351 Episodes

  1. A Conversation with an Apple Tree

    Published: 7/28/2023

  2. Enjoying Serenity and Tranquility

    Published: 7/27/2023

  3. Cultivating Faith – Part One – Understanding

    Published: 7/26/2023

  4. Breath Breathing Human Being

    Published: 7/23/2023

  5. The Best Season of Your Life

    Published: 7/23/2023

  6. Who Are You? Who Are We?

    Published: 7/16/2023

  7. Knowing How to be Satisfied

    Published: 7/16/2023

  8. Coming Home

    Published: 7/15/2023

  9. A Care Package for Uncertainty

    Published: 7/9/2023

  10. Ordinary Miracle

    Published: 7/9/2023

  11. The Cycle of Understanding

    Published: 7/2/2023

  12. Practicing Patience

    Published: 7/2/2023

  13. Zazen Is Not a Means to an End

    Published: 7/1/2023

  14. Patience Paramita

    Published: 6/25/2023

  15. The World is not Conclusion

    Published: 6/25/2023

  16. Seven Characteristics of a Dharma Person (Part 2 of 2)

    Published: 6/24/2023

  17. Waves of the Ocean

    Published: 6/23/2023

  18. Seven Characteristics of a Dharma Person (Part 1 of 2)

    Published: 6/22/2023

  19. Stayin’ Alive

    Published: 6/21/2023

  20. This Is Where The Work Is

    Published: 6/18/2023

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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.