Weeding the Garden

Abbot Will Rauschenberger’s talk at Ordinary Zen after our Zoom Practice Session on Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

Our Resistance to Change-3-26-2020

Abbot Will Rauschenberger shares his Dharma talk from the Wednesday Evening Zoom online Practice Session. OZS is offering online Practice Sessions where you can join in and meditate with us twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. You can join in here: https://ordinaryzensangha.org/sangha/

Wednesday Online – Practice Session

Will Rauschenberger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom  – Meditation Practice Session. Topic: OZS – Online Practice Session Every week on Wednesday Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsc-qupz0vEtY2K2s1HDakYh5X5YVZAhj2 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Note: When you join the Zoom Practice Session, please keep your audio muted until the Dharma talk is finished and you are invited to share your thoughts and questions.

Sunday Morning On-line – Practice Session

Will Rauschenberger is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: OZS – Practice Session Time: 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada).  Every week on Sunday, unless otherwise noted. Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/vpcldO-rrjgpzXNN4ppPa9dU_BMlg70eFw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Note: When you join the Zoom Practice Session, please keep your audio muted until the Dharma talk is finished and you are invited to share your thoughts and questions.

Wednesday Evening Meditation Practice with Chong An Sunim

Chong An Sunim joins us for our Wednesday practice session. The doors open at 6:30 pm and the practice session begins promptly at 7:00 pm with the chanting of the Heart Sutra. We then sit in meditation (zazen) for twenty-five minutes, do walking meditation for five minutes, and another twenty-five minutes of sitting. After the last sitting, we serve tea, have a brief Dharma talk and discussion related to our practice. We usually finish up by 8:30 pm.

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