Dharma Discourse by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei In this talk, Shugen Sensei continues the teachings about the stages along the Path. The 6th stage of the Ox Herding Pictures is called Riding the Ox Home. After the immense struggles of "wrestling" and

Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi In Zen literature the mountain's summit is commonly used as a metaphor for realization. Using this metaphor as a point of departure, Daido Roshi talks about form and emptiness, the nature of enlightenment, an

Dharma Discourse by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei In practice, challenges are nothing but opportunities to help us see something about ourselves we were previously blind to. Working with a teacher can help us move through these obstacles, but ultimate

Dharma Discourse by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei Shugen Sensei says that we often turn away from the essential to the trivial, recalling a poem by Rumi, "we are sitting on the edge of a roof, drunk." Due to this, Shugen Sensei implores us to move car

Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi The simple practice of zazen, when taken up sincerely and consistently, has the power to transform our lives. In this talk, Daido Roshi dispels some common misunderstandings about zazen and offers helpful gui

Dharma Discourse by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei Master Dogen writes, “To study the way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.” How do we study ourselves, our lives, our world, the questions of why and how? Do we refuse to

Dharma Discourse by Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei In this talk, Shugen Sensei continues the teachings about the stages along the path. The 5th stage of the Ox Herding Pictures illustrates the practitioner's struggles at taming the ox. Our typical ideas

Dharma Discourse by John Daido Loori, Roshi To understand the Buddhist teachings and adopt the Zen forms is the easy part. But to truly challenge ourselves and turn toward the places we've been avoiding is the path to true freedom. Every moment presents

Dharma Discourse by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei The radical loneliness of this path is good news. Loneliness is what helps us realize we are the only ones who can take responsibility for our lives. When we become completely intimate with loneliness,

Dharma Discourse by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj, Sensei In this discourse we're calling, Ryushin Sensei says the most insidious kind of self-deception is the one that lurks within our spiritual practice. When practice is used as a venue for self-improvement