Taking the Precepts: An Introduction

Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal
How do we embody the Precepts in our everyday lives? An overview of morality in Zen and the RZC's Taking the Precepts Ceremony.

Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice

Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry
Sesshin: May 2023, Day 2
Question:  Should I try or should I not try? Do I apply effort in practice or do I surrender? Ought there be discipline or should it come naturally? Answer: Yes! Sources: Awakening to Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau; Stories of…

Discovering Awe in Just This

Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal
Exploring the intersection between Zen practice and neuroscience on our capacity for experiencing awe in ordinary activities. Commentary on Dacher Keltner's "The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe", The Atlantic: January 13, 2023.

The Dalai Lama and the Boy

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede
Bodhin-roshi’s comments on the controversy surrounding the February video of "the Dalai Lama and the boy." (Correction: the Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959, not 1951 as was stated in the talk.)

Instructions to the Cook

Dharma Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger
A look at Master Dogen's treatise 'Instructions to the Cook,' with reflections on my own experiences as a cook, particularly at the Zen Center, as well as on work practice in general.

Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert

Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert
The layering of suffering.