Episode 240: THZ 240 - Zen Practice as Form

Episode 239: THZ 239 - Resolute Stability

Episode 238: THZ 238 - Let Yourself Break Open

Episode 237: THZ 237 - Desire vs Attachment

Episode 236: THZ 236 - Lean in to Letting Go

Episode 235: THZ 235 - Nanquan, The Cat and Us

THZ 234 - When It All Seems Too Big

Episode 234: THZ 234 - When It All Seems Too Big

Episode 233: THZ 233 - Sangha We Make

THZ 232 - Knowing Ourselves as Animals

Episode 232: THZ 232 - Knowing Ourselves as Animals

THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman

THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman

Episode 231: THZ 231 - Mindfulness, Concentration and Superman

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Talk #1 on Dogen's Shobogenzo Bussho ("Buddha Nature").

ZNS 122 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (1 of 5) - The Tathagatha Always Abides

On how we can't help bring expectations to this practice, and where disappointment fits in.

 ZNS 093 - What to Expect When You're Expecting (Something From Zen)

Why are Zen forms so specific? A talk on the notion of "comportment" in practice.

ZNS 092 - Newcomers Talk: Zen and All Its Picky Rules

Buddhahood, artificial intelligence, and how we see ourselves in others.

ZNS 149 - Buddhahood and Artificial Intelligence

Zen is not the work of awakening; it's awake work.

ZNS 132 - What is it to be Awake

The fourth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the third precept of not misusing sex—or anything.

ZNS 053 - Not Misusing Sex

The fifth in a series of talks on Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen"

ZNS 041 - Dogen's "Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen" (5 of 8) - What Kind of Thinking is Non-Thinking?

Talk #3 on Dogen's Shobogenzo Bussho ("Buddha Nature").

ZNS 124 - Dogen's "Buddha Nature" (3 of 5) - To Master That One is to Master This One

The first in a series of talks on the paramitas: dana paramita.

 ZNS 078 - The Paramitas (1 of 14) - Generosity

The third in a series of talks on the paramitas: nekkhama paramita.

ZNS 080 - The Paramitas (3 of 14) - Renunciation

The sixth in a series of talks on the precepts: on the fifth precept of not indulging in intoxicants. What is an intoxicant? And what does it mean to indulge?

ZNS 055 - Not Indulging in Intoxicants

The first in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen.": Appreciating the teachings of Keizan Zenji.

ZNS 066 - Keizan's "Notes on What To Be Aware of in Zazen" (1 of 6) - Keizan, Zazen and Trusting Yourself

The fifth in a series of talks on the paramitas: viriya paramita.

ZNS 082 - The Paramitas (5 of 14) - Effort

On how we need to be jolted awake by the same things as the Buddha. And how we can be.

ZNS 036 - Gratitude and the Four Signs

How does karma work? How can we see our lives in terms of karma?

 ZNS 112 - How We Talk About Karma

The fifth of eight talks on the Noble Eightfold Path - Right Mindfulness.

ZNS 181 - The Noble Eightfold Path (5 of 8) - Right Mindfulness

Following an eye-opening ceremony at ZNS's new location, a discussion of how we see the Buddha, and how buddhas see.

ZNS 167 - Opening the Eyes of the Buddha

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The third in a series of talks on Keizan's Yojinki, or "Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazen."

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 fourth of eight talks on the Noble Eightfold Path - Right Effort.

 ZNS 180 - The Noble Eightfold Path (4 of 8) - Right Effort

What is the Big Thing? And how do we not lose sight of it?

ZNS 147 - The Big Thing

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