Chobo-Ji's Zen Podcast

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during Mother's Day, 2017 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines Genjo's early history with his mother, Hakuin's One Hand Clapping, Asan's two-hand clap re…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the April 9, 2017 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines the use of shouts and blows in the Rinzai tradition and how humility and maturity of a grea…

Genjo Osho gave this teisho on the sixth day of Spring Sesshin, 2017.  It examines "The Naga Princess's Enlightenment" as told in the Hidden Lamp.  This Teisho explores how Buddhist mythology is used…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the March 12, 2017 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines the ordination of women in Buddhism and the courage and determination it takes to confron…

Genjo Osho gave this teisho on the last day of Feb. Odayaka Sesshin, 2017. It examines Case 19 of the Mumonkan. What words of Zen Master Nansen broke through Joshu's delusive mind? Nansen said, "How …

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Feb., 2017 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines how investigating the absolute black void that holds the universe and is the universe has no …

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Jan., 2017 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines the our true nature and the absurdity of human prejudice about gender, sexual orientation, et…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the last day of Rohatsu, 2016  This case examines death poems, how to face death and why anyone would agree to be abbot of a Zen temple. What three ingredient…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Nov., 2016 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines the recent election, Genjo's trip to India, and the dream of life and death.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Oct., 2016 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines grief, ecstasy, impermanence, and enlightenment as contrasted with maturity.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Sept. 11,  2016 mini-sesshin at Chobo-Ji.  It begins with a very telling story of Genjo's trip to NYC in late October of 2001. Iron Grindstone Liu was…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of August, 2016, Odayaka Sesshin at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines what it is to be a positive bodhisattva in this life: offering love that …

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Aug, 2016 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji.  This talk examines how we make use of suffering our own trails and tribulations in the development of maturity. 

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the July, 2016 Zazenkai at No-Rank Zendo in Portland, OR. This talk explores what does it mean to "leave home."  How does Buddha's wife handle his departu…

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the July, 2016 half-day sit at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines how we learn to be skillful while being alone or facing what feels to be intolerable. Maylie S…

This Teisho was given by Genjo Marinello on the final day of Summer Sesshin, 2016. Dipa Ma was a Twentieth Century Vipassanā teacher. This talk examines, how do we find fearlessness within fear?

This Teisho was given by Genjo Marinello Osho on the 5th day of Summer Sesshin, 2016. Shotaku was third abbess of Tokei-ji.  She fends off an attacker with nothing more than a rolled up piece of pape…

This Teisho was given by Genjo Marinello Osho on the middle day of Summer Sesshin 2016.  Master Zhaozhou (Joshu) challenges an Old woman who lives as a farmer.  She is so grounded that her wisdom, sp…

This Teisho was given by Genjo Marinello Osho on the third day of Summer Sesshin 2016.  All of us have aspects known as little devils or hungry ghosts.  How do we make use of these aspects in Zen pra…

This Teisho was given by Genjo Marinello on the second day of Summer Sesshin 2016.  What do we see when we look in the mirror?  Who are we?  Reincarnation?  All souls? No soul?