Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast
The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2025
SPP 2025: Building the Container: Opening Remarks for Sesshin
In this opening talk for the Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Senseis Monshin, Ryotan, and Shinzan offer their remarks and suggestions to make the most of the deep quiet and practice of sesshin. Sense…
00:59:06 |
Fri 02 May 2025
The Ten Paramitas: Crossing to the Other Shore
In this dharma talk during Spring Practice Period Sesshin, Sensei Shinzan thoroughly explores the Ten Paramitas (Perfections) of Mahayana Buddhism. He works backward from the tenth to the first, cove…
00:48:57 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
True Compassion on the Bodhisattva Path: SPP2025 (Part 5)
In this second Zazenkai day talk of Spring Practice Period, Sensei Shinzan explores the essence of compassion in Buddhism. He begins with a Matrix-inspired question to illustrate the Bodhisattva vow:…
00:48:25 |
Mon 28 Apr 2025
Aspiration in the Fire of Our Times: SPP2025 (Part 3)
In this first Zazenkai day of Spring Practice Period, Sensei Monshin delivers a poignant talk in her naturally calm and lighthearted way. Monshin reflects on this opportunity to practice and asks us …
00:34:57 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Opening the Text: Faces of Compassion: SPP2025 (Part 2)
In this session of the Spring Practice Period, Senseis Monshin and Ryotan, introduce participants to Taigen Dan Leighton’s Faces of Compassion – the text of focus for the practice period. Sensei Ryot…
00:50:32 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Entering the Bodhisattva’s Embrace: SPP2025 Living In The Embrace of The Bodhisattvas (Part 1)
In this opening session of Spring Practice Period, Senseis Monshin, Shinzan, and Ryotan warmly welcome participants to explore “Living in the Embrace of the Bodhisattva Path.” Sensei Monshin begins b…
01:15:59 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
Awareness In Action: Justice with Valerie Brown (Part 5 – April)
In this session of the Awareness in Action series, Valerie Brown passionately meets us at the crossroads of spiritual practice and social action. As democracy trembles and DEI programs face systemati…
01:34:41 |
Sun 27 Apr 2025
The Power of Great Vow: Samantabhadra and Jizo Bodhisattva
In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk during Spring Practice Period, Sensei Monshin explores the archetypal energies of two bodhisattvas – Samantabhadra and Jizo. She begins by asking what sustains our…
00:44:31 |
Mon 21 Apr 2025
Bodhisattva Manjushri and Wisdom for Our Times
In this week’s Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, during the Spring Practice Period, Sensei Ryotan Cynthia Kear draws our attention to the foundational importance of vows, urging us to “Trust yourself and …
00:41:13 |
Mon 14 Apr 2025
The Heart of Boundlessness: Bringing Prajna Paramita Home
In this Wednesday Night concluding talk of the Prajnaparamita series, Kodo explores how these ancient teachings can be brought into everyday life through the practice of deep attention and appreciati…
00:45:15 |
Mon 07 Apr 2025
A Clearing Opens – Finding Our Way Through Boundlessness
In this dharma talk, Fushin discusses the Empty Bowl Sutra and its relationship to the Diamond Sutra, presenting them as complementary teachings about emptiness or boundlessness, and the bodhisattva …
00:41:29 |
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Awareness In Action: Racism with Ruth King (Part 4 – March)
In this talk from the Awareness in Action series, Ruth King examines racism as “a heart disease that is curable,” exploring through a Buddhist lens how racial conditioning shapes our identities and r…
01:36:00 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Courageous Practice (Part 6)
In this concluding session of the Haiku and Poetry program, Roshi Joan Halifax facilitates a rich dialogue among faculty and participants about language, beauty, and creative courage in difficult tim…
01:31:42 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Cause and Effect (Part 5)
In this Fourth full session of the Haiku and Poetry series, translator and artist Ian Boyden invites participants on a meditative journey through the landscape of Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei. Beginnin…
01:31:13 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Writing from Experience (Part 4B)
This is the 2nd part of … The third full session of the Haiku and Poetry program, where Jimmy Santiago Baca brings his characteristic energy and authenticity to the practice of writing haiku. Drawing…
01:16:26 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Writing from Experience (Part 4A)
In this third full session of the Haiku and Poetry program, Jimmy Santiago Baca brings his characteristic energy and authenticity to the practice of writing haiku. Drawing on his background as a form…
00:42:26 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Poetry As Practice (Part 3B)
This is the 2nd part of … The second full session of the Haiku and Poetry program, where acclaimed poet Jane Hirshfield explores the deep connections between poetry and contemplative practice. Beginn…
00:24:37 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Poetry As Practice (Part 3A)
In this second full session of the Haiku and Poetry program, acclaimed poet Jane Hirshfield explores the deep connections between poetry and contemplative practice. Beginning with insights into the r…
00:55:07 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: Elements of Haiku (Part 2)
In this first full session of the Haiku and Poetry series, Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi explores the nuances of contemporary Japanese haiku through interactive discussion. He focuses on poems by Akiko Ta…
00:50:03 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
Haiku and Poetry 2025: A Fresh Start (Part 1)
In this opening session of the Haiku and Poetry series, Roshi Joan Halifax introduces a distinguished panel including Kazuaki Tanahashi, Jane Hirshfield, Ian Boyden, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. Each tea…
01:07:09 |
Sun 30 Mar 2025
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