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Podcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaFebruary 23rd, 2026 – Dharma Talk by Nyokai Kristin Diggs
Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 23rd, 2026 – Nyokai Kristin Diggs (17.5 MB, 52 min).
Nyokai Kristin Diggs
Practice Committee, Teachers
Joined our sangha as Teacher in 2026. Prior to moving to Sacramento, she trained residentially at all three San Francisco Zen Center temples (2014-2025), holding a number of senior positions, including Ino, Tenzo, and Work Leader. Lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts, she served as Shuso during the winter 2025 practice period at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, led by Eijun Linda Cutts. Kristin offers practice discussion upon request at nyokai.kristin.dig...
2026-02-2500 min
San Francisco Zen CenterUndivided Giving: Empty Hands, Full Life12/27/2025, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center. Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the non-separation of feeling, sensing, and thinking as they relate to giving, as a whole-being practice and a state of mind that reflects the always-unhindered, underlying truth of our undivided lives.
2026-01-1335 min
The Audaci-TeaCan Christian Women Be Feminist?In this week’s episode of The Audaci-Tea Podcast, hosts Lisa and Sovereign dive into the tension between feminism and Christianity, unpacking whether the two can truly coexist. They examine how patriarchal power structures within organized religion shape women’s roles, beliefs, and expectations, and question the growing trend of women promoting “traditional values” while benefiting from feminist progress.
But first, in Tea Time, they discuss updates on the felony strangulation charges against Stefon Diggs, Trump’s takeover in Venezuela and the freezing of federal childcare payments, and react to a viral video of a man whose wife left...
2026-01-122h 00
San Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksZen Gossip, Rumors, Speculation, and Idealization01/04/2026, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm. Nyokai Kristin Diggs addresses the importance of reflecting upon ourselves as storytellers and our practice of zazen as "just looking" at the stories that we tell, as an entry point to recognizing the truth of our interdependent, inconceivable lives.
2026-01-0435 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksUndivided Giving: Empty Hands, Full Life12/27/2025, Nyokai Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center. Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the non-separation of feeling, sensing, and thinking as they relate to giving, as a whole-being practice and a state of mind that reflects the always-unhindered, underlying truth of our undivided lives.
2025-12-2735 min
The Fun Zone with Brynn LowdenThe Fun Zone for 12/07/2025Episode Notes
Hey folks, here's the newest episode of The Fun Zone. This week, we played the best new funny music the internet had to offer in 2025, so yeah, we had a lot to laugh about in a weird scared nervous laughter kind of way. LOL! Anyway, enjoy the show!
Hour 1:
Bo Burnham - Welcome to the Internet (CLEAN VERSION)
Emory Jones - I Want A Different President For Christmas
rockyleonmusic - If You Wanna Be a Billionaire
Jared B. Goldsmith - We Didn't Start The Fire (2025)
Jared Halley...
2025-12-071h 56
Houston Zen Center Dharma TalksKristin Diggs : Secret WordsDharma Talk by Kristin Diggs. Kristin Diggs is a Soto Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. She was the Head Monk/Shuso at Tassajara for the Spring Ango 2025. She trained residentially for eight and a half years at Green Gulch, Tassajara, and the San Francisco City Center, beginning in 2014. She was ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts in 2021.
2025-11-3000 min
Young Urban Zen SFBeing Complete in Each MomentRev. Kristin Diggs discusses how in the Soto Zen tradition we emphasize careful attention to the details immediately at hand, and doing one thing at a time, doing one thing completely. What does it mean, and how is it relevant in our fast-paced digital age? It couldn't be more relevant.
2025-10-2900 minYoung Urban Zen SFTrue PersonRev. Kristin Diggs speaks about meeting zen's "True Person"—an engagement that requires looking directly at what it is you are actually seeking.
2025-10-0100 minSan Francisco Zen CenterStudy the Self08/06/2025, Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center.
Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the centrality of self-study in the context of Soto Zen, the interdependent nature of body-mind-self and all phenomena, and wise view within the context of Big Mind, which includes the whole universe.
2025-09-2644 minSan Francisco Zen Center Dharma TalksStudy the Self08/06/2025, Kristin Diggs, dharma talk at City Center.
Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about the centrality of self-study in the context of Soto Zen, the interdependent nature of body-mind-self and all phenomena, and wise view within the context of Big Mind, which includes the whole universe.
2025-08-3044 minHouston Zen Center Dharma TalksKristin Diggs : Receiving the Marrow By BowingDharma Talk by Kristin Diggs. Kristin Diggs is a Soto Zen priest in the Suzuki Roshi lineage. She was the Head Monk/Shuso at Tassajara for the Spring Ango 2025, and currently serves on Senior Staff at Tassajara. She trained residentially for eight and a half years at Green Gulch, Tassajara, and the San Francisco City Center, beginning in 2014. She was lay ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 2017 and priest ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts in 2021.
2025-07-2700 min
AJ Benza: Fame is a BitchRelationships Is A Bitch Episode Thirty Two: WAP334 lb man sues Disney over "concealed trap" waterslide, Cardi B has a new man in Stefon Diggs and he ought to use that 4.4 speed to get the hell out of there and Kristin Cavallari cuts ties with her dad.https://mydeals.page/q7j8
2025-06-041h 11
Shot of Digital Health TherapyAnthony Veneziale: Freestyle, Beatbox & Power of Yes, And...Imagine starting life with a speech impediment and ending up as a Broadway's beatboxing, improv master - that’s Anthony Veneziale’s journey! A presentation and storytelling expert, Grammy-nominated star of both Broadway and film, he is the co-creator of the acclaimed Freestyle Love Supreme, an improvised, hip hop, live musical performance with a rolling cast of characters including the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson and Daveed Diggs. Anthony proves that the best ideas come from embracing yes, and...Jim Joyce and I had a blast on today's episode of #TheShot of #DigitalHealth toda...
2025-03-1937 min
Momentum in Real EstateCatalyst of Real Estate : Building Relationships and Closing Deals with Julie Diggs - EP 3👨💼With Special Guest: Julie DiggsIn this episode, we introduce Julie Diggs, a seasoned real estate professional with over 15 years of experience. Julie talks about her journey from obtaining her real estate license in 2007 to re-entering the industry full-time in 2016 and growing her business to closing nearly 60 deals in a single year. She shares her commitment to building meaningful client relationships, the importance of responsiveness, and her no-pressure approach. Julie discusses her experience with various brokerages, her methods for client communication, her success strategies, and her plans for increasing community engagement and marketing efforts...
2024-07-0933 min
Down the Yellow Brick Pod"Wicked The Musical" - Act 1, Scenes 5 & 6: "Dancing Through Life" with Jimmy Larkin (Part 1)Send us a textTHE TIME HAS COME. Tara and EmKay continue their journey into Broadway's smash hit musical, 2003's "Wicked The Musical"! Joined by special guest Jimmy Larkin, rabbit holes include unnecessary early Playbill articles on cast members being out of the show, detailing the evolution of "Dancing Through Life," a deep dive into Norbert Leo Butz's career, and so much more!Part 2 dropping this Wednesday.Quick note: When Jimmy references Craig, he is referencing Telsey Casting Director Craig Burns.Show Notes:Oz and the Musical: Performing the...
2023-08-061h 52
Radio ChickenVideo Chicken Live: Jennifer from This Bird’s Absurd -5.27.2022Coming to you live from Creedmoor, NC is Video Chicken Live where we discuss and answer your questions about everything chickens and coops. Ask any question you want and Matt, Kristen and Ingrid will answer for you. We specialize in chickens and chicken coop construction.
Today's guest is Jennifer Diggs creator of This Bird's Absurd. Jennifer hand makes beautiful stuffed animal chickens, chicks, and other animals, plus she does custom made orders. Jennifer talks about how she got started and her inspiration for her chickens.
An anonymous customer gifted Matt, Kristin, Ingrid, and Gnon with...
2022-05-311h 24
We'd Fuck 'EmGood Job, Ham!Today Kari and Kristin discuss Cartoon Cuties, Daveed Diggs, and Gerard Butler!
2020-07-1039 min
NC F&B PodcastState of the Industry RE: COVID 19Due to the government shutdown of restaurants and bars, we'd like to use our platform to bring our industry together for the purposes of solutions, shared ideas and community. In a virtual town-hall format, we speak with about 10-15 leaders in the community such as: Lynn Minges of the NCRLA, to Chefs Teddy Diggs, Beth Littlejohn, Jake Wood, as well as Russell Solovay and Brian Hudson of Sysco Foods, Melissa Katrincic of Durham Distillery, Kevin Barrett of Dram & Draught, Chris Roche of Triangle Wine Company, Candice Herriott of Something ELSE About Food, Forrest Mason, Kristin Baughman Taber o...
2020-03-1957 min
Musicals Taught Me Everything I KnowThe Wild Party (Lippa) with Josh ThiaThis week Julie and Zane chat with Josh Thia about which of life's truths can be gleaned from Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party! "[it] has a jittery, wandering quality, conscientiously shifting styles and tempos as if in search of a lost chord . . . The ballads . . . are of the high-decibel, swooning pop variety made popular by Frank Wildhorn. Mr. Lippa fares better with pastiches of jazz, vaudeville and gospel vintage, although these, too, suffer by comparison to the Kander-Ebb songs for Chicago." The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "The Wild Party may not be the perfect musical we've all been...
2018-05-0300 min
Maui's Movie MinuteMy Little Pony: The MovieMy Little Pony: The Movie featuring Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana, in theaters October 6th, 2017
2017-10-2501 min