2026-05-04 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen
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2026-05-04 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada

The fear of missing out (FOMO) is the engine of missing out. The reaching is the leaving. Building on the intensive teachings of Peg, Joel,...
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2026-04-28 I Inquiry I Merciful Messengers I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada
2026-04-30 | 2026 Intensive | Day 5 | Joel Barna by Appamada
2026-04-29 | 2026 Intensive | Day 4 | Peg Syverson by Appamada
2026-04-27 | 2026 Intensive | Day 2 | Flint Sparks by Appamada
2026-04-26 | 2026 Intensive | Day 1 | Peg Syverson by Appamada
2026-04-26 | Dharma Talk | No Gaining Mind | Ellen Hippard by Appamada

2026-04-21 I Inquiry I Into the mouth of the Demon I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
2026-04-20 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada

Instructions for small group activity: Divide into groups of 3. Groups of 2 are ok. Take 2 minutes for each role. Each person will have an o...

2026-04-14 I Inquiry I Leaving So Much Unborn I Flint Sparks by Appamada
2026-04-13 | Depth In Practice | The Sutra of Hui-neng Grand Master of Zen by Appamada

References: "Nothing Holy About It," by Tim Burkett Hsin Hsin Ming, Appamada chant book (https://appamada.org/s/Appamada-Chant-Book.pdf) "Th...

2026-04-07 I Inquiry I The Smallest Thing I Josh Gifford by Appamada
2026-03-23 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

This Dharma Talk is experiential, with the Sangha addressing and sharing from the prompts of the previous Dharma Talk on "Cooking & the Sang...

Begin Flint's talk at 11 minutes in for reference to Inquiry https://youtu.be/X3m2oM_C9bQ?si=Q-4yae5iykfSjStI
2026-03-30 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

Discussion prompts: 1. What concerns me about the world today? 2. What am I doing to care for this life? Quote from Joanna Macy's book, "Com...
2026-03-28 | Introduction to Zen | Class 1 by Appamada

2026-03-24 I Inquiry I It matters to Other I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada

This Sunday's Dharma Talk is by Head Student C. Seren8y, in which they discuss "Cooking and the Sangha," drawing from the writings of Dogen,...

2026-03-17 I Inquiry I Feel the anguish and act from Love I Trudy by Appamada
2026-03-16 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

Today's readings are from the Platform Sutra, by Huineng, including "The Gatha of Truth and Falsehood and Movement and Stillness": Nothing t...

Why love what you will lose? There is nothing else to love. “From the Japanese” by Louise Gluck
2026-03-02 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada
2026-03-09 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

2026-03-07 I Erin Curtis Memorial by Appamada

What does it mean to live a “good life”? This dharma talk starts there. We'll spend some time with Hui-Neng's teaching on one practice samad...

2026-03-03 I InquiryI Roots and Branches I Joel Barna by Appamada

This is a Dharma talk on the Ocean Mudra Samadhi (Kai-In-Zanmai) from the Shōbōgenzō, written by our Sōtō Zen ancestor, Eihei Dōgen in 1242....

2026-02-24 I Inquiry I Attending to our actions I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada
2026-02-23 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

2026-02-22 | Dharma Talk | Signal and Noise | Joel Barna by Appamada

2026-02-17 I Inquiry I Our dancing and songs are the Voice of the Dharma I Trudy Johnston by Appamada
2026-02-16 | Depth In Practice | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart by Appamada

Our practice is a relational one, which means sooner or later we’re bound to experience some friction between us. Friction is not a failure....

It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize these magical flower arrangements were more than exotic flowers and divine creativity. Muc...

Some people help us cultivate patience without trying. This Sunday we explore Dealing with Difficult People—a surprisingly nourishing practi...

This is the link to Stillness was a gift : https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6wyn
2026-02-02 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamada Story by Appamada

This Sunday, Nate opens our practice period theme, "Living in Sangha". In the first of a three-part series of dharma talks, we explore sangh...

link to science and zen https://scienceofzen.org Link to Mary Oliver poem https://wordsfortheyear.com/2018/04/14/at-the-river-clarion-by-mar...
2026-01-26 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamada Story by Appamada

2026-01-25 | Head Student Entering Ceremony | Seren8y by Appamada
2026-01-19 | Depth In Practice Not Two: The Appamada Story by Appamada