Cosmopolitan Zen

Where do we take Refuge? - Jozen Jonathon Fielder

Dharma Reflection of Weekend Sangha Practice - March 22, 2025

Jozen teaches about the Three Refuges, what they mean and invites us to look at where we take refuge.

Jozen Jonathon Fielder offers his teachings and his wisdom tireless through several sanghas. Having been ordained as a Hollow Bones Zen priest, he continues to lead a regular practice as part of the Virtual Zendo. As a martial arts teacher and dharma teacher, he is an associate clergy member of Shining Bright Lotus. Recently he has begun to develop his own dharma center Iron Mountain Zendo in the UK. 

https://www.shiningbrightlotus.org/iron-mountain-zendo

I wish I may, I wish I might...The Power of Intention - Emyo Darlene Tataryn

Dharma Reflection of Weekend Sangha Practice - February 22, 2025

Emyo distinguished wishes from intentions and offers a clear discussion as to how clear intentions serve to deepen ones practice and clear the mind off unconscious tendencies. 

Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.

https://www.shiningbrightlotus.org/

All Beings Are From The Very Beginning Buddhas - Nanda Nina Lynch

Dharma Reflection of Weekend Sangha Practice - March 8, 2025

Nanda offers wisdom and practice based on Song of Zazen by Hakuin. Engo Michael Jackson opens with Song of Zazen, the traditional change for a dharma talk or teisho.  

Commit to Sit: Cultivating Meditation - Ming Po Larry Matthews

Dharma Reflection of Weekend Sangha Practice - February 8, 2025

Ming Po Larry Matthews reminds us that our zazen practice is always available and that one must commit to daily practice.  Pure Awareness is embodied. Ming Po Larry Matthews is a Associate Clergy member of SBLMS, a Certified Facilitator, an excellent meditation teacher.

Awakening and Emotional Maturity - Ekai Joel Kreisberg

Ekai Joel Kreisberg closes the Fall Practice Period with a discussion of how emotional koans work and Jun Po Roshi's belief that emotional maturity is an essential element in dharma practice.  Ekai developed The Mondo Zen Facilitator Program for Hollow Bones Zen from 2019 - 2022.  

Cosmopolitan Zen - Ekai Joel Kreisberg

Cosmopolitan Zen is an inclusive approach to Zen that transcends cultural and institutional boundaries. Its name comes from the etymology of the word cosmopolitan, which means “citizen of the world.” Cosmopolitan Zen offers a dynamic practice not confined to monastic settings or rigid traditions. Instead, it is an adaptable approach capable of flourishing in diverse contemporary contexts. 

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Calling Awareness Into Your life - Fugen Roshi - The Heart of Zen - Dharma Talk

Fugen Roshi brings us through very practical approaches to Mondo Zen teachings and how to integrate these into our daily practice. Fugen Roshi's Dragon Heart Dharma is an open collaborative of sanghas devoted to the Rinzai dharma teachings of Jun Po Roshi. 

https://www.dragonheartdharma.org/

Expanding Consciousness - Hosho Don Koehler

It's the sitting practice that becomes more and more important. The psychedelic experiences become less and less significant because you're already experiencing that expanded consciousness and altered states from the practice itself.

https://www.shiningbrightlotus.org/sblms-blog/hoshodonkoehler

The Conditioned You: Jealousy - Emyo Darlene Tataryn - The Heart of Zen FPP24 - Dharma Talk - October 28. 2024

Emyo Darlene Tataryn offers and in depth look at jealousy and how it provides a challenge for deepening our work as Zen practitioners. She hosts here own sangha One Wisdom Zen in Selkirk, Manitoba. https://www.onewisdom.ca/

 

The Conditioned You Anger - Daiden Dan Pecaut - Dharma Talk - November 4th, 2024

Daiden Dan Pecaut is a senior student of Jun Po Roshi. His sangha Siouxland Zen in Sioux City, IA is a thriving community of zen practitioners. He has published two books about his Zen experience and continues to teach the dharma to all who come.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Siouxlandzen/