Effort Talks

So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson reflects on Dr. King’s legacy as a practice of staying human in the face of fear, polarization, and fatigue. Through Zen teachings on virya or joyful effort, we...

Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Zen Mind Beginners Mind Kakuon on 2025-01-05

Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha Sessions Zen Mind Beginners Mind Gui Spina on 2024-05-26

02/28/2024, Roger Hillyard, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple, Roger Hillyard discusses what we mean when we “take refuge” —...

01/10/2024, Anshi Zachary Smith, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, from Beginner's Mind Temple, Zachary discusses an often-used koan (teaching story): Yúnmén’s “...

Talk by Paul Haller at City Center on 2023-12-04

10/26/2022, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.
As part of the exploration of koans from the Blue Cliff Record, Abbot David unpacks Case 3, “Master Ma is...

08/27/2022, Zesho Susan O’Connell, dharma talk at City Center.
Practice is more than following the breath and happens inside and outside the zendo. This talk investigates...

06/01/2022, Pamela Weiss, dharma talk at City Center. This talk invites everyone—those sitting and those practicing at home—into wholehearted engagement and simplicity as we...

Talk by Jokai Carolyn Cavanagh at Green Gulch Farm on 2022-03-27

Using Suzuki Roshi's teaching, some reflections on the practice of "listening to your inner voice."
11/14/2021, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

10/09/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller, dharma talk at Tassajara.

A talk about Big Mind. What do we mean by Big Mind? What is it? How do we allow and encourage it? What good does it do us?
02/27/2021, Steve Weintraub, dharma talk at...

Talk by Paul Haller Seshin Day Opening All Inclusive Awareness at Tassajara on 2020-02-28

Talk by Wendy Lewis at City Center on 2020-02-11

Talk by Paul Haller Seshin Day Resolve Attention Samadhi at Tassajara on 2020-01-27

09/04/2019, Hakusho Ostlund, dharma talk at Tassajara.

08/17/2019, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, dharma talk at Tassajara.

05/26/2019, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

6/6/2018, Tenzen David Zimmerman dharma talk at City Center.

5/12/2018, Karma Yeshe Chodron and Karma Zopa Jigme dharma talk at City Center.

5/5/2018, Keiryu Lien Shutt dharma talk at City Center.

3/7/2018, Kyoshin Wendy Lewis dharma talk at City Center.

10/1/2017, Kathie Fischer dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.