The Gift Economy

Jikai Vicki Turay explores the subtleties of reciprocity and how gift-giving has been viewed throughout Buddhist history.

Pure Mind and True Nature- Becoming Yourself 2/4

Dai-i Flo Rublee continues the dharma seminar on the new book Becoming Yourself - Teachings on the Zen Way of Life.

“The way to be yourself is to take care of how you treat yourself including your various desires. This is how you treat your painful legs how you have good posture and how you let your breathing be smooth” Shunryu Suzuki

Way Seeking Mind Talk - With Gensei Susu Schnee

In what ways can obstacles and challenges become the path to liberation? How do we best train our mind to see the dharma lessons that surround us?

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

Ethics as Exploration - Becoming Yourself - 1/4

River Shannon opens our dharma seminar on Shunryu Suzuki’s new book, Becoming Yourself - Teachings on the Zen Way of Life, with an exploration of precepts and vows as an opportunity to grow awareness of present circumstances.

Being Intimate With the Half-Known Life

In a world that simmers in a state of answerlessness there is so much we cannot know. Vows help the mystery become our field of practice.

The Granting Way vs. The Grasping Way

Myosen River Shannon offers insight into koans - what they are and how they are used: as objects of meditation, as sprinkles of pepper and spice on practice, as nourishment for the spiritual embryo, and as a way to point to something of deep importance.

Joy as Gift to Give and Receive

Myoshin Kate McCandless suggests that as we cultivate moment-to-moment awareness, joy can become a practice of survival, solidarity and connection.

All I Want to Give For Xmas Is...

Myoshin Kate McCandless offers the teaching that letting go of self-clinging leads to clear-seeing and non-reactivity, which in turn enables giving generously from our one true heart.