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.

Another recommended Santideva text, translated by B. Alan Wallace and Vesna A Wallace.

Detailed and technical but lucid and reliable. For those who want to delve into abhidharma.

Thay’s usual simple, clear, and poetic treatment.

Wonderful collection of personal essays on the body in practice.

Talks on the Five Hindrances on the Four Immeasurables by one of Zoketsu’ s beloved teachers.

In this introduction to "Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation," a collection of Dogen's writing compiled and translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi, Zoketsu assesses the work and central message of Dogen-zengi.

More Dogen, but with an emphasis on meditation practice as theme. Lengthy introduction by Zoketsu.

A sophisticated and essential discussion of Buddhism from a feminist perspective.

Conze was a great scholar. His translations, especially of the Prajna literature (see Topic 9, Emptiness Teachings), remain standard after more than forty years. This book is his classical discussion of the basics of Buddhist psychology and philosophy. The reader must be patient with his quirky and supercilious style, which is great fun once you get used to it.