Norman gives the fourth talk on the Pesach Intensive 2013 at Makor Or.

Norman gives the second talk on the Transmission of the Light series to the Dharma Seminar on Case 2 Kasyapa. 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 The Body to the All Day Sitting at the Headlands Institute.

Norman gives the second talk of the 2013 Pesach Intensive at Makor Or.

Norman gives the first talk on the Transmission of the Lamp series on Case 1. 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 first talk of the 2013 Pesach Intensive at Makor Or.

Norman gives the fourth and final talk on Living By Vow series to the Dharma Seminar based on the book of the same name by Shohaku Okumura.

Norman gives the third talk to the Dharma Seminar on Living by Vow based on the book of the same name by Shohaku Okumura. This talk centers on the Robe Chant. Norman also gave a separate talk on Zen Priest Misconduct that can also be found on the web site.

Norman gives this talk on Zen Priest Misconduct that has recently written on in the popular press. He also wrote on this in a Sweeping Zen article that can be found at http://sweepingzen.com/misunderstandings-by-zoketsu-norman-fischer/

An ancient set of Buddhist slogans offers us six powerful techniques to transform life's difficulties into awakening and benefit.

Norman gives the ninth and final talk of the Zen's Women Ancestors series on Zhaozhou's Intimate Touch. This series is based on Record of the Hidden Lamp: One Hundred Koans of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon (forthcoming from Wisdom Publications, 2013

Norman gives the fifth talk of the Santa Sabina Sesshin on Practicing With Death. In this talk Norman also speaks on the koan "Ziyong's Last Teaching".

Norman gives the third talk on the Zen's Women Ancestors series on Miaozong's Dharma Interview.

Norman gives the second talk on Zen's Women Ancestors on Iron Grindstone Liu's Feast. This series is based on Record of the Hidden Lamp: One Hundred Koans of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon (forthcoming from Wisdom Publications, 2013

Norman gives the first talk on the Zen's Women Ancestors series on Zhaozhou And The Old Woman's Obstacles. This series is based on Record of the Hidden Lamp: One Hundred Koans of Awakened Women, edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon (forthcoming from Wisdom Publications, 2013

A Forum with Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Myogen Steve Stucky and Mary Morgan, with an Introduction by David Chadwick, published in the fall issue of Buddhadharma Magazine. The PDF is available here as a download.

Celebrating the Memory of Susan B. Jordan-an evening of teachings, meditation and discussion with her teacher, Zoketsu Norman Fischer. Norman's wit and wisdom inspired Susan to incorporate the principles of meditation into her everyday practice of law.

A video interview with Norman Fischer, conducted by Richard Chess and Kitty Kendall of University of North Carolina, Asheville.

A secondary text for the philosophically/academically minded: Academic discussion of Dogen’s use of the koan tradition

An exhaustive and eye-opening history.

A sophisticated and essential discussion of Buddhism from a feminist perspective.

Teachings by a contemporary, female Japanese Soto Zen teacher and priest

Zen teacher Robert Aitken’s thorough-going translation of and commentary on the 48 koans of the Mumonkan.

In this profound and beautiful sutra, translated here by Robert Thurman, Vimalakirti, a layman, teaches the Mahayana doctrine of emptiness.

Explorations of many Sanskrit and Chinese sutras and the role, image, and position of women and women’s practice in those texts.

Robert Aiken Roshi's clear, insightful discussion of the complexities of Zen ethics, as they relate to personal and social action.