Sue Moon speaks to the Mar de Jade December Sesshin on Teachers.

Talk on EDZ teachers followed by a talk on the Senses given at Samish Island Sesshin 2007.

Norman gives the first talk of the Samish Island 2011 Sesshin on "Teachers Meeting; Six Step Breathing Practice". Due to technical errors the volume on the recordings for the Sesshin are very low.

Zoketsu comments on "Tao Wu's Condolence Call" from The Blue Cliff Record. Yuan hits a coffin and says, "Alive or dead?" Tao Wu said, "I won't say alive and I won't say dead." Zoketsu discusses how birth/death are not opposites.

Teachings on Death (AYALA) 2006

How can we be there for others who are dying, when we are in denial and cannot explain death with words or phrases? Zoketsu discusses how birth/death can be experienced as nirvana and not as polar opposites.

Norman gives the second talk at the Mar De Jade December 2011 Sesshin on the Ten Paramittas.

Third talk of Mar de Jade Sesshin December 2008. This talk is the first of four talks on the Tenzo kyokun by Dogan.

First Talk on Tenzo Kyokun or Instructions for the Zen Cook by Dogen as found in "From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment - Refining Your Life" by Kosho Uchiyama, or "Moon in a Dewdrop" by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

Norman speaks on the Koan Mi Hu's "Enlightenment or Not" Case 62 in the "Book of Serenity" Thomas Cleary edition.

This is an introduction to Koan Study. Zoketsu discusses the history of Koans and their relationship to Zen practice in the Rinzai and Soto schools of Zen. He recommends Dogen’s Genjo Koan as a guide in making this very life our central koan.

Here are three versions of the Bodhisattva precepts. The first is Norman Fischer's version of the 16 precepts, from his book, "Taking our Places: A Buddhist Guide to Truly Growing Up." The second version is the 16 precepts from the Everyday Zen Wedding Ceremony. The third is a version of the 10 grave precepts, with commentary by Bodhidharma & Dogen Zenji.

Koans from the upcoming collection, compiled and edited by Sue Moon and Florence Caplow, of Zen Koans about women.

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

a tale of intrigue, thievery, masked bandits, and the help of all beings, human and non-human...

Zoketsu habla de la historia del trabajo y de la práctica del trabajar en Zen desde la China antigua hasta nuestros días. Se ofrecen sugerencias concretas para involucrarse en el trabajo como práctica espiritual.

Zoketsu habla de este concepto budista y la realidad de la vacuidad y que tipo de impacto tiene este concepto sobre nuestras vidas.

This collection of scholarly essays discusses Zen ritual throughout history from a variety of standpoints. Not necessary to read to appreciate the audio files.

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

Biographies and stories of Zen women in China, Korea, and Japan, with commentary by Grace Schireson. An important collection of our current knowledge of historical Zen women.