Everyday Zen Podcast

Norman gives a talk to the San Francisco Zen Center on “Philip Whalen Journals. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Philip-Whalen-Journals-SFZC-November-11-2023.mp3  

Norman gives his third talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s  “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.” Texts Discussed Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”: A Practitioner’s Guide for Liberation, by Ben Connelly, translated by Weijen Teng Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary, by Jay Garfield Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vasubandhus-Three-Natures-Yogachara-Mind-Only-School-Talk-3.mp3

Norman gives a dharma talk on “Buddha on Truth and Teachers” to the November 2024 All Day Sitting Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Buddha-on-Truth-and-Teachers-All-Day-Sitting-November-2023.mp3

Norman gives a talk to the Minnesota Zen Center on “Poetry and Dharma.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Norman-on-Poetry-and-Dharma-Minnesota-Zen-Center-November-11-2023.mp3

Norman gives his second talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s  “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.” Texts Discussed Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”: A Practitioner’s Guide for Liberation, by Ben Connelly, translated by Weijen Teng Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary, by Jay Garfield Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vasubandhus-Thee-Natures-Yogachara-Mind-Only-School-Talk-2-1.mp3

Norman gives his first talk on “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” of the Yogachara (Mind Only School). Our main text will be the book “Vasubandhu’s Three Natures” by Ben Connelly as well as the Jay Garfield’s  “Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary.” Texts Discussed Vasubandhu’s “Three Natures”: A Practitioner’s Guide for Liberation, by Ben Connelly, translated by Weijen Teng Vasubandhu’s Treatise on the Three Natures: A Translation and Commentary, by Jay Garfield Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vasubandhus-Three-Natures-Yogachara-Mind-Only-School-Talk-1.mp3

Chris Fortin gives her fourth and final talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path on Way Seeking Mind.  This is a short talk and introduction to three Sangha members (Liz Salin, Audrey Meinertzhagen and Shuffy) giving talks which are not published here for privacy reasons.  Sangha members may on request the link to the Way Seeking Mind talks by requesting them at resources@everydayzen.org     Please allow a short delay for the link to be emailed to you.  Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wheel-of-Life-and-the-Bodhisattva-Path-Talk-4-Way-Seekinfg-Mind-Chris-Fortin.mp3

Norman gives a dharma talk “On the Tragedy of Israel Palestine” to the Everyday Zen October 2023 All Day Sitting. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/On-the-Tragedy-of-Israel-Palestine-October-All-Day-Sitting-.mp3  

Chris Fortin gives her third talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wheel-of-Life-and-the-Bodhisattva-Path-Talk-3-Chris-Fortin.mp3

Chris Fortin gives her second talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wheel-of-Life-and-the-Bodhisattva-Path-Talk-2-Chris-Fortin.mp3

Norman gives an online talk to the Spirit Rock Meditation Center on Dogen’s “Continuous Practice. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dogens-Continuous-Practice-Spirit-Rock-October-8-2023.mp3  

Chris Fortin gives her first talk on the Wheel of Life and the Bodhisattva Path on “The Six Realms. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Wheel-of-Life-and-the-Bodhisattva-Path-Talk-1-The-Six-Realms-Chris-Fortin.mp3

Norman gives the fifth and final talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series.  This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Streams” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dogen-on-the-Environment-Talk-5-Conclusion.mp3

Noman talks on the the “Self-Receiving and Employing Samadhi” to the September Everyday Zen All Day Sitting. https://www.sfzc.org/files/daily_sutras_Self-Receiving_and_Employing_Samadhi Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!     https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Self-Receiving-and-Employing-Samdhi-All-Day-Sitting-September-2023.mp3

Norman gives the fourth talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series.  This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Streams” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dogen-on-the-Environment-Talk-4-Valley-Sounds-Mountain-Streams.mp3

Norman has a conversation with David Hinton, an American poet and translator who specializes in Chinese literature on bringing the true meaning of the Chinese teachings into everyday terms and life.  Due to a technical error, the very beginning of the talk is cut off in the audio version. The video recording on YouTube is complete. Video of the livestream on YouTube: David Hinton & Norman Fischer ~ The Way of Ch’an Banyen Books & Sound on YouTube Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Conversation-with-David-Hinton-and-Norman-Fischer-September-24-2023.mp3

Jaune Evans gives the third talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Our Kinship Knows Knows No Bounds.”  This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dogen-on-the-Environment-Talk-3-Our-Kinship-Knows-No-Bounds-Jaune-Evans.mp3

Norman gives a talk on “Shoftim” to the Maker Or Elul Retreat August 27, 2023. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Makor-Or-Elul-Retreat-Shoftim-August-27-20123.mp3

Norman gives a talk on “Shoftim” to the Awakened Heart Retreat August 24, 2023. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Awakened-Heart-Retreat-Softim-August-24-2023.mp3

Norman gives his second  talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Uncertainty” followed by more “Odes to the Earth” by Sangha members.  This series will be referencing Dogen’s “Valley Sounds, Mountain Colors” writing as found in Kazuaki Tanahashi: Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dogen-on-the-Environment-Talk-2-Uncertainty.mp3

Mary Ann Sacksteder gives the eighth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Simile of the Snake.” The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fifteen-Sutras-From-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-8-The-Simile-of-the-Snake-Mary-Ann-Sachsteder.mp3

Norman gives his first introductory talk on the “Dogen on the Environment” series on “Ode to the Environment. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Dogen-on-the-Environmenrt-Talk-1-Odes-to-Our-Environment.mp3

Jaune Evans gives a dharma talk on “Ode to Climate: It’s Not Too Late” at the August 2023 All Day Sitting. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ode-to-Climate_-Its-Not-Too-Late-All-Day-Sitting-August-2023-Jaune-Evans-1.mp3

John Murray gives the seventh talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Those of Kesaputta ” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fifteen-Sutras-From-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-7-Those-of-Kesaputta-John-Murray.mp3

Jeff Bickner gives the six talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Maghiya Sutra” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Fifteen-Sutras-From-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-6-Meghiya-Sutra-Jeff-Bickner.mp3

Norman gives the fourth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Elder Sutra” and “The Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fifteen-Sutras-Feom-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-4-The-Elder-Sutra-and-the-Sutra-on-Knowing-fthe-Bettyer-Way-to-Live-Alone.mp3

Norman gives the third talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on sutra of the “Parable of the Saw ” to the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting July 2023. The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fifeteen-Sutras-of-the-Old-Way-Talk-3-Parable-of-the-Saw.mp3

Norman gives the second talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Finger Snap ” to the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting July 2023. The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fifteen-Sutras-From-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-2-The-Finger-Snap-All-Day-Sitting-July-2023.mp3

Norman gives a talk On Kosho Uchiyama’s “Opening the Hand Of Thought” chapter on “Living out the Reality of Life” to the Commit To Sit group. https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Opening-The-Hand-Of-Thought-Living-Out-the-Reality-of-Life.mp3

Norman gives the fourth and final talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2023-Talk-4-Dogens-Continuous-Practice.mp3

Norman gives the third talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2023-Talk-3-Dogens-Continuous-Practice.mp3

Norman gives the second talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin 2023. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2023-Talk-2-Dogens-Continuous-Practice.mp3

Norman gives the first talk on “Dogen’s Continuous Practice” to the Samish Island Sesshin 2023. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Samish-Island-Sesshin-2023-Talk-1-Dogens-Continuous-Practice.mp3

Norman gives the first talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma” to the Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be found here:: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fifteen-Sutras-From-the-Old-Way-2023-Talk-1-Setting-in-Motion-the-Wheel-of-Dharma.mp3

Chris Fortin gives a dharma talk on “Taking Refuge in the Community of All Beings” to the Everyday Zen  June 2023 All Day Sitting. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Taking-Refuge-in-the-Community-of-All-Beings.mp3

Norman gives his second and final talk of the Emily Dickinson 2023 series to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/30134303/Poems-of-Emily-Dickenson-2023-Talk-2.mp3

Norman gives his first talk on “Guishan’s Admonitions” to the Everyday Zen  May 2023 All Day Sitting Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/21211206/Guishans-Adminitions-Talk-1-All-Day-Sitting-May-2023.mp3  

Norman gives his first talk of the Emily Dickinson 2023 series to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/21125759/Poems-of-Emily-Dickenson-2023-Talk-1.mp3

Sue Moon and Maya Elrick give the fifth and final talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/16122438/Travels-in-Time-Talk-5-Sue-Moon-and-Maya-Elrick.mp3

Sue Moon gives the fourth talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!   https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/05135640/Travels-in-Time-Talk-4-Sue-Moon.mp3

Sue Moon and Tom White give the third talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you! https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/edz.assets/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/28103629/Travels-in-Time-Talk-3-Sue-Moon-and-Tom-White.mp3

Norman gives a talk on “Sayings of Guishan” to the April 2023 Everyday Zen All Day Sitting. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Sue Moon gives her second talk on “Travels in Time” to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Sue Moon gives her first talk on Travels in Time to the Dharma Seminar. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his fourteenth and last talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as the sixth talk.   This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”  Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his thirteenth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his fourth talk.   This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”  Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his twelfth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his third talk.   This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”  Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his eleventh talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his second talk.   This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.”  Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his tenth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series to the Santa Sabina 2023 Sesshin as his first talk.   This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.” He also pays tribute in this talk to recently deceased Zen priest Layla Smith Bockhurst. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!

Norman gives his ninth talk of the Surangama Sutra 2023 series.  This series is based on the “The Surangama Sutra” version published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.  Norman also references Robert Rosenbaum’s “That is Not Your Mind: Zen Reflections on the Surangama Sutra.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!