Best Village Zendo Talks Podcasts (2025)

Podcast Audio: The post Talk by Shinryu Roshi, “The Precepts and Atonement of Ryōkan” first appeared on The Village Zendo.By Village Zendo Teacher Talks

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Talk by Seicho “Sangha Solidarity” 31:13

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11d ago31:13

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

15d ago22:58

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

17d ago41:36

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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

18d ago41:40

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

22d ago26:48

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

26d ago21:44

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

2M ago7:51

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

2M ago28:57

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

2M ago18:29

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Talk by Seiryu “Taking Reality Seriously” 26:06

2M ago26:06

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

2M ago28:24

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

2M ago20:11

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

2M ago31:58

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

3M ago1:08:10

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

3M ago30:50

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

3M ago32:21

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

3M ago26:42

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

3M ago27:09

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Talk by Tokuyu Sensei “No Separation” 31:46

3M ago31:46

31:46

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Talk by Ryugin, “Failing Better” 18:00

3M 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

3M ago27:39

27:39

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Talk by Myoko Roshi “Where the Lotus Blooms” 20:50

4M ago20:50

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Talk by Mukei, “Compassion — You Decide” 13:21

4M ago13:21

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Talk by Shinryu Roshi “Practice in the End-Time” 29:01

4M ago29:01

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Talk by Kenzen, “The Practice of Life” 27:24

4M ago27:24

27:24

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Talk by Bokushu Sensei, “The Madman in Ourselves” 20:10

4M ago20:10

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Talk by HonGō “Let Me Respectfully Remind You” 19:35

4M ago19:35

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No Wind, No Flag, No Mind: Encountering (Your) Life 22:54

4M ago22:54

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Talk by Ryotan Roshi “Actualizing Buddha Now” 27:24

4M ago27:24

27:24

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Talk by Jinno “Ascending the Seat” 25:12

5M ago25:12

25:12

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Talk by Ryoshin Hoshi, “The Turtle Nosed Snake” 19:11

5M ago19:11

19:11

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Talk by Fusho Sensei “Examining the Mind of Discrimination” 22:56

5M ago22:56

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Talk by Musho Hoshi “Without Delusion” 18:05

5M ago18:05

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Talk By Yugetsu “Approaching the Angry Demon” 26:25

5M ago26:25

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Arjuna's dilemma 39:17

5M ago39:17

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I look in the Bhagavad Gita and the life of radical abolitionist Benjamin Lay for examples: how do we live in stressful times, and how do we act when there are no good options?By A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

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Talk by Jiryu “Arjuna’s Dilemma” 39:16

5M ago39:16

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Talk by Bokushu Sensei “Living the Three Treasures” 26:51

5M ago26:51

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Talk by David Loy, “The New Bodhisattva Path” 58:30

6M ago58:30

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Talk by Mukei “Transitions” 12:22

6M ago12:22

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Talk by Shinryu Roshi, “Sangha and Maha-sangha” 24:14

6M ago24:14

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Talk by Enkyo Roshi, “The Gate of Sweet Nectar Liturgy and Seizan” 28:02

6M ago28:02

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Talk by Kenko “Calling All You Hungry Hearts” 20:49

6M ago20:49

20:49

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Talk by Joan Sensei: “Challenging Ingredients” 30:44

6M ago30:44

30:44

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Talk by Ryotan Roshi, “Samadhi in the Ocean of Life” 27:01

7M ago27:01

27:01

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Talk by Gessho, “Holding True” 28:09

7M ago28:09

28:09

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Talk by Joren “Being in the Soup” 26:12

7M ago26:12

26:12

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Talk by Ryoshin Hoshi, “The Zen Peacemaker’s Path” 27:33

7M ago27:33

27:33

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Talk by Kimu “Touch, Voice, Posture: Horse-Whispering, Aikido, and Zen” 28:48

7M ago28:48

28:48

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