Episodes
Tenshin Roshi talks about Case 2 of the Gateless Gate, "Hyakujo's Fox."
Published 04/28/24
Published 03/23/24
Published 02/26/24
Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Dogen's writing, Fukan Zazengi, or Universal Promotion of Zazen.
Published 01/26/24
Tenshin Roshi talks about case seven of the Blue Cliff Record, "Asking about Buddha."
Published 12/29/23
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.
Published 11/28/23
Published 10/31/23
Tenshin Roshi continues talking on the Record of Rinzai.
Published 09/29/23
Tenshin Roshi talks about Master Rinzai and shares readings from the Record of Rinzai.
Published 08/31/23
Tenshin Roshi talks on case 12 of the Gateless Gate, "Zuigan Calls Himself 'Master.'"
Published 07/28/23
Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 2 of the Blue Cliff Record, "The Supreme Way is Without Difficulty."
Published 06/30/23
Tenshin Roshi discusses case 30 of The Book of Equanimity, Daizui's Kalpa Fire.
Published 05/29/23
Published 04/29/23
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."
Published 03/28/23
Tenshin Roshi talks about Case 21 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ungan Sweeps the Ground".
Published 02/24/23
Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 78 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ummon's Farm Rice Cake".
Published 01/29/23
Tenshin Roshi talks about case 14 of the Book of Equanimity, "Attendant Kaku Serves Tea".
Published 12/29/22
Tenshin Roshi talks on Case 52 of the Book of Equanimity, "Sozan's Dharmakaya".
Published 11/26/22
Tenshin Roshi talks on case 1 of the Blue Cliff Record, "The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths".
Published 10/27/22
Tenshin Roshi talks on "Baso's Illness", case 36 of the Book of Equanimity.
Published 09/28/22
Tenshin Roshi talks about case 66  of the Book of Equanimity, "Kyuho's Head and Tail".
Published 08/28/22
Tenshin Roshi talks on case 17 of the Gateless Gate, "The National Teacher's Three calls".
Published 07/26/22
Tenshin Roshi talks on case 22 of the Book of Equanimity, "Ganto's Bow and Shout".
Published 06/30/22
Tenshin Roshi talks about case 3 of the Book of Equanimity, "An Invitation for the Patriarch".
Published 05/31/22