Myosen River Shannon continues the Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook, offering insights into Great Mind and Parental Mind. What would it be like to fully the taste the experiences of each day? What kind of medicine bowl can be made with what’s available? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please...

Joko Claire Talbot asks: in our distressing moments, before our limbic system kicks in to full gear, can we practice generosity towards ourselves, crossing over to the shore of peace and understanding? “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” (Leo Buscaglia) _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider support...

Jikai Vicki Turay gives a talk on chapters 3 and 4 of Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook. Cooking is not a distraction from the more serious pursuit of meditation but rather an entry way to a deeper understanding of how our minds are intimately connected to all phenomena and to one’s buddha nature. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in th...

Jikai Vicki Turay shares reflections on the recent MRZC Summer sesshin and Dogen’s Mountains and Waters sutra. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments,...

Dai- Flo Rublee offers the first talk in a new Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook. What are the activities of true adults in the world today? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten ...

Myosen River Shannon suggests that the possibilities of gender embodiment and existence are infinite. Healing and awakening are mutually enriching experiences, not separate. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is ...

In the final talk of the sesshin, Shinmon Michael Newton explores the notion of the unknown in the wild and along the path of practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our websi...

Drawing on the essay “Survival and Sacrament” by Gary Snyder, Myoshin Kate McCandless reflects on how our lives are intertwined with all other beings. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our ...

Shinmon Michael Newton draws on Gary Snyder’s essay “Good, Wild, Sacred” to consider the notion of the wild both within us and around us. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For...

Myoshin Kate McCandless explores living and practicing in place through Gary Snyder’s essay “The Place, the Region, and the Commons.” _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For que...

In this talk, Shinmon Michael Newton discusses Gary Snyder’s essay “Blue Mountains Constantly Walking” and explores how the idea of the mountain can be expressed in our practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ...

Myoshin Kate McCandless introduces the theme of this years MRZC Mountains and Waters sesshin - The Practice of the Wild. Through the writing of Gary Snyder, the talk explores our practice in relation to nature, wilderness and the wild. Note: we apologize for the audio issues in the first few minutes of the talk _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value i...

Myoshin Kate McCandless gives the last talk in the dharma seminar on Musō Soseki’s writing. “I am seeking nothing special. Even for my guests I have nothing to offer except these white stones and this clear spring water.” _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of record...

Shinmon Michael Newton offers an exploration of Fusatsu (the full moon ceremony) - when sangha members have the opportunity to refresh and renew their relationship to the 16 boddhisatva precepts. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back ov...

“Through desire we invite birth, through aversion we receive death.” Shinmon Michael Newton continues the Wednesday evening seminar on Muso Soseki’s Dialogues in a Dream. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is fre...

Myoshin Kate McCandless offers teachings and perspectives on the dharma and babies, in advance of a welcoming ceremony for baby Callum. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For que...

“Knowing is arrogance, not knowing is stupidity.” For the third talk in our dharma seminar on Musō Soseki's writing, Myoshin Kate McCandless asks: What is your relationship to reading Zen texts and commentaries? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded ...

Shinmon Michael Newton delves into Muso Soseki’s teachings on demons. How do we understand and address inner challenges? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions an...

Shinmon Michael Newton offers an exploration of Muso Soseki’s thoughts on compassion. Is it sentimental? Is it dharma based? Is it universal or is it dualistic? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and acc...

Myoshin Kate McCandless examines that most frustrating, troublesome, and beautiful of human faculties: language. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website. For questions and comments, co...