The Song of Liberation… Upcoming events: Winter Solstice Celebration at Siesta Public Beach. Sat, Dec 21, 2024, 6:30 AM New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Join us for our Evening Meditation, Dharma Talk, and Sangha Celebration. 7:00 PM.
Wind Blows, Old Songs End, New Ones Begin
The Song of Liberation…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Greetings, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday for many reasons! This year, I will spend it with my adult children in Maryland, so there will be no practice session on Sunday, December 1st. Speaking of Thanksgiving, OZS is made possible by our supporting members, thank you for supporting OZS! We had a wonderful 10 days with Chong An Sunim. I posted 3 Dharma Talks with Sunim from our OZS practice sessions, enjoy.
Yin, Yang, and the Middle Way, part 3 – talks with Chong An Sunim
This podcast is one of the talks with Chong An Sunim at OZS in November 2024. There is no audio version of this podcast at this time.
Attached to Name & Form, Talks with Chong An Sunim, part 2
This part is two of three sessions at Ordinary Zen Sangha in November 2024 with Zen Master Chong An Sunim and Abbot Will Rauschenberger.
Dharma and Karma, Talks with Chong An Sunim at OZS, part 1
This part is one of three sessions at Ordinary Zen Sangha in November 2024 with Zen Master Chong An Sunim and Abbot Will Rauschenberger.
Dark Times Ahead, Stars Will Shine
What can we rely on in times like these?
Upcoming Events – November 2024
We are pleased that Zen Master Chong An Sunim will visit OZS from Saturday, November 9th, through Sunday, November 17th. There will be many opportunities to practice with Zen Master Chong An Sunim and learn from a master deeply rooted in the tradition of Zen at our events and practice sessions. Our all-day retreat at Myakka River State Park is next Saturday, November 9th. There is still time to sign up for the retreat. Following our retreat on Sunday the […]
The Relative and Absolute, is it different or not?
A OZS sangha member asks: “Is there, or is there not, a balance between our absolute expansive selves and our relative selves that outflow into the world?”
Certainty in Uncertainty
The transcendence of ever changing circumstances.








