The Koan of Failure: Life Koan 4
/LIfe Koans: spring practice intensive with Mountain Rain Zen and Calgary Soto Zen, led by Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless with Baizan Tim Sampson.
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The Place of No Mistakes: Live Koans 3
/LIfe Koans: spring practice intensive with Mountain Rain Zen and Calgary Soto Zen, led by Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless with Baizan Tim Sampson.
Read MoreThe Fundamental Koan of Life
/LIfe Koans: spring practice intensive with Mountain Rain Zen and Calgary Soto Zen, led by Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless with Baizan Tim Sampson.
Read MoreIntroduction to Life Koans
/LIfe Koans: spring practice intensive with Mountain Rain Zen and Calgary Soto Zen, led by Shinmon Michael Newton and Myoshin Kate McCandless with Baizan Tim Sampson.
Read MoreRujing's Wind Bell Poem
/Wednesday evening dharma talk
Read MoreReading Jane Hirschfield's Poetry for Earth Day
/Sunday morning dharma talk
Read MoreSong of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi Talk Four
/Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi is an important classical Zen teaching poem chanted in Soto Zen monasteries throughout the world. Through many intriguing and beautiful images this poem encourages us to plumb the depths of our true nature. Over four weeks we will unpack some of the imagery and listen to what the author, Dongshan is telling us about living in the world.
Read MoreOff Track: The Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) Case 39
/Sunday morning dharma talk by Shinmon Michael Newton
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