Dharma Podcast and Teachings

The Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast features talks by our guiding teachers, Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, as well as a variety of MRZC practice leaders and other guest speakers. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.

Recent talks can be found below.

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Teachings Archive

You can browse all past talks by speaker, date, category, and program in our archive found HERE

February 01, 2026

Way Seeking Mind Talk - with Hotei Lee Lourdeaux

February 01, 2026/ Sangha Members

Heito talks about the importance of having a supportive religious community or sangha.

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A way-seeking mind talk tells how the speaker came to Zen practice and how it has guided their life.

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Mountain Rain Zen Community's Wall street Zendo and Bright Stream Temple (Koryuji) are situated on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.