Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

Myoshin Kate McCandless continues the exploration of Uchiyama’s commentary on Dogen’s Instructions To the Cook, delving in to Chapter 10 making life calculations and Chapter 11 working with clear vis…

Shinmon Michael Newton reminds us that we cannot take for granted the work our ancestors have done, and that each of us can labour for the good of all beings. 

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Nin-en Susan Elbe reads correspondence between herself, Uchiyama Roshi, and Dogen Zenji as part of the dharma seminar on Instructions to the Cook.

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Myoshin Kate McCandless takes us along her and Shinmon Michael Newton’s recent camping trip - a time for letting go into moment by moment experience…to include, notice, and release.

How can we be with…

Myosen River Shannon continues the  Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook, offering insights into Great Mind and Parental Mind.

What would it be like to ful…

Lay Entrusted Dharma Teacher and Palliative Care Physician Joko Claire Talbot asks: in our distressing moments, before our limbic system kicks in to full gear, can we practice generosity towards ours…

Jikai Vicki Turay gives a talk on chapters 3 and 4 of Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook.

Cooking is not a distraction from the more serious pursuit of meditation but rath…

Jikai Vicki Turay shares reflections on the recent MRZC Summer sesshin and Dogen’s Mountains and Waters sutra.

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Dai- Flo Rublee offers the first talk in a new Dharma seminar on Uchiyama Roshi's commentary on Dogen's Instructions to the Cook.

What are the activities of true adults in the world today?

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Myosen River Shannon suggests that the possibilities of gender embodiment and existence are infinite. Healing and awakening are mutually enriching experiences, not separate. 

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In the final talk of the sesshin, Shinmon Michael Newton explores the notion of the unknown in the wild and along the path of practice.  

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Drawing on the essay “Survival and Sacrament” by Gary Snyder, Myoshin Kate McCandless reflects on how our lives are intertwined with all other beings.

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Shinmon Michael Newton draws on Gary Snyder’s essay “Good, Wild, Sacred” to consider the notion of the wild both within us and around us.

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Myoshin Kate McCandless explores living and practicing in place through Gary Snyder’s essay “The Place, the Region, and the Commons.”

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In this talk, Shinmon Michael Newton discusses Gary Snyder’s essay “Blue Mountains Constantly Walking” and explores how the idea of the mountain can be expressed in our  practice. 

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Myoshin Kate McCandless introduces the theme of this years MRZC Mountains and Waters sesshin - The Practice of the Wild.  Through the writing of Gary Snyder,  the talk explores our practice in relati…

Myoshin Kate McCandless gives the last talk in the dharma seminar on Musō Soseki’s writing.

“I am seeking nothing special. Even for my guests I have nothing to offer except these white stones and this…

Shinmon Michael Newton offers an exploration of Fusatsu (the full moon ceremony) - when sangha members have the opportunity to refresh and renew their relationship to the 16 boddhisatva precepts.

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“Through desire we invite birth, through aversion we receive death.”

Shinmon Michael Newton continues the Wednesday evening seminar on Muso Soseki’s Dialogues in a Dream. 

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Myoshin Kate McCandless offers teachings and perspectives on the dharma and babies, in advance of a welcoming ceremony for baby Callum.

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