Chris Fortin gives teh twelfth talk on Yunyan and Donshan 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 the eleventh talk on Yaoshan in the Transmission of the light series to the All Day Sitting in the Headlands Institute. 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 Compassion: Second Annual Memorial Talk in Memory of Susan Jordan to the YOMO group in Ukiah.

Norman gives the tenth talk on Shitou to the Dharma Seminar on the Transmission 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.

Norman gives the ninth talk on Huineng and Qkuingyuan 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 the second talk to the Mountain Rain Zen Community on Compassion. Due to a technical error the first talk did not record.

Norman gives the eighth talk on the Transmission of the Light Series on Daoxin and Hongren. 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 seventh talk on Sengcan 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 a Guided Meditation to SCIPI on Feelings When Others Are In Conflict.

Norman gives the third talk to the Loon Lake 2010 Sesshin on The Cypress Tree Koan - Enlightenment. This is the first of two talks on the Cypress Tree koan

This is a substitution talk given at the Headlands Institute of the first talk given at the Loon Lake Sesshin 2010 on The Insentient koan.

Norman gives the second talk to the Loon Lake 2010 Sesshin on a second koan regarding The Insentient.

The title of this essay is taken from a well known story, in which Bodhidharma asks four disciples to state their understanding of Buddhism.

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

Norman begins his 2010 series of talks on the Sandokai referencing Suzuki Roshi's book Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this first talk Norman gives a detailed talk on the origin and significance of the Sandokai.

Alan Block gives his Shuso talk to the Santa Sabina Sesshin 2010. Note: Alan's Wayseeking Mind Talk of Wednesday night was not recorded.

A talk by shuso Alan Block, on Dogen's Shisho-Ho, "Bodhisattva's Four Methods of Guidance."

"Zen teacher Norman Fischer proposes a two-week trial run to get your meditation practice started and looks at some of the obstacles that will come up."

Thay’s beautiful translation and discussion of the Mindfulness sutra.

A down to earth discussion by a Zen teacher who is also a mother and a psychologist.

More detail than you ever wanted to know about Dogen’s career.

The better of the two currently available translations of all four volumes of Shobogenzo.

A very important book. Translation and discussion of the poems of the Therigata, written by the first women to be ordained as Buddhist monastics during the time of the Buddha.

An important book for understanding the contemporary discussion about emotions and their importance for daily living

Red Pine is a wonderful, sensible, and careful translator and commentator

Norman presents his vision for engaged, participatory spiritual practice. He highlights his own attitudes towards formal Zen practice and discusses several innovative teaching methods. Published in: "Spiritual Manifestos: Visions for Renewed Religious Life in America from Young Spiritual Leaders of Many Faiths" edited by Niles Elliot Goldstein

A wonderful anthology compiled by an American scholar monk living in Asia.