Austin Zen Center Dharma Talks

2023-01-14 Crossing Over, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. 30.06.2025 1:02:23 ↓

From our archives. Crossing Over, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. January 14, 2023.

2023-06-10 Disappointment, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 57:22 ↓

From our archives. Disappointment, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. June 10, 2023.

2023-10-14 In activity and stillness, one community, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 33:20 ↓

From our archives. In activity and stillness, one community, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. October 14, 2023.

2023-09-09 Light and dark, like the front and back foot walking, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 58:36 ↓

From our archives. Light and dark, like the front and back foot walking, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, September9, 2023.

2023-12-02 Radiance (Komyo), by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 40:16 ↓

From our archives, Radiance (Komyo), by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. December 2, 2023.

2023-07-08 Right Speech, Kind Speech, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 1:04:16 ↓

From our archives, Right Speech, Kind Speech, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. July 8, 2023

2023-02-11 The Five Remembrances, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 47:16 ↓

From our archives. The Five Remembrances, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. February 11,2023

2023-10-21 The original heart of the single great matter of buddha ancestors, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 48:08 ↓

The original heart of the single great matter of buddha ancestors, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio. October-21-2023

2023-03-04 The Third Remembrance, By Rev. Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 52:48 ↓

From our archives, The Third Remembrance, By Rev. Choro Antonaccio March 4, 2023

2023-11-18 Walking with Jizo by Rev Choro Antonaccio 30.06.2025 58:54 ↓

From our Archives, Walking with Kizo, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio.

2025-06-14 The Ungraspable Truth, by Pat Yingst 29.06.2025 51:43 ↓

Dharma talk by Lay Entrusted Teacher Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on June 14, 2025.

2025-05-31 Dharma Talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 29.06.2025 55:34 ↓

Dharma talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 31, 2025.

2023-02-03 Zen Is Made of Stories, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 28.06.2025 1:05:15 ↓

From our Archives, Zen Is Made of Stories, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio.

2025-05-24 Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Practice in Difficult Times, by Rev. Daigan Gaither 30.05.2025 32:24 ↓

Dharma Talk given by Reverend Daigan Gaither, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 24, 2025.

2024-11-09 The Grass Roof Hermitage, by Chris Azbill 20.05.2025 46:38 ↓

Dharma Talk given by Chris Azbill, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on November 11, 2024.

2024-10-26 The Path to Now, by Chris Azbill 20.05.2025 48:04 ↓

Dharma talk given by Chris Azbill, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on October 26, 2024.

2025-05-10 The Wisdom and Compassion of Not Knowing, by Rev. Zenki Dillo 15.05.2025 1:10:28 ↓

The Bodhisattva virtues of wisdom and compassion can sound like lofty, maybe unattainable ideals. However, if we understand them as momentary expressions of the practice of not-knowing they are near at hand. Not-knowing isn't willful ignorance or the random rejection of knowledge; it is a practice of radical openness in the present moment. It is about making space around fixed views, preconcep...

2025-05-03 Chris Azbill 14.05.2025 38:02 ↓

Dharma Talk by Chris Azbill, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on May 3, 2025.

2025-04-19 Shijun Heather Martin 13.05.2025 35:21 ↓

Dharma talk by Shijun Heather Martin, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on April 19, 2025.

2025-04-05 Taking Refuge, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 12.05.2025 1:00:04 ↓

Dharma talk by Rev. Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on April 5, 2025.

2025-03-29 The Way of the Buddha: a Living Response to a Living Question, by Rev. Karen DeCotis 11.05.2025 59:40 ↓

Dharma talk by Rev. Karen DeCotis, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 29, 2025.

2025-03-22 Words, Words, Words, by Pat Yingst 12.04.2025 58:24 ↓

Dharma talk by Pat Yingst, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 22, 2025.

2025-03-08 The Practice and Perfection of Patience, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 07.04.2025 55:10 ↓

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 8, 2025.

2025-03-01 Bodhisattva Heroes and the Posture of Kindness, by Rev. Choro Antonaccio 09.03.2025 57:49 ↓

Dharma talk by Reverend Choro Antonaccio, recorded at the Austin Zen Center on March 1, 2025.

2025-02-22 Don't Make it Worse, by Rev. Kyosho Valorie Beer 09.03.2025 49:43 ↓

We often think we only have two options: to make things better, or to make them worse.  But sometimes we're too tired or discouraged to figure out how to make things better.  And making them worse has its own karmic consequences.  The Middle Way is to simply focus on not making things worse, exemplified by the Buddha's teaching of Just Stop.