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Episodes

20 of 569 episodes

2026-10-04 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Susan K.

In a Way-Seeking Mind talk, a sangha member shares their personal narrative, key turning points, and how the Dharma has moved in their life....

00:42:06Oct 6, 2026

2026-09-29 I Inquiry I The Authenticity Trap I Nate Smalley

2026-09-29 I Inquiry I The Authenticity Trap I Nate Smalley by Appamada

00:59:19Oct 2, 2026

2026-09-27 | Inquiry | Four Practice Principles | Flint Sparks

Flint shares quotes from Roshi Joan Halifax's essays "Zazen: The Intimacy of the Infinite" and "Only One Lamp: The Single Reality of Shikant...

01:05:14Sep 27, 2026

2026-09-22 I Inquiry I The Old Woman of Mount Wutai I Trudy Johnston

2026-09-22 I Inquiry I The Old Woman of Mount Wutai I Trudy Johnston by Appamada

00:59:37Sep 26, 2026

2026-09-20 | Dharma Talk | Not Two | Ellen Hibbard

Ellen brought us together in the Appamada zendo to explore "not-twoness." What does it mean, and even more importantly, how do we live it?

00:44:19Sep 22, 2026

2026-09-15 I Inquiry I Returning to the Mountains Returning to Yourself I Flint Sparks

2026-09-15 I Inquiry I Returning to the Mountains Returning to Yourself I Flint Sparks by Appamada

01:03:08Sep 17, 2026

2026-09-13 | Dharma Talk | Zen, Religion | Nate Smalley

This Sunday, Nate gives an Open Talk. Rather than preparing remarks in advance, he comes with a single starting point, and the rest formed w...

00:34:16Sep 13, 2026

2026-09-08 I Inquiry I Guard the Sense Doors I Peg Syverson

2026-09-08 I Inquiry I Guard the Sense Doors I Peg Syverson by Appamada

01:01:49Sep 12, 2026

2026-09-06 | Willingness | Nate Smalley

This week Nate looks at willingness as a practice. It's the turn toward your life as it actually is, made before you feel ready.

00:31:05Sep 6, 2026

2026-09-01 I Inquiry I A Gratitude Meditation I Joel Barna

2026-09-01 I Inquiry I A Gratitude Meditation I Joel Barna by Appamada

00:57:45Sep 3, 2026

2026-08-30 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Manuel Quinto-Pozos

In a Way-Seeking Mind talk, a sangha member shares their personal narrative, key turning points, and how the Dharma has moved in their life....

00:42:46Aug 31, 2026

2026-08-23 | Guo Gu Guided Meditation | Joel Barna

2026-08-23 | Guo Gu Guided Meditation | Joel Barna by Appamada

00:09:55Aug 28, 2026

2026-08-25 I Inquiry I When your room becomes the whole world I Trudy Johnston

2026-08-25 I Inquiry I When your room becomes the whole world I Trudy Johnston by Appamada

00:58:37Aug 27, 2026

2026-08-23 | Body Scan is Full Presence | Joel Barna

2026-08-23 | Body Scan is Full Presence | Joel Barna by Appamada

00:30:35Aug 25, 2026

2026-08-18 I Inquiry I Longing I Flint Sparks

2026-08-18 I Inquiry I Longing I Flint Sparks by Appamada

00:48:41Aug 20, 2026

2026-08-16 | Dharma Talk | Attention | Nate Smalley

There's a word at the center of our practice that reads as mundane but might better understood as sacred: attention. At first attention is n...

00:32:14Aug 16, 2026

2026-08-11 I Inquiry I Just be ordinary and nothing special I Trudy Johnston

2026-08-11 I Inquiry I Just be ordinary and nothing special I Trudy Johnston by Appamada

01:00:43Aug 14, 2026

2026-08-09 | Dharma Talk | Nate Smalley

2026-08-09 | Dharma Talk | Nate Smalley by Appamada

00:36:39Aug 13, 2026

2026-08-10 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen

2026-08-10 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada

01:03:49Aug 12, 2026

2026-08-04 I Inquiry Accepting Yourself Completely I Josh Gifford

2026-08-04 I Inquiry Accepting Yourself Completely I Josh Gifford by Appamada

01:02:07Aug 8, 2026