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September 7, 2023

Fifteen Sutras of the Old Way – Talk 8 – Simile of the Snake – Mary Ann Sacksteder

Mary Ann Sacksteder gives the eighth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Simile of the Snake.” The PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6TMwK-zF6E429zyVUM5xvpZwEw8hwrP/view Suggested...
August 10, 2023

Fifteen Sutras of the Old Way 2023 – Talk 6 – Meghiya Sutra – Jeff Bickner

Jeff Bickner gives the six talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Maghiya Sutra” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be...
August 4, 2023

Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 – Talk 5 – The Kaccayanagotta Sutta -Neal Shorstein

Neal Shorstein gives the fifth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Kaccayanagotta Sutra” to the Everyday Zen Dharma Seminar. The PDF can be...
July 27, 2023

Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 – Talk 4 on “The Elder Sutra” and “On Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone”

Norman gives the fourth talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Elder Sutra” and “The Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone”...
July 21, 2023

Fifteen Sutras of the Old Way 2023 – Talk 3 – Parable of the Saw

Norman gives the third talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on sutra of the “Parable of the Saw ” to the Everyday Zen All Day...
July 17, 2023

Fifteen Sutras of the Old Way 2023 – Talk 2 – The Finger Snap – All Day Sitting July 2023

Norman gives the second talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “The Finger Snap ” to the Everyday Zen All Day Sitting July 2023. The...
July 13, 2023

Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 – Talk 1 – Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma

Norman gives the first talk of the Fifteen Sutras From the Old Way 2023 series on “Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dharma” to the Dharma Seminar. The PDF can...
December 22, 2019

Buddha As a Normal Person – All Day Sitting December 2019

Norman speaks to the All Day Sitting on Buddha as a Normal Person.
July 28, 2019

Culasunnatta Sutta-121-The Shorter Discourse on Voidness – The Shorter Discourses of the Buddha – All Day Sitting July 2019

Norman speaks on The Culasunnata Sutta – The Shorter Discourse on Voidness – #121 from The Shorter Discourses of the Buddha to the EDZ All Day Sitting at Green Gulch...
June 5, 2019

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Dantabhumi Sutta: The Grade of the the Tamed – #125 – 2019 Series

Norman gives his last talk of the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha on Talk #125 “Dantabhumi sutta: the Grade of the Tamed.”
May 30, 2019

Middle Length Discourses – Maratajjamya Sutta – The Rebuke to Mara – #50 – 2019 Series

Norman gives his talk on the “middle Length Discources of the Buddha on Sutta #50 – The Rebuke to Mara
May 20, 2019

Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Ghatikara Sutta: Ghatikara the Potter – #81, Kayagatasati Sutta: Mindfullness of the Body – #119 – 2019 Series

Norman talks to the May All Day sitting on two sutras from the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: the Ghatikara Sutta: Ghaikara the Potter – #81, and the Kayagatasati...
May 6, 2019

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Vitakkasanthana Sutta; The Removal of Distracting Thoughts – #20 – 2019 Series

Norman giveds the fourth talk on the “Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha” on Sutta #20, the Vitakkasanthana Sutta
April 25, 2019

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Dvedhavitakka Sutta – Two Kinds of Thought – #19 – 2019 Series

Norman gives the third talk on the “Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha” on Sutta 19 The Dvedhavitakka Sutta
April 18, 2019

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Madhupindika Sutta: The Honeyball – #18 – 2019 Series

Norman gives the second talk on the “Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha” on Sutta #18 the Madhupindika Sutta: The Honeyball.
April 10, 2019

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha – Acchariya-abbuta Sutta: Wonderful and Marvelous – #123 – 2019 Series

Norman gives his first talk of the Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha to the Dharma Seminar on #123 “Acchariya-abbhuta Sutta: Wonderful and Marvelous.”
August 23, 2018

Mahaparinirvana Sutra – Talk 4 – 2018 Series

Norman presents the 4th and final talk on the Mahaparinirvana Sutra to the Dharma Seminar.  Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Last impressive teachings of the Buddha about Reality and the True Self  
August 16, 2018

Mahaparinirvana Sutra 2018 – Talk 3 – 2018 Series

Norman presents the third talk on the Mahaparinirvana Sutra to the Dharma Seminar. Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Last impressive teachings of the Buddha about Reality and the True Self  
August 9, 2018

Mahaparinirvana Sutra – Talk 2 – 2018 Series

Norman gives the second talk on the Mahaparinirvana Sutra as found in the Long Discourses of the Buddha – Translation of the Digha Nikaya by Maunice Walshe
August 2, 2018

Mahaparinirvana Sutra – Talk 1 – 2018 Series

Norman gives the first talk on the Mahaparinirvana Sutta as found in The Long Discourses of the Buddha – Translation of the Digha Nikaya by Maurice Walshe. Mahaparinirvana Sutra: Last...
March 1, 2016

Old Path White Clouds, Talk 9

At the Bay Area Dharma Seminar on February 24, 2016 Norman offers Talk 9 of Old Path White Clouds: On How To Die, and Emptiness Teachings. Old Path White Clouds,...
January 8, 2016

Old Path White Clouds – Talk 1 – 2016 Series

Norman initiates his series with Talk #1 on “Old Path White Clouds” by Thich Nhat Hanh at the January 2016 Bay Area Dharma Seminar. Excerpt from this talk on the...
May 28, 2014

Four Establishments of Mindfulness – Talk 4

Norman gives his fourth and final talk on Mindfulness
May 26, 2014

Four Establishments of Mindfulness – Talk 3

Norman gives the third talk on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “Transformation & Healing” on the Satipatthana Sutra
May 15, 2014

Four Establishments of Mindfulness – Talk 2

Norman gives his second talk on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness based on Thich Nhat Hanh’s book “Transformation & Healing” on the Satipatthana Sutra. Norman’s first talk did not record...
September 18, 2013

Dogen on Karma – Talk 7 – 2013 Series

Norman gives the seventh and last talk on the Dogen on Karma series to the Dharma Seminar. Karma (Sanskrit, also karman, Pāli: kamma) is a Sanskrit term that literally means “action” or “doing”....
September 11, 2013

Dogen on Karma – Talk 6 – 2013 Series

Norman gives the sixth talk of the Dogen on Karma series to the Dharma Seminar Karma (Sanskrit, also karman, Pāli: kamma) is a Sanskrit term that literally means “action” or “doing”. In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers...
September 4, 2013

Dogen on Karma – Talk 5 – 2013 Series

Jay Simoneaux gives the fifth talk in the Dogen on Karma series.   Karma (Sanskrit, also karman, Pāli: kamma) is a Sanskrit term that literally means “action” or “doing”. In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers to action...
August 28, 2013

Dogen on Karma – Talk 4 – 2013 Series

Norman gives the fourth talk on the Dogen on Karma series to the Dharma Seminar. Norman gives the seventh and last talk on the Dogen on Karma series to the...
August 21, 2013

Dogen on Karma – Talk 3 – 2013 Series

Norman gives the third talk on the Dogen on Karma series to the Dharma Seminar. Karma (Sanskrit, also karman, Pāli: kamma) is a Sanskrit term that literally means “action” or “doing”. In the Buddhist tradition, karma refers...