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(Short) Householder Practice – Julie Nelson (August 25, 2020)

Julie Nelson gives a short encouragement talk about practice in the midst of noisy, busy household life.

https://bostonzen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/J.Nelson_Householder_Practice_8-25-20-.mp3

Householder Practice

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← Kshanti (Short) Being-Time – Fran Ludwig (Sept. 3, 2020) →

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Podcast Information

Welcome to our Greater Boston Zen Center podcast, coming to you from Cambridge, Massachusetts. You can listen to dharma talks (teisho) given by our abbot Josh Jiun Bartok, Roshi and our two co-heads of practice Steve Wallace, Sensei and Dharma Holder Laura Wallace. For more information about teachers, events, and practice periods, go to our website: www.bostonzen.org