Talks

Eko Jeff Kelley – Standing on Common Ground: Universal Themes from Rumi to Dylan, April 7, 2024

Anita Feng – Poetry and Koans – March 31, 2024

Koshin – Poetry As Practice – March 24, 2024

Koshin – Q&A – March 17, 2024

Anshin – One Hand Clapping – The Sacred Art of Deep Listening – March 10, 2024

Koshin – The Deeper Meaning of the Precepts – March 3, 2024

Chigan Dokuro Jaeckel – Dharma as Activity – Feb 25, 2024

Q&A with Eko Jeff Kelley – Feb 18, 2024

Eko Jeff Kelley – Returning Home to the 3 Treasures – Feb 11, 2024

Wes Borden – Capping Phrases for Zen Koans – Feb 4, 2024

Koshin – Deep Forgiveness, Jan 21, 2024

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Seizan – You’ve won the lottery, Now what? Jan 14, 2024

PSZC Sangha Meeting, Jan 7, 2024

Koshin & Eko Jeff Kelley – Q & A, Dec 31, 2023

Koshin – Bodhisattva Scrooge, Dec 24, 2023

Eko Jeff Kelley – Broken Wooden Ladle, Dec 17, 2023

Shuko – Neither for, Nor Against, Like and Dislike, Dec 3, 2023

Eko Jeff Kelley – Sanctuary, Nov 26, 2023

Gendo Allyn Field – Self, No-Self, and True-Self, Nov 19, 2022

Keri Pederson – Gratitude and Surrendering Our Complaint, Nov 12, 2023

The Paradox of Change – Nov 5, 2023

Questions & Answers with Koshin – Oct 22, 2023

Autumn Zazenkai Thursday, October 12, 2023

Autumn Zazenkai Sunday October 15, 2023

Giko David Rubin – To Battle or Not to Battle: Is that the Question? October 8, 2023

Eko Jeff Kelley – Myriad Things Come Forth… September 24, 2023

Koshin – Stronger Together, September 17, 2023

Koshin – Bored to Tears September 10, 2023

Shuko – Summer Sesshin with the Rinzai Zen Senter, Oslo, September 3, 2023

Shuko shares history of Rinzai Zen Senter Oslo and experience of summer sesshin in Oslo. ...

Living Bodhisattva Vow: The Story of Tangen Harada Roshi – August 20, 2023

Kogen Czarnik – Living Bodhisattva Vow: The Story of Tangen Harada Roshi ...

The tie that binds-Rev. Mark Wagner

Rev. Mark Wagner speaks at the Zen Center on August 13, 2023. ...

The great way is not difficult-Wes Borden

Wes Borden speaks at the Zen Center on August 6, 2023. ...

Zen and Transformation-Anshin David Steel

Anshin David Steel speaks at the Zen Center, July 23, 2023: ...

The lovely ordinary-Shuko Sissel Johannessen

Shuko Sissel Johannessen speaks at the Zen Center on July 16, 2023: ...

Practice Q and A with Koshin

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on July 9, 2023 ...

Interdependence Day-Seizan Stephen Black

Seizan Stephen Black speaks at the Zen Center on July 2, 2023. ...

Summer 2023 Sangha Meeting

Our summer 2023 sangha meeting, June 18, 2023: ...

The stories we tell-Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center at our summer 2023 day sit, June 17, 2023: ...

The attention game-Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center on June 11, 2023. ...

Jikijitsu training with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Cain gives a presentation on training for the jikijitsu position, June 4, 2023. ...

Hakuin’s “Is that so?” -Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center on June 4, 2023. ...

Joshu’s Four Gates-Teshin Matthew Sweger

Teshin Matthew Sweger speaks at the Zen Center, May 28, 2023 Teshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center....

The meaning and value of ritual-Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center, May 21, 2023 ...

Freedom within Limitation-Eko Jeff Kelley

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center on May 14, 2023 ...

Buddha’s birthday celebration

The Sangha's Buddha's Birthday celebration, May 7, 2023. ...

Getting Larger with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on April 30, 2023. ...

Turning selfhood inside out with Jeong Ji Anita Feng

Jeong Ji Anita Feng speaks at the Zen Center on April 16, 2023. ...

Emotions and practice with Ronly Blau

Ronly Blau speaks at the Zen Center on April 12, 2023. ...

Zazen and Emotions with Mushin Abby Terris

Mushin Abby Terris speaks at the Zen Center on April 9, 2023. ...

Exploring our relationship with pain-Koshin and Dr. Fred Amell

Dr. Fred Amell and Koshin speak at the Zen Center on April 2, 2023. Fred Amell MD is an attending hospital medicine physician at Dartmouth Hitchcock...

3D breath and the living body with Michelle Reed

Michelle Reed speaks at the Zen Center on March 29, 2023....

Sensing into the body with Brian Lesage

Brian Lesage speaks at the Zen Center, March 26, 2023. ...

Posture, breath and practice with Cathy deSmet

Cathy deSmet speaks at the Zen Center on March 22, 2023....

Dogen’s Zazen with Eko Jeff Kelley

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center, March 19, 2023...

“No good, no bad” with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on March 12, 2023...

Poetry and practice

The sangha reflects on poetry and practice, March 5, 2023. ...

The polarized mind with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center on February 26, 2023. ...

Prison Dharma with Fa Hsing Jeff Miles

Fa Hsing Jeff Miles speaks at the Zen Center on February 19, 2023. ...

Emptiness and Wholeheartedness with Shingen Jan Gaensslen

Shingen Jan Gaensslen speaks at the Zen Center on February 12, 2023. ...

Becoming intimate with our habits with Eko Jeff Kelley

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center on February 5, 2023. ...

Practice Q&A with Koshin

Koshin Cain answers questions about practice, January 29, 2023 at the Zen Center. ...

Memorial service for Genko Kathy Blackman

Memorial service for Genko Kathy Blackman, January 28, 2023. Here is a link to the remembrance submissions to honor Genko.  ...

The four loss languages with Ajahn Nisabho

Ajahn Nisabho speaks at the Zen Center January 22, 2023. ...

Eko Jeff Kelley on Encountering Suchness (Day Sit)

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center on January 21, 2023. ...

Zen Master Rinzai with Giko David Rubin

Giko David Rubin speaks at the Zen Center on January 15, 2023. ...

Jan 2023 All Sangha Meeting

All sangha meeting on January 8, 2023. ...

Time for a Change- Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on January 1, 2023 ...

Practicing in the Darkness with Eko Jeff Kelley

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center on December 4, 2022 ...

Gendo Allyn Field on True Generosity

Gendo Allyn Field speaks at the Zen Center on November 20, 2022 ...

Wes Borden on “A Person of Great Strength”

Wes Borden speaks at the Zen Center on November 13, 2022. ...

Anshin David Steel on Taoism and Zen

Anshin David Steel speaks at the Zen Center on October 23, 2022. ...

Fall sesshin 2022: Sunday morning dharma talk

Koshin Cain gives the Sunday morning dharma talk at the fall 2022 sesshin: ...

Fall Sesshin 2022: Saturday morning dharma talk

Koshin Cain gives the Saturday morning dharma talk at the 2022 fall sesshin ...

Fall Sesshin 2022: Friday Morning Dharma Talk

Koshin Cain gives the Friday morning dharma talk at the fall 2022 sesshin. ...

Bodhidharma Day with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on October 9, 2022 ...

Untangling Karma with Byakuren Judith Ragir

Byakuren Judith Ragir speaks at the Zen Center on October 2, 2022. ...

Buddhanature with Seizan Stephen Black

Seizan Stephen Black speaks at the Zen Center on September 18, 2022 ...

Right effort with Jonathan Prescott

Jonathan Prescott speaks at the Zen Center on September 11, 2022 ...

Patience and Diligence with Chon Mun Sunim

Chon Mun Sunim speaks at the Zen Center on September 4, 2022. ...

Practicing in Turbulent Times with Chigan Dokuro Roshi

Chigan Dokuro Roshi speaks at the Zen Center on August 28, 2022. ...

August 20 Temple Dedication Ceremony

August 20 Temple Dedication Ceremony ...

Koshin Cain on Love

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on August 14, 2022....

Genko Kathy Blackman on Waiting

Genko Kathy Blackman speaks at the Zen Center on August 7, 2022. ...

The Four Great Vows with David Scheuneman

David Scheuneman speaks at the Zen Center on July 24, 2022 ...

Needing each other with Genko Blackman

Genko Blackman speaks at the Zen Center on July 17, 2022 ...

Koshin Cain on Interdependence

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on July 3, 2022 ...

Koshin Cain on Equality

Koshin Cain speaks at the Zen Center on June 26, 2022 ...

Seiho Morris on Juneteenth

Seiho Morris speaks at the Zen Center on June 19, 2022.   ...

June 2022 Sangha Meeting

Recording of the June 2022 sangha meeting, June 12, 2022. ...

Nine months in a Buddhist monastery with Seizan Stephen Black

Seizan Stephen Black speaks at the Zen Center on June 5, 2022. ...

Holding Everything with Koshin Chris Cain

Koshin Chris Cain speaks at the Zen Center on May 29, 2022 ...

Sanity and Love with Eshin John Godfrey

Eshin John Godfrey speaks at the Zen Center on May 22, 2022. ...

Buddha’s Birthday

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks about the Buddha's birthday on May 8, 2022. ...

Clouds and Cabbages by Shuko Johannessen

Shuko Sissel Johannessen speaks at the Zen Center on May 1, 2022.    ...

The Oak Tree in the Garden

Karin Ryuku Kempe of the Zen Center of Denver speaks at Puget Sound Zen Center via Zoom on April 24, 2022. ...

Mushin Abby Terris on Bodhidharma

Mushin Abby Terris speaks at the Zen Center on April 10, 2022. Part 5 in a 5 part series on Bodhidharma. ...

Eko Jeff Kelley on Bodhidharma

Eko Jeff Kelley speaks at the Zen Center on April 3, 2022. Part 4 of 5 of a dharma talk series on Bodhidharma.   ...

Genko Rainwater on Bodhidharma

Genko Rainwater speaks on March 27, 2022. Part 3 of a 5 part series on Bodhidharma.   ...

Two Entries and Four Practices – Guo Gu – 20 March 2022 (2nd of 5 part series on Bodhidharma)

Guo Gu is the founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center, the founder of the socially engaged intra-denominational Buddhist organization, Dharma Relief. He has been a...