To Acknowledge and Renew - Fusatsu
/Shinmon Michael Newton offers an exploration of Fusatsu (the full moon ccremony) - when sangha members have the opportunity to refresh and renew their relationship to the 16 boddhisatva precepts.
Dharma Podcast and Teachings
The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast
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Teachings Archive
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Zen Mind, Baby Mind
/Myoshin Kate McCandless offers teachings and perspectives on the dharma and babies, in advance of a welcoming ceremony for baby Callum.
Seeing our Demons
/Shinmon Michael Newton delves into Muso Soseki’s teachings on demons. How do we understand and address inner challenges?
The Karma of Words
/Myoshin Kate McCandless examines that most frustrating, troublesome, and beautiful of human faculties: language.
What is this Light that Everyone Has?
/Anusha Enryu Fernando, a dharma holder with Zen Community of Oregon, offers reflections on ancestors.
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?
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.
