Yokoji Zen Dharma Talks

Tenshin Fletcher Roshi

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Monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains.

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88 episodes

Fukan Zazengi Part 1

Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Dogen's writing, , or .

1h 11m
Jan 26, 2024
Buddhas Are Not Elsewhere, You Are You

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

1h 2m
Dec 29, 2023
Halloween / Obon / Día de los Muertos

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.

1h 5m
Nov 28, 2023
Faith Plus

Tenshin Roshi continues talking on the Record of Rinzai.

1h 4m
Sep 29, 2023
Faith

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

1h 6m
Aug 31, 2023
Standing On Your Own Feet

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

1h 5m
Jul 28, 2023
The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty

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

1h 2m
Jun 30, 2023
What Remains?

Tenshin Roshi discusses case 30 of The Book of Equanimity, .

1h 4m
May 29, 2023
Mistake

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

1h 8m
Apr 29, 2023
Wholehearted Effort and Transmission

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."

1h 2m
Mar 28, 2023
Sit Like a Kid

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

1h 3m
Feb 24, 2023
The Plain Food of Daily Living

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

56m
Jan 29, 2023
A Lifetime Strategy

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

1h 2m
Dec 29, 2022
Practice as Daily Life

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

1h 0m
Nov 26, 2022
The Closest Thing

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

1h 0m
Oct 27, 2022
The Forge of Training Period

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

51m
Sep 28, 2022
Finding Your Balance

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

1h 5m
Aug 28, 2022
Standing Back-to-Back

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

1h 3m
Jul 26, 2022
Is this Common or Holy?

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

56m
Jun 30, 2022
Not Getting Lost in Words

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

1h 2m
May 31, 2022
The Buddha Way is Coffee and Toast

Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Dogen's "Everyday Activity".

54m
Apr 30, 2022
Tracking Down an Ancestor

Tenshin Roshi talks about case 23 of the Gateless Gate, "Think Neither Good Nor Evil".

1h 5m
Mar 29, 2022
Being Time: Part 3

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

1h 0m
Feb 13, 2022
Being Time: Part 2

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

1h 0m
Feb 13, 2022
Being Time: Part 1

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

1h 12m
Jan 30, 2022