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- 1 weeks ago39 min
Untangling the Tangle
Given by Myoju Erin Merk at City Center on September 19th, 2026 Myoju Erin Merk explores an ancient teaching from the Samyutta Nikaya, offering practice nourishment to fuel our collective journey toward justice and upright humanity.
- 1 weeks ago44 min
The Paramita of Renunciation
Given by Tenzen David Zimmerman at City Center on October 21st, 2026 Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman addresses some of the misconceptions we might have about renunciation, including that it means foregoing altogether both worldly pleasures and our freedom.
- 1 weeks ago38 min
May Our Life Reveal Their Compassion
Given by Shundo David Haye at City Center on October 17th, 2026 In a talk given after completing dharma transmission, Shundo David Haye reflects on the generosity of the ancestors in ensuring that the dharma continues to be available to us and those to come.
- Oct 3, 202640 min
Paramitas and Crossing the Ocean of Life
Given by Tenzen David Zimmerman at City Center on October 3rd, 2026 Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman uses ancient water analogies and parables to unpack the concept of paramita, which can be translated as “perfection” or “transcendent,” as well as “crossing over to the other shore.”
- Sep 30, 202646 min
Introducing the Six Paramitas: Bodhisattva Practices for an Uncertain World
Given by Tenzen David Zimmerman at City Center on September 30th, 2026 Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman provides an overview of the structure of a traditional “ango” and how it serves as a supportive, intensified practice container. He then introduces the topic of study for the ango, the transcendent virtue or practices of the Six Paramitas: generosity, ethical conduct, patience, diligent effort, meditation, and wisdom.
- Sep 26, 202637 min
You Are Already an Ancestor
Given by Doshin Dan Gudgel at City Center on September 26th, 2026 Doshin Dan Gudgel offers gratitude to our Buddhist and personal ancestors, who have made it possible for us to practice, and who were just human beings like us.
- Sep 23, 202637 min
The Friendliness of Not Knowing
Given by Anlor Davin at City Center on September 23rd, 2026 Anlor Davin examines the Zen teaching of “not knowing is most intimate” and from her perspective as an autistic Zen priest, adds that not-knowing is also friendly.
- Sep 20, 202657 min
Awe, the Satipatthana Sutra and Zen Practice
Given by Gengyoko Tim Wicks at Green Gulch Farm on September 20th, 2026 Gengyoko Tim Wicks explores the experience of awe, the Satipatthana Sutra—an important Theravadan sutra—and the relationship of both awe and this sutra to Zen practice.
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