402 Episodes

  1. Linji’s True Person

    Published: 3/9/2025

  2. “Mountain Training: The Eight Gates of Zen” – Spring 2025 Ango Opening Talk at ZMM

    Published: 3/2/2025

  3. Auspicious! Auspicious! Spring 2025 Ango Opening Talk at Fire Lotus Temple

    Published: 3/2/2025

  4. Cold and Heat

    Published: 3/1/2025

  5. Reverence for the Three Treasures

    Published: 2/23/2025

  6. Within the Grass Roof Hermitage

    Published: 2/16/2025

  7. Right Here At Home In One Breath

    Published: 2/9/2025

  8. The Bodhisattva’s World

    Published: 2/9/2025

  9. Dreaming Yourself Awake

    Published: 2/2/2025

  10. Path of Enlightenment: Stage 2 – Finding the Traces of the Ox

    Published: 2/2/2025

  11. Zhaozhou’s “Mu” and Skillful Compassion

    Published: 1/26/2025

  12. Meeting Every Moment With Lovingkindness

    Published: 1/26/2025

  13. Who Let the Dog Out?

    Published: 1/25/2025

  14. Fish Enjoy Water, Humans Enjoy the Dao

    Published: 1/24/2025

  15. Gentle and Strong

    Published: 1/23/2025

  16. It’s Not About The Dog

    Published: 1/22/2025

  17. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Bodhisattva’s Living Legacy

    Published: 1/19/2025

  18. At the Heart Of Your Path

    Published: 1/12/2025

  19. The Practice of True Reality

    Published: 1/11/2025

  20. Joshu’s Stone Bridge

    Published: 1/5/2025

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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.