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Sozan Michael McCord Talks

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AI and the Second Noble Truth

Sozan Michael McCord teaches that when we look at the cause of suffering, we see that it is grasping and clinging or aversion and not accepting what is. We have known since the Industrial...

Suffering, Study, Money
Jun 13 2026
City Center

Not Taking What Is Not Given

Sozan Michael McCord takes a deep dive into the motivations behind acceptance and rejection, and the many ways they play out in everyday life.

Generosity
May 24 2026
Green Gulch Farm

Patience: The Buddhist Practice of Showing Up for the World

Sozan Michael McCord explores how waiting is not necessarily patience. And it is not a passive default. In this talk, the subject of patience is explored as one of the Buddhist "paramitas...

Zazen
Jan 07 2026
City Center

What Is the Role of a Monastery in Today’s World?

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09/07/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
Sozan Michael McCord considers the deeper purpose of monasteries—not only as places of study and...

Zoom, Daily Life, Tassajara
Sep 07 2025
Green Gulch Farm

What Is the Role of a Monastery in Today’s World?

Sozan Michael McCord considers the deeper purpose of monasteries—not only as places of study and community, but as spaces that preserve and sustain collective practice, creating lasting impact...

Sep 07 2025
Green Gulch Farm

The Three Poisons: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Working with and growing in our awareness of how the three poisons—greed, hatred and delusion—manifest in our lives, on this 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombing...

Hiroshima, Hate
Aug 06 2025
City Center

Cultivating Clarity Through Zen Practices

Serial: SF-12438

Talk by Michael McCord at Tassajara on 2025-07-12

Zazen, Tassajara, Ceremony
Jul 12 2025
Tassajara

We Are Always Cooking

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03/15/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. Sozan Michael McCord looks at Zen kitchen practice and work practice generally, connecting to the joy of activity...

Mar 15 2025
City Center

Mindfulness Through Everyday Actions

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Talk by Sozan Michael McCord at City Center on 2025-03-15

Tenzo Kyokun, Tenzo
Mar 15 2025
City Center

Black History Month

Serial: SF-08123

02/01/2025, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Sozan Michael McCord uses the lens of "The Harmony of Difference and Equality" by Shitou Xiqian, to unpack...

Compassion, Suzuki Roshi
Feb 01 2025
City Center

Zen at Work: Using Zen Principles in the Modern Work Day

Serial: SF-08401

11/30/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Sozan Michael McCord discusses where the concept of work practice came from in the Zen Buddhist tradition...

Nov 30 2024
City Center

You Are Zen Center

Serial: SF-08379

10/13/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at Green Gulch Farm.
This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by San Francisco Zen Center president Sozan...

Oct 13 2024
Green Gulch Farm

Mindful Living in Everyday Zen

Serial: SF-08636

Talk by Sozan Michael M Ord at City Center on 2024-09-21

Sep 21 2024
City Center

The Dharma Gate of Repose and Bliss

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06/15/2024, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
This talk was given at Beginner's Mind Temple, by Sozan Michael McCord. The Zen Buddhist path can seem like...

Suffering
Jun 15 2024
City Center

Zen Moments: King's Path to Justice

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Talk by Sozan Michael M Ord at City Center on 2024-01-13

Zazen
Jan 13 2024
City Center

The Precept of Cherishing Life

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09/16/2023, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Sozan Michael McCord explores how each of the precepts come with...

Sep 16 2023
City Center

The Precept of Cherishing Life

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09/16/2023, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk from Beginner's Mind Temple, Sozan Michael McCord explores how each of the precepts come with...

Sep 16 2023
City Center

Juneteenth and the Buddhist Message of Freedom

Serial: SF-08873

06/14/2023, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Sozan Michael McCord, in this dharma talk from Beginner’s Mind Temple, explores what freedom means, and asks...

Suffering, Suzuki Roshi
Jun 14 2023
City Center

Fearlessness Through Selfless Action

Serial: SF-08799

Talk by Sozan Michael M Ord at City Center on 2023-01-18

Jan 18 2023
City Center

Tuning Your Instrument

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09/10/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Our Zen practice gives us the context and tools to be with and meet the moments in our life, honing our gut...

Sep 10 2022
City Center

How We Hold Our Fear

Serial: SF-07779

06/29/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.
Zen practice teaches us that the manner and context with which we hold our fears will have a dramatic impact...

Study
Jun 29 2022
City Center

How We Hold Our Fear

Serial: SF-07863

06/29/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center. "Zen practice teaches us that the manner and context with which we hold our fears will have a dramatic impact on...

Study
Jun 29 2022
City Center

Available to the World

Serial: SF-07875

An exploration of the thread that runs through Buddha's life and all those trying to live like the Buddha.
04/09/2022, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center....

Bodhisattva, Heart Sutra, Daily Life
Apr 09 2022
City Center

No Fixed Goal

Serial: SF-11060

An exploration of goals and how to practice with being open to what the universe is asking/offering in each moment. Dedicated to the lives of Sioen Roux and Isabel Meadows....

May 19 2021
City Center

Mis en Place

Serial: SF-11031

An encouragement to support ourselves through tumultuous times.
01/13/2021, Sozan Michael Mccord, dharma talk at City Center.

Monkey Mind, Zazen
Jan 13 2021
City Center

Joy, honoring John Lewis (video)

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The dharma teaching of joy inspired by the life of John Lewis.
07/22/2020, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.

Zazen
Jul 22 2020
City Center

Cultivating Joy Through Resilience

Serial: SF-11256

Talk by Sozan Michael M Ord on 2020-07-22

Zazen
Jul 22 2020

Zen Practices for Everyday Peace

Serial: SF-12228

Talk by Michael M Hord at City Center on 2020-01-15

Zazen, Generosity
Jan 15 2020
City Center

Forbearance and Fighting for Justice

Serial: SF-10861

07/13/2019, Sozan Michael McCord, dharma talk at City Center.

Patience
Jul 13 2019
City Center

Supporting Each Other To Sit Sesshin

Serial: SF-10847

03/17/2019, Ryushin Paul Haller, Sozan Michael McCord dharma talk at City Center.

Zazen
Mar 17 2019
City Center

Compassion in the Illusion of Self

Serial: SF-12201

Talk by Michael M Ord at City Center on 2019-02-20

Heart Sutra, Bodhisattva
Feb 20 2019
City Center