The Dharma of Demi-Girls
Given by Shoren Heather Iarusso at Green Gulch Farm on June 28th, 2026 Shōren Heather Iarusso explores the intersection of Buddhism, gender fluidity and the PRIDE movement using a rainbow as a metapho...
28 Jun 58min
Holding It All
Given by Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman at City Center on June 27th, 2026 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman, in this Queer Pride weekend talk, asks “...
27 Jun 28min
The Gulch, the Valley, as the Embodiment of Silent Illumination
Given by Guo Gu at Green Gulch Farm on June 21st, 2026 td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} Chan Teacher Guo Gu speaks of the significance of the "gulch" in Green Gulch,...
21 Jun 1h 2min
The Historical-Political Rise of Silent Illumination, Shikantaza, and the Embodied Experiencing of this Practice
Given by Guo Gu at City Center on June 16th, 2026
16 Jun 54min
Zazen Sits Zazen for the Welfare of the World
Given by Nyokai Kristin Diggs at Green Gulch Farm on June 14th, 2026 Nyokai Kristin Diggs talks about zazen as a practice of realizing the non-separation of body and mind, and about the dynamic relati...
14 Jun 1h 2min
AI and the Second Noble Truth
Given by Sozan Michael McCord at City Center on June 13th, 2026 Sozan Michael McCord teaches that when we look at the cause of suffering, we see that it is grasping and clinging or aversion and not ac...
13 Jun 42min
Body, Breath and Hara
Given by Anshi Zachary Smith at City Center on June 10th, 2026 Anshi Zachary Smith examines the "doing nothing” of zazen, and how much it actually does.
10 Jun 45min
How to Be Alive for It All
Given by Ryotan Cynthia Kear at City Center on June 6th, 2026 Ryotan Cynthia Kear shares Darlene Cohen’s core teachings on the importance of cultivating concentration, personal koans, transformation o...
6 Jun 38min
