Kathie Fischer gives the eighth talk of the Mar de Jade April 2013 Sesshin on Breathing and the Evolution of Zen Forms.

Norman gives the fifth talk to the Mar de Jade April 2013 sesshin on Dogen's Guidelines of the Way (part 4) as found in Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Rick Spencer gives the sixth talk at the Mar de Jade April 2013 Sesshin on Love Letters.

Norman gives the third talk at the Mar de Jade April 2003 Sesshin on Dogen's Guidelines for Study of the Way Part 2 as found in Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Norman gives the fourth talk at the Mar de Jade April 2013 Sesshin on Dogen's Guidelines for Study of the Way (Part 3) as found in Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Norman gives his first talk as an Introduction to Dogen's Zazengi as found in Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi to the Mar de Jade April 2013 sesshin.

Norman gives the second talk at the Mar de Jade April 2013 Sesshin on Dogen's Guidelines for Study of the Way (Part 1) as found in Moon in a Dewdrop by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Norman gives the fourth talk on Vasubandhu 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 his third talk on Amanda in the Transformation 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.

Zoketsu proposes the spirit of questioning as the core practice of Zen. Deep questioning goes beyond anxiety, answers, and thought, and somehow brings us to the radical kindness that is the true spirit of Zen.

Zoketsu discusses the Buddhist concept and reality of emptiness and what bearing it has on our lives.

Short comments on contemporary and ancient Zen stories

I want to tell you about coming apart, wanting to die, and returning at last to myself, and about how my Buddhist practice both helped and hindered me in this zigzag journey.

A compendium of fourteen important texts from the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures, selected and introduced by Zoketsu.

A very important sutra that includes material on perception and consciousness. The complete version of the sutra offered here as a text file was downloaded from the Buddhist Text Society. It is also available at the Gold Buddha Monastery website.

What does old man Zhaozhou have to say about the way we approach our everyday lives? How can we learn to listen to the music of our lives?

Comentario sobre Hekiganroku (Crónicas del Acantilado Azul) caso #52: “Asnos cruzan, Caballos cruzan” de Zhaozhou

Elder Ting asked Linji "What is the great meaning of the Buddhist Teaching?" Ji came down off his meditation seat, grabbed and held (Ting), gave him a slap, and then pushed him away. Why do we not bow?

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.