Ed Oberholtzer gives a Dharma Talk. (February 26, 2022)

Fran Ludwig speaks about the openings that arise with doubt, disappointment, and disillusionment. (February 19, 2022)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, describing a personal experience of the koan “When I walk across the bridge the bridge flows.” (February 14, 2022)

Julie Nelson speaks about zazen and shikantaza (the practice of “just sitting”). The readings are from pp. 45, 67, and 73 of the GBZC Sutra Book (2019 Edition). (February 12, 2022)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about recognizing our mistakes as opportunities for growth. (February 7, 2022)

Fran Ludwig presents, as an encouragement talk, “a thought experiment exploring who I am.” (January 31, 2022)

Ed Oberholtzer gives an encouragement talk. (January 25, 2022)

Julie Nelson speaks about how distinguishing between “entity” and “process” thinking can help us understand both ancient Zen texts and current zendo relationships. (See her podcast on January 13 for a shorter version, and the “Non-Duality” blog post series on julieanelson.com for a longer discussion.) (January 11, 2021)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about Zen practice versus ·Zen-y· practice (i.e., practice driven by odd beliefs about what a Zen student should look like). (January 20, 2022)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how attending to our own pain allows us to attend to the pain of others. (January 17, 2022)