Under the Heavens and on the Earth — April 7, 2026 — Dharma Talk
This talk was given on April 7 — the day before Hanamatsuri, the traditional celebration of the Buddha's birthday. I'd been sharing a video...
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20 of 462 episodesHolding Your Seat — March 17, 2026 — Dharma Talk
There were daffodils on the altar when I gave this talk — narcissus, named after the figure who fell in love with his own reflection in the...
The Third Treasure — March 10, 2026 — Dharma Talk
Life keeps getting harder to afford — in time, in money, in simple presence. And yet here you are. This talk moves through the Three Treasur...
Nirvana — February 24, 2026
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Sangemon — February 3, 2026
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The Dharma Busker's Dollar — Kosen Eshu Osho
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The Body is the Dharma — January 20, 2026 — Dharma Talk
In this talk, I reflect on form as a living, embodied Zen practicioner. Drawing on Rinzai Zen forms — gassho, sasshu, posture, breath, walki...
Animacy in Zen — January 13, 2026 — Dharma Talk
Animacy in Zen In this episode of Living Zen , I reflect on Zen form — not as something merely procedural or symbolic, but as something aliv...
Play and the Great Matter - January 6, 2026 - Dharma Talk
This talk was recorded during our first sit of 2026 at the University of Victoria's Multifaith Centre. It's a reflection on Zen practice, pl...
"Kōzen Daitō Kokushi Yuikai" - December 2, 2025 - Dharma Talk
In this episode, I explore one of the most treasured teachings in the Rinzai Zen tradition: Kōzen Daitō Kokushi Yuikai , the "Final Instruct...
Tuning Practice - November 25, 2025 - Dharma Talk
In this talk, we explore one of the Buddha's most enduring teachings — the musician Sona and the image of practice as a stringed instrument....
Zen Shout — November 18, 2025 — Dharma Talk
WARNING - Sudden loud sounds in this podcast. In this episode, we explore the heart of embodied practice — how a single moment of presence c...
Form and Responsibility - November 4, 2025 - Dharma Talk
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Decolonize the Mind - October 21, 2025 - Dharma Talk
Zen talks by Kosen Eshu Martin, Osho: Abbot of the Zenwest Buddhist Society in BC, Canada Visit the Living Zen Podcast on iTunes, download o...
Remember the People You Came From — July 20, 2025 — Dharma Talk
In this episode of Living Zen , Eshū reflects on two guiding phrases: the Zen teaching "To study the self is to forget the self…" and the Gà...
On the De-Animation and Re-Animation of Zen — July 13, 2025
This week there's no Dharma talk from the Zendo — UVic was cleaning the carpets on Sunday, so our usual sit was cancelled. But I didn't want...
The Buddha's Buffet - July 6, 2025 — Dharma Talk
In this episode, we explore the long arc of practice — how insight and awakening might come suddenly, but true transformation takes slow, or...
Miraculous Medicine - June 29, 2025 - Dharma Talk
In this talk, I explore how practice invites us to return again and again — to breath, posture, intention — dissolving fear and self-critici...
The Breath of Solstice
"The Dharma is being preached in everything." This Dharma talk, offered just after summer solstice, reflects on the rhythms of breath, seaso...
The Path We Walk Together
This episode is a quiet invitation to long-time listeners and new friends alike. After years of practice, storytelling, and podcasting, Eshū...