Guided Meditations
Norman often offers guided meditations, whether in a Zen or Jewish or secular teaching context.
Please use the link below for a list of links to guided meditations in our archive.
Okumura’s Living By Vow (2013)
In Feb & March of 2013, Norman and Jeff Bickner gave four talks on selected chapters in Shohaku Okumura’s Living by Vow for the Bay Area Dharma Seminar. Norman gives the 1st talk (chapters 1 & 2), Jeff the 2nd (chapter 3), and Norman the 3rd and 4th talks (chapters 4 & 8, respectively).
All Teachings
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March 13, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk Seven – 2025 Series – The Verse for Opening the Sutra
Norman gives the seventh talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series on ‘The Verse for Opening the Sutra’ to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen...
March 6, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 6 – 2025 Series – The Robe Chant
Norman gives the sixth talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series on “The Robe Chant” to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period....
March 2, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 5 – 2025 Series – The Three Refuges Part Two
Norman gives the fifth talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series on “The Three Refuges Part Two” to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025...
March 2, 2025
Walking Meditation – Guided Meditation – 2/28/25
Norman gives a guided mediation on “Walking Meditation.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
March 2, 2025
Basic Meditation – Guided Meditation – 2/28/25
Norman gives a guided mediation on “Basic Meditation.” Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without it. Thank you!
February 26, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 4 – 2025 Series – The Three Refuges
Norman gives the fourth talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period. His lectures reference Shohaku...
February 21, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 3 – 2025 Series – Shuso Laura Trippi – Vowing Through Forms
Shuso Laura Trippi gives the third dharma talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period. Her...
February 12, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 2 – 2025 Series
Norman gives his second talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period. His lectures reference Shohaku...
February 11, 2025
Transmission of the Lamp – Ashvaghosha – Zen Center for Contemplative Care 2/10/25
Norman gives a talk from the “Transmission of the Lamp” on Ashvaghosa to the Zen Center for Contemplative Care Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without...
February 6, 2025
Living by Vow – Talk 1 – 2025 Series
Norman gives his first talk of the “Living by Vow” 2025 Series to the Dharma Seminar as the focus of the Everyday Zen 2025 Practice Period. His lectures reference Shohaku...
February 2, 2025
Practice Period Opening 2025 – All Day Sitting – Norman Fischer and Shuso Laura Trippi
Norman opens the 2025 Everyday Zen Practice Period with a talk on Dogen’s practice period instructions followed by Shuso Laura Trippi’s readings of selected practice period intentions from submissions of...
January 30, 2025
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – 2024/5 Series – On Language (Painting a Rice Cake)
Norman gives the seventeenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks On...
January 22, 2025
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 16 – 2024/5 Series – Phillip Whalen on Zazen
Norman gives the sixteenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on...
January 16, 2025
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 15 – 2024/5 Series – Huike’s Arm
Norman gives the fifteenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on...
January 15, 2025
Response to Suffering – Zen Center for Contemplative Care – 1/11/25
Norman gives a talk on “Response to Suffering” to the Zen Center for Contemplative Care on January 11. 2025 .Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings online without...
January 9, 2025
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 14 – 2024/5 Series – Parshva and Blanche
Norman gives the fourteenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on...
December 19, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 13 – 2024 Series – Bodhidharma
Norman gives the thirteenth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on...
December 12, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 12 – 2024 Series – Buddha’s Enlightenment
Norman gives the twelfth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk Norman speaks on...
December 4, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 11 – Jeff Bickner
Jeff Bickner gives his tenth talk on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b to the Everyday Zen November 2024 All Day Sitting....
November 25, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 10 – 2024 Series – Unspectacular
Norman gives his tenth talk on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b to the Everyday Zen November 2024 All Day Sitting. In...
November 20, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 9 – 2024 Series – Mahakashyapa
Norman gives his ninth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk In this talk...
November 14, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 8 – 2024 Series – Rene Descartes
Norman gives his eighth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. In this talk In this talk...
November 8, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 7 – 2024 Series – Dai-i Flo Rublee
Dai-i Flo Rublee gives the seventh talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Flo is an Everyday...
November 3, 2024
Three Marks of Human Life – Alan Block – All Day Sitting – November 2, 2024
Alan Block gives the Dharma talk to the All Day Sitting on “Three Marks of Human Life” at Green Gulch Farm. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot continue offering teachings...
November 1, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 6 – 2024 Series – Beautiful and Useless
Norman gives his sixth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot...
October 25, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 5 – Christopher Dumbleton and Steve Gross
Christopher Dumbleton and Steve Gross give the fifth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Suggested donation:...
October 17, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 4 – 2024 Series – Simone Weil
Norman gives his fourth talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. This talk focuses on the teachings...
October 10, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 3 – 2024 Series
Norman gives his third talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot...
October 4, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 2 – 2024 Series
Norman gives his second talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot...
September 27, 2024
Dogen’s Continuous Practice – Talk 1 – 2024 series
Norman gives his first talk to the Dharma Seminar on Dogen’s Continuous Practice from Kaz Tanahashi”s translation of the Shobogenzo Fasciles 31a and 31b. Suggested donation: $7 https://bit.ly/donate-edz-online-teachings We cannot...
