All Episodes
Young Urban Zen SF — 110 episodes
Origin of Conflict and Mindfulness of Mind
Romance, Relationship, and Sexuality
Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Phenomena (dhammas)
Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Mindfulness of Mind (citta)
Four Foundations of Mindfulness: Feelings
Four Foundations of Mindfulness: The Breath
Right Intention
Right View
Meditation instruction + a talk on Generosity / Dāna
Right Livelihood
Right Samadhi
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
The Four Noble Truths - Right Speech & Right Action - Tim Wicks
Bramaviharas - part 2 (empathetic joy and equanimity)
The Four Brahmavihārās - pt 1 (of 2) - Loving Kindness & Compassion
Relationship with Work
Relationships Series Talk 3: "People We Don't Like"
Relationships Series Talk 2: Intimacy with Self
Relationships Series Talk 1: Family
Six Paramitas Talk 6: Wisdom (Prajñā)
Six Paramitas Talk 5: Concentration (Samadhi)
Six Paramitas Talk 4: Vīrya
Six Paramitas Talk 3: Generosity (dana)
Six Paramitas Talk 2: Sila (ethical conduct)
Six Paramitas Talk 1: Patience
Renunciation
The Gift of Nothing
When I want something out of my practice
What Zen principles apply to staying grounded in the midst of change
Hindrances
Working with Subtle Frustrations
not believing all your thoughts
Not Harboring Ill Will
Being Complete in Each Moment
Establishing the Path of Practice
Knowing and Not-Knowing
Relationships with Technology
True Person
Bubbles and Impermanence
“Do Not Be Angry”
I Vow to Refrain from Intoxicants
Letting Go of Resistance
Liberative Constraints
Taking the Monastery Home
Taking What Is Not Given
On Becoming Yourself
No More Words
Virya
No One to Be, Nowhere to Go
Awakening from the Dream of Self
Self, One Self, Not-Self
How The Somatics of Meditation Practice Can Help Us
Note to Self
Mistakes
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional
Way Seeking Mind Talk
Kindness
Pausing
Case 5 of the Blue Cliff Record
Painting
Stopping Burnout
The 5 Remembrances
Resentment
Patience
Affinity
Mental Posture
Love and Dating (2 of 2)
Hearing 'Others'
Valentines Dharma: Love and Zen
Love and Dating (1 of 2)
Taking Refuge
Two Koans from the Blue Cliff Record
Leadership Transition
The Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi
Case 29 of the Blue Cliff Record
A True Companion: Zazen & Mortality
Case 4 of the Blue Cliff Record
Zen and Politics
Faith and Refuge
Jumping Off the Hundred Foot Pole
Case 30 of the Blue Cliff Record
Work Practice
How we relate to experience
What is it to live an awakened life?
Words, Ducks, and Buddha: Don’t Get Lost in Translation!
Why did Bodhidharma come from the West?
Difficult Conversations
Meeting Fear With Stillness
Being Human in the Age of A.I.
Studying The Self
Zazen: Ready, Willing, Don't-Know
The Vicissitudes
On Death and Dying
Compassion and Empathy
Shikantaza and Emptiness
Equanimity and The Mountains of Our Lives
The Suchness of Mind and Objects
The Way Seeking Mind and The Welcoming Practice of Zazen
The Messenger
Mindfulness
Perfection of Patience
Joy
Just One Finger
Expectations of Enlightenment
Your Teacher Anxiety
This Is Not A Dharma Talk
Celebrating Our History
Yun Men's Appropriate Statement
Focus and Distraction