Norman gives the eleventh talk on Yaoshan in the Transmission of the light series to the All Day Sitting in the Headlands Institute. This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

Norman gives a talk On Compassion: Second Annual Memorial Talk in Memory of Susan Jordan to the YOMO group in Ukiah.

Norman gives the tenth talk on Shitou to the Dharma Seminar on the Transmission of the Light series. This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

Norman gives the ninth talk on Huineng and Qkuingyuan in the Transmission of the Light series to the Dharma Seminar. This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

Norman gives the second talk to the Mountain Rain Zen Community on Compassion. Due to a technical error the first talk did not record.

Norman gives the eighth talk on the Transmission of the Light Series on Daoxin and Hongren. This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

Norman gives the seventh talk on Sengcan in the Transmission of the Light series to the Dharma Seminar.This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

Norman gives a Guided Meditation to SCIPI on Feelings When Others Are In Conflict.

Norman gives the sixth talk on Bodhidharma in the Transmission of the Light series to the Dharma Seminar. This is based on the book Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan edited by Thomas Cleary.

... Aun si has memorizado todos los sutras, no puedes utilizarlos.

In this talk delivered to an international conference of Buddhist teachers, Norman suggests several questions concerning the life of Buddhism in western culture with the attitude that it is best not to be in a rush to find answers. "Without questioning there is something to defend, and where there is something to defend trouble and suffering are not far behind."

Zoketsu continues an exploration of the essential emptiness of phenomena, as taught in the Diamond Sutra, with a discussion of the practice of renunciation.

Zoketsu introduces the emptiness teachings of the Vajracheddika Prajna Paramita Sutra, also known as the Diamond Sutra.

Norman advises that suffering cannot be eliminated. He tells us we can find freedom within suffering and not by trying to escape from it.

Zoketsu describes his path as a Dharma student and discusses a variety of ways to work with Buddhist teachers.

Zoketsu discusses ceremonies and practice with families.

Norman explores the basic human need for expression. Through poetics, Dogen, Ginsberg, and Valery, he investigates what art is and the beauty of its instability.

Zoketsu discusses the history of work and work practice in Zen from ancient China to the modern day. Practical suggestions on engaging in work as spiritual practice are offered.

New translation of Book of Serenity, with good comments by a contemporary American Zen teacher.

Translation (with traditional commentary) of 100 koans.

The Lotus Sutra is an important text for all of Far East Asian Buddhism. It recasts the Buddha as a cosmic principle rather than a revered teacher, and shows the importance of a path of faith and devotion in Buddhism. This translation by Burton Watson is the text Norman uses in his five talks on the Lotus Sutra.

Good discussion of the Four Immeasurables

Text on which many of the audio files below are based. A useful discussion between the Dalai lama and others on emotions.

A secondary text for the philosophically/academically minded: Brilliant philosophical exegesis of Dogen’s thought. First published more than thirty-five years ago.

The pun of the title is a clue to the spirit of this informed and informative book.

Bernard’s brilliant discussion of comparative philosophy East and West.

The poems and life stories of 48 Chinese Buddhist nuns over 16 centuries. Much of the poetry is exquisitely beautiful and imbued with the dharma, and the life stories shed a clear light on the difficulties that faced female practitioners and women drawn to a monastic life in China.