Norman gives the first talk of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra Chapter 39) to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The Gandavyuha Sutra is the story of the spiritual pilgrimage of the monk Sudhana, who visits and learns from many spiritual masters. This is the final chapter 39 of the much larger Avatamsaka Sutra.

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Norman gives the first talk of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra Chapter 39) to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The Gandavyuha Sutra is the story of the spiritual pilgrimage of the monk Sudhana, who visits and learns from many spiritual masters. This is the final chapter 39 of the much larger Avatamsaka Sutra.

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Norman gives the second talk of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Avatamsaka Sutra Chapter 39) to the Everyday Zen August 2025 All Day Sitting at Green Gulch Farm. The Gandavyuha Sutra is the story of the spiritual pilgrimage of the monk Sudhana, who visits and learns from many spiritual masters. This is the final chapter 39 of the much larger Avatamsaka Sutra.

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Neal Shorstein gives the tenth and last talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Nirvana, the Waterfall."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Neal Shorstein gives the ninth talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Mind Waves."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Judy Fleischman gives the eighth talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "God Giving."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Michael Gelfond gives the seventh talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "God Giving."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Norman give a dharma talkon "Being a Priest" to Kannon Do Zen Center July 19, 2025.

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Steve Gross gives the sixth  talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "No Trace."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Alan Block gives the fifth  talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Control."  This series of talks is given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Norman gives his dharma talk to the Everyday Zen July 2025 All Day Sitting on the chant "En Mei Jukku Kannongyo.

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John Murray  gives the fourth talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Beyond Experience."  This series is part of  five class talks given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Christopher Dumbleton gives the third talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Experience Not Philosophy."  This series is part of  five class talks given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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James Flaherty gives the second talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Prologue: Beginner's Mind."  This series is part of  five class talks given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Judith Gilbert gives the first talk of the Zen Mind Beginner's Mind 2025 Series on "Prologue: Beginner's Mind."  This series is part of  five class talks given by senior Everyday Zen teachers on the chapter of their choice from Suzuki Roshi's book "Zen Mind Beginner's Mind.

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Norman gives his third and last talk to the Samish Island 2025 Sesshin on the chant "En Mei Jukku Kannongyo.

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Norman gives a talk on "Opening the Hand of Thought" to the Samish Island 2025 Sesshin.

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Norman gives a talk on the Koan "What do You Call the World" to the Samish Island 2025 Sesshin.

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Jeff Bickner gives a talk on "Paying Attention" to the Everyday Zen June 2025 All Day Sitting.

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Norman Fischer gives the eighth and final talk on Nagarjuna's "Verses From the Center" (Mulamadhyamakakarika). This Everyday Zen 2025 series references Stephen Batchelor's book "Verses From the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime.

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