen Monastery on February 7th 2025, given by resident Zen teacher, Jomon Martin. In this talk Jomon discusses separation, how our isolated separate view is an illusory and our direct experience.
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