Practicing Zen, Cultivating Resilience
/Shinmon Michael Newton talks about resiliency and Zen practice, offering this koan from the Book of Serenity: do people these days need enlightenment or not?
Dharma Podcast and Teachings
The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
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McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, as well as a
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Teachings Archive
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Seeing Double
/If we already have Buddha nature why do we have to practice? Myoshin Kate McCandless asks what do you see when you look in the mirror?
Seeds of Life, Seeds of Dharma
/Vicki Turay explores the origins of life from both a scientific and a dharmic perspective.
The Great Matter of Birth and Death
/Nin’en Susan Elbe offers an exploration of koans and how they help us grapple with the mysteries of birth and death.
In the Spirit of Mothers' Day
/Shinmon Michael Newton offers stories celebrating the strong influence of mothers within the Buddhist tradition. How do you cultivate a mothering spirit?
Following the Precepts
/Shinmon Michael Newton outlines how taking the bodhisattva vows reduces suffering and can help cultivate dignified presence.
Everyday Zen (9/9): Service
/Shinmon Michael Newton gives the last talk in our Dharma Seminar on Charlotte Joko Beck's Everyday Zen - Love and Work, offering further insight into a formidable zen teacher.
What would it be like to live a life of no exchange?
Religion's Relevance to Contemporary Society
/Mysoshin Kate McCandless emphasizes that religions can not only provide solace and inspiration, but also need to reckon with harms done in the name of "god".
