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Talks in Audio Format
These Sunday Talks are usually put online on Sunday afternoon. Talks are by the Guiding Teacher, guest teachers or students in formal Zen training.
More dharma talks, as well as 12 Step lectures, by Guiding Teacher Byakuren Judith Ragir are available at Judith's Web site.
"Continuous Practice" by Dokai Georgesen
June 28, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Frankenstein" by Joen Snyder O'Neal
June 21, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Devotion and Doubt" by Fish Barbara Murphy
June 14, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Zazen, Part 3: Polishing a Tile" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
June 7, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Opening the Heart" by Eko Jeff Kelley
May 31, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Zazen, Part 2: Effort" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
May 23, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Zazen" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
May 17, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"The Mother of All Buddhas" by Raisei Marc Anderson
May 10, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Helping Others" by Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi
May 3, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Exchange and No Exchange" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
April 26, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners" by Rita Gross
April 12, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Spaciousness" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
March 22, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Nanquan Kills a Cat" by Ken Keiyu Ford
March 8, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Forgiveness" by Fish Barbara Murphy
March 1, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"An Unbiased Mind" (cont'd) by Byakuren Judith Ragir
February 22, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Simplicity" by Raisei Marc Anderson
15 February 2009 Sunday Talk
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"An Unbiased Mind" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
February 1, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"The Five Wisdom Energies" by Irini Rockwell
January 25, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Planting Good Seeds" by Myo-O Habermas-Scher
January 18, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Equanimity and an Unbiased Mind" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
January 11, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"The Evening Message" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
January 4, 2009 Sunday Talk
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"Call and Response" by Raisei Marc Anderson
December 28, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"The Mystery of Listening" by Fish Barbara Murphy
December 21, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Three Important Points" by Michael O'Neal
December 7, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"A Buddha Together with another Buddha" by Eko Jeff Kelley
November 23, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"
Nyunan—The Softening of the Heart" by Gregg Krech
November 16, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Ritual Form … and Emptiness" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
November 9, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Koan of Prosperity" by Raisei Marc Anderson
November 2, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Yunyan's 'Great Compassion'" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
October 26, 2008 Sunday Talk
Our suffering is a great spiritual teacher. It is Avalokiteshvara. It teaches you how to be with suffering, how to transform it.Listen to the .mp3 audio of this talk (8.62 MB) This article posted by webmaster
"The Destitute Son" by Ken Keiyu Ford
19 October 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Peaceful Piggies" by Chi Sing
12 October 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Poems for Songs, Songs for Peace" by Kazuaki Tanahashi
October 10, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"The World is our Monastery" by Shoken Winecoff
September 28, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Bathroom Gatha Mindfulness Exercise" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
September 21, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Dizang's Nearness" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
September 14, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Becoming Trustworthy" by Myo-O Habermas-Scher
September 7, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Thinking and Non-Duality" by Raisei Marc Anderson
August 10, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Our Busy Lives (Yunyan Sweeps the Ground)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
July 27, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"How Clinging to Gender Subverts Enlightenment" by Rita Gross
July 20, 2008 Sunday Talk
Speaking of gender, "the practice of making biological sex definitive and determinative," Rita explores the question, "What would the world be like if I didn't cling so much to the notion, the feeling, the sense that I'm a woman. Would that bring me closer to enlightenment?"Listen to the .mp3 audio of this talk (6.12 MB) This article posted by webmaster
"The Conditions for Happiness" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
July 13, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Intimacy" by Ken Keiyu Ford
July 6, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Taking Care of the Details" by Jeff Eko Kelley
June 29, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Obligation" by Fish Barbara Murphy
June 15, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Awakening to Freedom" by Terri Karis
June 1, 2008 Sunday Talk
Terri refers to John Powell's talk, "Ego and 'Whitespace'", also available on this site by following the link provided.Listen to the .mp3 audio of this talk (9.10 MB) This article posted by webmaster
"Vowing and Buddhist Ceremonies" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
May 25, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"On Dogen's
Universal Recommendation for Zazen" by Raisei Marc Anderson
May 18, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Overcoming the Habit of Busy-ness" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
May 4, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Wisdom Beyond Comprehension" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
April 27, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Opening in Spring" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
April 6, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Spring" by Fish Barbara Murphy
March 30, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Devotion in Spiritual Life" by Raisei Marc Anderson
March 23, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Self Identity" by Jeff Eko Kelley
March 16, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Zen, Storytelling & Community" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
March 9, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Council Practice" by Christina Baldwin, Ann Linnea & Martin Siesta
March 2, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Practicing Prayer: Walking with Everyone (Interfaith Aspiration)" by Myo-O Habermas-Scher
Februaury 24, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Buddhism and Religious Diversity" by Rita Gross
February 10, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Shining Virtue" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
February 3, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Temple Life" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
January 27, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"What I've Learned in the Kitchen" by Ken Keiyu Ford
January 20, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Integration" by Myo-O Marilyn Habermas-Scher
January 6, 2008 Sunday Talk
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"Zen Ceremony (Part 3: Transmission of Katagiri's teachings)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
December 1, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Zen Ceremony (Part 2)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
November 25, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Zen Ceremony (Part 1)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
November 18, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Giving and Generosity" by Dokai Georgeson
November 11, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"The Awesome Presence of Active Buddhas" by Taigen Dan Leighton
November 4, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Tea" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
October 28, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Balance" by Ryojun Bob Zeglovitch
September 30, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Zen and the Physical Body" by Raisei Marc Anderson
September 23, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Practice Period: Right Effort" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
September 16, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Stepping Off a 100-foot Pole (Part 2)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
September 9, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"The Problem of Lack" by Raisei Marc Anderson
August 12, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Every Action has Consequences" by Ken Keiyu Ford
August 5, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Stepping Off a 100-foot Pole" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
July 22, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Following the Thread of Joy" by Jeff Eko Kelley
July 8, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Giving and Receiving Deep Regard" by Sosan Theresa Flynn
1 July 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Lay Practice" by Tracey Kyoku Walen
June 24, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"A Snowflake in a Furnace" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
June 17, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Losing our Balance against a Background of Perfect Harmony" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
May 6, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"The Dharma of Karma" by Tenshin Reb Anderson-roshi
April 29, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Dharma Rain" by Jeff Eko Kelly
April 15, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Practices with Money" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
April 1, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Engaged Buddhism (Part 2)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
March 25, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Engaged Buddhism (Part 1)" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
March 18, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Some Points on Dogen's
Instructions to the Cook" by Togen Moss
March 11, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Being a Priest" by Marc Dokan Anderson
March 4, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Dogen's
Uji: Caring for the Pivot of Existence" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
February 11, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Generosity" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
February 4, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Sangha and Stewardship" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
January 28, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Presence" by Bob Ryojun Zeglovitch
January 21, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Ceremony of Practice Period" by Ken Keiyu Ford
January 14, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"New Year Resolution" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
January 7, 2007 Sunday Talk
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"Buddha's Awakening" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
December 10, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"Transition—Gratitude" by Joen Snyder O'Neal
November 26, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"Byakuren's Opening Talk" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
November 19, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"Plum Village" by Brent Jiku Derowitsch
October 1, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"The Spirituality of Imperfection" by Byakuren Judith Ragir
September 24, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"First Moment" by Dokai Georgesen
September 10, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"[Sunday Talk]" by Liz Tenho Allen
August 6, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"Metta and the Two Truths" by Marilyn Myo-O Habermas-Scher
July 23, 2006 Sunday Talk
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"What I Did on my Summer Vacation" by Marc Dokan Anderson
July 16, 2006 Sunday Talk
Marc reports on his recent three-week retreat on The Breath of the Buddha, covering the Anapanasati Sutta on Mindful Breathing, at Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village.Listen to the .mp3 audio of this talk (6.39 MB) This article posted by webmaster
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