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Kosho McCall, May 11, 2013, Babies
Kokyo Henkel, April 20, 2013, Four Contemplations
Kokyo Henkel, April 20, 2013, Mirror Awareness (part 1)
Kokyo Henkel, April 20, 2013, Mirror Awareness (part 2)
Glenn Noblin, April 13, 2013, Patiently Practicing With Patience
Glenn Noblin, March 16, 2013, Going Beyond Fear and Enjoying the Miracle of Being Alive
Pat Yingst, March 2, 2013, Trust the Universe Completely
Kosho McCall, February 24, 2013, The Life of a Bubble Part 2
Kosho McCall, February 23, 2013, The Life of a Bubble in the Ocean
Glenn Noblin, February 16, 2013, Spirit of Open Inquiry
Kosho McCall, February 2, 2013, Are You Enlightened?
Kosho McCall, January 26, 2013, Our Nature is to be Creative
Colin Gipson, January 19, 2013, Surrender: Intimacy With All Things
Pat Yingst, January 12, 2013, The Miracle of Awareness
Kosho McCall, January 5, 2013, The Three Brains
Kosho McCall, December 22, 2012, Waking From The Dream
Glenn Noblin, December 15, 2012, How to Prepare for Getting Old
Glenn Noblin, December 8, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: Independent, and yet Related
Kosho McCall, December 7, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: Traveling with the Buddha
Kosho McCall, December 6, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Buddha's Enlightenment
Glenn Noblin, December 5, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: Honoring the Three Treasures
Kosho McCall, December 4, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Hero's Journey
Kosho McCall, December 3, 2012, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Spiritual Journey
Colin Gipson, November 17, 2012, The Eight Worldly Dharmas
Kosho McCall, November 14, 2012, 12 Mindfulness Practices
Kosho McCall, November 10, 2012, Sangha: Why We Practice Together
Kosho McCall, October 20, 2012, Warm Chocolate Chip Cookie
Kosho McCall, October 13, 2012, Fall Practice Period: It's About Sangha
Colin Gipson, October 6, 2012, Ending the War Within Ourselves
Kosho McCall, September 29, 2012, Presence
Kosho McCall, September 22, 2012, Let Your Light Shine
Glenn Noblin, September 15, 2012, Can We Trust Happiness?
Kosho McCall, September 8, 2012, A Few Words About Karma
Kosho McCall, September 1, 2012, Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?
Shoryu Bradley, August 4, 2012, Zenvironmental Practice in Arkansas
Kosho McCall, July 28, 2012, How Do We Experience Stress?
Kosho McCall, July 22, 2012, Sesshin Day #2 Ringing the Mindfulness Bell
Kosho McCall, July 21, 2012, Think of Not Thinking
Joe Hall, July 14, 2012, How We Practice
Kosho McCall, July 7, 2012, Meditation, Feel the Burn
Glenn Noblin, June 30, 2012, Freedom
Kosho McCall, June 23, 2012, Ordinary Mind is Buddha
Pat Yingst, June 16, 2012, Ill Will
Mako Voelkel & Graham Ross, June 9, 2012, The Self
Kosho McCall, May 26, 2012, Introduction to Zen
Susan Moon, May 19, 2012, Zen Koans About Women
Kokyo Henkel, May 12, 2012, Lankavatara Sutra Part 1
Kokyo Henkel, May 12, 2012, Lankavatara Sutra Part 2
Kosho McCall, April 21, 2012, Step Aside From All Thinking
Kevin Griffin, April 14, 2012, Suffering Comes From Clinging
Glenn Noblin, April 7, 2012, Four Bodhisattva Vows
Glenn Noblin, March 31, 2012, Not Knowing is Most Intimate
Marc Lesser, March 24, 2012, Know Yourself, Forget Yourself
Kosho McCall, March 17, 2012, Patience
Kosho McCall, March 10, 2012, Observe and Accept "Things As It Is" With a Flexible Mind
Kosho McCall, February 25, 2012, The Fundamentals of Zen Meditation
Reb Anderson, February 18, 2012, The Bodhisattvas Mundane and Super-Mundane Meditation Practice
Shohaku Okumura, February 11, 2012, Buddha's Parinirvana & how Dogen is the founder of Japanese Soto Zen
Glenn Noblin, February 4, 2012, Taking Refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
Kosho McCall, January 28, 2012, A Koan and Three Buddhist Archetypes
David Chadwick, January 21, 2012, Musings on the Dharma and Suzuki Roshi
Kosho McCall, January 14, 2012, What Is This Mess All About?
Daigan Gaither, January 7, 2012, What is Buddha?
Glenn Noblin, December 17, 2011, Dharma Gates to the Sense that All is Well
Susan O'Connell, December 10, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Many Benefits of Kindness
Kosho McCall, December 9, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: Is Suffering Optional?
Susan O'Connell, December 8, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: Zen: It's About Liberation, for Everyone
Kosho McCall, December 6, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Place of Love in Our Practice
Susan O'Connell, December 5, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: Entering the Green Dragon Cave
Kosho McCall, December 4, 2011, Rohatsu Sesshin: What the Buddha Got
Susan O'Connell, December 3, 2011, How Do We Respond to Fear?
Jared Michaels, November 30, 2011, Global Warming and the Dharma
Peg Syverson, November 5, 2011, The Meaning of Freedom
Jared Michaels, November 2, 2011, Confidence as the Foundation for Environmental Action
Flint Sparks, October 29, 2011, Liberating Intimacy
Jared Michaels, October 26, 2011, Speaking Truth About Global Warming
Kosho McCall, October 23, 2011, How Do We Bear It?
Kosho McCall, October 22, 2011, What Makes Us Human
Kosho McCall, October 15, 2011, Birth and Death; The Same or Different?
Kosho McCall, October 8, 2011, Who Are You?
Kosho McCall, October 1, 2011, Don't Be Disturbed By Your Mind
Kosho McCall, September 24, 2011, Relax in Every Moment
Kosho McCall, September 17, 2011, To Be Just You Is Enough
Kosho McCall, September 3, 2011, How To Be Happy
Glenn Noblin, August 20, 2011, Trust Life Just As It Is
Kosho McCall, August 13, 2011, We Are What We Think
Steve Stucky, August 6, 2011, Zen in Seven Words
Kosho McCall, July 30, 2011, Zen: Place of Repose and Bliss
Kosho McCall, July 23, 2011, Sesshin Day #2 & Three Basic Things of Buddhism
Kosho McCall, July 22, 2011, Gaté Gaté Paragaté Parasamgaté Bodhi! Svaha!
Kosho McCall, July 16, 2011, Suzuki Roshi's Sayings
Glenn Noblin, July 9, 2011, The Eightfold Path
Bonnie Baptist, July 2, 2011, Lojong: Practice in Daily Life
Hozan Alan Senauke, June 29, 2011, Two Practical Tools for the Bodhisattva Path
Peg Syverson, June 25, 2011, Five Views of Enlightenment
Glenn Noblin, June 18, 2011, Not Holding On
Shoryu Jim Bradley, June 11, 2011, Samsara and Nirvana
Shotai de la Rosa, May 28, 2011, Zen Slogans
Jamie Howell, May 21, 2011, The Great Way is Not Difficult...
Sarah Weintraub, May 14, 2011, Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Koji Dreher, May 11, 2011, Doing What You Want is Slavery
Kosho McCall, May 7, 2011, Busy or Not Busy?
Koji Dreher, April 27, 2011, Difficulties are the Path
Koji Dreher, April 24, 2011, Dharma Punk Talk: Don't Use Buddhism
Marc Lesser, April 23, 2011, Confidence
Kosho McCall, April 12, 2011, Interview on Meditation, [1] | [2] | [3]
Lea Seigen Shinraku, April 9, 2011, Cultivating Self-Compassion
Susan O'Connell, April 2, 2011, Study of Busyness
Edward Espe Brown, March 19, 2011, "Why Haven't You Enlightened Me Yet?"
Susan Moon, March 12, 2011, This is Getting Old
Kosho McCall, March 9, 2011, Seeing Others
Kosho McCall, November 13, 2010, Colors
Glenn Noblin, November 6, 2010, Impermanence is Life
Kosho McCall, October 30, 2010, This Moment is Mind
Colin Gipson, October 27, 2010, Perseverance
Kosho McCall, October 23, 2010, Don't Get Hooked
SFZC Abbot Myogen Steve Stucky, October 16, 2010, Mulamadhyamakakakarika Blues
Kosho McCall, October 9, 2010, The Power of Awareness
Peg Syverson, October 2, 2010, Zen as Relational Practice
Kosho McCall, September 25, 2010, Introducing Practice Period
Gaelyn Godwin, September 18, 2010, Body and Mind Study of The Way
Kosho McCall, September 12, 2010, Mind, Body, and Form
Kosho McCall, September 11, 2010, The Thousand Hands of Kanzeon
Bright Dornblaaser, September 4, 2010, Persistence
Kosho McCall, August 14, 2010, Compassion and Cupid's Arrow
Kosho McCall, August 7, 2010, Practicing Patience
Chris Lance, AZC director, July 31, 2010, What is Faith?
Kosho McCall, July 24, 2010, Maps Don't Help Much
Kosho McCall, July 11, 2010, Buddhas Don't Do Good or Evil
Kosho McCall, July 10, 2010, Radical Zen
Kosho McCall, July 3, 2010, Twelve Mindfulness Practices (part 3)
Kosho McCall, July 3, 2010, Twelve Mindfulness Practices (part 2)
Kosho McCall, June 26, 2010, Twelve Mindfulness Practices (part 1)
Kosho McCall, June 12, 2010, What do we get out of generosity?
Charles Ball (AZC board president), May 29, 2010, Serving on the Board, Serving the Sangha
Kosho McCall, May 15, 2010, "Are you a Buddhist?"
Ven. Cintita John Dinsmore, May 8, 2010, Lovingkindness & Generosity
Zoketsu Normal Fischer, May 3, 2010, Zen in the Business World
Zoketsu Normal Fischer, May 1, 2010, Friendliness
Jill Wilkinson, Apr 24, 2010, The Urge to Control
Kosho McCall, Apr 17, 2010, In Life, We are in Death
Kosho McCall, Apr 10, 2010, Just The Activity Itself
Seirin Barbara Kohn, Apr 02, 2010, Comments on Receiving the Precepts
Shinge Roshi (of Zen Center of Syracuse), Mar 27, 2010, "Mr. Cho Drinks Wine"
Shotai de La Rosa, Mar 20, 2010, Community Practice in Dogen's Zen
Kosho McCall, Mar 13, 2010, [Note: Aitken Roshi is alive & well. Daido Loori Roshi died 10/09.] Who's running this place anyway?
Sarah Weintraub, director of Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Feb 27, 2010, Joy
Kosho McCall, Feb 20, 2010, The Five Points of Zen Training: Part 4: Extending Practice into Daily Life
Kosho McCall, Feb 13, 2010, The Five Points of Zen Training: Part 3: The Schedule & Precepts
Kosho McCall, Feb 6, 2010, The Five Points of Zen Training: Part 2: The Teacher
Kosho McCall, Jan 30, 2010, [My apologies for the low quality of this recording. -Trevor.] The Five Points of Zen Training: Part 1: Zazen
Kosho McCall, June 6, 2008, Gay Pride Day 2008, at San Francisco Zen Center
Rev. Lisa Hoffman, Jan 23, 2010, The Wheel of Dana
Seirin Barbara Kohn, Jan 16, 2010, Renunciation and Ordination
Jared Michaels (of SFZC), Jan 13, 2010, My Teacher's Compassion Part 1 Part 2
Kosho McCall, Jan 9, 2010, Where does that Come From?
Kosho McCall, Jan 2, 2010, Why Resolutions Don't Work
ChiSing, Dec 19, 2009, Parliament of the World's Religions
Kosho McCall, Dec 11, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Place of Anger in our Practice
Kosho McCall, Dec 10, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: Don't Go Back to Sleep
Kosho McCall, Dec 9, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: Maybe the Buddha's Monks weren't so Dumb
Kosho McCall, Dec 8, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: The Poison is the Medicine
Kosho McCall, Dec 7, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: Just ask.
Kosho McCall, Dec 6, 2009, Rohatsu Sesshin: It IS the tree spirits! RUN!
Kosho McCall, Nov 21, 2009, What are we Grateful for, anyway?
Anita Swann, Nov 14, 2009,
ChiSing, November 7, 2009, A Heart-Centered Approach to Zen Living
Kosho McCall, Oct 31, 2009, New Resident Prajna Paramita
Grace Schireson, Oct 24, 2009, Women in Zen
Barbara Kohn, Oct 17, 2009
Kosho McCall, Oct 3, 2009, Not Knowing's a 'Good' Thing?
Susan O'Connell, Sept 26, 2009, Kindness
Kosho McCall, Sept 21, 2009, Fall Sesshin: My Play, your Play — both Poorly Written and Not By Us
Kosho McCall, Sept 20, 2009, Fall Sesshin: I'll bite — what is the True Self?
Kosho McCall, Sept 19, 2009, Fall Sesshin: Which am I — This or That?
Flint Sparks, Sept 12, 2009,
Kosho McCall, Sep 5, 2009, The Many, the One, and So What?
Pat Yingst, Aug 22, 2009,
Kosho McCall, Aug 15, 2009, Tell me Qhat it's All About (Denkoroku #4)
Kosho McCall, Aug 8, 2009, Mahapajapati's Courage
Kosho McCall, Aug 1, 2009, What do you Mean there's Nothing In-between? (Denkoroku #3)
Kosho McCall, July 18, 2009, The Beer Can in the Yard and Love for Humanity
Bright Dornblaser, July 11, 2009,
Kosho McCall, June 20, 2009, Change is Scary and We Hate It
Kosho McCall, June 13, 2009, Inner Peace —Yea, but How?
Kosho McCall, June 6, 2009, Why all this Fighting?
Kosho McCall, May 30, 2009, What Dharma Position do 'You' Hold?
Jill Wilkinson, Mar 11, 2009, Zen & Creativity
Jordan Thorn, January 21, 2009, Prajna Paramita Talk,
Kosho McCall, Under the Bodhi Tree, Talks from Rohatsu Sesshin, 2008.
- December 11, 2008, Get a Good Karma-lawyer
- December 10, 2008, Cultivating the Four Immeasurables
- December 9, 2008, Perfuming the Seeing of the Tranquil World
- December 8, 2008, What are We Doing This?
- December 7, 2008, How do We Mess it all Up?
- December 6, 2008, Sitting Upright
Barbara Kohn, October 18, 2008, Cause and Effect
Kojin Dinsmore, October 4, 2008, Economy of Gifts
Kojin Dinsmore, August 23, 2008, Karma's Many Lives
Colin Gipson, August 9, 2008, Curious about Suffering
"The Eightfold Path" Series
- Kojin Dinsmore, June 28, 2008, First Steps on the Path
- Barbara Kohn, July 5, 2008, Precepts
- Kojin Dinsmore, July 19, 2008, Wildflower Seeds
- Kojin Dinsmore, July 27, 2008, Wondrous Method
- Barbara Kohn, July 28, 2008,
- Kojin Dinsmore, July 29, 2008, Living the Dharma
- Barbara Kohn, July 30, 2008, Feeling Zen Fierce
- Kojin Dinsmore, July 31, 2008, The Vast Sky Does Not Obstruct the Floating White Clouds
- Barbara Kohn, August 1, 2008, Collage
Gaelyn Godwin, June 21, 2008, On Emptiness
Kojin Dinsmore, June 7, 2008, What Do You Call The World?
Pat Yingst, May 31, 2008, Opening the Hand of Thought
Daigaku Rumme, May 28, 2008, Instructions to the Cook
Kojin Dinsmore, April 19, 2008, The Path of Renunciation
Kojin Dinsmore, January 19, 2008, Gandhi and Dogen on Liberation
Barbara Kohn, July 24, 2007, Nothing to Gain
Barbara Kohn, July 23, 2007, Follow the Schedule
Barbara Kohn, November 3, 2007, Love or Zazen?
Barbara Kohn, October 3, 2007, The Accupuncture Needle of Zazen
Barbara Kohn, June 18, 2005,
Barbara Kohn, May 21, 2005,
Barbara Kohn, April 27, 2005,
Barbara Kohn, February 19, 2005,
Barbara Kohn, January 8, 2005,
Barbara Kohn, December 18, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, December 4, 2004,
Kojin John Dinsmore, November 20, 2004, Dana
Barbara Kohn, November 13, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, November 12, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, October 23, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, August 21, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, July 24, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, June 19, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, June 5, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, March 27, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, March 13, 2004, Renunciation
Barbara Kohn, March 13, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, March 12, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, February 25, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, February 14, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, January 29, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, January 21, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, January 17, 2004,
Barbara Kohn, December 13, 2003,
Barbara Kohn, November 15, 2003,
Barbara Kohn, October 22, 2003,
Barbara Kohn, August 16, 2003,
Reb Anderson, October 10, 2002,
Reb Anderson, October 11, 2002,
Reb Anderson, October 12, 2002, afternoon,
Reb Anderson, October 12, 2002, part 1,
Reb Anderson, October 12, 2002, part 2,
Reb Anderson, October 13, 2002, part one,
Reb Anderson, October 13, 2002, part two,
Reb Anderson, October 14, 2002, morning, part one,
Reb Anderson, October 14, 2002, morning, part two,
Reb Anderson, October 14, 2002, afternoon,
Reb Anderson, October 15, 2002, part 1,
Reb Anderson, October 15, 2002, part 2,
Reb Anderson, October 16, 2002, part 1,
Reb Anderson, October 16, 2002, part 2,
Reb Anderson, October 17, 2002, part 1,
Reb Anderson, October 17, 2002, part 2,

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