Second 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.

This is the fifth talk of the Mar de Jade Sesshin Dec 2008 and the third of a four part series on Tenzo kyokun by Dogen.

This is the sixth talk of the Mar de Jade Sesshin Dec 2008 and is the fourth and last of the series on Tenzo kyokun by Dogen.

Norman gives his Sixth and last talk on Tenzo Teachings to the Santa Sabina 2012 Sesshin.

Norman gives the first talk of the Makor Or High Holidays Intensive 2011 on Teshuvah of Silence and Abandonment.

Norman gives a talk on The Body to the All Day Sitting at the Headlands Institute.

Normans gives the Ninth and final talk on The Buddha Is All Of Us to the Mar de Jade Sesshin April 2012

Norman speaks on "The Buddha's Heroic Practice" commemorating the anniversary of his enlightenment.

Norman gives the fifth talk at the Samish Island 2012 Sesshin on The Five Faculties.

Talk of Suffering of Women and Buddhism

Zoketsu sugiere que respetemos las formas de la práctica en retiro. Si no lo hacemos, no llegaríamos al fin del sufrimiento antes de morirse.

A compendium of fourteen important texts from the Pali Canon, the oldest collection of Buddhist scriptures, selected and introduced by Zoketsu.

Norman leads the seminar on a talk on Sympathetic Joy or Mudita - the second of the Four Immeasurables. Norman refers to the book "The Four Immeasurables: Cultivating a Boundless Heart by Alan Wallace.

A talk on Buddhist Ethics, given to the Kaiser Ethics Committee, in Oakland, CA

Rooted in the marvelousness nature of all impermanent things, Norman discusses the deep affinity and intimacy we experience when the chips are down. And yet why do we have such trouble getting along?

"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?"

"When it comes to love, and especially to love's necessarily erotic nature, we have to shake our heads and admit that love can be so compelling, so strong, so confusing, that it may be beyond our powers to bring it into line with our highest spiritual aspirations..."

Norman reviews his friend Philip Whalen's collected work.

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.