The Way is Easy - Just Avoid Preferences
/Zoketsu Norman Fischer 's second dharma talk from the MRZC weekend retreat is again full of wonderful teachings and stories from Dongshan. What is this life now, beyond theologies and categories?!
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Inanimate Objects Speak the Dharma
/Rich with stories and teachings from Dongshan's life, Zoketsu Norman Fischer gives the first of two talks at the annual MRZC weekend retreat.
Zoketsu Norman Fischer 2024 retreat - 2/2
/On the second day of our weekend retreat, Zoketsu Norman Fischer tells stories from the Denkoroku, which presents transmission stories of the lineage of Soto Zen ancestors.
Zoketsu Norman Fischer 2024 retreat - 1/2
/In the first of two dharma talks from our weekend retreat, Zoketsu Norman Fischer muses on how sitting zazen can help cultivate the great perfect mirror of awareness.
Bowing to Attain the Marrow
/Dharma talk from May weekend retreat.
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/May weekend retreat dharma talk.
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