We indulge in our fears way too much in the guise of protecting our freedom. In this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei asks us to look closely at what separates us from ourselves and each other. There

If the practice is going well, no one is becoming like anyone else. In this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei invites us to experience what happens when we wholeheartedly practice. What changes within

Do not take anything for granted. See everything as a gift. The sixteen bodhisattva precepts are guidelines to live by, aspirations to live into. In this talk, Chodo Sensei introduces us to an ext

How do we create the conditions to become more free? We are here because of those who came before us. In this talk, Koshin Sensei gratefully reminds us that our continuing practice and commitment

How often do you live in fear of what is going to happen? Can you actually be where you are and nowhere else? In this talk, Koshin Sensei explores this simple question as an invitation to experie

It is not through ease that we open, but through challenge, the challenge of being in relationship. In this talk, Koshin Sensei encourages us to face our discomfort and notice all the ways we dis

Buddhism teaches that just like all of our other qualities, the love we possess is boundlessrather than view this as a limited resource to be shared sparingly, authentic love powers our commitment t

And what does Zen really look like? As if it actually looks like anything. When we think it looks like something, were on the wrong path. Mountains and rivers away from it. If it were to look like a

If there is meaning in life at all, there must be meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete.

Like lighted incense, when we sit Zazen, we burn away our self-centeredness and release our true fragrance. In this recent dharma talk, guest teacher, Shinzan Palma invites us to consider what we