Monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains.
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Fukan Zazengi Part 1
2024/01/26
Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Dogen's writing, Fukan Zazengi, or Universal Promotion of Zazen.
Buddhas Are Not Elsewhere, You Are You
2023/12/29
Tenshin Roshi talks about case seven of the Blue Cliff Record, "Asking about Buddha."
Halloween / Obon / Día de los Muertos
2023/11/28
Tenshin Roshi talks about the Buddhist festival of Obon, which, at Yokoji we link to Halloween and Día de los Muertos. The text referenced is "The Five Buddha Families," from The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
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What is Your Light?
2023/10/31
Faith Plus
2023/09/29
Tenshin Roshi continues talking on the Record of Rinzai.
Faith
2023/08/31
Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Rinzai and shares readings from the Record of Rinzai.
Standing On Your Own Feet
2023/07/28
Tenshin Roshi talks on case 12 of the Gateless Gate, "Zuigan Calls Himself 'Master.'"
The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty
2023/06/30
Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 2 of the Blue Cliff Record, "The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty."
What Remains?
2023/05/29
Tenshin Roshi discusses case 30 of The Book of Equanimity, Daizui's Kalpa Fire.
Mistake
2023/04/29
Tenshin Roshi talks about case 98 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Two Mistakes."
Wholehearted Effort and Transmission
2023/03/28
Tenshin Roshi talks about the start of the training period and the importance of transmission in the Zen tradition. Roshi opens the talk with Mumon's verse from case 41 of the Gateless Gate, "Coming from the West and pointing directly to it – all the trouble comes from the transmission; The one who disturbs the monasteries is originally you."
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Sit Like a Kid
2023/02/24
Tenshin Roshi talks about Case 21 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ungan Sweeps the Ground".
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CMMLBR
2022/08/15
A Constant
I have been a regular listener for the past 5 years. I come back to this podcast again, and again, and again. It is zen practice, stripped of western ...
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LordeFell
2021/08/07
Thank you
I just discovered this podcast after a couple months of hoping for a retreat. The podcast is fantastic, I am very grateful for it and hope it continue...
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LOGIC PRISONER
2018/01/16
Greetings from Lincoln, Nebraska.
This podcast has been a great help. Keep up the good work!
grara1872
2020/06/20
Disappointing characterization of BLM
I will admit I have only so far listened to Zoom Talk #10 and was completely put off by the host’s weak discussion of BLM and oppression. He immediate...
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DTPJAM
2016/12/06
Like an arrow
I love Tenshin Roshi's straight, simple messages of life, work, and practice.
jkbooo
2015/12/05
Down to earth and practical
Being a novice with very little practice I appreciate these talks. Easy to understand and apply to my own life.
J.OLy.
2012/10/30
Straight to the Point
This is straight to the point teaching. Tenshin Roshi's method is not to puff you up with promises of enlightenment nor gee-whiz insights, but rather...
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John Katz
2012/05/25
Insightful
I enjoy listening to these talks. The speaker has a quality to his speech that is calm and balanced. It is enjoyable to listen to throughout my day.
V. Rivera
2012/02/16
Very Profound and Insightful!
Tenshin dharma talks are full of content and depth. I heard everyone of his talks on this podcast many times over and over again, and I always blown ...
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YugenLakey
2010/09/12
Technical Issues
Apologies to any users who experienced problems with the podcasts. The tracks were looping and skipping due to a technical problem which I hope has no...