Welcome to the Realizational Practice Studies online library of Zen talks. Included below are listings and links for both written and audio talks.

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Audio

New: 

7/6/2021: “Thinking’s Bad Rap” with Seiso Sensei Link

1/13/2021: “Living Samadhi” Talk 1 with Seiso Sensei Link

1/27/2021: “Living Samadhi” Talk 2 with Seiso Sensei Link

2/3/2021 “Living Samadhi” Talk 3 with Seiso Sensei Link

2/10/2021 “Living Samadhi” Talk 4 with Seiso Sensei Link 

2/17/2021 “Living Samadhi” Talk 5 with Seiso Sensei Link

2/24/2021 “Living Samadhi” Talk 6 with Seiso Sensei Link

3/3/2021 “Living Samadhi” Talk 7 with Seiso Sensei Link

12/13/2020: “Basic Fact of Sitting” with Seiso Sensei Link

12/12/2020: “One Mind, Two Truths” with Kagayaki Karen Morris  Link

Dogen’s Bendowa:

“Wholehearted Practice of the Way” with Seiso Sensei

9/9/20: Bendowa-1 “This Wondrous Dharma“ Link

9/16/20: Bendowa-2 “Disporting Freely” Link

9/23/20: Bendowa-3 “Continuous Dwelling”  Link

9/30/20: Bendowa-4 “Subtle Method” Link

10/7/20: Bendowa-5 “Wagging the Tongue” Link

10/14/20: Bendowa-6 “Yellow Leaves”Link

10/28/20: Bendowa-7 “Authenticity” Link

11/4/20: Bendowa-8: “Wholeheartedness” Link

11/11/20: Bendowa-9: “Zazen Only” Link

August 30, 2020: “Word Games: What is Zazen?” with Seiso Sensei Link

“Zen’s Simple Elegance: Just Noticing” with Seiso Sensei  Link

New Series:

August 5, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 9 Link

July 29, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 8 Link

July 22, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 7 Link

June 24, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 4  Link

June 17, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 3 Link

June 10, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 2 Link

June 3, 2020: Muchu Setsumu, “Expounding a Dream Within a Dream” – Talk 1 Link

Dharma Talks:

New! Concluding Comments on Ikka Myoju, One Bright Pearl Link

“Thinking Not Thinking: Clouds and Mind” Link

“Sitting Still, Still Running: Bodhidharma Faces the Wall” Link

“Just Keep Practicing No Matter What!” Dogen’s Bendowa: Link

“The Golden Fish Enters the Boat” Dogen’s One Bright Pearl: Link

“Don’t Get Conned by Enlightenment” Link

“Mushotoku Zen Prescription” Link

 “Right View & Zen Practice” Link

“Zen’s Two Silences”  Link