Saturday 1/18/2020 9:00AM – 5:00PM A traditional, yet relaxed all day sit begins at 9:00 am and includes chanting, meditation, a silent lunch, and dharma talk/discussion. Abbot Will Rauschenberger is also available for a private meeting (dokusan), if requested. Suggested contribution for the All Day Sit is $20.00 but this is not arbitrary, it is up to you to give what you can. There is no set fee. Please bring your own brown bag lunch, tea and coffee will be […]
Finding the Ox – staying out of the weeds
The Sunday after Thanksgiving practice session.
Permanence and Impermanence
Is the Buddha permanent or impermanent?
Original Nature and Zen
This weeks Podcast is about the three pillars of Zen and our Buddha Nature.
Path to Liberation
This Sunday’s Dharma Talk at OZS – 10/27/19
Vexations and patience
Sunday Dharma talk and discussion 10/20/2019. Topic: The six perfections and our vexations.
Political Views
This weeks Dharma talk/Discussion centers around politics, duality and practice. This Podcast includes a sample reading from the Audible Book: ” Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life of Zen Master Ryokan” – By Kazuaki Tanahashi
One Way Samadhi
This morning Will talks about One Way Samadhi.
Trusting in Mind
This is our first podcast. Abbot Will Rauschenberger refers to the poem Trusting In Mind – Hsin Hsin Ming, the classic poem by the Third Patriarch of Zen, Seng T’san in his Dharma Talk.