Everyday Zen Podcast

Chris Fortin and Jaune Evans give the first talk of the Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon series to the Dharma seminar on "Honoring the Lives of Our Ancestors." This talk references  "Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors" Chapter 10 in Kazuaki Tanahashi's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's  Shobo Genzo, "Dogen's "Eihei Koso Hotsuganmon," and Wendy Garling's  "The Women Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahapajapati." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/08053852/Honoring-the-Lives-of-Our-Ancestors.mp3

Norman gives his fifth and last talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022 on Dogen's "Birth and Death." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/02142325/Dogen-on-Birth-and-Death-Santa-Sabina-Sesshin-2020-Talk-5.mp3

Norman gives his third talk on Dogen's "Zazenshin" or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022.  This is the fourth talk of the Sesshin. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/01165109/Dogens-Zazenshin-Zazen-Only-Talk-3-Santa-Sabina-Sesshin-2022-Talk-4.mp3

Norman gives his second talk on Dogen's "Zazenshin" or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022.  This is the third https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/31200737/Dogens-Zazenshin-Zazen-Only-Talk-2-Santa-Sabina-Sesshin-2022-Talk-3.mp3 talk of the Sesshin.

Norman gives his first talk on Dogen's "Zazenshin" or Zazen Only to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022.  This is the second talk of the Sesshin. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/30201419/Dogens-Zazenshin-Zazen-Only-Talk-1-Santa-Sabina-Sesshin-2022-Talk-2.mp3

Norman gives his first talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2022 on "The Seven Jhanas " or Meditation States.   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/30200241/Seven-Jhanas-or-Meditation-States-Santa-Sabina-Sesshin-2022-Talk-1.mp3

Norman gives his fourth and last talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on "Identifying With Cause and Effect" - Shobogenzo Case 90 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/24152704/Dogen-on-Karma-2022-Talk-4-Identifying-With-Cause-and-Effect-Shobogenzo-Case-90-as-found-in-Kazuaki-Tanahashis-_Treasury-of-the-True-Dharma-Eye_-Zen-Master-Dogens-Shobo-Genzo._.mp3

Norman gives his third talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on "Refrain From Unwholesome Action" - Part 2 - Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/17111346/Dogen-on-Karma-2022-Talk-3-Refrain-From-Unwholesome-Action-Part-2-Shobogenzo-Case-11.mp3

Norman gives his second talk of the Dogen on Karma 2022 series on "Refrain From Unwholesome Action" - Shobogenzo Case 11 as found in Kabuki Tanahashi's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/11091732/Dogen-on-Karma-2022-Talk-2-_Refrain-From-Unwholesome-Action_-Shobogenzo-Case-11.mp3

Norman gives a Guided Meditation on "Loving Kindness In Time of War" in recognition of the current 2022 war in Ukraine. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/11090817/Guided-Meditation-Lovingkindness-In-Time-Of-War-Dharma-Seminar-March-9-2022.mp3

Sue Moon gives the first talk of the 2022 series of "Dogen on Karma" speaking on "Baizhang's Fox" Chapter 76 and "Karma in the Three Realms" Chapter 85 of Kazuaki Tanahashi's book "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/03211021/Dogen-on-Karma-2022-Talk-1-_Baizhangs-Fox_-Chapter-76-and-_Karma-in-the-Three-Periods_-Chapter-85-Kazuaki-Tanahashi_-_Treasury-of-True-Dharma-Eye-Shobo-Genzo_.mp3

Jeff Bickner and Sue Moon speak on the koan "Not Knowing is Most Intimate" based on a conversation of Dongshan (Daizeng) and his student Fayen.  This Koan can be found as Case 171 in the Tanahashi/Loori translation "The True Dharma Eye - Zen Master Dogen's three Hundred Koans."  It is also found in the Thomas Cleary version of the Book of Serenity Case 20. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/27125931/Zen-Master-Dongshan-Talk-5-_Not-Knowing-Is-Most-Intimate_-Jeff-Bickner-and-Sue-Moon-All-Day-Sitting-February-2022.mp3

Taigen Dan Leighton gives the 4th and final talk on Zen Master Dongshan "Just this Is It:.  This series is based on Taigen Dan Leighton's book of the same name "Just This Is It." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/26081143/Zen-Master-Dongshan-_Just-This-Is-It-Talk-4-Taigon-Dan-Leighton-2.mp3

Norman gives his third talk on stories of  Zen Master Dongshan - "Just This is It."  This talk references the book by Daigen Dan Leighton: "Just This Is It :Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness," as we'll as the book of Serenity Case 49 and 98.  https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/18110020/Zen-Master-Dongshan-_Just-This-Is-It_-Talk-3-Addition-Stories-including-Book-of-Serenity-49-and-98.mp3  

Norman gives a talk on "My Psalms" to the Makor Or group February 6, 2022. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/13133959/My-Psalms-Norman-Fischer-Makor-Or-February-6-2022.mp3

Norman gives his second talk on Zen Master Dongshan  "Just This Is It" koans and stories about this seminal zen master.  The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton "Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness." In this talk Norman also references the Denkoruku or "Transmission of the Light" Chapter 39 "Great Master Tozan Ryokai." https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/11201035/Zen-Manster-Donghsan-_Just-This-is-It_-Talk-2-Inanimaite-Beings-Denkoruku-_Transmission-of-Lamp_-Chapter-39-_Great-Master-Tozan-Ryokai_.mp3

Norman gives his first talk on Zen Master Dongshan, "Just This Is It".  Koans and stories about this seminal zen master.  The reference books used are; Taigen Dan Leighton "Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness," Book of Serenity Case 49 "Dongshan Presents Offerings Before The Image," "Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi (PDF), Andy Ferguson "Zen's Chinese Heritage."   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/03135233/Zen-Master-Dongshan-Just-This-is-It-Talk-1.mp3