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Ordinary Zen Sangha - Dharma Talks
Dharma Talks at the Ordinary Zen Sangha, a Zen Meditation Practice Center located in Sarasota, Florida. Please help us if you can. Our programs and events are only made possible by donations from our supporting members. Donations Link...
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Will (Hae An) Rauschenberger, Abbot
- Episodes
- 53
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 9 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
53 episodes, newest first
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6 min
When Fooling Ourselves Is Exposed
Season 2, Episode 333
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We create a fake world by chasing our attachments. What can we discover about ourselves by practicing Zen?
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6 min
Mind to Mind Transmission
Season 2, Episode 332
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The invisible light in your life that is always there...
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8 min
Life Actualizing Life
Season 2, Episode 331
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Zazen is just this.
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17 min
The Actuality Of Reality
Season 2, Episode 330
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Without a map, how does the monarch butterfly migrate through reality? Beyond definition lies the actual reality of our lives.
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10 min
No Dogma, No Drama
Season 2, Episode 329
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Transmitting the Dharma. How many minds do you have?
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10 min
All Problems Can Be Solved When They Are Small
Season 2, Episode 328
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Interdependent origination: suffering globally and personally.
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12 min
Bearing Witness Is Bodhi
Season 2, Episode 327
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The non-outflow of the six perfections. The Six Perfections (or Pāramitās) are the core practices of the bodhisattva path.
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9 min
Tracks Of The Ox,
Season 2, Episode 326
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A willful nature is hard to tame.
A tangle of thorny bushes: the faint murmur of running water. But here and there are footprints—is this the right path?
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8 min
The Stone Lions Roar
Season 2, Episode 325
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The first Picture of the 10 Ox Herding Pictures and cultivating the way through the practice of meditation.
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5 min
The Non-Outflow Way
Season 2, Episode 324
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Sitting with sore legs.
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9 min
Jumping Out Of The Nest And Taking Flight
Season 2, Episode 323
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Zazen is intimacy and freedom.
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6 min
Don’t Make
Season 2, Episode 322
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The simple, difficult teaching. Don’t make Zazen; just sit.
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9 min
Zen Stick Crafted By Beavers
Season 2, Episode 321
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Interdependent Origination: Universal Sacredness.
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15 min
Not Two!
Season 2, Episode 320
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Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch says, “one day a shopkeeper ordered a load of firewood brought to his store. After he took the delivery and paid me, I walked toward the door and met a customer reciting the Diamond Sutra out loud. As soon as I heard the words, my mind felt clear and awake, and I asked the man, ‘Where did you get this scripture you’re reciting?” And so began the journey of one of Zen’s most revered teachers.
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8 min
Is Life a Problem To Solve?
Season 2, Episode 319
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Attempting to be the problem solver is the source of anger.
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8 min
The Middle Way
Season 2, Episode 318
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The three principles of practicing the Middle Way.
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12 min
The Zen Circle And The Path
Season 2, Episode 317
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You have never lost it. Why are you seeking it?
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17 min
A Wind Knot Tangle
Season 2, Episode 316
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What causes the tangled messes we find ourselves in? How do you untangle the mess?
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8 min
Practice Is Never Ending
Season 2, Episode 315
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What keeps us coming back to our practice? Experienced practitioners respond to the question in this podcast.
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14 min
Fathers Day - letting go of deluded views
Season 2, Episode 314
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What is your original face before your father was born?
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