Crooked River Zen Center

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

Sitting With Jizo Inside a Dense Thicket of Razor-sharp Thorns. Dharma talk by Sensei Dean Williams.

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This Sunday Dean provides a talk on The Impact of Taoism on Zen.

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this talk Dean Williams concludes the sesshin as well as the text; by covering the final chapter the twelfth talk Do Not Pass Your Days and Nights in Vain.

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this talk John Wilhelm continues with chapter 11 We Should Not Stick To Words or Rules.

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this talk Chris Wimmer continues with chapter 10 Suffering Is a Valuable Thing.

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this tallk Julie Beckers continues with chapter 8 Within Light There is Utter Darkness.

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this talk Jeffrey Barkstrom continues with chapter 7 Without Any Idea of Attainment.

This Winter Sesshin Crooked River Zen Center will be continuing working with the text; Branching Streams Flow In The Darkness, Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Talks on the Sandokai. In this Talk Rannigan Walsh starts us off with chapter 6 The Boat is Always Moving.  

In preparation of our upcoming sesshin this week; Dean talks on Sandokai the harmony of difference and equality. by Shiou Xiqian 700 - 790

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean continues to discus how to use and rely on our practice in these turbulent times.

Talk #3 of the monthly Jukai class taught by Dean Williams. The Jukai class will be using the text Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, By Bhikkhu Anālayo. The class is open to anyone who wishes to deepen their practice.

This week Dean begins what will be a multiple episode talk on how to use and rely on our practice in these turbulent times.

This week we have a special guest teacher joining us for our Thursday evening talk, Jundo Cohen. A segment of Dogen's Uji (Being-Time) forms the theme of his talk. The link for information about his newly published book "The Zen Master's Dance: A Guide to Understanding Dogen and Who You Are in the Universe" is https://wisdomexperience.org/product/the-zen-masters-dance/. I do hope you can join us for his talk.

This week (November Zazenkai (2)) Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week (November Zazenkai (1)) Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

In this talk Dean discusses the election, followed by a talk on The Transmission of Light, and the first dharma transmission from Shakyamuni Buddha to to his disciple Mahakasyapa.

Talk #2 of the monthly Jukai class taught by Dean Williams. The Jukai class will be using the text Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, By Bhikkhu Anālayo. The class is open to anyone who wishes to deepen their practice.

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week, in continuation of our fall sesshin Dean discusses Dogen's Genjokoan. For this talk Dean refers to the text Dogen's Genjokoan: Three Commentaries

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week, in continuation of our fall sesshin Dean discusses Dogen's Genjokoan. For this talk Dean refers to the text Dogen's Genjokoan: Three Commentaries

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week, in continuation of our fall sesshin Dean discusses Dogen's Genjokoan. For this talk Dean refers to the text Dogen's Genjokoan: Three Commentaries

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

Mark Domann provides a timely talk on Right Speech; after completing an online 6 week workshop on right speech and non violent communication.

This talk is talk #1 upon the re-starting of the monthly Jukai class taught by Dean Williams. The Jukai class will be using the text Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, By Bhikkhu Anālayo. The class is open to anyone who wishes to deepen their practice.

This talk was given during Denko e Sesshin by Dean Williams, on Dogen's Genjokoan. All of the talks from this Sesshin can be found on the Jikoji website by following the below link.https://www.jikoji.org/podcasts/denko-e-sesshin-2020-dharma-talks-genjokoan

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week Dean gives us a teaching about the importance of Sincerity & Authenticity, in our Buddhist practice.

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This week in preparation for our fall sesshin Dean discusses Dogen's Genjo Koan. For this talk Dean refers to the text Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries

This week Dean continues our Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

This Sunday being the day before Labor day, Dean discusses Right livelihood with the Sangha.

This week Dean introduces our new Thursday night study text. The Mountain And Waters Sutra A Practitioners Guide To Dogen's "Sansuikyo" by: Shohaku Okumura

In this weeks talk Dean discusses the upcoming election, The Eight Fold Path, and some discussion around our upcoming Jukai study text. Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realizationby Anālayohttps://www.amazon.com/Satipa%E1%B9%AD%E1%B9%ADh%C4%81na-Direct-Path-Realization-An%C4%81layo/dp/1899579540/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y8J3XTOWEZF4&dchild=1&keywords=satipatthana&qid=1598882886&sprefix=Satipatt%2Caps%2C198&sr=8-1

Dean continues his weekly Thursday night dharma talks on the text Ecodharma by David Loy. This week Dean concludes the text.

This week Dean introduces the text we will be using as the primary text for CRZC Jukai classes when they resume in the new future. This talk focuses specifically on Chapter 4 of Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization, By Bhikkhu Anālayo. Chapter 4 discusses the four foundations of mindfulness.

Dean continues his weekly Thursday night dharma talks on the text Ecodharma by David Loy. This week Dean continues chapter 6.

This week Sensei Dean Williams gives a guest talk via Zoom at Jikoji Zen Center. The title of Dean's talk is:"Imagine; At This Very Moment God Is"

Dean continues his weekly Thursday night dharma talks on the text Ecodharma by David Loy. This week Dean continues chapter 6.

On this week's podcast Dean opens up the topic to anything Sangha members wish to discuss, as will be the format for the second Sunday of each month. Enjoy; Gassho..

Dean continues his weekly Thursday night dharma talks on the text Ecodharma by David Loy. This week Dean begins chapter 6.