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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.
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Shonin explores three interconnected aspects of Zen practice through teachings from Maezumi Roshi: samadhi, forgetting the self, and actualization. With the image of three soft pillows, the talk offers an encouraging view of practice as a gradual process of settling the mind, becoming absorbed in life as it unfolds, and allowing the Dharma to express itself naturally in how we live.
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Jomon explores the Diamond Sutra and its invitation to loosen our grip on fixed ideas about ourselves and the world. Through the simple example of a cup of tea, stories of Zen teachers, and reflections on habitual thought, Jomon invites us to meet life with curiosity, humility, and a willingness to let go of what we think we know.
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Jogen explores how Zen practice can restore our capacity for wonder and gratitude, even amid life’s difficulties and disappointments. Through meditation and inquiry inspired by the Diamond Sutra, he introduces samadhi (steady, open awareness) and prajna (insight) as ways to loosen habitual patterns of thought and experience the world with fresh eyes.
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Hogen explores how chanting the Buddha’s name can loosen our sense of separation and help us reconnect with the fullness of our experience. Through wholehearted practice, we gradually awaken parts of ourselves that have been buried or excluded, finding greater clarity, compassion, and intimacy with the world around us.
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This talk explores stories of awakening from Japanese women Zen practitioners, showing how moments of insight can reveal the Buddha nature present in all of life. Through the koan Mu, the oxherding pictures, and Dogen’s teachings, Shonin reminds us that practice is not about chasing a special experience, but about returning to this moment again and again until our whole lives become the practice.
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