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Appamada2026-11-3 I Inquiry I An Army of Mercy I Flint Sparks
2026-11-3 I Inquiry I An Army of Mercy I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2026-11-01 | Dharma Talk | Right Livelihood and Right Effort | Joel Barna
Following an exploration begun recently by Nate, this week’s talk will focus on two aspects of the Noble Eightfold Path: right livelihood and right effort…
Appamada2026-10-25 | Dharma Talk | Right Speech and Right Action | Kim Mosley
Why right speech and right action? Might we call it kind speech and kind action? But to what avail? What preciousness guides us?
Appamada2026-10-20 I Inquiry I Walking with Vow I Trudy Johnston
The Sculptor Who Dug His Own Museum In a hermitage on Saja Mountain, Dae-chul Kang spent ten years carving a sacred grotto by hand—a space where spiritual…
Appamada2026-10-18 | Dharma Talk | Eightfold Path: Right View and Right Intention | Nate Smalley
2026-10-18 | Dharma Talk | Eightfold Path: Right View and Right Intention | Nate Smalley by Appamada
Appamada2026-10-13 I Inquiry I Fear and the Bodhisattva vow I Joel Barna
2026-10-13 I Inquiry I Fear and the Bodhisattva vow I Joel Barna by Appamada
Appamada2026-10-6 I Inquiry I Befriending Your Mind I Josh Gifford
2026-10-6 I Inquiry I Befriending Your Mind I Josh Gifford by Appamada
Appamada2026-10-11 | Dharma Talk | Truth is a Verb | Nate Smalley
What if the Buddha’s first teaching wasn’t something to believe, but something to enact? Before the “noble truths” hardened into doctrine, the Buddha handed…
Appamada2026-10-04 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Susan K.
In a Way-Seeking Mind talk, a sangha member shares their personal narrative, key turning points, and how the Dharma has moved in their life. Susan will reflect…
Appamada2026-09-29 I Inquiry I The Authenticity Trap I Nate Smalley
2026-09-29 I Inquiry I The Authenticity Trap I Nate Smalley by Appamada
Appamada2026-09-27 | Inquiry | Four Practice Principles | Flint Sparks
Flint shares quotes from Roshi Joan Halifax's essays "Zazen: The Intimacy of the Infinite" and "Only One Lamp: The Single Reality of Shikantaza and Ekō…
Appamada2026-09-22 I Inquiry I The Old Woman of Mount Wutai I Trudy Johnston
2026-09-22 I Inquiry I The Old Woman of Mount Wutai I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
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2026-09-20 | Dharma Talk | Not Two | Ellen Hippard
Ellen brought us together in the Appamada zendo to explore "not-twoness." What does it mean, and even more importantly, how do we live it?
Appamada2026-09-15 I Inquiry I Returning to the Mountains Returning to Yourself I Flint Sparks
2026-09-15 I Inquiry I Returning to the Mountains Returning to Yourself I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2026-09-13 | Dharma Talk | Zen, Religion | Nate Smalley
This Sunday, Nate gives an Open Talk. Rather than preparing remarks in advance, he comes with a single starting point, and the rest formed with those in the…
Appamada2026-09-08 I Inquiry I Guard the Sense Doors I Peg Syverson
2026-09-08 I Inquiry I Guard the Sense Doors I Peg Syverson by Appamada
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2026-09-06 | Willingness | Nate Smalley
This week Nate looks at willingness as a practice. It's the turn toward your life as it actually is, made before you feel ready.
Appamada2026-09-01 I Inquiry I A Gratitude Meditation I Joel Barna
2026-09-01 I Inquiry I A Gratitude Meditation I Joel Barna by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-30 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Manuel Quinto-Pozos
In a Way-Seeking Mind talk, a sangha member shares their personal narrative, key turning points, and how the Dharma has moved in their life. Manuel reflects on…
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2026-08-23 | Guo Gu Guided Meditation | Joel Barna
2026-08-23 | Guo Gu Guided Meditation | Joel Barna by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-25 I Inquiry I When your room becomes the whole world I Trudy Johnston
2026-08-25 I Inquiry I When your room becomes the whole world I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-23 | Body Scan is Full Presence | Joel Barna
2026-08-23 | Body Scan is Full Presence | Joel Barna by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-18 I Inquiry I Longing I Flint Sparks
2026-08-18 I Inquiry I Longing I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-16 | Dharma Talk | Attention | Nate Smalley
There's a word at the center of our practice that reads as mundane but might better understood as sacred: attention. At first attention is not very promising…
Appamada2026-08-11 I Inquiry I Just be ordinary and nothing special I Trudy Johnston
2026-08-11 I Inquiry I Just be ordinary and nothing special I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
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2026-08-10 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-08-10 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-04 I Inquiry Accepting Yourself Completely I Josh Gifford
2026-08-04 I Inquiry Accepting Yourself Completely I Josh Gifford by Appamada
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2026-08-03 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-08-03 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-08-02 | Dharma Talk | Time and the Moment | Nate Smalley
This week, we’ continue to explore Zen’s understanding of time and the moment. Conventionally, we think of the past as a place things go to stay put — old…
Appamada2026-07-28 I Slippery words I Inquiry Joel Barna
2026-07-28 I Slippery words I Inquiry Joel Barna by Appamada
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2026-07-27 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-07-27 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
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2026-07-26 | Dharma Talk | What is a Moment? | Nate Smalley
2026-07-26 | Dharma Talk | What is a Moment? | Nate Smalley by Appamada
Appamada2026-07-21 I Choosing Life - Being Chosen By Life I Inquiry I Flint Sparks
“The precept today is giving, the joy of giving. Everything is something which was given; every existence in nature, every existence in human world, every…
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2026-07-22 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-07-22 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-07-19 | Dharma Talk | What Are We Seeking? | Peg Syverson
It’s been a surreal week. We must recognize that we are in a fundamentally altered reality. It’s quite disorienting, so perhaps we can come together and begin…
Appamada2026-07-14 I Inquiry I Why did Bodhidharma come to the west? I Trudy Johnston
Case 37, A monk asked Jōshū, “What is the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming to China?” Jōshū replied, “The oak tree in the garden.” Case 5, titled “Kyōgen’s Man…
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2026-07-13 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-07-13 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-07-12 | Precepts Ceremony
The Buddhist Precepts are not a checklist. They are a practice — a genuine looking at the ways we speak, take, react, and cause harm without quite meaning to…
Appamada2026-07-07 I Inquiry I Too Busy I Flint Sparks
Yunyan was sweeping the ground. Daowu said, “Too busy.” Yunyan replied, “You should know there is one who is not busy.” Daowu answered, “If so, then there is a…
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2026-07-06 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-07-06 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-07-05 | Dharma Talk | Facing Fear | Joel Barna
Joel shares reflections on Pema Chodran’s book “How We Live is How We Die” and Tibetan Buddhists’ work to live life to prepare for the transition from life to…
Appamada2026-06-30 I Inquiry I No bridge needed? I Joel Barna
2026-06-30 I Inquiry I No bridge needed? I Joel Barna by Appamada
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2026-06-29 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-06-29 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026.06.28 | Dharma Talk | The Life Not Preferred | Nate Smalley
What might it look like to live a life energized by something other than preference? Recently, while getting feedback on a decision the teachers were…
Appamada2026-06-23 I Inquiry I Embodying Harmony I Flint Sparks
SFZC Great robe of liberation Field far beyond form and emptiness Wearing the Tathagata’s teaching Saving all beings Upaya Vast is the robe of liberation, A…
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2026-06-22 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-06-22 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-06-14 | Dharma Talk | Drawing Koans | Kim Mosley
Kim gives a dharma talk on "Coleus in the Garden" and other koans.
Appamada2026-06-21 | Dharma Talk | Getting Stuck | Nate Smalley
Most of us have a favorite way of getting stuck. A particular dance we do — the old pattern in new clothes, the familiar mistake in a new context, the same…
Appamada2026-06-16 I Inquiry I Great Determination? I Trudy Johnston
2026-06-16 I Inquiry I Great Determination? I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
Appamada2026-06-16 I Inquiry I Great Determination? I Trudy Johnston
2026-06-16 I Inquiry I Great Determination? I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
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2026-06-15 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-06-15 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
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2026-06-08 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-06-08 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-06-09 I Inquiry I Plight thee my troth I Flint Sparks
2026-06-09 I Inquiry I Plight thee my troth I Flint Sparks by Appamada
Appamada2026-06-07 | Dharma Talk | Effortless Effort | Nate Smalley
For the last two Sundays, we investigated the ditches of comfort and striving. This week, we turn to what’s between them, what some describe as effortless…
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2026-06-01 Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-06-01 Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada
Appamada2026-06-02 I Inquiry I Wandering and Wondering I Josh Gifford
2026-06-02 I Inquiry I Wandering and Wondering I Josh Gifford by Appamada
Appamada2026-05-31 | Dharma Talk | Stop Trying (But Don't Stop) | Nate Smalley
Last week we sat with the cost of comfort. Today, we turn to comfort's restless cousin: striving. Most of us have a complicated relationship with achievement —…
Appamada2026-05-26 I Inquiry I If you examine myriad things I Joel Barna
2026-05-26 I Inquiry I If you examine myriad things I Joel Barna by Appamada
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2026-05-25 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
2026-05-25 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada