Zen Community of Oregon

Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks

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New podcasts every Tues, Thurs and Sat. Here you can find talks from various teachers involved with the Zen Community of Oregon. We share talks from our retreats, as well as our different weekly offerings between Great Vow Zen Monastery and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life. For more information, please visit ze...

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At Home In Ourselves - Kisei Sensei 18.03.2025 37:50

The Heart Sutra invites us to discover our true home, right here in our own being. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Sky Is Not Falling - Lama Lekshe 15.03.2025 23:01

This is a guided mediation given by Lama Lekshe King Tamang on January, 13th 2025. In this talk Lama Lekshe discusses a poem she wrote about death and gratitude. ★ Support this podcast ★

Guided Meditation - Kodo Conover, Zen Teacher 13.03.2025 23:03

This guided meditation was given by Kodo Conover on January 28th, 2025 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. Kodo helps us find stillness through her years of practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

Prajna Paramitas Great No! - Kisei Sensei 11.03.2025 33:47

The Heart Sutra is a guide for discovering what is most true in the midst of chaos! ★ Support this podcast ★

Direct Experience Of The Non-Dual Nature - Hogen Roshi 08.03.2025 37:54

This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 26th, 2025. In this talk Hogen Roshi discusses the importance of having a direct experience of the fundamental nature of reality, our fixed beliefs and its importance in our spiritual practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Komyozo Zanmai Part 3 - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei 06.03.2025 46:15

This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January, 29th. In this talk Jogen Sensei continues his discussion on the Komyozo Zanmai a text by Koun Ejo who was a disciple of and received transmission from Dogen Zenji. ★ Support this podcast ★

Vow And The Roving Mind - Kosho Janet Ault 04.03.2025 42:07

This talk is given by Kosho Janet Ault at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 19th 2025, given by Assistant Temple Manager at Heart of Wisdom and Manager of Trillium Zen practice house. In this talk Kosho discusses Vow and how it can help ground us in our lives and our practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

Healthy Boundaries and Power Dynamics - Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi 01.03.2025 59:08

This talk is given at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 19th 2025, given by founder Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi. In this talk Chozen Roshi discusses power dynamics between teachers and students, ethical misconduct and healthy boundaries in spiritual communities. ★ Support this podcast ★

We Have Everything We Need - Kisei Sensei 27.02.2025 58:17

This talk was given by Kisei Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monestary on February 8th, 2025 during Parinirvana Sesshin. In this talk Kisei goes into what arises into this ocean of awake awareness and how everything is being born or dying. ★ Support this podcast ★

Friendship And Community During Crisis - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei 26.02.2025 46:07

This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on February, 12th. In this talk Jogen Sensei discusses leaning into friendship and community as a support for times of crisis and how our practice supports that. He highlights that money and guns are what fear often turns to for security but that a network of people of integrity that we have developed strong fibers with through our...

Trusting The Heart Of Our Deepest Longing - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher 25.02.2025 49:02

This talk is from Great Vow Zen Monastery on February 7th 2025, given by resident Zen teacher, Jomon Martin. In this talk Jomon discusses separation, how our isolated separate view is an illusory and our direct experience. ★ Support this podcast ★

Guided Metta Meditation - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher 23.02.2025 1:07:08

This is a guided meditation was given by Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January, 17th. In this meditation Zen Teacher Bansho guides us through loving kindness practice or Metta. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Komyozo Zanmai Part 2 - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei 22.02.2025 28:43

This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January, 15th. In this talk Jogen Sensei continues his perspective on the Komyozo Zanmai a text by Koun Ejo who was a disciple of and received transmission from Dogen Zenji. ★ Support this podcast ★

Freedom In Life And Death - Kisei Sensei 20.02.2025 48:55

This talk was given by Kisei Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monestary on February 6th, 2025 during Parinirvana Sesshin. In this talk Kisei discusses the many deaths that we experience encounter during Sesshin, in our lives and how we find freedom in this moment. ★ Support this podcast ★

Letting Go Into This - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher 18.02.2025 37:13

This talk is from Great Vow Zen Monastery on February 5th 2025, given by resident Zen teacher, Jomon Martin. In this talk Jomon discusses letting go and the surrender that happens as our human bodies decay. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Charnel Grounds - Kisei Sensei 15.02.2025 44:00

This talk was given by Kisei Sensei at Great Vow Zen Monestary on February 4th, 2025 during Parinirvana Sesshin. In this talk Kisei discusses a Koan about death and the deathless as well as the story of Patacara and how great loss can bring us to practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

Wildland Firefighters and Zen - Jomon Martin, Zen Teacher 13.02.2025 36:58

This talk is from Great Vow Sunday Program on January 19th 2025, given by resident zen teacher, Jomon Martin. In this talk Jomon discusses the parallels between Wildland Firefighters and Zen practice this talk was given after Jomon co-led a retreat for Wildland Firefighters. ★ Support this podcast ★

Taking Refuge - Hogen Roshi 11.02.2025 39:58

This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 12th, 2025. In this talk Hogen Roshi asks the sangha how they take refuge and what it means to take refuge in our practice. ★ Support this podcast ★

Anger, Zen Dialogue and Adapting To Culture - Dharma Holder, Gensho Welsh 08.02.2025 24:24

This talk was given by Dharma Holder Gensho Welsh at Heart of Wisdom on January 9th, 2025. In this talk Gensho takes suggestions from the audience about topics and discusses anger, zen dialogue and adapting to culture. ★ Support this podcast ★

Our Fundamental Vow - Hogen Roshi 06.02.2025 44:38

This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Great Vow Zen Monastery on January 11th, 2025 during Vow Sesshin. In this talk Hogen Roshi discusses the four bodhisattva vows, our fundamental vow and how we engage that with a clear mind. ★ Support this podcast ★

Vow Discovery - Patrick Bansho Green, Zen Teacher 04.02.2025 41:10

This Dharma talk was given by Zen Teacher Bansho at Great Vow Zen Monastery on January 10th, 2025 during Vow Sesshin. In this talk Zen Teacher Bansho discusses the four Bodhisattva vows, how we use them as a template for our own vows and the power of articulating vows or hearts aspiration. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Vow Of Life - Shonin, Dharma Holder 01.02.2025 27:01

This talk was given by Dharma Holder Shonin at Great Vow Zen Monastery on January, 9th 2025. In this talk Shonin discusses the vow of life itself, inherited vows, reactive vows and why they can sometimes be hard to see. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Ephemerality Of Thinking- Hogen Roshi 30.01.2025 42:01

This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January 5th, 2025. In this talk Hogen Roshi discusses the nature of suffering and fixed beliefs in relation to the ephemerality of thoughts. ★ Support this podcast ★

Reflections On 2024 And The Suffering Mind - Hogen Roshi 28.01.2025 39:12

This Dharma talk was given by Hogen, Roshi at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on December 29th, 2024. In this talk Hogen Roshi reflects on the last year and the vast amount changes experienced. He also talks about the suffering causing mind and how we penetrate and undermine it. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Komyozo Zanmai - Jogen Salzberg, Sensei 25.01.2025 39:56

This is a talk given by Jogen Sensei at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on January, 8th. In this talk Jogen Sensei talks about the Komyozo Zanmai a text by Koun Ejo who was a disciple of and received transmission from Dogen Zenji. ★ Support this podcast ★