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Zen (Sōtō) · 102 talks on Sutam

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  1. You Are Already an Ancestor

    Doshin Dan Gudgel · 26 September 2026 · 38 min

  2. The Friendliness of Not Knowing

    Anlor Davin · 23 September 2026 · 38 min

  3. Awe, the Satipatthana Sutra and Zen Practice

    Gengyoko Tim Wicks · 20 September 2026 · 57 min

  4. I Don’t Know, And I Know

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 13 September 2026 · 51 min

  5. The Satipatthana Sutra and Zen Practice

    Gengyoko Tim Wicks · 12 September 2026 · 34 min

  6. Being Where You Are: Dogen and Huaishen

    Henzan Roger Hillyard · 9 September 2026 · 38 min

  7. Women Wielding Liberating Power

    Paula Arai · 5 September 2026 · 47 min

  8. The Summit of Heat and Cold

    Shoren Heather Iarusso · 2 September 2026 · 42 min

  9. Changsha and Radiant Light

    Kokyo Henkel · 30 August 2026 · 1 h

  10. The Koan of Silence and Words

    Sozan Miglioli · 29 August 2026 · 39 min

  11. Kindness and Oneness

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 23 August 2026 · 51 min

  12. Spiritual Friendship & Dharma Friends

    Odo Ellen Simpson · 19 August 2026 · 45 min

  13. The Gift of Attention

    Dan Zigmond · 13 August 2026 · 42 min

  14. Cleaning Our Environment/Cleaning Our Mind

    Kika Susan Hellein · 9 August 2026 · 53 min

  15. On Gossip

    Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo · 5 August 2026 · 43 min

  16. Heart-Teachings of a No-Good, Lazy Monk

    Jan Willis · 2 August 2026 · 59 min

  17. Attention: Practice to Benefit the World

    Eijun Linda Cutts · 26 July 2026 · 59 min

  18. Turning the Light Around to Illuminate the Light

    Tenzen David Zimmerman · 25 July 2026 · 53 min

  19. Joy and Responsibility in Zen

    Doshin Dan Gudgel · 22 July 2026 · 45 min

  20. Nothing Wasted

    So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson · 19 July 2026 · 50 min

  21. We Are Buddhas and Ancestors

    Odo Ellen Simpson · 18 July 2026 · 29 min

  22. When A Buddha Breaks

    Tenzen David Zimmerman · 12 July 2026 · 55 min

  23. Honoring My Teacher

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 11 July 2026 · 37 min

  24. Returning and the Settled Self

    Horin Nancy Petrin · 8 July 2026 · 42 min

  25. To Shine One Corner

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 5 July 2026 · 58 min

  26. Taste The Truth

    Shundo David Haye · 1 July 2026 · 40 min

  27. The Dharma of Demi-Girls

    Shoren Heather Iarusso · 28 June 2026 · 58 min

  28. Holding It All

    Jisho Lisa Beth Hoffman · 27 June 2026 · 29 min

  29. The Gulch, the Valley, as the Embodiment of Silent Illumination

    Guo Gu · 21 June 2026 · 1 h 3 min

  30. The Historical-Political Rise of Silent Illumination, Shikantaza, and the Embodied Experiencing of this Practice

    Guo Gu · 16 June 2026 · 55 min

  31. Zazen Sits Zazen for the Welfare of the World

    Nyokai Kristin Diggs · 14 June 2026 · 1 h 3 min

  32. AI and the Second Noble Truth

    Sozan Michael McCord · 13 June 2026 · 42 min

  33. Body, Breath and Hara

    Anshi Zachary Smith · 10 June 2026 · 46 min

  34. How to Be Alive for It All

    Ryotan Cynthia Kear · 6 June 2026 · 38 min

  35. Awakening to the Sickened Heart

    Chikudo Catherine Spaeth · 3 June 2026 · 43 min

  36. A Non-Buddhist Questions the Buddha

    Sokaku Kathie Fischer · 31 May 2026 · 59 min

  37. Come Home, Come Home!

    Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 · 30 May 2026 · 41 min

  38. Not Taking What Is Not Given

    Sozan Michael McCord · 24 May 2026 · 1 h

  39. Sitting Zazen—Whole & Complete Without Striving

    Nyokai Kristin Diggs · 23 May 2026 · 35 min

  40. Teaching Without Words: An Invitation to Continuous Practice

    Tenmyo Dojima · 20 May 2026 · 45 min

  41. Held in the Vastness

    So-on Eli Brown-Stevenson · 17 May 2026 · 1 h 2 min

  42. Study the Self First

    Gengyoko Tim Wicks · 13 May 2026 · 41 min

  43. In the Lap of the Buddha

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 10 May 2026 · 53 min

  44. Accepting the Unacceptable

    Kim Kogen Daiho Hart · 6 May 2026 · 42 min

  45. Mindfulness and the Path to Liberation

    Gengyoko Tim Wicks · 2 May 2026 · 33 min

  46. Nothing Lacking, Continuous Practice

    Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 · 29 April 2026 · 43 min

  47. No Body – No Life

    Kiku Christina Lehnherr · 26 April 2026 · 47 min

  48. Interdependence and Engagement

    Ben Connelly · 25 April 2026 · 41 min

  49. Bodhisattva Precepts on This Great Earth

    Shosan Victoria Austin · 22 April 2026 · 47 min

  50. Department of Peace

    Doshin Dan Gudgel · 15 April 2026 · 45 min

  51. Jizo Bodhisattva and Impermanence

    Rinso Ed Sattizahn · 12 April 2026 · 56 min

  52. Our Ritual Practice

    Hondo Dave Rutschman · 11 April 2026 · 39 min

  53. The Monkey and the Machine

    Dan Zigmond · 9 April 2026 · 43 min

  54. Illusions, Delusions, and Mistaken Beliefs

    Marc Lesser · 4 April 2026 · 41 min

  55. Mountains Walk and Rivers Talk

    Henzan Roger Hillyard · 2 April 2026 · 42 min

  56. A Path of Zen Healing

    Doshin Patti Mitchell · 19 March 2026 · 41 min

  57. Buddhism Is A Way of Life

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 15 March 2026 · 55 min

  58. Mahapajapati and Liberation

    Doshin Mako Voelkel · 14 March 2026 · 1 h 4 min

  59. Can Stillness Be Trusted?

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 8 March 2026 · 35 min

  60. Buddha Body – Buddha Earth

    Jeannie Linam, Myoju Erin Merk · 7 March 2026 · 40 min

  61. Building a Posture of Love

    Shosan Victoria Austin · 5 March 2026 · 33 min

  62. Left Hand, Right Hand

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 1 March 2026 · 43 min

  63. Awakening With the Help of Just This Body

    Dr Grace Dammann · 28 February 2026 · 44 min

  64. On Presence

    Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo · 26 February 2026 · 29 min

  65. Tending to the Cries of the Earth

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 22 February 2026 · 35 min

  66. Cultivating the Art of Tenderness

    Kiku Christina Lehnherr · 21 February 2026 · 39 min

  67. Expectations

    Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo · 20 February 2026 · 37 min

  68. The Practice of Settling Down

    Kiku Christina Lehnherr · 19 February 2026 · 35 min

  69. One Hiss and I Lost What I Know

    Heather Shoren Iarusso · 15 February 2026 · 44 min

  70. Message of Peace

    Gendo Lucy Xiao 玄道 · 14 February 2026 · 52 min

  71. Buddha's Robe as the Body

    Gengyoko Tim Wicks · 12 February 2026 · 31 min

  72. Nothing in the Universe Is Hidden

    Marc Lesser · 8 February 2026 · 35 min

  73. The Gates to Practice Multiply

    Onryu Mary Stares · 7 February 2026 · 36 min

  74. Work Practice and The "One Who Is Not Busy"

    Thiemo Blank · 1 February 2026 · 42 min

  75. Agents of Peace and Change

    Doshin Mako Voelkel · 31 January 2026 · 50 min

  76. Disentangling Karma

    Hokyo Lorenzo Garbo · 29 January 2026 · 58 min

  77. Cultivating Intimacy With Our Body

    Kiku Christina Lehnherr · 24 January 2026 · 36 min

  78. Virya, Joyful Effort and M.L.K.

    Eli Brown-Stevenson · 17 January 2026 · 35 min

  79. I Don’t Exist!: The Self in Buddhism

    Doshin Dan Gudgel · 15 January 2026 · 31 min

  80. Embodying Wonderment: Zen 2.0

    Mushim Patricia Ikeda · 10 January 2026 · 36 min

  81. Patience: The Buddhist Practice of Showing Up for the World

    Sozan Michael McCord · 8 January 2026 · 36 min

  82. Zen Gossip, Rumors, Speculation, and Idealization

    Kristin Diggs · 4 January 2026 · 36 min

  83. Undivided Giving: Empty Hands, Full Life

    Kristin Diggs · 27 December 2025 · 36 min

  84. Scrooge’s Buddhist Lessons

    Stephanie Blank · 20 December 2025 · 47 min

  85. Great Is The Matter

    Shundo David Haye · 18 December 2025 · 29 min

  86. Two Directions, One Way: Reflections on U.S. Soto Zen and Insight Buddhism

    Keiryu Liên Shutt · 13 December 2025 · 46 min

  87. Opinions and “The Way”

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 7 December 2025 · 54 min

  88. Awakening Through Harmonious Differences

    Thich Nu Thuan Tue · 22 November 2025 · 35 min

  89. Arising in Unimaginable Awareness

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 16 November 2025 · 44 min

  90. Awakening Together is APT

    Stephanie Blank · 2 November 2025 · 40 min

  91. Tend to Your Spirit: Teachings from Illness

    Zenshin Florence Caplow · 1 November 2025 · 42 min

  92. Suzuki Roshi's Legacy and Our Path of Practice

    Sessei Meg Levie · 26 October 2025 · 21 min

  93. Cultivating Stillness in Turbulent Times

    Dainin Marsha Angus · 25 October 2025 · 32 min

  94. Freedom in Limitation

    Jiryu Rutschman-Byler · 19 October 2025 · 39 min

  95. Expanding How We See Things

    Zenju Earthlyn Manuel Osho · 18 October 2025 · 43 min

  96. Perception and Practice

    Eli Brown-Stevenson · 12 October 2025 · 40 min

  97. The Power of Non-Retaliation

    Shosan Victoria Austin · 11 October 2025 · 45 min

  98. A New Here: How Practice Opens Different Worlds

    Tatsudo Nicole Baden · 5 October 2025 · 43 min

  99. A Request for Jukai

    Chikudo Catherine Spaeth · 27 September 2025 · 32 min

  100. Engaged Buddhism

    Hoka Chris Fortin · 21 September 2025 · 40 min