The Taste of Silence

Guiding Teacher Shinmon Michael Newton introduces The Taste of Silence: How I Came to Be at Home with Myself by Belgian author Bieke Vandekerckhove. He speaks of how we can find freedom in stillness, and in what Dogen refers to as 'the backward step' — the deep and healing flow of silence.

Zen Poetry through the Ages Part 5/6: The Beat Poets

The Beat Poets: Part 5 of a six-week Wednesday dharma seminar series with MRZC Guiding Teacher Myoshin Kate McCandless. 

Finding Our Roots in the Soil

In this special Earth Day talk, Guiding Teacher Myoshin Kate McCandless explores the continuous flux between our bodies and the planet with a meditation on the four elements—and questions whether humus and humankind are really so different.

Zen Poetry through the Ages Part 4/6: Chinese and Japanese Women Poets

Chinese and Japanese Women Poets: Part 4 of a six-week Wednesday dharma seminar series with MRZC Guiding Teacher Myoshin Kate McCandless. 

Zen Poetry through the Ages Part 3/6: Haiku

Haiku: Part 3 of a six-week Wednesday dharma seminar series with MRZC Guiding Teacher Myoshin Kate McCandless. 

Lovingkindness and Doggie Dharma

MRZC Priest Kakuko Kaye Simard speaks on how our relationships with dogs, cats, dishes, and houseplants can cultivate our boddhisattva practices of lovingkindness, the paramitas (and their imposters/near enemies), and empathetic joy. 

Zen Poetry through the Ages Part 2/6: Classical Japanese Zen Poetry

Classical Japanese Zen Poetry: Part 2 of a six-week Wednesday dharma seminar series with MRZC Guiding Teacher Myoshin Kate McCandless.