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From Australian Zen teacher Dr Andrew Tootell.
“Each moment, as it is, is complete and full in itself. Seeing this no matter what arises in each moment, we can let it be.” – Joko Beck. In...
When Joko Beck broke away from the White Plum Asanga to form her own sangha which she named the Ordinary Mind Zen School, she also stopped w...
A hospice nurse discusses some Zen practices and perspectives around death and asks – Can we get used to the idea of dying?
Zen practice is premised on the identity of the Absolute and the Relative. They are both the same and different. Which is why in Zen we say,...
Meditation: I – Here – Now, by Elisabeth Barrett by
Genjokoan, by Larry Kodo Hancock by
'Enlightenment,' says Joko Beck 'is the ability to give totally in every moment. In this guided meditation we explore what it is to give and...
We often view life as a problem to be solved – we are either living a successful life, a good life, or we feel we are a failure at living. W...
In this guided meditation we explore the distinction between awareness and mindfulness – with awareness being described as effortless presen...
In this dharma talk OzZEN Facilitator Phil Genkai explores consciousness through the lens of the Buddhist teaching of the five aggregates of...
In this guided meditation Sono recites Torei Zenji’s Bodhisattvas’ Vow to open the heart to practice loving kindness towards those who have...
Make room for space. Todays guided meditation is about making space in our life for life. We all know what a cluttered house feels like. Str...
In this guided meditation by OzZEN Facilitator Phil Genkai, we are introduced to the metaphor of “cooking” to describe the process of just s...
The Place of Sangha in Post-Monastic Zen Practice, by Andrew Sono Tootell by
In this dharma talk Kodo gives a very accessible summary of Zen Master Dogen’s "Bendowa" ("On the Endeavor of the Way"). The Bendowa is a se...
In this talk I discuss the principle of the middle way. In particular, the middle way between self and no-self and the middle way through th...
In this guided meditation Shinsho takes us through the various steps of labelling thoughts and emotions and mental states with kindness, pat...
In this talk I will show how our practice principles can be translated into our core practices that I have inherited from Joko Beck, and in...
In this Guided Meditation I invite you to contemplate the following five remembrances: I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to es...
Denial is the biggest threat to our survival. We need to acknowledge and build our resources of love, gratitude and connection so we can rec...
This meditation is about allowing whatever arises in awareness. Through this practice you are encouraged to observe your breathing, thinking...
This talk is an example of the ongoing project, initiated by my teacher, Barry Magid, of integrating a Relational Self Psychology approach i...
In this student talk Ryan Eno gives a spiritual autobiography of his journey towards finding his spiritual home in Zen Buddhism. He begins w...
In this final talk on the theme of spiritual autobiography, Sono discusses the theme of home and homelessness by sharing some more stories f...
In this dharma talk Sono focuses on Lou Norstrom’s Memoirs of an American Zen Pioneer published in 2023. This memoir is a courageous explora...
In this dharma talk Sono introduces the important place of spiritual autobiographies in Zen Practice, inspired by Lou Norstrom’s Memoirs of...
This is a dharma talk on. It's one of the eight noble truths, usually translated as concentration. I will to talk about the different approa...
When an unusual gift is bestowed on a dying monastery, it begins to flourish and thrive. Perhaps this gift which we can also give each other...
In this talk Larry Kodo gives his first of a series of three talks on the founder of Japanese Soto Zen Eihei Dogen (1200-1253). In this talk...
Why do we need refuge? In Zen Buddhism the Three Refuges are like a life-raft on the sea of life. We face many storms of different condition...
In this dharma talk I share my latest understanding of the Practice Principles, originally formulated by Joko Beck and as interpreted by my...
These days I like to think that “life as it is” is the ultimate teacher, but not of course, the only teacher. There are many teachers: relat...
Coping with the loss of a loved one is always difficult. In this Dharma Talk Lousie Shinsho explores how different people cope in different...
This guided meditation is based on Case 1 from the collection of Koans called The Gateless Gate. The case: "A monk asked Joshu in all earnes...
This guided meditation uses the imagery of sitting at railway stations and waiting for trains to explore how thoughts arrive during zazen. I...
Talk from OzZEN Zazenkai in Sawtell 2nd March 2025. Intimacy in Zen is discussed in terms of the two aspects of 1. presence with all of life...
This dharma talk focuses on exploring the concept of the self-centered dream and suffering, with discussions on practice principles and thei...
We seem to be caught in the habit of running from one thing to another. When we do this, the next moment will not provide freedom from this...
This talk explores some of the history and mythology behind the development of zazen (including Shikantaza or just sitting) meditation, and...
In this guided meditation we will be exploring the Japanese aesthetic philosophy of wabi sabi and how we can integrate it into our just-sitt...
This guided meditation explores our core practice of just-sitting and the encouragement to leave everything alone. Even though we're in diff...
Christianity has the star of Bethlehem. We have the morning star. There is nothing special or supernatural about our morning star, yet the m...
Once you have recognized and claimed your home, and have begun to find yourself at home in it, then you are able to open the doors generousl...
THE CASE Wu-Tsu said, “Sakyamuni and Maitreya are servants of another. Tell me, who is that other?” WU-MEN’S COMMENT If you can see this oth...
The title of today’s contemplation “our original face is always changing” comes from the story of the sixth ancestor, Eno, retold in case 23...
Yogacara part four by
This guided meditation explores our personal relationship with mistakes. Mistakes are a fertile ground for learning. Dogen says ‘Life is one...
In this guided meditation we explore what is it to do zen practice together and to wake up together. in supporting each others practice, we...
Denkai Talk: New York, Nov 15 2014 by
In this lecture/discussion, Sono gives some background detail on the “three turnings of the wheel”, culminating in Yogacara. He also comment...