
In the Lap of the Buddha
Given by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler at Green Gulch Farm on May 10th, 2026 Jiryu Rutschman-Byler explores and invites the practice of profound ease, which we can touch by exhaling completely enough to “let ...
10 Mai 53min

Accepting the Unacceptable
Given by Kim Kogen Daiho Hart at City Center on May 6th, 2026 Kim Kōgen Daihō Hart, who was raised in apartheid South Africa, explores themes of accepting what is unacceptable and what our practice as...
6 Mai 42min

Mindfulness and the Path to Liberation
Given by Gengyoko Tim Wicks at City Center on May 2nd, 2026 The talk discusses the significance of the Platform Sutra in Zen practice, highlighting its role in the exploration of sudden versus gradual...
2 Mai 32min

Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice
Given by Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 at City Center on April 29th, 2026 Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 explores the theme of the Spring Practice Period and explores the relationship between “nothing lacking” and “continuo...
29 Apr 43min

No Body – No Life
Given by Kiku Christina Lehnherr at Green Gulch Farm on April 26th, 2026 Kiku Christina Lehnherr teaches that cultivating generosity, patience, tolerance, compassion, gentleness and steadfastness are ...
26 Apr 46min

Interdependence and Engagement
Given by Ben Connelly at City Center on April 25th, 2026 Ben shares from his new book “Inside the Flower Garland Sutra, Huayan Buddhism and the Modern World.” Ben illustrates the teachings with storie...
25 Apr 41min

Bodhisattva Precepts on This Great Earth
Given by Shosan Victoria Austin at City Center on April 22nd, 2026 Shosan Victoria Austin, in this Earth Day lecture, invites us to contemplate how practicing ethics protects both us and the world.
22 Apr 47min

Department of Peace
Given by Doshin Dan Gudgel at City Center on April 15th, 2026 Doshin Dan Gudgel expresses a hope for lasting peace in this world, based on deep belief in interconnection and impermanence, and the incr...
15 Apr 45min



















