Suffering Talks

05/25/2022, Pamela Weiss, dharma talk at City Center.
This talk shares stories from Layman Pang and his daughter Ling Zhao, and considers how to respond to the cries of...

Talk by Leslie James Understanding The Self on 2022-05-06

03/30/2022, Tenzen David Zimmerman, sesshin dharma talk at Tassajara.

Practice reflections on the famous image and chapter from Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.
02/27/2022, Ango Sara Tashker, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

A talk about the Bodhisattva’s vow - to live for the benefit of others - as exemplified by the world's greatest chef, Massimo Bottura.
02/06/2022, Furyu Nancy Schroeder,...

01/19/2022, Shoren Heather Iarusso, dharma talk at City Center.

An exploration of the Buddhist practice of cutting through the delusion of our disconnectedness highlighting Dr. Martin Luther King and Eihei Dogen's teaching of Uji (Time...

A talk on Shakyamuni's Buddha's karmic journey. 04/12/2021, Tenzen David Zimmerman, dharma talk at City Center.

Once when a student straightened a hanging picture in the temple, Suzuki Roshi went and made it crooked again - why did he do that, and what does this story show about our "...

Continuing with our focus this month on the Mind Only teachings, this talk offers a walk-through of some of the school's major components…among them, compassion, generosity and...

Talk by Anshi Zachary Smith at City Center on 2021-06-09

Talk by Leslie James at Tassajara on 2021-05-17

Comparing the Zen and Vipassana ways of practice.
04/24/2021, Ryushin Paul Haller and Gil Fronsdal, dharma talk at City Center.

The well of the ego and breaking through karma. Intergenerational trauma and suffering. What are we passing down?
03/25/2021, Chikudo Catherine Spaeth, dharma talk at...

Talk by Fu Schroeder Sangha at Green Gulch Farm on 2021-03-11

A talk on the Lotus Sutra and the parable of the prodigal son. This very moment is the way to buddhahood if we would just get out of our way.
01/27/2021, Furyu Nancy...

Talk by Abbess Fu Schroeder at City Center on 2021-01-21

A talk in honor of our precious teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman, as he nears the end of his life.
12/27/2020, Fu Schroeder dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.

12/03/2020, the fourth lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

12/01/2020, the second lecture of the 2020 Rohatsu sesshin for Green Gulch residents, co-led by Eijun Linda Cutts and Fu Schroeder.

Reflecting on what it is that blocks our view from seeing this world and each other through the eyes of an awakened being.
11/22/2020, Furyu Nancy Schroeder, dharma talk...

Talk by Fu Sangha on 2020-11-10

Talk by Fu Sangha on 2020-11-08

Living the insight of non-self & the "I" of mutuality.
10/31/2020, Keiryu Liên Shutt, dharma talk at City Center.