# zazen (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover zazen. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 286: THZ 286 - Mindfulness and Pain](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-08-19T06_40_55-07_00) _2026-08-19 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ On how pain can bring us into the present. (Koun Franz; August 20, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai. [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-08-19T06_40_55-07_00.mp3?_=1787146856.17852880) ## [338 – Seijo Is Separated from Her Soul: Waking Up from Alienation from Ourselves](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/seijo-separated-from-her-soul) _2026-08-15 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ There are countless ways in which we can feel inwardly divided or somehow alienated from our true self. Case 35 of the Mumonkan , or Gateless Gate koan collection addresses this matter with a pointed question about Seijo, the character in a traditional Chinese story who ends up living parallel lives. The koan asks, "Which one is the true Seijo?" Naturally, the answer is "Both… and neither." [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/338_-_Seijo_is_Separated_from_Her_Soul.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Episode 285: THZ 285 - Butsudō- Produce a Buddha](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-08-11T18_59_55-07_00) _2026-08-12 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. The third is "to work to produce a buddha during this life." (Koun Franz; August 6, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai. [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-08-11T18_59_55-07_00.mp3?_=1786500011.17847219) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (6)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-6/) _2026-08-08 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ We continue our series based on master Tong'an Changcha's 'Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth', and this month we tackle two more of the talks, the sixth and seventh, called The Song of Returning Home and The Song of Not Returning Home. The short texts says: 6. The Song of Returning Home Don’t be distracted by the King of Emptiness when you are still on the Way. You must drive your staff forward,… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eswqrn8dws22gd2a/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Ten_Mysterious_Talks_Part_66469y.mp3) ## [Episode 284: THZ 284 - Butsudō- Cultivate the Mind of Awakening](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-08-05T07_47_30-07_00) _2026-08-05 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. In this talk, a look at the first: cultivating the mind of awakening. (Koun Franz; July 2 2 , 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai. [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-08-05T07_47_30-07_00.mp3?_=1785941251.17841832) ## [337 - Finding the Edge of Your Practice (2 of 2)](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/edge-of-your-practice-2) _2026-08-01 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit of your understanding and your capacity to embody it. Of course, you don't have a single edge; it might be more accurate to say it's important to identify something on your growth "perimeter," or find one of your many edges, so you focus your practice… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/337_-_Finding_the_Edge_of_Your_Practice_-_2_of_2.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Episode 283: THZ 283 - Butsudō: Revere the Three Treasures](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-07-29T17_12_24-07_00) _2026-07-30 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ In "The Way of the Buddhas" (Shōbōgenzō Butsudō), Dōgen recommends five practices. The second: "Next, we should deeply revere the three treasures of buddha, dharma, and sangha." (Koun Franz; July 9, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production… [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-07-29T17_12_24-07_00.mp3?_=1785370345.17836045) ## [Episode 282: THZ 282 - We Hold the Aggressor with Compassion](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-07-24T09_45_00-07_00) _2026-07-24 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ On retreat, a talk about how we hold someone we see as an enemy versus how we hold a baby. (Koun Franz; June 22, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen YouTube Channel. Post-production by Tod Nyokai. [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-07-24T09_45_00-07_00.mp3?_=1784911500.17831286) ## [336 - Finding the Edge of Your Practice (1 of 2)](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/edge-of-your-practice-1) _2026-07-20 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit of your understanding and your capacity to embody it. Of course, you don't have a single edge; it might be more accurate to say it's important to identify something on your growth "perimeter," or find one of your many edges, so you can focus your… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/336_-_Finding_the_Edge_of_Your_Practice_-_1_of_2.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Episode 281: THZ - 281 Hands and Eyes](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-07-13T16_43_03-07_00) _2026-07-13 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ Case #105 of Dōgen’s Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; June 18, 2024): Yunyan asked Daowu, “How does the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion \[Avalokiteśvara\] use so many hands and eyes?” Daowu said, “It’s just like a person in the middle of the night reaching back in search of a pillow.” —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Three Hundred Koans, by John Daido Loori and Kazuaki Tanahashi You can… [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-07-13T16_43_03-07_00.mp3?_=1783986184.17822714) ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/khNoGbVYF7W5) _2026-07-13 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [335 – Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (2 of 2)](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/useful-lessons-buddhist-teachings-on-rebirth-2) _2026-07-09 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ This is second episode of two on this topic. In the first episode (334), I identified existing episodes of the Zen Studies Podcast on - or related to - rebirth that you might want to listen to for context and background. Then I discussed the way you are free to believe in rebirth, disbelieve, or remain agnostic about it. Finally, I talked about the first useful lesson we can take from the… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/335_-_Six_Lessons_from_Rebirth_-_Part_2_of_2.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (5)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-5/) _2026-07-04 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ We continue our series based on master Tong'an Changcha's 'Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth', and this month we tackle the fifth of the talks, called Bukkyo, or Buddhist teachings. The short text says: The Three Vehicles spoke golden words one after another. But the buddhas of the past, present, and future only declared the same thing. In the beginning, when they expounded the reality of skandhas… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3r7adxi38m3ih7di/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Ten_Mysterious_Talks_Part_596qma.mp3) ## [334 – Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (1 of 2)](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/useful-lessons-buddhist-teachings-on-rebirth-1) _2026-06-29 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ Zen practice is not dependent on rebirth being true or untrue, and I suspect most Dharma teachers would say the same of their lineage traditions. As long as you practice, it doesn't matter whether you believe in rebirth, disbelieve, or maintain an agnostic attitude. Nevertheless, the traditional narratives and imagery of rebirth teachings contain many valuable lessons for us. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/334_-_Six_Lessons_from_Rebirth_-_1_of_2.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [333 - Buddha Is Like an Old-Growth Tree: Practice as Human Maturation](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/practice-as-human-maturation) _2026-06-16 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ Sometimes it's difficult to relate to the goal of "awakening" or "enlightenment." Especially if we've gained a hard-won sense of peace with ourselves and our lives, it can seem counterproductive to dwell on some experience or understanding we don't yet have and then drive ourselves to achieve it. I want to share an alternative way to frame your practice that might kindle your Bodhicitta in a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/333_-_Buddha_as_an_Old-Growth_Tree.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Episode 280: THZ 280 - What We Are A Part Of](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-06-16T05_09_24-07_00) _2026-06-16 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ Our temple, Sensouji, has received official recognition as a temple by the Soto Zen School in Japan. Here, a talk about what it means for us to belong to something else: a sect, a school, a tradition, a lineage. (Koun Franz; June 4, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours… [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-06-16T05_09_24-07_00.mp3?_=1781611765.17800845) ## [Episode 279: THZ 279 - Waiting For The Bell](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-06-16T05_06_37-07_00) _2026-06-16 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ When we sit in zazen, we’re waiting for the bell; when we notice that feeling, we notice we’re always waiting for something. What if we weren’t? (Koun Franz; May 21, 2024) You can support Thousand Harbours Zen and learn more about our practice by visiting thousandharbourszen.com; talks are also available on the Thousand Harbours Zen podcast. Post-production by Tod Nyokai. [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-06-16T05_06_37-07_00.mp3?_=1781611598.17800842) ## [Episode 278: THZ 278 - Each Stitch Like the Earth Exploding](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-06-16T05_04_28-07_00) _2026-06-16 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ Case 93 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; May 7, 2024): Shenshan was sewing when Dongshan said, “What are you doing?” Shenshan said, “I am sewing.” Dongshan said, “What is sewing?” Shenshan said, “Each stitch follows the other.” Dongshan said, “If my companion of twenty years says so, I guess there is a point.” Shenshan said, “What would you say, Elder?” Dongshan said, “Each stitch is like… [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-06-16T05_04_28-07_00.mp3?_=1781611469.17800839) ## [Episode 277: THZ 277 - You Are Not Anyone Else](https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/zennovascotia/episodes/2026-06-16T05_02_11-07_00) _2026-06-16 · Zen Nova Scotia · Thousand Harbours Zen_ Case 76 of Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo (Koun Franz; April 16, 2024): Dagui was once asked by a monastic, “What is the Way?” Dagui said, “No-mind is the Way.” The monastic said, “I don’t understand it.” Dagui said, “It’s good to understand not-understanding.” The monastic said, “What is not-understanding?” Dagui said, “It’s just that you are not anyone else.” —from The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master… [Listen](https://zennovascotia.podomatic.com/enclosure/2026-06-16T05_02_11-07_00.mp3?_=1781611332.17800837) ## [Awakening from the self-centred dream, by Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/awakening-from-the-self) _2026-06-16 · The OzZen Podcast_ In this talk I am going to share some self-reflections on the metaphor of awakening from the self-centred dream. Self-reflection means I simply ask myself a question to investigate and reflect upon my own experience. I am not suggesting that the understanding that I develop is necessarily the same as what you would come up with. But if we all participate in self-reflection we can then engage in… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349190706-ordinary-mind-zen-awakening-from-the-self.mp3) ## [Not Forcing/Right Effort, by Louise Shinso Cranny](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/not-forcing-right-effort-by) _2026-06-07 · The OzZen Podcast_ This talk is about working with Right Effort in everyday life and noticing the tendency to want to control and force outcomes. Seeing how this strategy of our core beliefs to control life, is a form of clinging and creates resistance and suffering. We explore the possibility of moving towards flow states where we pause and check in with our inner wisdom and trust and not take everything so… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349190319-ordinary-mind-zen-not-forcing-right-effort-by.mp3) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FPxBTQW8xstc) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (4)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-4/) _2026-06-06 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ This is part four of our examination of the ten unfathomable talks by master Tong'an Changcha, moving on to the one called The Transcendent within Dust and Dirt. The text says: "That which is impure is impure by itself; that which is pure is pure by itself. Highest wisdom and delusion are likewise empty and even. Who could say that nobody can appreciate Bianhe’s jade? I say that the jewel of the… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rssreiv66iuqjcg5/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Ten_Mysterious_Talks_Part_49bhmo.mp3) ## [332 - My Guidelines for Deepening Your Zen Practice](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/my-guidelines-for-your-zen-practice) _2026-05-31 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ For many years now, people have been asking me how to deepen their Zen practice. They wonder, "What's next?" Some lay people are perfectly content guiding their own practice, but others long for more structure – some kind of program to which they can apply themselves. I have long desired to meet such requests, but I wasn't clear how. After teaching Zen for over 15 years, I have developed a clearer… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/332_-_Guidelines_for_Practice.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Denkai talk, by Louise Shinso Cranny](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/denkai-talk-by-louise-shinso) _2026-05-30 · The OzZen Podcast_ On receiving transmission of the precepts in the denkai ceremony, it is customary in our tradition, that the recipient gives a dharma talk acknowledging their teachers and the teaching path they feel called towards. [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349189848-ordinary-mind-zen-denkai-talk-by-louise-shinso.mp3) ## [Denkai talk, by Zenko Jack Wicks](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/denkai-talk-by-zenko-jack) _2026-05-30 · The OzZen Podcast_ On receiving transmission of the precepts in the denkai ceremony, it is customary in our tradition, that the recipient gives a dharma talk acknowledging their teachers and the teaching path they feel called towards. [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349189398-ordinary-mind-zen-denkai-talk-by-zenko-jack.mp3) ## [Love and fear: finding the middle way in relationships, by Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/love-and-fear-finding-the) _2026-05-29 · The OzZen Podcast_ This dharma talk explores how the Zen teaching of “not two, not one” offers a middle way for relationships by holding together intimacy and difference, love and fear, and oneness and individuality. It suggests that spiritual practice and honest relationship both invite us to become intimate with the protective patterns that arise from fear, while trusting that love, grounded in safety, awareness,… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349191336-ordinary-mind-zen-love-and-fear-finding-the.mp3) ## [Denkai transmission, by Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/denkai-transmission-by-andrew) _2026-05-29 · The OzZen Podcast_ This dharma talk reflects on the meaning of denkai transmission as a deep commitment to receive, embody, and pass on the Zen precepts within sangha life. It explores transmission not simply as ceremonial authority, but as the living expression of compassion, responsibility, and relationship in everyday life, while honouring both continuity with tradition and the unique ways each practitioner… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349188936-ordinary-mind-zen-denkai-transmission-by-andrew.mp3) ## [Settled today, unsettled tomorrow, by Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/settled-today-unsettled) _2026-05-28 · The OzZen Podcast_ This talk explores how Zen practice is supported by a felt sense of safety in three interconnected ways: having a secure home or practice environment, learning to feel safe within one’s own body and mind, and co-creating a trustworthy relational community. Drawing on attachment theory and polyvagal theory, it suggests that spiritual practice is not separate from our human vulnerability, but… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2349188363-ordinary-mind-zen-settled-today-unsettled.mp3) ## [331 - When Confronted with Great Difficulties: Zhaozhou's "Just Right"](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/zhaozhou-joshu-great-difficulties) _2026-05-15 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ How can we practice without ignoring the world, but also without being overwhelmed by it? We can learn something from a koan involving the 9 th century Chan master Zhaozhou (Joshu): A monk asked, "When a great difficulties come, how should I avoid them?" Zhaozhou said, "Just right." We can include great difficulties in our perception of this life without being destroyed by them, letting our hearts… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/331_-_Zhaozhous_Just_Right.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [This is it! By Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/this-is-it-by-andrew-sono) _2026-05-10 · The OzZen Podcast_ This nondual wisdom is the realisation that this is it. To me this is the meaning of realisation, awakening and enlightenment. To be enlightened is to love what is unconditionally. To say yes to everything. It’s all okay. But as human beings we struggle to say yes to everything. And this is it too! [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2322605195-ordinary-mind-zen-this-is-it-by-andrew-sono.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (3)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-3/) _2026-05-03 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ We continue our examination of the ten unfathomable talks by master Tong'an Changcha, moving on to number three, The Unfathomable Function. The text says: "You cannot rely on looking far ahead to the end of the universe. And why would you tie yourself down to tainted worldliness? Essentially, the miraculous body is not bound anywhere. It is already throughout the whole body, so what other traces… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nei7jfd2fpgx8uzm/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Ten_Mysterious_Talks_Part_3bojnm.mp3) ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ccae1z1zKhYm) _2026-05-03 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [330 – Teisho: Awakening Bodhicitta, Seeking Your Heart's Inmost Desire](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/teisho-awakening-bodhicitta) _2026-04-30 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ This is a teisho – like a cross between a Dharma Talk and guided meditation. Teisho are sometimes called "encouragement talks," and they are meant to help listeners connect with the Dharma in the spaciousness and silence of zazen. Teisho are not about explanations or the imparting of information, and they generally are not recorded. They are offered spontaneously, just for the moment, just for… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/330_-_Teisho_-_Arousing_Bodhicitta.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [329 - No Buddhist Bible: A Brief Overview of 2500 Years' Worth of Buddhist Texts (2 of 2)](https://zenstudiespodcast.com/buddhist-texts-overview-2) _2026-04-16 · The Zen Studies Podcast_ In Part 2 of this episode, I continue giving my "2,500 years' worth of Buddhist texts in a nutshell," an overview of texts in my Zen lineage. In Part 1 I explained what makes a Buddhist text considered legitimate enough to be passed down through the ages. I also introduced the idea of a Buddhist family tree and discussed the original Buddhist canon, the rising of the Mahayana, and the Mahayana… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/zenstudiespodcast/329_-_No_Buddhist_Bible_-_2.mp3?dest-id=466487) ## [Taking Refuge, by Andrew Sono Tootell](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/taking-refuge-by-andrew-sono) _2026-04-12 · The OzZen Podcast_ I take refuge in Buddha. I take refuge in Dharma. I take refuge in Sangha. In this talk invite you all to contemplate what the three Buddhist refuges mean to you on a personal level. To do this, I present three different perspectives on how the refuges (and the other precepts) have been understood from the Zen Buddhist tradition I belong to: 1. The Literal Perspective. 2. The Relative or… [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2322604730-ordinary-mind-zen-taking-refuge-by-andrew-sono.mp3) ## [Interbeing, by Louise Shinsho Cranny](https://soundcloud.com/ordinary-mind-zen/interbeing-by-louise-shinsho) _2026-03-29 · The OzZen Podcast_ In this talk, we explore dependent arising: our deep interconnections in time and space with all existence. Deeply realising this, brings us to see the emptiness of self and to lose our fear of loss and even death. We look at engaged Buddhism and through poetic verse practice kinship and kindness in a novel way. [Listen](http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2322603986-ordinary-mind-zen-interbeing-by-louise-shinsho.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (2)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-2/) _2026-03-07 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ We continue our Treeleaf Zendo Podcast with a new episode from the series based on master Tong'an Changcha's little-known "Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth". Sekkei Harada Roshi relfects that "These Ten Verses of Unfathomable Depth ... written by Master Tong’an Changcha and represent a work of pure Sōtō Zen. The first five verses set forth the principles of Sōtō Zen, while the second five are… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/weu58xqbpamd2yaz/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Ten_Mysterious_Talks_Part_26i8y3.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Tong'an Changcha's Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth (1)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-tongan-changchas-ten-talks-of-unfathomable-depth-1/) _2026-02-07 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ This episode of the Treeleaf Zendo Podcast marks the beginning of a new series, based on master Tong'an Changcha's little-known "Ten Talks of Unfathomable Depth". Sekkei Harada Roshi relfects that "These Ten Verses of Unfathomable Depth ... written by Master Tong’an Changcha and represent a work of pure Sōtō Zen. The first five verses set forth the principles of Sōtō Zen, while the second five are… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b3ppyxsimncpah4b/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Feb_6_2026bu8sx.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Eko Echoes](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-eko-echoes/) _2026-01-03 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ To welcome and celebrate an auspicious new year, we will look through the beautiful and meaningful words of our 'Dedication of Merit', or Eko, as it is called in Japanese. The eko is recited during services, after the chanting of sutras and verses, directing the merit, or good will, good aspirations, to all beings or for specific causes. For more information on Treeleaf Sangha teachings, practice… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rii7wv7jx6qjkax7/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Eko_8otyk.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Bodhidharma’s Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-master-bodhidharma-s-treatise-on-the-two-entrances-and-four-practices/) _2025-11-08 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ In this month's episode, we look into what is probably the earliest Ch'an writing, attributed with a certain amount of confidence, directly to master Bodhidharma. This is the "Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices". For more information on these talks and how to attend them live, please visit here » [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d3tnnv3evff57ths/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Bodhidharma_s_Two_Entrances_and_Four_Practices8sr99.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - The Eight Realizations of a Great Person (Part 2)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-the-eight-realizations-of-a-great-person-part-2/) _2025-10-04 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ This month, we continue with more of Master Dogen's advice on living wisely and well in this day-to-day life, from Hachi Dainin Gaku 八大人覺 'The Eight Realizations of the Great Person Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum: October Monthly Zazenkai » [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hyj9jh5ucfuahdn2/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Hachi_Dainin_Gaku_297suu.mp3) ## [Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - The Eight Realizations of a Great Person (Part 1)](https://treeleaf.podbean.com/e/treeleaf-zendo-podcast-the-eight-realizations-of-a-great-person-part-1/) _2025-09-06 · TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST_ We commence our Jukai (Undertaking the Precepts) preparations and Ango (Peaceful Abiding) season, with a writing by Master Dogen on living wisely and well in this day-to-day life, contained in the "Hachi Dainin Gaku" fascicle of the "Shobogenzo". These are the Eight Realizations of a Great Person. Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum: September Monthly… [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jvycud4yet6ffhag/Treeleaf_Zendo_Podcast_-_Eight_Realizations_of_a_Great_Person_part_1ayjzw.mp3)