Ranked #1
ZNS 122 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (1 of 5) - The Tathagatha Always Abides
ZNS 122 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (1 of 5) - The Tathagatha Always Abides
Talk #1 on Dogen's Shobogenzo Bussho ("Buddha Nature").
16 Feb 2019
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21mins
Ranked #2
ZNS 093 - What to Expect When You're Expecting (Something From Zen)
ZNS 093 - What to Expect When You're Expecting (Something From Zen)
On how we can't help bring expectations to this practice, and where disappointment fits in.
23 Aug 2018
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16mins
Ranked #3
ZNS 092 - Newcomers Talk: Zen and All Its Picky Rules
ZNS 092 - Newcomers Talk: Zen and All Its Picky Rules
Why are Zen forms so specific? A talk on the notion of "comportment" in practice.
16 Aug 2018
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16mins
Ranked #4
ZNS 149 - Buddhahood and Artificial Intelligence
ZNS 149 - Buddhahood and Artificial Intelligence
Buddhahood, artificial intelligence, and how we see ourselves in others.
14 Aug 2019
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12mins
Ranked #5
ZNS 132 - What is it to be Awake
ZNS 132 - What is it to be Awake
Zen is not the work of awakening; it's awake work.
18 Apr 2019
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16mins
Ranked #6
ZNS 053 - Not Misusing Sex
ZNS 053 - Not Misusing Sex
The fourth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the third precept of not misusing sex—or anything.
27 Nov 2017
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10mins
Ranked #7
ZNS 041 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (5 of 8) - What Kind of Thinking is Non-Thinking?
ZNS 041 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (5 of 8) - What Kind of Thinking is Non-Thinking?
The fifth in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen"
16 Oct 2017
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25mins
Ranked #8
ZNS 124 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (3 of 5) - To Master That One is to Master This One
ZNS 124 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (3 of 5) - To Master That One is to Master This One
Talk #3 on Dogen's Shobogenzo Bussho ("Buddha Nature").
28 Feb 2019
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26mins
Ranked #9
ZNS 078 - The Paramitas (1 of 14) - Generosity
ZNS 078 - The Paramitas (1 of 14) - Generosity
The first in a series of talks on the paramitas: dana paramita.
21 Apr 2018
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25mins
Ranked #10
ZNS 080 - The Paramitas (3 of 14) - Renunciation
ZNS 080 - The Paramitas (3 of 14) - Renunciation
The third in a series of talks on the paramitas: nekkhama paramita.
9 May 2018
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25mins
Ranked #11
ZNS 055 - Not Indulging in Intoxicants
ZNS 055 - Not Indulging in Intoxicants
The sixth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the fifth precept of not indulging in intoxicants. What is an intoxic... Read more
4 Dec 2017
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19mins
Ranked #12
ZNS 066 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (1 of 6) - Keizan, Zazen and Trusting Yourself
ZNS 066 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (1 of 6) - Keizan, Zazen and Trusting Yourself
The first in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen.": Appreciating the teachi... Read more
13 Jan 2018
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22mins
Ranked #13
ZNS 082 - The Paramitas (5 of 14) - Effort
ZNS 082 - The Paramitas (5 of 14) - Effort
The fifth in a series of talks on the paramitas: viriya paramita.
29 May 2018
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19mins
Ranked #14
ZNS 036 - Gratitude and the Four Signs
ZNS 036 - Gratitude and the Four Signs
On how we need to be jolted awake by the same things as the Buddha. And how we can be.
26 Sep 2017
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25mins
Ranked #15
ZNS 112 - How We Talk About Karma
ZNS 112 - How We Talk About Karma
How does karma work? How can we see our lives in terms of karma?
8 Dec 2018
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16mins
Ranked #16
ZNS 181 - The Noble Eightfold Path (5 of 8) - Right Mindfulness
ZNS 181 - The Noble Eightfold Path (5 of 8) - Right Mindfulness
The fifth of eight talks on the Noble Eightfold Path - Right Mindfulness.
28 Mar 2020
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16mins
Ranked #17
ZNS 167 - Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
ZNS 167 - Opening the Eyes of the Buddha
Following an eye-opening ceremony at ZNS's new location, a discussion of how we see the Buddha, and how buddhas see.
21 Dec 2019
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10mins
Ranked #18
ZNS 068 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (3 of 6) - No Back or Front, No Inside or Outside
ZNS 068 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (3 of 6) - No Back or Front, No Inside or Outside
The third in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."
19 Jan 2018
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23mins
Ranked #19
ZNS 180 - The Noble Eightfold Path (4 of 8) - Right Effort
ZNS 180 - The Noble Eightfold Path (4 of 8) - Right Effort
The fourth of eight talks on the Noble Eightfold Path - Right Effort.
21 Mar 2020
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13mins
Ranked #20
ZNS 147 - The Big Thing
ZNS 147 - The Big Thing
What is the Big Thing? And how do we not lose sight of it?
24 Jul 2019
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19mins