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Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
This podcast presents weekly updates from the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo including talks from Sunday service, sesshin, and other events.
Episodes
- Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast
The Five Remembrances: Embracing the Noble Ache of Impermanence
Reverend Kelly Kensei Troyer gave this dharma discourse November 1, 2026 at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rev. Kensei discusses the five…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastFlowing Together Through Liturgy
This dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 8, 2026. In this talk, Rinsen discusses individual…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastEver Green Dharma
This teisho was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 5, 2026. In this talk Rensen Roshi talks about Buddhist Practice, our…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastDie the Great Death, Live the Great Life
This teisho was delivered by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 9, 2026. Rev. Kensei discusses master Hongzhi Zhengiue's text "The Wonder…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastPractice With A Clean Spacious Broad Mind - Hongzhi Zhengiue
This teisho was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 7, 2026. In this talk Rensen Roshi talks about Buddhist Practice in…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastHongzhi Zhengiue - Being A Strong Plowman
A teisho by the Rev. Do'on Roshi on the text from Hongzhi Zhengiue's teaching of plowing the field of your life and your practice -- the 150,000 acres of your…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWhen The True Self Accepts Its Function - Hongzhi Zhengiue
This Teisho from the Great Heartland Sangha, given at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Toledo was given by Reverend Shokai on July 10th, 2026. In this Teisho…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastIn the Midst of Everything, How Do We Find What Is True?
How, when we are ultimately alone, do we know ourselves? In the midst of everything, how do we find what is true? And how do we live that way? This teisho was…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastHongzhi's Plow the Clouds and Sow the Moon
This teisho was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 8, 2026. In this episode, Rinsen reaches back to Hongzhi's Cultivating…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWhere is your hut?
This talk was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 25, 2026. In this talk Do'on continues readings from Song of the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastMaster Shitou's Practice Instructions for Ango
This Dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 18, 2026. In this discourse Rev. Do'on discusses how…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWith every step home, where is home?
This talk was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 7, 2026. In this talk Rensen Roshi describes the "home" that is meant…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastLetting Emptiness Carry You (BOE Case 57)
This Teisho from the Great Heartland Sangha, given at the Zen Buddhist Temple of Toledo was given by Do'on Roshi on February 6, 2026. In this Teisho, Do'on…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastEvery Step Is Home: Practicing In the Moment Regardless of Circumstances
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 5, 2026 as part of February sesshin. In this talk Rev. Kensei…
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The Preciousness of Keeping Custody of the Mind
This Disciple's Dharma Discourse was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 9, 2026 as part of the January sesshin. In this talk Rev…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastFull Contact with the Entire Catastrophe **Room Echo Present**
**Room Echo is Present in this podcast due to the way the talk was recorded. Attempts have been made to reduce the impact on the intelligibility of the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastHome All Around Us
This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 4, 2026. In this talk Rev. Do'on discusses the true nature…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastLetting the Weight Settle (BCR Case 98)
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 21, 2026. In this talk Rev. Do'on expounds upon the value of…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastPractice Aware
This Disciples Dharma Talk was given by the Rev. Kaishin at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 11, 2026. In this talk Rev. Kashin discusses what it means…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastEvery Step Home
This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 7, 2026. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWisdom And Love As Intentional Practice
In this Dharma Discourse, given at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 30th, 2025, Reverend Rinsen Roshi discusses the Heart Sutra and the importance of…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBringing Our Practice Forward In The Fire
This disciple's talk was given by the Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 19th, 2025. In this talk Kensei begings by reflecting on the five…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 80 - Joshu's Newborn Baby
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 10th, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues her discussion on the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWith a heart of Bodhicitta: Making monastaic vows
This dharma talk was given by Rev. Rensen Roshi, Rev. Do'on Roshi, and Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 28, 2025. In this talk, Rensen…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastPracticing in the Midst of the Storm
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Reverend Shokai at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on December 17, 2025. In this talk Reverend Shokai discusses…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBeing Okay With Thusness, Asking for Help, and Prayer
In this Disciple's Dharma Talk given on December 12, 2025, Reverend Kensei speaks to the necessity and power that comes from becoming intimate with what is…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastFeet on the Path to Awakening (Bohdi Day)
This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 7, 2025. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses Bodhi Day…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 83: Yun Men's Ancient Buddhas and the Pillar
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 19, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues her discussion on the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWhy Practice?
This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Mar 22, 2026. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the reasons for…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWho Are You?
This dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 23, 2025. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses how our…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastLiberation Through The Four Immeasurables
This dharma talk was given by Reverend Shokai at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on 11/12/2025. In this talk Reverend Shokai discusses practicing with The Four…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastExamining What Is Beyond Difficult or Easy: Realizing the Gift Of the Moment
In this disciple's dharma talk, Reverend Kelly Kensei Troyer (October 19, 2025) shares a teaching on moving beyond what we determine to be easy or difficult…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastPerfect Enlightenment Stands Upon the Impossible
This dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 5, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues discussion on…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastThe Basis of Sickness
This Dharma Discourse was given by Rev Rinsen Roshi during Fall Ango of 2025. In this discourse, Rinsen Roshi discusses the Vimalakirti Sutra and asks "What is…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastPulling The Thread Of Sesshin
This Dharma Discourse was given by Rev Rinsen Roshi during Fall Ango of 2025. In this discourse, Rinsen Roshi discusses the Vimalakirti Sutra and asks "Why are…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastVimalakirti Sutra Chapter 7: The Goddess
This dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 11, 2025 during monthly sesshin. In this talk Do'on Roshi…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 52: Chao Chou Lets Asses and Donkeys Cross + Sayings of Layman P'ang
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 08, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues her discussion on the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastThrough fear, Fearlessness
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 10, 2025. Rev. Kensei discusses how fear in our lives…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastGreat Compassion of the Bodhisattva
Continued Dharma discourse on Chapter 7 of the Vimalakirti Sutra, given by Reverend Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 24, 2025.
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastNot Knowing Is Universal Love
Dharma discourse given by Reverend Do'on Roshi on Chapter 7 of the Vimalakirti Sutra.
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastA Sense of The Coming Year for 2026 (Abbot's Annual Address)
This talk was given by the Rev. Risen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January, 4, 2025. In this first dharma talk of the new year, Risen Roshi gives…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 8 Part 2: Suigan's Eyebrows
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 30, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues her discussion on the 8th…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 8: Suigan's Eyebrows
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 23, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 8th case from the Blue…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 6: Yun Men's Every Day Is a Good Day Part 3
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 16, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues the discussion of the 6th…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastFind Your Peak
This Dharma Discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 21, 2025. In this talk Rinsen Roshi discusses the changing of…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 6: Yun Men's Every Day Is a Good Day (Part 2)
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 09, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi continues the discussion of the 6th…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 6: Yun Men's Every Day Is a Good Day
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on July 02, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 6th case from the Blue…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 5 - Hsueh Feng's Grain of Rice
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 25, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 5th case from the Blue…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 4 - Deshan Carrying His Bundle
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 15, 2025. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 4th case from the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 3 - Master Ma Is Unwell
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on November 8, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 3rd case from the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastThis Precious Human Life
This dharma discourse was given by the Rev. Rinsen Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 14, 2025. In this discourse Rinsen Roshi discusses this…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 2 - The Ultimate Path Is Without Difficulty
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 12, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 2nd case from the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastDwelling Peacefully with Discomfort
This Taisho was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 13, 2025 In this discourse, Do'on Roshi discusses the Vimalakīrti Sūtra…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastAbiding in the Bardo of Life
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Nov. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 12, 2025. Nov. Kensei discusses the deep immersion into…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWhat Happens At Death: The Bardo State
This dharma discourse was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 10, 2025 a few days prior to the funeral for our dear sanga…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastWhat Happens At Death
This dharma discourse was given by Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 3, 2025 prior to the funeral for our dear sanga member…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBlue Cliff Record Case 1 - The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths
This Teisho was given by the Rev. Do'on Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 4, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 1st case from the…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastReflections on Summer Practice
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Rev. Shokai, Rev. Kaishin, and Nov. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 17, 2025. In this talk, Rev…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastThe Buddha's Final Teaching
This disciple's dharma talk was given by Nov. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 20, 2025. As we share, together as a Sangha, in the practice of…
Buddhist Temple of Toledo PodcastBring Forth the Mind that Abides Nowhere
This talk was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 31, 2025. In this talk, Roshi discusses a teaching from…