Chris Fortin leads the Dharma Seminar on the koan Yunmen's "Two Sicknesses", case 11 of The Book of Serenity.

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.

A review of the teachings on zazen: posture, breath, and awareness.

Sue Moon speaks at the Mar de Jade December sesshin on Zazen.

Talk on Zazen.

How can we work with our body and breath in meditation practice? Zoketsu discusses our relationship with our body from a Buddhist perspective including five steps for working with the breath. He also describes the possibility of working with emerging emotions using a filter of generosity and gratitude. Recorded on January 7, 2001, two-day retreat, Mountain Home Ranch, Calistoga, CA.

In a mission statement for the Everyday Zen Foundation, Zoketsu discusses a context for fully activating our practice every day of our lives. He describes three attitudes necessary to accomplish this goal. Recorded on January 7, 2001, two-day retreat, Mountain Home Ranch, Calistoga, CA.

Norman addresses issues of physical and emotional pain and how they manifest during zazen practice.

How can we as Zen practioners wage peace? How can we go forth in the world to wage peace for oneself and others? Zoketsu discusses waging peace through forgiveness.

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.