Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

Myosen River continues our Wednesday Seminar on Reb Anderson’s book with an exploration of Chapter 2. She asks: has there been a time when your confusion has brought more awareness of your intimacy with all beings? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Myoshin Kate McCandless asks: when we are faced with the loss of someone we love, how can we maintain a sense of connection, without grasping or pushing away? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Shiryū Moe picks up the Wednesday Evening Seminar on Tenshin Reb Anderson with an exploration of faith, asking: "what happens when our practice blooms?" _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

For Labour Day, Myoshin Kate McCandless offers reflections on play. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Myoshin Kate McCandless introduces the new Wednesday Evening Dharma Seminar, which will spring from the book Nothing to Attain : Zen Stories of Faith and Understanding by Tenshin Reb Anderson. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Shinmon Michael Newton explores how we can orient to loving-kindness or metta . “If only I were a candle in the dark.” (Mahmoud Darwish) _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Toshin Patrick Griffin knows that our objects and things can both nurture and distract us - yet we simply have only this step, this breath, this bow... _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Jikai Vicki suggests the call to meditation and awakening begins with the crack of a wooden board being struck by a heavy mallet. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Kyōkō Chie Angela suggests that when there is more fluidity there is more potential for care. "There is no liberation without profound awakened care" (Lama Rod Owens) _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Shinmon Michael Newton suggests that when our longing for connection and wisdom matures into universal care, then we can vow to keep opening our heart for the whole net of life. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Myosen River explores the wisdom of taking-up and letting-go at same time. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Nin-En Susan Elbe explores robes and rakusu as a symbol of authentic transmission between teacher and student. The robe itself is the dharma, it is a teaching, it is truth. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Loss is unavoidable in our lives. Shinmon Michael Newton asks: How do we stay with the pain of loss? How can we allow the present moment to simply be? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Myoshin Kate McCandless , reflects on how making space for restoration and recuperation can be the antidote for a dull or agitated mind, thus leading to open awareness. “Rest so that you can give full expression to your life.” _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Myoshin Kate McCandless offers guidance for understanding the bodhisattva vows in a deeply personal way, helping us to live a dynamic everyday life. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Kyōkō Chie Angela Kayira shares writing from Zenju Earthlyn Manuel (ordained Zen priest), that explore the connection between shamanism and Buddhist practice. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Joko Claire Talbot asks: when are you most aware of craving in your life? What practices do you find helpful when that happens? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Mysohin Kate McCandless reflects on sesshin by weaving the writing of Dogen, Susan Murphy, and Peter Godfrey-Smith. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

Offering the last talk of sesshin, Mysohin Kate McCandless invites wonder and awe towards the mystery of consciousness. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .

When thoughts and feelings are less crowded, there can be relief and a sense of safety. However, Shinmon Michael Newton asks: how do we avoid the subtle and dangerous trap of identifying with or clinging to spaciousness?? _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate . A full archive of recorded teachings going back over ten years is free and accessible on our website . For questions and comments, contact podcast@mountainrainzen.org .