Francisco Cinencio gives the second "Evening Talk" at the Mar De Jade 2010 Sesshin.

Rick Spencer giver the first of the "Evening Talks" at Mar De Jade Sesshin April 2010 on the topic of Free Time.

Chris Fortin and Alan Block lead this Dharma Dialogue on "Healing Our Relationships Through the Courage of Kind Speech". These recordings are a compilation of talks and edited guided mediations from the presentation.

Plática inspirada por un cuento corto de Augusto Monterroso, "La Rana Que Quería Ser Una Rana Auténtica"

Adine Mansholt gives the fourth and final "Evening Talk" at the Mar De Jade April 2010 Sesshin.

Laura del Valle gives the third "Evening Talk" at the Mar De Jade April 2010 Sesshin.

When we practice we naturally want to get something. And since there is nothing external or tangible in Zen practice to “get,” it seems that we want to get is to be a different person.

traducción al español del ensayo bello de Sue Moon sobre la ceguera de su padre y la visión.

Resumen del grupo de estudio sobre el perdón del Grupo Zen de Puerto Vallarta

Three talks given at Lay Entrustment Ceremony held in August of 2005 in the San Francisco Bay Area. At this ceremony Martha de Barros, Sue Moon, and Mick Sopko, long time lay students, were empowered by Zoketsu as lay zen teachers. As part of the ceremony each of them gave a talk, included here.

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.

Tim suggests some strategies and attitudes to help us in approaching the task of sitting every day at home.

"Being here at Mar de Jade, naturally waves come to mind as a metaphor for the human life. So let’s explore that metaphor..."

"Losing. Letting Go. It's interesting right? The difference in nuance? Actually, I thought it was kind of funny. 'Losing' does sound awfully negative, and even as Buddhists, we don't want to be losers, right?"

Summary in English of the Forgiveness Study Group held with the Puerto Vallarta Zen Group.