Afflictions and brief description of meaning of robes & rakusus, his relationship with Norman and Sojun Mel Weitzman.

Plática sobre emociones aflictivas. También se trata de la conexión entre Peter, Zoketsu Norman Fischer y Sojun Mel Weitsman y una explicación breve del hábito.

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.

Applied Buddhism - Plan B - First Talk of St. Dorothy 2008 Sesshin

Talk on Art Making

Susho talk on Avalokiteshvara.

Norman introduces the first reading of the Avatamsaka Sutra -Thomas Cleary translation published by Shambhala Publications "The Flower Ornament Scripture". In this Dharma Seminar series the sutra will be read aloud at length with group comments at the end of the evening.

Norman introduces the second reading of the Avatamsaka Sutra - Thomas Cleary translation published by Shambhala Publications "The Flower Ornament Scripture". In this Dharma Seminar series the sutra will be read aloud at length with group comments at the end of the evening.

Norman introduces the third reading of the Avatamsaka Sutra - Thomas Cleary translation published by Shambhala Publications "The Flower Ornament Scripture". In this Dharma Seminar series the sutra will be read aloud at length with group comments at the end of the evening.

Discussion of the first three precepts: I take refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha

Norman discusses his relationship with his teacher, Sojun Weitsman. The remaining thirteen precepts are discussed: the three bodhisattva precepts, which are called the three pure precepts, and the ten grave precepts.

Norman gives the first talk on the Koans 2011 series on Zhaozho's Dog (Book of Serenity case 18, Mumankan case 1, and Dogen's Mana Shobogenzo case 114. Norman also read his Blog entry found on EDZ regarding the death of Osama Bin Ladin.

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

Koan on Zhaozhou's Dog as published in case 18 of the Book of Serenity and case 1 of the Gateless Barrier or Mumonkan. "Does the dog have Buddha Nature?" Yes and no. To take up Zhaozho's way of practice is to feel and to live beyond our human need to define and understand — even as we go on defining and understanding.

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

Stephen Batchelor's edition of "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" was the main text for Norman's ten talks on Shantideva. See Study Guide: Compassion.

Taking Our Places: the Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up, is a book about spiritual practice as a journey toward true human maturity based on mentoring work Norman did with a group of four boys on the cusp of adulthood. Taking Our Places discusses the practices and the values that can deepen our lives as we grow. It includes chapters on meditation, listening, suffering, and ethical conduct.

This classic first collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures, published in the 1970's, is a wonderful introduction to Zen teachings, from basic posture in meditation to emptiness and enlightenment.

This is the second collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures, and a companion volume to "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind." Suzuki talks about Zen in everyday language, with clarity and insight.

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

Another recommended version of the Shantideva text.

Another recommended Shantideva text, by the Dalai Lama and the Padmakara Translation Group

"'Being Upright'...takes us beyond the conventional interpretation of ethical precepts to the ultimate meaning that informs them."

Suzuki Roshi talks about this important Soto Zen text whose theme is the interpenetration of oneness and diversity, a cornerstone of Suzuki Roshi’s understanding.