Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses (2017)
In 2017, Norman gave a series of seven talks on Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses to the Vancouver Mountain Rain Zen Community. This classic Buddhist text, a series of short, elegant 4-line poems in Sanskrit, includes the most profound teachings of the Yogācāra (Mind Only) school and is one of the most important teachings that stands behind Zen.
Dogen’s Continuous Practice (2023)
Norman gives an online talk to the Spirit Rock Meditation Center on Dogen’s “Continuous Practice” in the fall of 2023. This talk was part of a half-day retreat offered under the title, “Your Great Road Opens Up: Dōgen’s Approach to Continuous Practice.”