A collection of dharma talks, events, interviews and other media from Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Center of NYC. Please scroll down for all available talks. Subscribe via: iTunes | Google Play
A collection of dharma talks, events, interviews and other media from Zen Mountain Monastery and the Zen Center of NYC. Please scroll down for all available talks. Subscribe via: iTunes | Google Play
The value of courage is one of the ten values of the Beyond Fear of Differences work. In this context, Shugen Roshi speaks about several aspects of courage, especially the ability to step forward, to be vulnerable, to tolerate discomfort, and to hold space for new ideas. This is the second of two talks on courage given by Shugen Roshi during April’s Apple Blossom Sesshin. He elaborates on the seemingly small, genteel phrase “to tolerate discomfort.” Examining its subtle details takes us into every area of our practice.
Featured Event
The Beyond Fear of Differences (BFoD) Planning Group held a public forum at the Monastery on Sunday, March 3, 2019—a moment 10 years in the making.
Featured Video
On March 3, 2019, Shugen Roshi introduced the chief disciple for the new training period and spoke about confronting oppression as a path of liberation for all beings.
Featured Interview
Get to know Ely Seiryu Rayek, the frequently flying Chief Disciple for the Spring training period.
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Zen Center of New York City, 5/5/2019
Blue Cliff Record, Case 84
Hogen Sensei takes up the koan on Vimalakirti’s silence to examine non-duality. When asked about non-duality, what did Vimalakirti say? What would you say? If you answer with silence, you’re missing it.
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/28/2019
Dharma Encounter
Hogen Sensei explores the question of Wholesome and Unwholesome Action in this lively dharma encounter. Daily encounters present us with questions like: What is the right thing to do? What’s the intention and what karma am I creating? Or simply: where is the “me” in this?
Michael Yukon Grody, Senior Monastic
Zen Center of New York City, 4/28/2019
Yukon encourages us to move closer to the way things are, not the way we want them to be. This is easy to say but difficult to remember to do. We use the precepts to help guide us.
Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei
Zen Mountain Monastery, 04/26/2019
Uncertainty is the foundation of our lives. Can we be at home there? Practicing the limitless qualities of Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity, Not Harming, can help us live our lives as a continuous blossoming into the unknown.
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/25/2019
True Dharma Eye, Case 29
How is it that we are living and dying in each moment? Hogen Sensei reminds us that turning away from death is turning away from life.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/24/2019
Shugen Roshi speaks about courage. What does it mean in our everyday lives? He begins with the Sutta of Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna, from the early teachings of the Buddha, who sits still in the midst of fear.
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/27/2019
Shugen Roshi continues his discourse on courage. The value of courage is one of the ten values of the Beyond Fear of Differences work. In this context he speaks about the aspects of courage being the ability to step forward, to be vulnerable, to tolerate discomfort, and to hold space for new ideas. In this part 2, Shugen Roshi elaborates on the seemingly small, genteel phrase “to tolerate discomfort”. Examining its subtle details takes us into every area of our practice. And we see that it is actually very big indeed.
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Zen Center of New York City, 4/21/2019
In the midst of the three celebrations for Passover, Easter and the Buddha’s Birthday, Hogen Sensei explores the non-dual nature of joy and suffering.
Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Senior Monastic
Zen Mountain Monastery, 4/21/2019
We can be deceived by our moods and feelings into believing that they are us. Gokan shows us that by simply remembering to return to the moment we can see through our agitations to find our inherent peaceful Mind.
Ron Hogen Green, Sensei
Zen Center of New York City, 4/18/2019
Precepts Mondo
Hogen Sensei explores the fourth precept on truthfulness, not lying. The Dharma is inexpressible; how can anyone speak a true word? The more the Buddha lies, the more he becomes Buddha. What does this mean for our lives?