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Everyday Zen Podcast

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Dharma Talks from the Everyday Zen Foundation
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My Psalms – Norman Fischer – Makor Or – February 6, 2022

Norman gives a talk on "My Psalms" to the Makor Or group February 6, 2022. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/My+Psalms+-+Norman+Fischer+-+Makor+Or+February+6%2C+2022.mp3

Feb 13, 202257 min

Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It – Talk 2 – Denkoruku “Transmission of the Lamp” Chapter 39 “Great Master Tozan Ryokai”

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." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west...

Feb 12, 202253 min

Zen Master Dongshan – “Just This is It” – Talk 1- Case 49 Book of Serenity

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." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without...

Feb 03, 202258 min

Thich Nhat Hanh on “The Heart Sutra” – All Day Sitting January 2022

Norman speaks on Thich Nhat Hanh's version of the Heart Sutra, "The Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore," which can be found on the Plum Village website "plumvillage.org." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Thich-Nhat-Hanh-on-Heart-Sutra_All-Day-Sitting-January-2022.mp3

Feb 03, 202237 min

Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial and Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 “The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers”

Norman leads a memorial service for Thich Nhat Hanh followed by Chris Fortin speaking on Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo Case 213 "The Bodhisattva of Miraculous Powers." This koan can be found in John Daido Loori's: "The True Dharma Eye - Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Thich-Nhat-Hanh-Memor...

Jan 28, 20221 hr 10 min

Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 102 – “Baizhang’s Fox.” Also Book of Serenity 8, Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2

Chris Fortin a Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on "Baizhang's Fox" Mana Shobogenzo case 102; also Book of Serenity case 8, and Gateless Barrier (Mumonkan) 2. In this series Norman is referencing John Daido Loori's book "The Tue Dharma Eye - Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/202...

Jan 20, 202245 min

Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 105 “The Bodhisattva of Compassion’s Hands and Eyes”

Chris Fortin and Norman Fischer both speak to the Dharma Seminar on "The Bodhisattva of Compassion's Hands and Eyes'" Mana Shobogenzo case 105; also Book of Serenity case 54 and Blue Cliff Record case 89. In this series Norman is referencing the book from John Daido Loori: "The True Dharma Eye - Zen Master Dogen's three Hundred Koans." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazona...

Jan 13, 202247 min

Dogen’s Mana Shobogenzo Case 34 – “The World-Honored One’s “Intimate Speech”

Norman and Chris Fortin both speak on Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo Case 34 - The World-Honored One's "Intimate Speech." This case can be found in John Daido Loori's book "The True Dharma Eye - Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans." Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Mana-Shobogenzo_Case-34-The-World-Honored-Ones+_Intimate+Speech....

Jan 06, 202248 min

Saigyo Talk 3

Norman gives the third and last talk to the Dharma Seminar on poet Saigyo Hoshi. Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Northern Honshū that would later inspire Bashō ...

Dec 18, 20211 hr 26 min

Dharma Is A Mirror Of Your Mind – Jaune Evans – Poet Saigyo Hoshi Talk 2

Jaune Evans gives the second talk to the Dharma Seminar on poet Saigyo Hoshi entitled "Dharma is a Mirror of Your Mind." Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Norther...

Dec 12, 202140 min

Saigyo Introduction – December 2021

Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. He later took the pen name Saigyō, meaning “Western Journey”, a reference to Amida Buddha and the Western paradise. He lived alone for long periods in his life in Saga, Mt. Koya, Mt. Yoshino, Ise, and many other places, but he is more known for the many long, poetic journeys he took to Northern Honshū that would later inspire Bashō in his Narrow Road to the Interior.

Dec 06, 202136 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 16 – November All Day Sitting

Norman gives his sixteenth and final talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series on the Denkoroku to the November All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hi-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: "The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Nov 22, 202152 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 15 – Denkoroku

Norman gives his fifteenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series on the Denkoroku to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hi-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: "The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Nov 19, 202156 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 14

Norman gives his fourteenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Nov 11, 202153 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 13 – Shuso Talk 3

Shuso Eva Bovenzi gives the thirteenth talk (Shuso talk 3) of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Nov 05, 202123 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 12 – Sesshin Talk 5

Norman gives his twelfth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 30, 202147 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 11 – Sesshin Talk 4

Norman gives his eleventh talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 30, 202142 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 10 – Sesshin talk 3

Norman gives his tenth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to EDZ 2021 Sesshin (Talk 3). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 29, 202145 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 9 – Sesshin Talk 2

Norman gives his ninth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the EDZ 2021 Sesshin (talk 2 ). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 28, 202146 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 8 – Sesshin Talk 1

Norman gives his eighth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the EDZ 2021 Sesshin (talk 1). In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 28, 202144 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 7

Norman gives his seventh talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar at the October All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”

Oct 23, 202157 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 5 – October All Day Sitting

Norman gives his fifth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar at the October All Day Sitting. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”

Oct 10, 202152 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 4

Norman gives his fourth talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: “The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng.”

Oct 08, 202159 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 3

Norman gives his third talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: "The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Oct 01, 202154 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 2

Norman gives his second talk of the Platform Sutra 2021 series to the Dharma Seminar. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. In this series Norman references Red Pine: "The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng."

Sep 25, 202151 min

Platform Sutra 2021 – Talk 1 – September All Day Sitting

Norman opens the 2021 Everyday Zen Practice Period and gives his first talk of the Platform Sutra 2021. In the Platform Sutra Hui-neng (sixth patriarch) confers the formless precepts of the Southern School of Zen. Norman will be referencing Red Pines's "The Platform Sutra:The Zen teaching of Hui-neng" throughout the series.

Sep 19, 202141 min

Dogen’s Bendowa 2021 – Talk 2

Norman gives his second and final talk to the Dharma Seminar of the Dogen's Bendowa 2021 series. In this Series Norman references the book "The Wholehearted Way" by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Dan Leighton. Dogen's Bendowa may also be found in "Treasure of the True Dharma Eye, Zen Master Dogen's Shobogenzo," edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi, two volumes.

Sep 16, 202157 min
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