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)

Ed Oberholtzer speaks about walking in and with mountains. (Does not include Dharma Discussion.) (January 15, 2022)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about the uses and abuses of power. (Looking up an visual example of the yin-yang symbol may be helpful.) (January 13, 2022)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk. “You cannot feel earth unless you feel space.” (January 10, 2022)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about mild anxiety as a form of selfing. (December 16, 2021)

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk. Does Zen encourage taking stock and making resolutions on the New Year·s holiday? (December 30, 2021)

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk on the occasion of the winter solstice. (December 20, 2021)

Fran Ludwig talks about the destruction that proceeds a new beginning. (Rohatsu Sesshin, December 11, 2021)

Julie Nelson contrasts the traditional abbreviated story of the Buddha’s enlightenment with her own messy life, and reviews what is often left out in the telling. (Rohatsu Sesshin, December 11, 2021) (Does not include a Dharma Discussion.)

Jeff Seul speaks about images of light and dark in relation to Rohatsu, the celebration of the Buddha’s great realization. (December 11, 2021)