Village Zendo Teacher Talks
176 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDharma talks on Zen Buddhism from the Village Zendo in New York City.
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Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Expressing Compassion Today”
April 13, 2020 01:06 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBIn her talk Roshi reminds us that all over and throughout the body are the many hands and eyes of compassion. Inviting us to be alert to what erodes our compassion (greed, anger, ignorance), she encourages us to open our minds to external and internal ways of expressing compassion today, in the midst of this […] The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Expressing Compassion Today” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Saving All Sentient Beings”
March 27, 2020 02:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBRoshi brings up the first grave precept — “I am not separate from all that is” — to reflect on our interdependence at this time of crisis. She talks about the many ways, great and small, that we can take skillful action to support our communities and heal our world. Recorded as a video on […] The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Saving All Sentient Beings” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Soten “Daisu’s Aeonic Fire”
March 22, 2020 15:35 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBWe know these are transformative times for society. Neil Soten Theise brings up “Dasui’s Aeonic Fire” to consider how each of us might use this time to transform and awaken. Podcast audio only here: The post Talk by Soten “Daisu’s Aeonic Fire” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Ryotan Sensei “The One Who Is Not Sick”
March 12, 2020 18:03 - 22 minutes - 35.7 MBMarch 12, 2020 Ryotan Sensei speaks about how our Zen practice supports us in difficult times. The post Talk by Ryotan Sensei “The One Who Is Not Sick” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Buddhanature through Different Perspectives”
March 07, 2020 18:56 - 32 minutes - 30 MBMarch 7, 2020 Enkyo Roshi takes up the koan Mu, employing poetic commentary of three Chinese Women Zen Masters from the 12th and 17th century. The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Buddhanature through Different Perspectives” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “The Bittersweet Taste of Perfection”
February 20, 2020 23:31 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBFebruary 20, 2020 We’re perfect and complete, especially when we’re completely unhappy with our own perfection. Nonetheless, can we offer ourselves compassion and embrace the person we think we are without forgetting that the self does not exist? The post Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “The Bittersweet Taste of Perfection” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Jo An Hoshi “Skin and Bones Zen”
February 16, 2020 16:35 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBJo An shares his experience of watching vultures devour a deer carcass on his property. He ties this to Xuefeng’s “Dreg Slurpers” in our study text Zen Echoes, reminding us that the dharma does not live in the dregs of the ancients, but it is here and now. (photo by Melissa MacMasters) The post Talk by Jo An Hoshi “Skin and Bones Zen” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Joshin Roshi “When the Bottom Falls Out”
February 15, 2020 15:30 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWhat happens when life as we know it changes, when our previous assumptions no longer hold and the structures by which we know ourselves collapse? Using Chiyono’s experience of kensho in No Water No Moon, Joshin shows how Zen practice helps us accept the fact of death in life itself. The post Talk by Joshin Roshi “When the Bottom Falls Out” first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Tokuyu Hoshi “Bamboo Whisk”
February 13, 2020 23:35 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBTokuyu Hoshi speaks of koans and zen practice — how they lure us in, and can eventually push us to a point of having a direct experience with our lives. Recorded February 13th, 2020. The post Talk by Tokuyu Hoshi "Bamboo Whisk" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Listening to Emptiness”
February 10, 2020 03:26 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBRoshi connects compassionate listening to the Buddhist view that our conceptions and ideas about each other are really ‘empty,’ and that is the key to compassion. Recorded February 9th, 2020. The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi "Listening to Emptiness" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “Seeing the One Room”
January 26, 2020 15:59 - 18 minutes - 26 MBMeditation trains us to look directly and compassionately at ourselves and our behavior. This meticulous self examination ultimately leads to freedom from the bondage of any fixed identity. When the self is seen, the self disappears; when the self disappears, the world is healed. The post Talk by Bokushu Hoshi "Seeing the One Room" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “The Empty Cart”
January 20, 2020 02:15 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBRoshi brings up Case 8 of the Mumonkan, Keichu Makes Carts to ask “How can we express emptiness?” She suggests that we approach it not with words, but by allowing our views of a separate and enduring self to drop away. Recorded January 19th, 2020. The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi "The Empty Cart" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Soshin Hoshi “Just Go Straight”
January 18, 2020 22:17 - 22 minutes - 35.2 MBJanuary 18, 2020 A nameless woman gives advice. Do we want to listen? Check it out. The post Talk by Soshin Hoshi "Just Go Straight" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Myoko Sensei “The Joy of Washing”
January 16, 2020 22:13 - 33 minutes - 31 MBJanuary 16, 2020 Myoko Sensei brings up Case 7 of the Mumonkan to point to our capacity to stay alive and fresh to the ever-changing conditions of our every day activity. The post Talk by Myoko Sensei "The Joy of Washing" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Fugan Hoshi “On the Knife’s Edge: Balance in the Wandering World”
January 12, 2020 22:23 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBJanuary 12, 2020 In this talk, Fugan explores how our sense of balance simultaneously grounds us and allows us to flow. The post Talk by Fugan Hoshi "On the Knife’s Edge: Balance in the Wandering World" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Joshin Sensei “The Dharma of Mothers: Our First Zen Teachers”
December 31, 2019 18:51 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBJoshin Sensei gives the final talk of our 2019 winter retreat: She talks about how we separate from our True Nature and what to do about it… Recorded December 30, 2019 The post Talk by Joshin Sensei "The Dharma of Mothers: Our First Zen Teachers" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Ryotan “Being Intimate with Intimacy”
December 30, 2019 18:49 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBRyotan Sensei gives the fourth talk of our winter retreat. Put aside your fear and dive into the waters of life. Recorded December 30, 2019 The post Talk by Ryotan "Being Intimate with Intimacy" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Silently Entering The Gate”
December 27, 2019 19:31 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBEnkyo Roshi gives the first talk of our 2019 Winter Retreat at the Garrison Institute. She first introduces our practice leader Joren Drury, and then opens up the gate of non-duality as presented in our study text Zen Echoes. Recorded December 27th, 2019 The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi "Silently Entering The Gate" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Don’t Get Stuck On the Absolute”
December 23, 2019 03:48 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this talk, Roshi notes that the pursuit of enlightenment might have brought many to Zen, but she emphasizes that realizing our interconnectedness through social engagement is the fruit of practice. She illustrates this with passages from Yongjia Xuanjue’s “Song of Enlightenment.” Recorded December 22, 2019 The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi "Don't Get Stuck On the Absolute" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Shinryu Sensei “Into the Headwinds”
December 19, 2019 22:46 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBDecember 19, 2019 Invoking Master Zuigan, Shinryu addresses the mental health epidemic among students today and what meditation practice has to offer. The post Talk by Shinryu Sensei "Into the Headwinds" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Bokushu “The Ladder to Nowhere”
December 16, 2019 03:26 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBMeditation allows us to see our addiction to ourselves, and practice in community can wean us off the behavioral habits fueling this addiction. Then we can meet reality, just as it is. Recorded December 15th, 2019 The post Talk by Bokushu "The Ladder to Nowhere" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Tokuyu Hoshi, “How To (not) Wear the Mourning Clothes”
December 13, 2019 03:23 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBTokuyu Hoshi takes up the koan “Caoshan’s Fulfillment of Filial Piety” to examine how we can more skillfully work with our most difficult emotions. In our sadness, shame and embarrassment, perhaps we can notice that they’re fine, actually—that we have nothing to hide. Recorded December 12, 2019. The post Talk by Tokuyu Hoshi, "How To (not) Wear the Mourning Clothes" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Guest Teacher David Loy “Ecodharma”
November 25, 2019 03:32 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBEcodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis Guest teacher David Loy exposes the roots of consumerism while drawing a resonant parallel between our individual sense of lacking something, and a society structured to profit from and reinforce this sense of lacking on a global scale. Recorded November 24th, 2019 The post Talk by Guest Teacher David Loy "Ecodharma" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “A Time for Giving”
November 11, 2019 03:54 - 27 minutes - 49.7 MBEnkyo Roshi reflects on this time of harvest and brilliantly colored, shorter days. She brings up the koan of “Seizei, a Poor Monk” to challenge our assumptions about what it really means to have, and to give. Recorded November 10, 2019. The post Talk by Enkyo Roshi "A Time for Giving" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Soshin Hoshi “The Pearl, the Jewel, and the Mirror”
November 09, 2019 15:05 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBNovember 9, 2019 Soshin looks at some of the ways we separate from ourselves and reminds us to ask, “Who am I?” The post Talk by Soshin Hoshi "The Pearl, the Jewel, and the Mirror" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “Tales from the Crypt”
October 31, 2019 15:22 - 26 minutes - 30.8 MBOctober 31, 2019 Bokushu talks about emerging from his personal graveyard by working freely with his addiction to himself. Going beyond knowing and not knowing without losing sight of either, he points to a living Way. The post Talk by Bokushu Hoshi "Tales from the Crypt" first appeared on The Village Zendo.
Talk by Fugan Hoshi “The Dharma Wind Blows Through Here”
October 21, 2019 02:09 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this talk, Student Teacher Fugan returns us to Vimalakirti’s small sick room and discusses the expansiveness of the Dharma. Recorded Sunday October 20th 2019
Talk by Norman Fischer “The World Could Be Otherwise”
October 16, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBVisiting teacher Norman Fischer examines the role of imagination in the Bodhisattva path. Recorded October 15th, 2019.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “What do We Embrace and What do we Forego?”
October 14, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBEnkyo Roshi takes up Case 38 of the Mumonkan, “A Buffalo Passes Through a Window” to examine the potential pitfalls that students can encounter in their practice. Recorded October 13, 2019.
Talk By Ryotan Sensei “What is the Tathagatha’s True Meaning?”
October 13, 2019 02:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBRyotan Sensei discusses the Tathagatha’s true meaning through the lens of Vimalakirti’s illness and Shariputra’s “looking for a seat.” He reminds us that the Dharma is immediately available to us in each moment of our lives. Recorded October 12, 2019
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Can You Step Forward Into The Waves Of Change?”
September 23, 2019 02:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBRoshi spoke about Sekiso’s koan in the Mumonkan, Case 46, “How do you step forward from a 100 pole.” The koan today asks us all, how do we meet this changing world when categories evolve, words take on new meaning, and the world itself cries out for adaptation? Recorded September 22, 2019.
Talk by Shinryu Sensei “Is Spiritual Bypassing the Gate to Non-Duality?”
September 20, 2019 01:12 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBShinryu takes up Vimalakirti’s “thunderous silence” as well as debates in the field of “Critical Buddhism” to address whether our practice leads to political and ethical conformity. Recorded September 19th, 2019.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “Calling all Bodhisattvas”
September 14, 2019 13:34 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBBokushu talks about the source of our suffering, and about the opportunity we bodhisattvas have to relate more skillfully to reality.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi “Nothing is Hidden”
August 25, 2019 22:02 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBAugust 25, 2019 Roshi brings up our country’s painful history of land theft and slavery. She exhorts us to see the truth both in our collective history and in the way our own minds habitually operate. Seeing that truth, we can act more skillfully in a world that desperately needs our understanding and compassion.
Karuna Sesshin Talk 3 on the Vimalakirti Sutra by Bokushu Hoshi
August 10, 2019 17:06 - 30 minutes - 35.2 MBAugust 10, 2019 Karuna Sesshin Bokushu connects the Vimalakirti Sutra with our culture of self loathing and gun violence. He urges listeners to learn to see and tolerate themselves as the foundation for cultivating compassion in all its many forms.
Karuna Sesshin Talk 2 on the Vimalakirti Sutra by Ryoshin
August 09, 2019 16:58 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBAugust 9, 2019 Karuna Sesshin Ryoshin looks at a question asked of the Buddha in the Vimalakirti Sutra: “how can we create a Buddha land?” In contemplating this question, we see that our own life is, of itself, a Buddha land, or source of the awakened mind.
Karuna Sesshin Talk 1 on the Vimalakirti Sutra by JoAn
August 08, 2019 18:10 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBSenior student JoAn offers his perspective on the Vimalakirti Sutra to those in attendance at the Village Zendo’s Karuna sesshin at Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
Dai Sesshin 2019 – Talk by Ryotan Sensei: “Bodhisattvas, Come Get Your Rice!”
August 02, 2019 17:31 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBIn the final talk of Dai Sesshin, Ryotan Sensei relates how master Chin Niu and the Vimalakirti Sutra remind us that our lives are boundless.
Dai Sesshin 2019 – Talk by Soshin Hoshi “Vimalakirti Is Ill”
August 01, 2019 22:48 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB“Monks, one moment you are born, the next you grow old, the next you pass into extinction.” In the sixth talk of Dai Sesshin, Soshin inquires inquires about Vimalakirti’s illness.
Dai Sesshin 2019 – Talk by Roshi: “The Portal of Sesshin”
July 28, 2019 01:50 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn the first dharma talk of Dai Sesshin, Roshi shares the idea of sacred portals, and invites us to enter into a new way of experiencing reality.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi: “The Four Vows Part Six: The Living Way, One Step at a Time”
July 15, 2019 00:46 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBBokushu urges everyone to actualize the four vows as the expression of their very lives.
Talk By Ryotan Sensei “A Tale of Two Bridges”
July 12, 2019 02:52 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MBRyotan Sensei explores the famous koan where Master Joshu points to the bridge of the Dharma that allows all beings to cross. Recorded July 11th 2019.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “The Four Vows Part Five: Which Way Isn’t the Buddha Way?”
June 23, 2019 19:41 - 27 minutes - 31.3 MBJune 23, 2019 Bokushu bears witness to his own habitual separation as a means to stop separating from the Buddha Way.
Talk by Ryotan Sensei “Ordinary and Extraordinary”
June 20, 2019 19:23 - 31 minutes - 36 MBJune 20, 2019 Ryo explores the Four Noble Truths as an expression of Ordinary Mind.
Talk by Roshi “How we Practice Zen: form and formlessness”
June 16, 2019 22:07 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBJune 16, 2019 In her talk, Roshi asks us to look at the forms of practice we use, how they change, and what remains?
Talk by Soten “Sickness and Health According to the Ancestors”
June 13, 2019 21:59 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBJune 13, 2019 In this talk, Soten offers teachings from our Dharma ancestors Yunmen and Robert Genjin Savage. “Yunmen’s two sicknesses” and the “AIDS Ward Scherzo” illuminate notions of sickness and health in our zen practices and our lives.
Talk by Fugan Hoshi “Sea Grass Temple”
June 09, 2019 21:08 - 28 minutes - 32 MBJune 9, 2019 In this talk, Fugan Hoshi explores the meaning of sanctuary within the challenges and trials of daily life.
Talk by Joshin Sensei “Sen-Jo and her Soul are Separated”
June 08, 2019 23:46 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBJune 8, 2019 Joshin Sensei talks about the rupture in connection that personal and collective trauma creates, and how it benefits us to become aware of our autonomic nervous system to become better able to regulate it.
Talk by Bokushu Hoshi “Zazen… Why ask Why? Here’s Why!”
May 19, 2019 17:15 - 18 minutes - 34.8 MBMay 19, 2019 Bokushu Hoshi explores how Zazen benefits our suffering world.
Talk by Enkyo Roshi: “The Mother Of All The Buddhas”
May 12, 2019 17:10 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBRoshi explores the nourishing quality of the idea of the mother: in the matrileneal Lenape, in Prajna Paramita, in the koan about the monk who asked why Daitsu Chiso did not attain Buddhahood, and in Kuan Yin’s response to a seeker.