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Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast

Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot

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The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya’s diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
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Sensei Kathie Fischer discusses the Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness, emphasizing the importance of stillness and presence in Zen practice. She explores how complications and difficulties in practice are “auspicious” rather than obstacles to be overcome, highlighting particularly how the challenges of Oryoki (formal meal practice) during Sesshin …
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In this Zazenkai day Dharma talk during the Fall Practice Period, Sensei Kozan introduces us to the teachings of the sixth Chinese ancestor, Hui-neng. He focuses on Hui-neng’s written work, the Platform Sutra, beginning with Hui-neng’s own story of awakening. Kozan shares the tale which involves a chance encounter, a way seeking mind, rice pounding…
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In this session of the Fall Practice Period, Senseis Monshin, Kozan, and Shinzan introduce key teachers, teachings, and historical context which impacted the era of Zen this practice period focuses on. Each of the Five Houses of Zen are introduced and Sensei Kozan invites participants to take up a houses of Zen to study for the remainder of the pra…
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This Fall Practice Period Zazenkai talk by Sensei Shinzan addresses a core koan of our practice: how to directly engage with something that seems unattainable. Shinzan brings a subtle joy to this talk, pointing at the way we continuously filter our experience through our minds instead of meeting the universe directly. Focusing on themes of awakenin…
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In this opening session of the Fall Practice Period the guiding teachers, Senseis Shinzan, Monshin and Kozan set the tone for the coming weeks of communal practice. Shinzan speaks to the ubiquity of ‘Zen’ products and commodification of mindfulness. He points at the rare opportunity to practice Zen together in an authentic and direct way. Monshin a…
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In this Fall Practice Period and Wednesday night Dharma talk, Senseis Monshin and Shinzan share stories of ancient masters. Shinzan reflects on a fundamental question we must grapple with, why do we sit at all, what are we looking for? Monshin invokes stories of master Shitou and emphasizes that even in teachings and stories of different lineages w…
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In this Fall Practice Period Wednesday night Dharma talk, Sensei Monshin discusses women ancestors of the Golden Age of Zen. “Women were practicing zen from the beginning, how is it they did not become a part of the enduring record?” We hear about a few women ancestors including the sole female empress of China, Wu Zetian, and the ways in which her…
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Senseis Kozan and Monshin introduce 2024 Upaya’s Fall Practice Period exploring the golden age of Zen during the Tang Dynasty, focusing on its cultural influences and historical challenges. They bring to light the connections between Taoism and Zen, such as non-separation and flow. Monshin discusses poetry from the era which reflects the beauty and…
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Natalie Goldberg introduces an extraordinary Wednesday night Dharma talk, in which human rights activist Aviv Tatarsky calls in from Jerusalem to offer his candid view into the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Aviv discloses how his beliefs and views have shifted as he witnesses the ongoing violence and hatred in the region. He reflects on the koan of e…
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In this session of Gathering Dharma Roshi Joan Halifax points unwaveringly to the heart of our deeply held questions and commitments, asking, “What is it to connect… to foster community, … to affirm our vows… to engage with the truth of suffering, … [and] to transform suffering in our world…?”. Roshi discusses the pressing issues of our time and as…
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In this Love and Death program session Frank Ostaseski tenderly leads participants into the concepts and practice of metta. Frank discusses near and far enemies of the four brahmaviharas (loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity) […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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In this Love and Death program session Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan guide participants to notice what attracts them and repels them in a series of photos of dying persons. Frank sobers and grounds participants before […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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This episode is a continuation of the 8/24/24 afternoon session of Love and Death where … Frank Ostaseski tenderly leads participants into the concepts and practice of metta. Frank discusses near and […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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In this Love and Death program session Frank Ostaseski tenderly leads participants into the concepts and practice of metta. Frank discusses near and far enemies of the four brahmaviharas (loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity) […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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In this Gathering Dharma 2024 program session, Sensei Kathie Fischer discusses the stories and awakenings of women ancestors. In the midst of these poems of awakening Kathie picks on an important interpretation of meditation […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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This series features thought leaders Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, and Roshi Joan Halifax as they explore the complex interplay between climate change, loss, technology, narratives, and action. Throughout the series, […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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This series features thought leaders Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, and Roshi Joan Halifax as they explore the complex interplay between climate change, loss, technology, narratives, and action. Throughout the series, […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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This series features thought leaders Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, and Roshi Joan Halifax as they explore the complex interplay between climate change, loss, technology, narratives, and action. Throughout the series, […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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Tara Brach and Frank Ostaseski lead this tenderly delivered Gathering Dharma session. Together with participants Tara and Frank explore a range of topics including post pandemic reflections, the divide in personal narratives, and […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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In this talk Melissa Nelson shares her deep passion and understanding of economies of wellbeing, regenerative practices, environmental justice movements, and decolonizing philanthropy. Dr. Nelson connects the dots, identifying the […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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In this talk Roxanne Swentzell discusses her work in cultural continuity and the founder of Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute. She speaks to the importance of preserving traditional crops and maintaining traditional foodways. […]Kirjoittanut Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot
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