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48 texts
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The Open Gate
Zen
· 2026-09-07
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
· Santa Fe
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
The text explains right view in Buddhism as the already present, clear seeing without interpretive stories, illustrated through anecdotes and Buddhist teachings.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Women Wielding Liberating Power
Zen
· 2026-09-05
· Paula Arai
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
Arai develops a Buddhist liberation dharmaology that makes visible the invisible role of women in Buddhist history and criticizes misogynistic structures within the tradition.
Justice · Care · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Z00266 This is Myōhō. (Sesshin 22.05.2026)
Zen
· 2026-09-05
· Rei Ho Christoph Hatlapa Roshi
· Steyerberg
· Teisho – Choka Sangha, Kloster ToGenJi
The text connects the Myōhō narrative with everyday life in order to call for the dismantling of mental barriers and the embodiment of cosmic vitality in one's encounter with the world.
Community · Repentance · Truthfulness
— machine transcript of a recording
Varela 2026: A Conversation with Michael Pollan (Part 9)
Zen
· 2026-09-01
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
· Santa Fe
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
Joan Halifax tells how she sent Michael Pollan into a cave and he thereby came to a new insight about consciousness.
Humility · Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Varela 2026: Panel Discussion – AI, Experience, and Ethics (Part 10)
Zen
· 2026-09-01
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
· Santa Fe
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
A panel at the Varela Retreat 2026 discusses how the 'non-affiliative mode' in AI models makes the constructed persona visible without providing objective truth.
Knowledge · Truthfulness · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Varela 2026: Closing Q&A (Part 11)
Zen
· 2026-09-01
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
· Santa Fe
· Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe - Dharma Podcast
The text discusses the psychological and immunological damage caused by AI communication, as well as the criteria for genuine mystical transformations in contrast to transient experiences.
Community · Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
# 320 To encourage children
Zen
· 2026-09-01
· Denia Rositzki
· Hamburg
· Compassionate Buddha – Yun Hwa Sangha Hamburg
Buddhist practices such as meditation are meant to help children find concentration and thereby learn better, which benefits society.
Care · Knowledge · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
# 320 Encouraging Children
Zen
· 2026-09-01
· Denia Rositzki
· Hamburg
· Compassionate Buddha – Yun Hwa Sangha Hamburg
Buddhist practices such as meditation and mantra repetition are intended to help children think more clearly, learn better, and serve as integrated members of society.
Care · Knowledge · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
Changsha and Radiant Light
Zen
· 2026-08-30
· Kokyo Henkel
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
The text explains the Zen teaching that the true self is not located in body or mind, but as radiant light encompasses the entire world.
Knowledge · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
# 319 Silkworms eat mulberry leaves - a parable
Zen
· 2026-08-25
· Denia Rositzki
· Hamburg
· Compassionate Buddha – Yun Hwa Sangha Hamburg
The parable of the silkworm illustrates how egoistic clinging blocks liberation; the text calls for meditation and compassion.
Mercy · Patience · Repentance
— machine transcript of a recording
Kindness and Oneness
Zen
· 2026-08-23
· Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
A Zen talk that describes kindness and oneness as our already existing nature and calls for the practice of letting go in meditation.
Community · Mercy · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
Z00265 Sejo's Soul Is Separated from Her Being. (Zentag Niederrhein 21.03.2026)
Zen
· 2026-08-22
· Rei Ho Christoph Hatlapa Roshi
· Steyerberg
· Teisho – Choka Sangha, Kloster ToGenJi
The text explains the Zen kōan of Sejo as a metaphor for the split of the self and calls for the integration of inner parts through mindful awareness.
Knowledge · Repentance · Truthfulness
— machine transcript of a recording
Spiritual Friendship & Dharma Friends
Zen
· 2026-08-19
· Odo Ellen Simpson
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
The text explains the central role of spiritual friendship and Sangha in Zen Buddhism as a relational practice, supported by vows and precepts.
Community · Responsibility · Humility
— machine transcript of a recording
The Gift of Attention
Zen
· 2026-08-13
· Dan Zigmond
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
Attention is the most precious gift in an economy that exploits it; Dāna as non-greed and letting go becomes the central practice.
Mercy · Care · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
Cleaning Our Environment/Cleaning Our Mind
Zen
· 2026-08-09
· Kika Susan Hellein
· San Francisco
· San Francisco Zen Center - Dharma Talks
A Zen dharma talk on zazen posture, ordinary activity, and maintaining inner brightness despite personal and political burdens.
Community · Gratitude · Patience
— machine transcript of a recording
Z00264 Baso and the Hundred Negations. (Sesshin 08.03.2026)
Zen
· 2026-08-08
· Rei Ho Christoph Hatlapa Roshi
· Steyerberg
· Teisho – Choka Sangha, Kloster ToGenJi
The text teaches letting go of philosophical dualities and comparison in order to recognize the hidden unity and harmony of all things.
Community · Knowledge
— machine transcript of a recording
Z00263 What if all suffering results from confused thoughts? (Sesshin 07.03.2026)
Zen
· 2026-07-25
· Rei Ho Christoph Hatlapa Roshi
· Steyerberg
· Teisho – Choka Sangha, Kloster ToGenJi
Suffering arises from mental projections; the path to freedom leads through letting go of judgments and returning to the center of the heart.
Knowledge · Humility · Community
— machine transcript of a recording
Z00262 When you recognize where you come from, you are naturally tolerant. (Sesshin 17.01.2026)
Zen
· 2026-07-11
· Rei Ho Christoph Hatlapa Roshi
· Steyerberg
· Teisho – Choka Sangha, Kloster ToGenJi
The text uses the Zen kōan 'Every day is a good day' and personal anecdotes to teach the acceptance of suffering and joy as a path to inner peace.
Gratitude · Humility · Patience
— machine transcript of a recording
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