



Tenshin Roshi talks about case seven of the Blue Cliff Record, "Asking about Buddha."


Tenshin Roshi talks about the Buddhist festival of Obon, which, at Yokoji we link to Halloween and Día de los Muertos. The text referenced is "The Five Buddha Families," from The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.




Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Rinzai and shares readings from the Record of Rinzai.


Tenshin Roshi talks on case 12 of the Gateless Gate, "Zuigan Calls Himself 'Master.'"


Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 2 of the Blue Cliff Record, "The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty."




Tenshin Roshi talks about case 98 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Two Mistakes."


Tenshin Roshi talks about the start of the training period and the importance of transmission in the Zen tradition. Roshi opens the talk with Mumon's verse from case 41 of the Gateless Gate, "Coming from the West and pointing directly to it – all the trouble comes from the transmission; The one who disturbs the monasteries is originally you."


Tenshin Roshi talks about Case 21 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ungan Sweeps the Ground".


Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 78 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ummon's Farm Rice Cake".


Tenshin Roshi talks about case 14 of the Book of Equanimity, "Attendant Kaku Serves Tea


Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 52 of the Book of Equanimity, "Sozan's Dharmakaya".


Tenshin Roshi talks on case 1 of the Blue Cliff Record, "The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths".


Tenshin Roshi talks on "Baso's Illness", case 36 of the Book of Equanimity.


Tenshin Roshi talks about case 66 of the Book of Equanimity, "Kyuho's Head and Tail".


Tenshin Roshi talks on case 17 of the , "The National Teacher's Three calls".


Tenshin Roshi talks on case 22 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ganto's Bow and Shout".


Tenshin Roshi talks about case 3 of the Book of Equanimity, "An Invitation for the Patriarch".


Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Dogen's "Everyday Activity".
Tenshin Roshi talks about case 23 of the Gateless Gate, "Think Neither Good Nor Evil".


Tenshin Roshi talks more on Master Dogen's Uji, or "Being Time". This is the third talk in the series.


Tenshin Roshi talks more on Master Dogen's Uji, or "Being Time". This is the second talk in the series.


Tenshin Roshi talks on Master Dogen's "Uji", or "Being Time". This is the first talk of a series.