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28
August
2011

Practice is Always Available

dharmarainphoto.jpgThis talk was given by Jody Shintai Dungay at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Sweeping Zen.

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21
August
2011

Zen is Not a Self-Improvement Project

dharmarainphoto.jpgThis talk was given by Domyo Burk at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Sweeping Zen.

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14
August
2011

Oryoki Offerings

dharmarainphoto.jpgThis talk was given by Debra Seido Martin at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Sweeping Zen.

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7
August
2011

Poverty

dharmarainphoto.jpgThis talk was given by Gyokuko at Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Sweeping Zen.

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1
August
2011

Four Stories About Fear by Ezra Bayda

ezra bayda photoEzra Bayda (born 1944) is a member of the White Plum Asanga and has been practicing meditation since 1970. He originally trained in the Gurdjieff tradition, living in a community led by Robert De Ropp. He began formal Zen practice in 1978, studying first with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and then later with Jakusho Kwong Roshi. In 1992 he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck, and began teaching in 1995, receiving dharma transmission in 1998.

His teachings are a blend of the Zen and Gurdjieff traditions, and are also influenced by Stephen Levine and Pema Chodron, with their emphasis on the need for loving kindness as an essential part of practice. He has been a hospice volunteer for over ten years, and has authored five books, including Being Zen and Zen Heart.

He now lives and teaches at Zen Center San Diego (www.zencentersandiego.org) with his wife and fellow Zen teacher, Elizabeth Hamilton. They also lead meditation retreats in the U.S. and abroad. Ezra also established a sitting group in Santa Rosa, Ca., which he visits once a month (www.santarosazengroup.org).

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1
August
2011

Perseverance is the Key by Ezra Bayda

ezra bayda photoEzra Bayda (born 1944) is a member of the White Plum Asanga and has been practicing meditation since 1970. He originally trained in the Gurdjieff tradition, living in a community led by Robert De Ropp. He began formal Zen practice in 1978, studying first with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and then later with Jakusho Kwong Roshi. In 1992 he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck, and began teaching in 1995, receiving dharma transmission in 1998.

His teachings are a blend of the Zen and Gurdjieff traditions, and are also influenced by Stephen Levine and Pema Chodron, with their emphasis on the need for loving kindness as an essential part of practice. He has been a hospice volunteer for over ten years, and has authored five books, including Being Zen and Zen Heart.

He now lives and teaches at Zen Center San Diego (www.zencentersandiego.org) with his wife and fellow Zen teacher, Elizabeth Hamilton. They also lead meditation retreats in the U.S. and abroad. Ezra also established a sitting group in Santa Rosa, Ca., which he visits once a month (www.santarosazengroup.org).

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1
August
2011

Three Phases by Ezra Bayda

ezra bayda photoEzra Bayda (born 1944) is a member of the White Plum Asanga and has been practicing meditation since 1970. He originally trained in the Gurdjieff tradition, living in a community led by Robert De Ropp. He began formal Zen practice in 1978, studying first with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and then later with Jakusho Kwong Roshi. In 1992 he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck, and began teaching in 1995, receiving dharma transmission in 1998.

His teachings are a blend of the Zen and Gurdjieff traditions, and are also influenced by Stephen Levine and Pema Chodron, with their emphasis on the need for loving kindness as an essential part of practice. He has been a hospice volunteer for over ten years, and has authored five books, including Being Zen and Zen Heart.

He now lives and teaches at Zen Center San Diego (www.zencentersandiego.org) with his wife and fellow Zen teacher, Elizabeth Hamilton. They also lead meditation retreats in the U.S. and abroad. Ezra also established a sitting group in Santa Rosa, Ca., which he visits once a month (www.santarosazengroup.org).

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1
August
2011

Attachment by Ezra Bayda

ezra bayda photoEzra Bayda (born 1944) is a member of the White Plum Asanga and has been practicing meditation since 1970. He originally trained in the Gurdjieff tradition, living in a community led by Robert De Ropp. He began formal Zen practice in 1978, studying first with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and then later with Jakusho Kwong Roshi. In 1992 he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck, and began teaching in 1995, receiving dharma transmission in 1998.

His teachings are a blend of the Zen and Gurdjieff traditions, and are also influenced by Stephen Levine and Pema Chodron, with their emphasis on the need for loving kindness as an essential part of practice. He has been a hospice volunteer for over ten years, and has authored five books, including Being Zen and Zen Heart.

He now lives and teaches at Zen Center San Diego (www.zencentersandiego.org) with his wife and fellow Zen teacher, Elizabeth Hamilton. They also lead meditation retreats in the U.S. and abroad. Ezra also established a sitting group in Santa Rosa, Ca., which he visits once a month (www.santarosazengroup.org).

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1
August
2011

Let It Be by Ezra Bayda

ezra bayda photoEzra Bayda (born 1944) is a member of the White Plum Asanga and has been practicing meditation since 1970. He originally trained in the Gurdjieff tradition, living in a community led by Robert De Ropp. He began formal Zen practice in 1978, studying first with Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, and then later with Jakusho Kwong Roshi. In 1992 he began working with Charlotte Joko Beck, and began teaching in 1995, receiving dharma transmission in 1998.

His teachings are a blend of the Zen and Gurdjieff traditions, and are also influenced by Stephen Levine and Pema Chodron, with their emphasis on the need for loving kindness as an essential part of practice. He has been a hospice volunteer for over ten years, and has authored five books, including Being Zen and Zen Heart.

He now lives and teaches at Zen Center San Diego (www.zencentersandiego.org) with his wife and fellow Zen teacher, Elizabeth Hamilton. They also lead meditation retreats in the U.S. and abroad. Ezra also established a sitting group in Santa Rosa, Ca., which he visits once a month (www.santarosazengroup.org).

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1
August
2011

Enlightenment and Dharma by Dosho Mike Port

dosho mike portDosho Mike Port (b. 1956) is a Soto Zen priest , Zen practitioner and disciple of Dainin Katagiri-roshi, currently involved in koan introspection with James Ford, David Rynick and Melissa Blacker. He began studying Zen under Katagiri-roshi's guidance in 1977 and trained with him until his death in 1990. He undertook shukke tokudo (homeleaving) in 1984 and received shiho (dharma transmission) in 1989. He's fond of hammering nails into empty space so has also studied with Ikko Narazaki-roshi, Tangen Harada-roshi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Shodo Harada-roshi, and Daido Loori-roshi. His current teaching/practice project is Wild Fox Zen, Transforming Through Play Temple.

See Also

Sweeping Zen Interview

Zen Students: Don’t Give Up Your Power

Does Zen Have Morals?

Eight Talks on Baizhang’s Fox Koan (Audio)

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