Best Village Zendo Talks Podcasts (2025)

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Talk by SoTen “The Reality of Spirits, Ghosts and Hungry Ghosts in Zen Practice” 31:06

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4d ago31:06

31:06

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Talk by Bokushu Sensei, “Misusing Sex, Abusing Power” 20:59

14d ago20:59

20:59

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Talk by Ryugin, “A Doctor and a Clown Walk Into a Koan” 20:19

12d ago20:19

20:19

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Talk by Fugan Sensei, “Warm Socks in Winter” 19:50

19d ago19:50

19:50

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Talk by Torei “The Whole World is Medicine” 28:58

20d ago28:58

28:58

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Talk by Musho Hoshi “The Adventure of the Self” 22:09

21d ago22:09

22:09

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Talk by Fusho Sensei “Not Knowing Through the Lens of ‘Yes, And…’” 23:13

25d ago23:13

23:13

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Talk by Yugetsu “Violence, Power, and Zazen” 25:54

28d ago25:54

25:54

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Talk by Jisei “Love and The Three Pure Precepts” 26:20

1M ago26:20

26:20

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Talk by Shodo Spring, “Open Reality” 28:01

1M ago28:01

28:01

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Talk by Ryotan Roshi ““The Person Who Has Everything” 26:21

1M ago26:21

26:21

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Talk by Ryoshin Hoshi, “Dogen’s Genjōkōan” 33:39

2M ago33:39

33:39

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Talk by Kimu “Zen Intention: Let’s Plan to Be There Then” 20:53

2M ago20:53

20:53

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Talk by Shinryu Roshi “Blossoming in the Flames” 23:21

2M ago23:21

23:21

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Talk by Jinno “Taking Action; Letting It Rest” 33:12

2M ago33:12

33:12

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Talk by Mukei “Mirror, Mirror,” 12:40

2M ago12:40

12:40

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Talk by Fusho Sensei, “After ‘Kwatz!’ Then What?” 26:44

2M ago26:44

26:44

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Shinryu Roshi “The Root, Flowering, and Fruit of Zazen” 22:34

2M ago22:34

22:34

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Talk by Fugan Sensei “Riding the Great Turtle: Healing in Troubled Times” 22:30

3M ago22:30

22:30

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Talk by HonGō, “Let Me Respectfully Remind You” 19:33

3M ago19:33

19:33

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Talk by Torei, “Breathing Through the Body Gates” 27:43

3M ago27:43

27:43

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Talk by Soten “An Expat’s Experience of No-Self – EEK!” 26:06

3M ago26:06

26:06

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Talk by Musho Hoshi, “The End of 9-11” 17:01

3M ago17:01

17:01

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Talk by Kojin “Falling Out of – and Back Into Love with – Zen” 19:26

3M ago19:26

19:26

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Talk by Ryugin “AAAAHHHH!!!!” 22:41

3M ago22:41

22:41

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Talk by Shinryu Roshi, “The Precepts and Atonement of Ryōkan” 18:24

3M ago18:24

18:24

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Talk by Seicho “Sangha Solidarity” 31:13

3M ago31:13

31:13

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Talk by Eko, “Calm in the Chaos: Zen Practice for Uncertain Times” 22:58

4M ago22:58

22:58

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Speak Up If You're Stuck in a Zazen Rut 41:36

4M ago41:36

41:36

Certain topics seem off-limits in Zen, like: What's the goal of meditation? How do I get better at it? What is everyone else experiencing when they sit? I spoke at the New Paltz Zen Center about getting stuck at a plateau in meditation skill, and about Zen communities' reluctance to discuss peak experiences, progress, and goals. Here's a written ve…

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Talk by Jiryu “Speak Up If You’re Stuck in a Zazen Rut” 41:40

4M ago41:40

41:40

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Talk by Ryotan Roshi “Kensho and its Discontents” 26:48

4M ago26:48

26:48

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Talk by Ryoshin Hoshi, “Finding a Place to Enter” 21:44

4M ago21:44

21:44

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Talk by Mukei, “Ask the Horse: On the Path of Not-Knowing” 7:51

5M ago7:51

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Talk by Bokushu Sensei “Living in the ER” 28:57

5M ago28:57

28:57

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Talk by Jo An Sensei, “Two Arrows” 18:29

5M ago18:29

18:29

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Talk by Seiryu “Taking Reality Seriously” 26:06

5M ago26:06

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Talk by Joren “What is Avalokiteshvara’s Body Anyway?” 28:24

5M ago28:24

28:24

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Talk by Fusho Sensei “Not Discussing the Faults of Others” 20:11

5M ago20:11

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Talk by Soten, “Riffs on Change” 31:58

6M ago31:58

31:58

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Talks by Mukei and Gihan Un-no, “The Legacy of Juneteenth and of Nagasaki” 1:08:10

6M ago1:08:10

1:08:10

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Talk by Daishi Hoshi “Three Pounds of Hemp: An Invitation to Intimacy” 30:50

6M ago30:50

30:50

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Talk by Kenko “Teachers of Buddhas and Ancestors, Teachers of Humans and Devas” 32:21

6M ago32:21

32:21

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Talk by Ryotan Roshi “Sunshine of the Non-dual Mind” 26:42

6M ago26:42

26:42

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Talk by Ryoshin Hoshi, “The Heart of Wisdom” 27:09

6M ago27:09

27:09

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Talk by Tokuyu Sensei “No Separation” 31:46

6M ago31:46

31:46

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Talk by Ryugin, “Failing Better” 18:00

6M ago18:00

18:00

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Talk by Jisei “What helps? What helps in this difficult, historic time of profound change?” 27:39

7M ago27:39

27:39

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