Village Zendo Talks

Roshi Introduces the Diamond Sutra and speaks of how it heals our delusions.

Roshi offers some words on our morning verse, and our responsibility to act in the world we live in.

Here is the talk Ryotan Sensei gave for Rohatsu

Shinryu Sensei: Infinitely Subtle

Unmon’s Toilet Paper!

This talk was given on October 19, 2013

For the zazenkai, Ryotan Sensei spoke to us about Bowing practice as the “Device for Everything”

Sensei guides us in the realization of this moment mind.

Roshi asks what is it to feel overwhelmed and how is it to allow the flow and still be steering?

Roshi introduces Fusatsu and talks about the power of speech and the precepts.

Sensei encourages us all to notice, notice, notice when we are swept away. . .

Roshi asks us what is fasting in our lives? She reminds us of the teachings of Isaiah, Rumi, and Chuang Tzu, and how they also teach the qualities of atonement.

Roshi offers a teaching at the Provincetown Zen Center for the Cape ‘ gang of meditators.’ Here’s a Zen story of three Zen mavens....

Roshi brings up Nansen’s Cat Koan and applies it to our responsibility to express the truth as we see, in our families, sanghas and world.

Eisho encourages the sangha to find what is true behind all the mysteries of self and other.