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Practice You with Elena BrowerJiryu Rustchman-BylerOn the practice of sitting, walking, becoming, and living as yourself, precisely where you are. (0:00) – Introduction and Guest Welcome (2:21) – Gru's Journey to Zen Practice (5:53) – Elena's Personal Reflections (12:18) – The Concept of "Becoming Yourself" (19:34) – The Role of Precepts and Ethical Practice (32:29) – The Importance of Confidence and Effort (37:46) – Conclusion and Gratitude This long-awaited new book from Shunryu Suzuki: Becoming Yourself: Teachings on the Zen Way of Life, edited by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler and Sojun Mel Weitsman, is one of my favorite books of 2025. Jiryu Rutschman-Byler is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dh...
2026-02-1438 min
Unlock This Unforgettable Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.Becoming Yourself by Shunryu Suzuki, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler - editor, Sojun Mel Weitsman - editorPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/80566to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Becoming Yourself
Author: Shunryu Suzuki, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler - editor, Sojun Mel Weitsman - editor
Narrator: Peter Coyote, Shunryu Suzuki
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 07-15-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Spirituality
Publisher's Summary:
In this long-awaited book from one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the last century, Shunryu Suzuki Roshi shares simple, warmhearted teachings on a practice that is fundamentally about becoming yourself. In his inimitable style, filled with humor and insight, Becoming Yourself speaks directly to the newest beginners while also...
2025-07-154h 55
Cuke Audio PodcastWith Guest Sokaku Kathie FischerSokaku Kathie Fischer began practicing Zen in 1971 with Sojun Mel Weitsman at the Berkeley Zen Center. She was ordained a Zen priest at San Francisco Zen Center in 1980 by Zentatsu Richard Baker, and continued residential practice at Zen Center for 15 more years. She received Dharma transmission from Sojun Weitsman in 2011 while in the midst of her 28-year career as a school teacher in Mill Valley. Since retiring from teaching science to adolescents she has turned her attention to studying and teaching Dharma. Kathie and her husband Norman are parents of adult twin sons and grandparents of three children.. That's...
2025-06-011h 46
Be Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 198 - Stilling The Constructions Of Mind with Gil FronsdalConsidering how we relate to the world, Gil Fronsdal offers insight into freedom from our mental constructs through stillness of mind.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Gil Fronsdal offers wisdom on:The relationship between fundamental insight and fundamental happinessDividing the present moment into three parts (what's happening, our relationship to it, and the self)The Anicca Vata Sankhara chant, an important chant among Theravada BuddhistsSeeing happiness through stilling our m...
2025-03-0849 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 196 - Mindfulness of the Body with Gil FronsdalRenowned Buddhist teacher Gil Fronsdal outlines how a connection to the body is the gateway into the present moment.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal dives into:Reminding ourselves to be in the present momentFinding the dharma in the here and nowOur lived spaces of awakeningNot being in conflict with realityStaying aware and being able to trust ourselvesRelishing in our own uniqueness and allow...
2025-02-2146 min
Podcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaFebruary 17th, 2025 – Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine
Dharma Talk given on Monday, February 17th, 2024 – Rev. Mary Mocine (14.8 MB, 61 min).
Zenki Mary Mocine
Visiting Teacher
Reverend Mary Mocine is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dharma tra...
2025-02-1900 min
Houston Zen Center Dharma TalksKaren DeCotis : Practicing the Way With Body and MindDharma Talk by Karen DeCotis, Abiding Teacher of San Antonio Zen Center. Karen received priest ordination in the Soto Lineage in 2016 from Sojun Mel Weitsman; transmission in 2019. She practiced at the Berkeley Zen Center and San Francisco Zen Center beginning in 1986. She practiced with and taught the Bozeman Zen Group for 20 years. Devoted to service and engaged learning, Karen brings knowledge of and experience with the Buddhist traditions along with a clear-eyed view of human life, suffering and transformation. She is known for her humor and warmth, bringing her intelligence, wit and humility to every teaching opportunity
2025-01-2600 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 192 - Wisdom and the Path with Gil FronsdalGuiding us along the path, Gil Fronsdal shows how to develop spirituality into enduring inner strengths rather than solitary experiences.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Gil Fronsdal teaches listeners about:Developing personal, inner strengthsThe tendency of meditators to over-value spiritual experiencesWisdom as one of our inner strengthsThe clarity of awakening and seeing the functions of our heart and mindHow something arises and how something ceasesWhat it means to be aw...
2025-01-2458 min
Cuke Audio PodcastMemorial Podcast for Peter SchneiderPeter Schneider began sitting at Sokoji in 1963. He was ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki in 1970 and received transmission from Mel Weitsman. He was at Tassajara for the first years as office manager, then director for a few years, Suzuki's attendant. He and his wife Jane got together there. They lived in Japan many years and on their return to America, founded the Beginner's Mind Zen Center in Northridge, CA, part of LA. Peter, born in 1937, died on January 4, 2025. Go to their cuke page for more and for links to the cuke podcasts with them. cuke.com/people...
2025-01-0652 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 188 - Buddhist Training as Parents with Gil FronsdalIn this retreat recording, Gil Fronsdal applies Buddhism to parenting and explains family life as one of the best forms of practice.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal explains:Buddhism as a training for all aspects of our livesFinding balance, freedom, and compassion in the day-to-dayFamily and children as one of the greatest forms of practiceEquanimity as the crown jewel of BuddhismHow children are m...
2024-12-1939 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 184 - Meditation: Awareness of Awareness with Gil FronsdalThrough meditation and lecture, Gil Fronsdal outlines how the awareness of awareness is more important than the content of an experience.Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal explains:Giving too much importance to our experiencesBeing mindful of whatever is present in a given momentThe authority we give to our fixationsDropping into the experience of the body breathingKnowing our feelings and thoughts and noticing when...
2024-11-0832 minPodcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaJuly 15th, 2024 – Dharma Talk by Meikyo Bob Rosenbaum
Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 15th, 2024 – Robert Rosenbaum (13 MB, 54 min).
Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum, PhD
Visiting Teacher
Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum, PhD, received lay entrustment in Soto Zen from Sojun Mel Weitsman. He is also authorized as a senior teacher of the Taoist practice of Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong in the lineage of Yang Meijun by Master Hui Liu. In addition, he has received denkai in Ordinary Mind Zen from Karen Terzano. Bob teaches Zen and Qigong at the Meadowmind Center in Sacramento.
Bob is the author of several books including Zen and the Heart of Psyc...
2024-10-3000 minPodcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaJune 17th, 2024 – Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine
Dharma Talk given on Monday, June 17th, 2024 – Rev. Mary Mocine (12.3 MB, 50 min).
Zenki Mary Mocine
Visiting Teacher
Reverend Mary Mocine is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dharma tra...
2024-10-2800 minHouston Zen Center Dharma TalksZen Priests Shinchi Linda Galijan and Zenshin Greg Fain : Two Zen Teachers on PigrimageDharma Talk by Zen Priests Shinchi Linda Galijan and Zenshin Greg Fain. SHINCHI LINDA GALIJAN PhD., is a dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman. She began practicing Buddhism in 1984, and was ordained by Sojun Roshi in 2004. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, and a long-time yoga practitioner. She is the former President of San Francisco Zen Center, and currently co-leading the practice at San Antonio Zen Center.ZENSHIN GREG FAIN, a dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, was ordained by Sojun Roshi in 2002, and was Shuso at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center with Sojun in the...
2024-08-1800 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 171 - Stream of Refuge and Confidence with Gil FronsdalGil Fronsdal discusses having confidence in what the Buddha represents within ourselves and being a refuge for all beings.This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal explains:How the Buddha defined confidence and fateInstructions from the Buddha on making oneself a refugeBeing a refuge and support for all beingsPersonal worth and finding yourself in communityThe benefit of having confidence in ourselves and in our practiceThe imp...
2024-05-3146 minPodcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaApril 1st, 2024 – Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine
Dharma Talk given on Monday, April 1st, 2024 – Rev. Mary Mocine (15.9 MB, 1 hr 8 min).
Zenki Mary Mocine
Visiting Teacher
Reverend Mary Mocine is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dha...
2024-05-1400 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 168 - Big Flower, Small Flower with Gil FronsdalDistinguishing commentary from direct experience, Gil Fronsdal helps us break free from the conventions and comparisons that the mind makes.Today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self.In this episode, Gil Fronsdal speaks to listeners about:Paying homage to those who have purified their heartsDirect experience versus attempting to describe thingsThe way that comparison arisesSelf-image and appreciating our own suchnessResting in the part of ourselves that is not an idea or a conceptThe conditioning tha...
2024-05-021h 02
Cuke Audio PodcastWith Guest Ed BrownThis is the third Cuke podcast with Ed Brown is the author of several books, including The Tassajara Bread Book, Tassajara Cooking, No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice, and he also edited the book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. He was ordained as a Zen priest by Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha . In this podcast Ed talks about his banishment from teaching, giving lectures, or leading sesshins at Green Gulch and the whole SFZC. He also talks about his prostate...
2024-05-011h 47
Cuke Audio PodcastWith Guest Tai SheridanTai Sheridan showed up at the SFZC in the late sixties. He practiced at Tassajara in 1971 and later at Green Gulch Farm. He was close to Mel Weitsman and the Berkeley Zendo for years. while He's written many books including Buddha in Blue Jeans that are available for free as ebooks. Recently he created a distillation of his writings into five books available from cuke.com for free download. He encourages a donation to Cuke Archives if one is so inclined. To download these new books search for Tai Sheridan on cuke.com or go to the bibliography. To d...
2024-04-081h 20
San Francisco Zen CenterSeeing One Thing Through: The Zen Life And Teachings Of Sojun Mel Weitsman03/16/2024, Sojun Mel Weitsman - Norman Fischer - Andrea Thach - Susan Moon, book release at City Center.
In this discussion, three long-time Zen practitioners discuss their experiences with Sojun Mel Weitsman, and highlight key portions of his autobiography and teachings. The discussion was held in celebration of the release of a new book about Sojun’s life and practice.
2024-04-0651 minBe Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 165 - Meeting the Dharma in Ourselves with Gil FronsdalTaking us on a pilgrimage through Buddhist teachings, Gil Fronsdal describes meeting the dharma in ourselves.This recording from Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.orgToday's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenowThis time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal teaches on:Meeting the dharma in ourselves through direct experiencesGoing into the world with a phenomenal capacity for non-harmingLooking at what really motivates and drives usThe story of the Kalama SuttaRecognizing what bri...
2024-03-281h 03Be Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 162 - Mental Constructs with Gil FronsdalExploring mental constructs, Gil Fronsdal describes how we construct the relationships to our experiences.This recording from the Insight Meditation Center was originally published on Dharmaseed.orgOn this episode of the BHNN Guest Podcast, Gil Fronsdal talks about these topics:A four line Buddhist chant in PaliThe impermanence of all constructed thingsMindfulness and the practice of noticingExploring one’s relationship to the present momentMoving our attention with a deliberate calmnessMeditation instruction as the antidote to relating negativelyOur attitudes and how they affect our experiencesNon-reactive awareness in order to avoid new constructionsIdentity and the sto...
2024-02-2155 minHouston Zen Center Dharma TalksRev. Zenshin Greg Fain, Roshi : This New YearDharma Talk by Zen teacher Zenshin Greg Fain Roshi. Zenshin is a dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman. He has lived and trained at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for many years. He served as the Tanto/Head of Practice for many years as well as the Treasurer of the Monastery.
2023-12-3100 minHouston Zen Center Dharma TalksRev. Linda Galijan, Roshi : Cultivating SpaciousnessDharma Talk by Zen teacher Shinchi Linda Galijan Roshi. Shinchi is a dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman. She began practicing Buddhism in 1984, and was ordained by Sojun Roshi in 2004. She is a licensed clinical psychologist, and a long-time yoga practitioner. She is the former President of San Francisco Zen Center, and the Tanto, head of practice, of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
2023-12-2400 minPodcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaAugust 7th, 2023 – Dharma Talk by Rev. Mary Mocine
Dharma Talk given on Saturday, August 7th, 2023 – Rev. Mary Mocine (9.8 MB, 42 min).
Zenki Mary Mocine
Visiting Teacher
Reverend Mary Mocine is abbess of Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo. She was trained at San Francisco and Berkeley Zen Centers, and Tassajara Zen Monastery. She was ordained in 1994 by Sojun Mel Weitsman, former Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center and continuing Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center. Reverend Mocine has also trained with Abbess Zenkei Blanche Hartman and former Abbots Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Tenshin Reb Anderson of the San Francisco Zen Center. She received dharma tra...
2023-09-1500 minPodcasts – Valley Streams Zen SanghaJuly 31st, 2023 – Dharma Talk by Robert Rosenbaum
Dharma Talk given on Monday, July 31st, 2023 – Robert Rosenbaum (13.9 MB, 59 min).
Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum, PhD
Visiting Teacher
Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum, PhD, received lay entrustment in Soto Zen from Sojun Mel Weitsman. He is also authorized as a senior teacher of the Taoist practice of Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong in the lineage of Yang Meijun by Master Hui Liu. In addition, he has received denkai in Ordinary Mind Zen from Karen Terzano. Bob teaches Zen and Qigong at the Meadowmind Center in Sacramento.
Bob is the author of several books including Zen and the Heart of Psyc...
2023-08-1500 minSan Francisco Zen CenterTurning Words From Our Teachers07/08/2023, Hozan Alan Senauke, dharma talk at City Center.
Hozan Alan Senauke, abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, in this dharma talk from Beginner’s Mind Temple, discusses the teacher-student relationship, using stories of Sojun Mel Weitsman and Suzuki Roshi. This rememberance and celebration of Sojun Weitsman also features a musical performance by Hozan.
2023-08-0138 min
Simplicity Zen PodcastSimplicity Zen Podcast Episode 73 - An Interview with Hozan Alan Senauke (The Zen Lamp Series)Hozan Alan Senauke is a Soto Zen priest, Zen teacher, folk musician and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center, where he currently serves as Abbot. He is a former Executive Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), holding that position from 1991 to 2001. Senauke received Dharma transmission from his teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1998 during a ceremony at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is founder of the Clear View Project which provides Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change, promotes dialogue on issues of socially engaged Buddhism, and supports communities in need, internationally and within the United States.
2023-06-161h 41Be Here Now Network Guest PodcastEp. 133 – Meditation: Silence, Stillness, Spaciousness with Gil FronsdalIn this episode, Gil shares a resonant guided meditation helping us into a relaxed state of silence, stillness, and spaciousness.This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/beherenow“If you hear the sound of the birds, it’s because it’s quiet enough to hear them. Hear the whistling of the birds, and hear the silence that allows us to hear. In the silence, sounds appear. It’s possible to be aware of both the sounds and the silence.” – Gil FronsdalMore abo...
2023-03-1434 min
Simplicity Zen PodcastSimplicity Zen Podcast Episode 51 - An Interview with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler (The Zen Lamp Series)Note: Sorry about Jiryu's sound being a bit muddy. I have improved it as much as I can.Jiryu Rutschman-Byler is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, with dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman. He lives and teaches at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, where he served as Tanto (Head of Practice) and is slated to become abbot of the temple next year. He also has led sanghas in Columbia and San Quinton State Prison.Jiryu has trained in Zen temples in the US and Japan since 1996. He a...
2022-12-161h 55
Simplicity Zen PodcastSimplicity Zen Podcast Episode 49 - An Interview with Mary Mocine (The Zen Lamp Series)Mary Mocine is the founder of and head priest at Clear Water Zendo in Vallejo California. She was priest ordained by Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1994, was Shuso (or head student) at Tassajara monastery in 1998 and received Dharma Transmission in 2005. She practiced professionally as a lawyer and has offered mindfulness retreats at Tassajara and at Spirit Rock for attorneys. She has also led a dharma support group for lawyers for many years. More about Mary:- https://clearwaterzen.org/About the Simplicity Zen Podcast:- https://simplicityzen.com/
2022-11-111h 54
Felsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: Talk 4 of 4 - How to cook your life-sesshin 2022Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2022-08-0738 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: Talk 3 of 4 - How to cook your life-sesshin 2022Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2022-07-3149 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: Talk 2 of 4 - How to cook your life-sesshin 2022Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2022-07-2454 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: Talk 1 of 4 - How to cook your life-sesshin 2022Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2022-07-1947 min
Simplicity Zen PodcastSimplicity Zen Podcast Episode 3 - An Interview with Robert Rosenbaum (The Zen Lamp Series) Bob has been practicing Zen since 1972 but it was not until 1989 that he found his root teacher, Sojun Mel Weitsman, at Berkeley Zen Center. Bob received lay entrustment in Soto Zen from Sojun in 2010, and founded a Zen group in the Sierra foothills shortly afterwards. Bob is one of the founding members of the Lay Zen Teachers Association. At the invitation of Karen Terzano he has been a visiting teacher at the Ordinary Mind Zen sangha in Finland. In 2019 Bob received denkai from Karen to offer precepts as a teacher within Ordinary Mind Zen. Bob is currently working to d...
2022-04-071h 16
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFPractice with Karma - Linda GalijanLinda Galijan was ordained as a Zen priest by Sojun Mel Weitsman in 2004 and received Dharma Transmission from him in 2012. She has been a professional musician and licensed clinical psychologist, and has practiced Buddhism and yoga for over 30 years. Linda has been President of San Francisco Zen Center, Tassajara Director, and co-chair of the SFZC Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee. She is currently the Tanto (Head of Practice) at Tassajara. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate l...
2022-01-2348 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: How to cook your life 4/4Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2021-08-2046 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: How to cook your life 3/4Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2021-08-1344 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: How to cook your life 2/4Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2021-07-3142 minFelsentor PodcastEdward Espe Brown: How to cook your life - 1/4Edward Brown has been practicing Zen since 1965. Ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1971, he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996.He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. He has taught meditation retreats and vegetarian cooking classes throughout North America and Europe. He is the author of several books and also has edited a book of Suzuki Roshi lectures, Not Always So. Ed is the founder and teacher of the Peaceful Sea Sangha. He is the...
2021-07-1237 min
ČHΔSΞKΔSTHUMBOLDTCAST #1 Buddhism with Special Guest Soto Zen Buddhist Priest Alex KantenerWelcome to the very first episode of HUMBOLDTCAST. Today I speak with ordained Zen Buddhist Priest Alex Kantner of the Arcata Zen Group, which practice the Soto Zen tradition of Buddhism. We touch on many topics such as The differences and similarities of different forms of Buddhism, The Dalai Lama, Synchronicities, Meditation during Covid and much much more...
This particular Interview was a project from my Religion in America course here at Humboldt State University titled: Oral History: Religion and Humboldt, in the Time of COVID. Big Thanks to Arcata Zen Group and Sir Alex Kantner below is...
2021-04-2749 min
San Antonio Zen Center Dharma TalksColin Gipson - Sojun Mel WeitsmanColin speaks about the legacy of the late Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi and the relationship between student and teacher.
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2021-01-1024 min
The Mystical PositivistThe Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #372 - 28NOV20
Podcast:
This week on The Mystical Positivist, we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Ken McLeod framed by two key questions. The first is whether mystics or mystically inclined practitioners have responsibilities to society and the World, and if so, what might those responsibilities be. Out of this question comes an extended exploration of what it means to be a mystic, the nature of the world in which we practice, the distinction between direction and goal in spiritual practice, and spiritual practice as learning how to die.
The second question is of the...
2020-11-2900 minThe Mystical PositivistThe Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #360 - 09MAY20
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This week on The Mystical Positivist, we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Ken McLeod exploring key questions in contemporary Buddhist Dharma, Western spiritual practice in general, and the potential for transformation in multiple directions inherent in the modern crises of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Climate Change. Among the topics considered are how senior spiritual teachers are dealing with the challenges of the current pandemic, the commodification of spiritual technology in the contemporary Western world, and the distinction between seeking results within the horizontal dimension of life versus the cultivation of depth within the...
2020-05-1000 minThe Mystical PositivistThe Mystical Positivist - Radio Show #359 - 25APR20
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This week on The Mystical Positivist, we feature a pre-recorded conversation with Zoketsu Norman Fischer about his 2019 book The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path. More prescient than Fischer could have known when he wrote it, the book offers an imaginative approach to spiritual practice in difficult times, through the Buddhist teaching of the six pāramitās or "perfections"--qualities that lead to kindness, wisdom, and an awakened life. Fischer points out that in frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us...
2020-04-2600 min
The Classical Ideas PodcastEP 148: Roshi Grace Schireson on "Naked in the Zendo"Roshi Grace Schireson is a teacher in the Suzuki Roshi Lineage of Soto Zen, empowered by Sojun Mel Weitsman. She has also practiced in the Rinzai tradition and was encouraged to teach koans by Keido Fukushima Roshi. Grace is the author of Zen Women and co-editor of Zen Bridge. Grace is the head teacher of the Central Valley Zen Foundationi, president of Shogaku Zen Institute, and teaches meditatioin at Stanford University. A clinical psychologist by profession, you can reach her at https://www.graceschireson.com. Buy Naked in the Zendo. Follow Classical Ideas on Twitter at: ht...
2020-02-2957 min
BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery NetworkBRN #24. Joan Tollifson ❖ Awareness vs. Willpower, Mindfulness of Urges, Compassion for ImperfectionsJoan has had personal experience with alcohol addiction, a fingerbiting compulsion (classified as an impulse-control disorder), compulsive thinking, and depression. She does not believe there is one recovery model that fits everyone, and she encourages people to find what works for them. What she offers is an approach rooted in open awareness – giving nonjudgmental attention to the whole happening that we call ‘addiction’ or ‘compulsion’ or ‘depression,’ without trying to change it, but simply shedding light on it. She also stresses the liberating recognition that both our apparent imperfections and the stormy weather in life are often essential to evolutionary g...
2019-08-1238 min
ConferenciasComentarios en ceremonia del té- Jiryu- Exhalar- Abril 15 de 2019Realizados durante el Sesshin Silencio y quietud de zazen, del 13 al 20 de abril de 2019, por el reverendo JIRYU MARK RUTSCHMAN-BYLER, sacerdote budista Soto Zen y profesor en el linaje de Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, con la transmisión de Dharma de Sojun Mel Weitsman.
2019-05-0504 min
ConferenciasComentarios en ceremonia del té-Chanchitos- Jiryu. Abril 15 de 2019Realizados durante el Sesshin Silencio y quietud de zazen, del 13 al 20 de abril de 2019, por el reverendo JIRYU MARK RUTSCHMAN-BYLER sacerdote budista Soto Zen y profesor en el linaje de Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, con la transmisión de Dharma de Sojun Mel Weitsman.
2019-05-0532 min
ConferenciasCharla del Dharma-La colaboración-Por Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Abril 14 de 2019El reverendo JIRYU MARK RUTSCHMAN-BYLER es sacerdote budista Soto Zen y profesor en el linaje de Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, con la transmisión de Dharma de Sojun Mel Weitsman. Vive y enseña en Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, es el maestro principal de Buddhadharma Sangha de la prisión estatal de San Quintín, y es mentor y preceptor de la Montaña de Silencio Sangha en Medellín, Colombia.
2019-04-2345 min
ConferenciasCharla del Dharma-el milagro de la llave -Jiryu Mark Rutschman-abril 20 de 2019El reverendo JIRYU MARK RUTSCHMAN-BYLER es un sacerdote budista Soto Zen y profesor en el linaje de Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, con la transmisión de Dharma de Sojun Mel Weitsman. Vive y enseña en Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, es el maestro principal de Buddhadharma Sangha de la prisión estatal de San Quintín, y es mentor y preceptor de la Montaña de Silencio Sangha en Medellín, Colombia.
2019-04-2245 min
TREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTSpecial New Year Zazenkai SATURDAY 1/5 with Zoketsu Norman FischerZoketsu Norman Fischer is an American poet, writer, and Soto Zen priest, teaching and practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. He is a Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, from whom he received Dharma transmission in 1988. Fischer served as co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center from 1995–2000, after which he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation in 2000, a network of Buddhist practice group and related projects in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Fischer has published more than twenty-five books of poetry and non-fiction, as well as numerous poems, essays and articles in Buddhist magazines and poetry journals.
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2019-01-071h 07TREELEAF ZENDO PODCASTMay 2018 Special Zazenkai with Rev. EDWARD ESPE BROWN (The Tassajara Tenzo)On Sunday May 6th, Soto Priest and famed former "Tenzo" (Head Cook) at the Tassajara Zen Monastery Rev. Edward Espe Brown offered a very special Zazenkai and Talk, live from California and Treeleaf Tsukuba.
Edward Espe Brown, a Soto Zen Buddhist priest, was was ordained in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and he received Dharma Transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1996. He was the first head resident cook at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center from 1967 to 1970. He later worked at the celebrated Greens Restaurant in San Francisco [then operated by San Francisco Zen Center], serving as busboy, waiter, floor manager...
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AudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksQ & A with Mel WeitsmanThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1939 min
AudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Q & A with Mel WeitsmanThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1939 minAudioDharma: Max Erdstein's most recent dharma talksGuided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1938 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1938 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksGuided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1823 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.18 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1823 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksFactor of Awakening: SamadhiThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1855 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Factor of Awakening: SamadhiThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1855 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1746 minAudioDharma: Max Erdstein's most recent dharma talksGuided Meditation InstructionsThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.17 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1746 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Factor of Awakening: TranquilityThis talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2017.11.16 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1750 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Instructions: Mindfulness and ThinkingThis talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2017.11.16 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1649 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Factors of Awakening: JoyThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.15 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1637 minAudioDharma: Max Erdstein's most recent dharma talksFactors of Awakening: JoyThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.15 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1637 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Instructions: Zazen InstructionsThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.15 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1542 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksGuided Instructions: Zazen InstructionsThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.15 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1542 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksFactors of Awakening: Mindfulness of EffortThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1550 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Factors of Awakening: Mindfulness of EffortThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017.11.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1550 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Instruction: Breathing and BodyThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1459 minAudioDharma: Max Erdstein's most recent dharma talksGuided Instruction: Breathing and BodyThis talk was given by Max Erdstein on 2017.11.14 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein (2017-11-11 16:00:00 -0800)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2017-11-1459 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Factors of Awakening: Mindfulness and InvestigationThis talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2017.11.13 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1453 minAudioDharma: Retreat talks from Nov 12-19: Gil Fronsdal, Mel Weitsman and Max Erdstein 2017.11.11Guided Instruction: BreathingThis talk was given by Gil Fronsdal on 2017.11.13 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-141h 08AudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksIntro to Seven Factors of Awakening/Refuges/Precepts
Mel, Gil and MaxThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2017-11-12 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.
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2017-11-1245 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksFive Faculties - WisdomThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.09 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-101h 05AudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksGuided Instructions - MettaThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.08 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-0932 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksFive Faculties - MindfulnessThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.07 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-081h 00AudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksGuided instructionsThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.06 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-0707 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksQ and AThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.06 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-0708 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksMay 5th 2014 Mel WeitsmanThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.05 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-0610 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksFive Faculties-FaithThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2014.05.05 at the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA.May 4-11, 2014 7-Day Retreat: Gil Fronsdal/ Mel Weitsman/ Max Erdstein (2014-05-03 17:00:00 -0700)For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2014-05-0657 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksHidden TreasureThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2011.08.21 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.The Treasure within. Practice for the sake of Practice. Way seeking Mind.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2011-08-2136 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFVictoria AustinVictoria Austin (Shosan Gigen—“Sunlight Mountain Honoring the Mystery”) started practicing Zen in 1971. She came to the San Francisco Zen Center in 1975, received precepts in the seventies, was ordained a priest in January 1982, and received dharma transmission from Mel Weitsman in 1999. She has been teaching Iyengar yoga for 20 years, is a past president of the San Francisco Zen Center, and is a past tanto (head of practice) at Tassajara. She currently is serving as outreach director of SF Zen Center, helping make dharma accessible in a variety of settings. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQI...
2006-09-2452 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksThe Six ParamitasThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2006.08.07 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2006-08-0743 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFNo Time to Waste - Blanche HartmanBlanche Hartman is the former co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She is a dharma heir of Mel Weitsman and has been practicing Soto Zen since 1969. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995 CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2006-03-0553 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFWho Do You Think You Are? - Blanche HartmanBlanche Hartman is the former co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She is a dharma heir of Mel Weitsman and has been practicing Soto Zen since 1969. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995 CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2004-09-1259 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFGratitude - Blanche HartmanBlanche Hartman is the former co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She is a dharma heir of Mel Weitsman and has been practicing Soto Zen since 1969. ______________ To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can: Donate Learn how to participate live Find our schedule of upcoming speakers Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995 CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter
2004-04-1158 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksGotha For Continuous PracticeThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2003.05.18 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2003-05-1856 minAudioDharma: Mel Weitsman's most recent dharma talksBeginner's MindThis talk was given by Mel Weitsman on 2002.02.04 at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA.For more talks like this, visit AudioDharma.orgIf you have enjoyed this talk, please consider supporting AudioDharma with a donation at https://www.audiodharma.org/donate/.This talk is licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
2002-02-0441 min
The Gay Buddhist Forum by GBFEmbracing Everyday Life - Norman FischerNorman Fischer reflects on the importance of practice in the context of everyday life. He encourages us to embrace the ordinary, explaining how the most profound teachings often come through simple, daily experiences. By bringing our attention to the present moment, we open ourselves to understanding life more deeply. Norman emphasizes that practice isn’t about achieving some future state but about being fully engaged with what is happening now.He highlights the importance of:Patience: Practicing patience with ourselves and others is a key element of the path.Trust in th...
1996-09-0142 min
Brooklyn Zen CenterTo Live Is Just to Live, by Teah Strozer (10/07/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
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1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterIntimate Activity, by Teah Strozer (10/08/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
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1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterThe Mystery Within the Mundane, by Teah Strozer (10/09/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
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1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterThe Faces at Braga by Teah Strozer (07/10/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
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1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterSummer Sesshin Talk by Teah Strozer (07/06/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.
1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterOn Relationship – Part 2, by Teah Strozer (07/02/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.
1970-01-0100 minBrooklyn Zen CenterOn Relationship – Part 1, by Teah Strozer (06/29/2011)Soshin Teah Strozer is Brooklyn Zen Center’s root teacher. Teah is a Zen Buddhist priest, dharma teacher, and lineage-holder in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. She received dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman and served as BZC’s guiding teacher until December 2017.
Our audio dharma talks are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the “Giving” section of our website.
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