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Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks
New podcasts every Tues, Thurs and Sat. Here you can find talks from various teachers involved with the Zen Community of Oregon. We share talks from our retreats, as well as our different weekly offerings between Great Vow Zen Monastery and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in…
Episodes
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksTouching Into Stillness - Hogen Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on December 7th, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin. In this talk Hogen talks about the ever…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksAsk A Buddhist Part 2 - Hogen Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on December 22nd, 2024. In this talk Hogen expands on the topic of what Buddhists…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksAsk A Buddhist - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This Dharma talk was given by Zen Teacher Bansho at Great Vow Zen Monastery on December 15th, 2024. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho talks about what Buddhists…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksGuided Meditation - Lama Lekshe
This is a guided mediation given by Lama Lekshe on December, 9th 2024. In this talk Lama Lekshe gives us a preamble to deeper meditation. ★ Support this…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksA Summary of the 8 Realizations of Great Beings - Hogen Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November 24th, 2024. In this talk Hogen gives a summary of The 8 Realizations of…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksTurn The Attention To What Is Wholesome - Shonin, Dharma Holder
This talk was given by Dharma holder Shonin at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November, 24th 2024. In this talk Shonin discusses the 7th realization of great…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksPracticing With Family - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November 27th. In this talk Jogen Sensei talks about the challenges of practicing with…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksObstacles and Adjustments to Practice - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November 20th. In this talk Jogen Sensei articulates the obstacles to progression in…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksSilent Mind - Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on December 6th, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin. In this talk Jan Chozen Bays…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksPhases of Practice - Hogen Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on December 4th, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin. In this talk Hogen talks about why we…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksWhy We Practice and How We Investigate - Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi
This Dharma talk was given by Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on December 3rd, 2024 during Rohatsu Sesshin. In this talk Jan Chozen Bays…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Story of the Buddha's Awakening - Onshin Landry, Dharma Holder
This talk is from Great Vow Sunday Program on December 1st 2024, given by Dharma Holder, Onshin Landry. In this talk Onshin discusses the Buddha's path to…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksLiving the Bodhisattva Path and Burnout - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
This talk is from Great Vow Sunday Program on November 24th 2024, given by resident zen teacher, Jomon Martin. In this talk Jomon discusses Jizo or Ksitigarbha…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksBe Grateful to Everyone - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This Dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 16th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks5th Realization of Great Beings - Hogen Roshi
This talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Sunday program at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November, 17th 2024. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the 5th…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksBeing Aware of Gratitude - Shonin, Dharma Holder
This talk was given by Dharma holder Shonin at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November, 13th 2024. In this talk Shonin talks about gratitude and how it can…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksSovereignty Over Our Minds - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November 13th. In this talk Jogen Sensei reads a poem by Rashani Rea and talks about the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksClosing the Gaps - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This Dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 14th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksFour Thoughts That Turn The Mind to Dharma - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This Dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 12th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksWhat Is Being Given Now? Pt. 2 - Shinei Monial, Dharma Holder
This Dharma talk was given by Shinei Monial, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 15th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Dharma…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksLoving Kindness - Myoyu Voekel, Dharma Holder
This Dharma talk was given by Myoyu Voekel, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 3rd, 2024 during Sunday Program. In this talk Dharma Holder…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksWhat Is Being Given Now? - Shinei Monial, Dharma Holder
This Dharma talk was given by Shinei Monial, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 13th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Dharma…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksDukha and Gratitude - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This Dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November 11th, 2024 during Gratitude Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksHunger, Craving and The Practice of Satisfaction - Kisei Sensei
In this dharma talk we explore the archetype of the hungry ghost and inquire into the nature of craving. We then explore how gratitude and practicing…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe 8 Realizations of Great Beings - Shonin, Dharma Holder
This talk was given by Dharma holder Shonin at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on November, 3rd 2024. In this talk Shonin talks about the sutra of the 8…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksHeartbreak and Impermanence - Hogen Roshi
This talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Heart of Wisdom on November, 3rd 2024. In this talk Hogen talks about heartbreak, impermanence and the 8 realizations of…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Insatiable Mind - Dharma Holder, Gensho Welsh
This talk was given by Dharma Holder Gensho Welsh at Heart of Wisdom on October 31st. In this talk Gensho talks about the facets of the insatiable always…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksRealizing Impermanence: Contemplating Life, Loss, Climate and Uncertainty - Kisei Sensei
Everything is changing, that is what we experience moment to moment. During this Dharma Talk we explore different ways of practicing with and contemplating…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksLighting the Incense of Unknowing - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of WIsdom Zen Temple on November 6th. In this talk Jogen Sensei reads a practice spell he wrote and talks with…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksElection Results and Responding Skillfully - Hogen Roshi
This talk was given at Sunday program at Great Vow Zen Monastery on November, 10th 2024. In this talk Hogen Roshi lays out 4 different perspectives we can take…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksMeghiya Sutta and Sangha - Shonin, Dharma Holder
This dharma talk was given by Shonin at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 15th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Dharma Holder Shonin illustrates…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksZen and the Intimacy of Experience Pt. 2 - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 14th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksEntrancement and Wholehearted Engagement - Hogen Roshi
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 18th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Challenges are The Fruits of Practice - Soten, Dharma Holder
This dharma talk was given by Soten, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 17th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Soten talks about…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Hearts Aspiration - Hogen Roshi
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 16th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksDogen Zenji and the Genjo Koan - Shonin, Dharma Holder
This dharma talk was given by Shonin, Dharma Holder at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 13th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Shonin discusses…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksZen and the Intimacy of Experience - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher
This dharma talk was given by Patrick Bansho Green at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 12th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksSeeing Beyond the Nature of Thought - Hogen Roshi
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 11th, 2024 during Ancient Way Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi talks about the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Harmony of Difference and Sameness - Kisei Sensei
In Zen practice we experientially explore the relationship of the One and Many, or Difference and Sameness. This talk fleshes out how these two dimensions of…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksHongzhi's "Guidepost of Silent Illumination" - Hogen Roshi
This dharma talk was given by Hogen Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on September 29th, 2024 during Sunday Night Program. In this talk Hogen discusses and…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksEgo and Zen Practice - Jogen Salzeberg Sensei
This dharma talk was given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on October 2nd, 2024 during Wednesday Night Program. In this talk Jogen discusses the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksBeing One and Many - Kisei Sensei
This dharma talk explores the teachings and sayings of Zen Master Shitou and his famous poem the Identity of Relative and Absolute. ★ Support this podcast ★
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksChange, Gratitude and Stability - Jogen Salzeberg Sensei
This dharma talk was given by Jogen Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monastery on October 6th, 2024 during Sunday Program. In this talk Jogen discusses hurricane Helena…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksQ&A With the Roshis - Chozen Roshi and Hogen Roshi
This talk was given by Chozen and Hogen Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on September 29, 2024 during the Sunday Public Program. This talk includes a short…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksStories of The Buddha's Past Lives - Shonin Ashton, Dharma Holder
This talk was given by Shonin Ashton at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on September 19th, 2024 during the weekly Thursday evening program. In this talk Shonin…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksWhat role does dissatisfaction play in practice? - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This talk was given by Jogen Salzberg, Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR on September 18, 2024. In this talk Jogen discusses dissatisfaction…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksI need a purpose. Is that true? - Patrick Bansho Green
This talk was recorded on September 22, 2024 at the Great Vow Zen Monastery Sunday Public Program. In this talk Bansho discusses the topic of a life purpose…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksCalm Abiding (Shamatha) Meditation - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This talk was given by Jogen Salzberg, Sensei on September 11, 2024 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. In this talk Jogen discusses settling the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksDiscussing the Practice of Lojong - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher
This talk was given by Kodo Conover on September 10, 2024 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR during the Tuesday evening program. In this talk Kodo…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksWomen and Zen Practice - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher
This talk was given by Kodo Conover during the Sunday evening program on September 8th, 2024 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. In this talk Kodo…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksPaths of Zen Practice - Shonin Ashton, Dharma Holder
This talk was given by ZCO Dharma Holder Shonin Ashton on September 5th, 2024 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. In this talk Shonin discusses the…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksYoung Adults in Dharma - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei
This dharma talk was given by Jogen Salzberg, Sensei on September 4th, 2024 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. In this talk Jogen discusses a…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Qualities of Jizo Bodhisattva - Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi and Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher
This talk was given on September 15, 2024 during our Sunday Public Program at Great Vow Zen Monastery. This was the last talk of our 5 day 2024 Jizo Sesshin…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Story of Angulimala - Shonin Ashton, Dharma Holder
This talk was given at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR during the Thursday evening program on August 15th, 2024. In this talk Shonin discusses a…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksZen Is Based Upon Reality - Hogen Bays, Roshi
This talk took place at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland during the Sunday Evening Program. In this talk Hogen discusses zen practice and it's simple…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Life of Maezumi, Roshi - Hogen Bays, Roshi
This talk was given by Hogen, Roshi on Sunday August 25th, 2024 during the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple Sunday Evening Program. This talk is about our Dharma…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThere Are No "Things" - Gensho Welsh
This talk took place during the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple weekly Thursday evening sit. In this talk Gensho discusses how we turn the phenomena of our lives…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksSurprised By Joy - James Ford, Roshi
This talk was given by James Ford, Roshi during the Great Vow Sunday Public Program on September 1st, 2024. This is a reading from his new book The Intimate…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksMaking a Commitment to Practice - Myoyu Voekel, Novice Priest
This talk was given by Myoyu during the Sunday Program at Great Vow Zen Monastery on August 25, 2024. In this talk she discusses her practice at the monastery…
Zen Community of Oregon Dharma TalksThe Whole Earth is Medicine - Kisei Costenbader, Sensei
This is talk 5 of Grasses and Trees Sesshin 2024 at Great Vow Zen Monastery. In this talk Kisei discusses healing and wholeness in relation to nature. ★…