Norman speaks on the Koan Mi Hu's "Enlightenment or Not" Case 62 in the "Book of Serenity" Thomas Cleary edition.

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

This is an introduction to Koan Study. Zoketsu discusses the history of Koans and their relationship to Zen practice in the Rinzai and Soto schools of Zen. He recommends Dogen’s Genjo Koan as a guide in making this very life our central koan.

Norman gives the fourth and final talk to the Insight Yoga Institute reading his new poems.

First in a Study of the Five Skandas - Form, Feeling, Perception, Volition, Consciousness -using Chogyam Trungpa's book "Glimpses of Abhidharma"

Second in a Study of the Five Skandas - Form, Feeling, Perception, Volition, Consciousness -using Chogyam Trungpa's book "Glimpses of Abhidharma"

Third in a Study of the Five Skandas - Form, Feeling, Perception, Volition, Consciousness -using Chogyam Trungpa's book "Glimpses of Abhidharma"

Norman gives the second talk of the 2012 Tassajara Zen Mind Training Workshop on Absolute and Relative Compassion, the first slogans for absolute compassion training. Norman gives a guided meditation at the end of the talk.

Zoketsu Norman Fischer talks about a Zen approach to dealing with the suffering brought about by afflicted emotions. From sesshin given at Mar de Jade.

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.

A very important sutra that includes material on perception and consciousness. The complete version of the sutra offered here as a text file was downloaded from the Buddhist Text Society. It is also available at the Gold Buddha Monastery website.

This translation of the Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) contains the important Parinibbana sutta, the story of the Buddha’s last days.

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

A readable version by Nhat Hanh of the complicated Buddhist teachings on “Mind Only” philosophy, the nature of mind and karma.

This is a doorstop tome, but it is one of the best books ever written on the subject of emotions. A reputable scholar in several fields, Nussbaum defends the importance of emotion with passion and clear thinking. Written from Western philosophical viewpoint.

An impressionistic and interpretative translation of Nagarjuna’s Mulamadhyamakakarikas (Verses of the Middle) with a long introductory essay.

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

Explorations of many Sanskrit and Chinese sutras and the role, image, and position of women and women’s practice in those texts.

A remarkable study of Soto Zen Buddhist nuns, based on both historical evidence and ethnographic data. Paula Arai shows that nuns were central agents in the foundation of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century, have been active participants in the Soto Zen sect, and continue to contribute to the advancement of the sect to the present day.