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Bringing together the best from the many diverse forms of Zen, Theravada, Mahamudra, Developmental Psychology and Integral Theory, Cosmopolitan Zen offers a broad inclusive vision of 21st Century Zen Buddhism. Hosted By Ekai Joel Kreisberg.
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Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
How does Zen understand meditation? In what ways is Rinzai practice different from Soto practice? How do we understand Zazen versus meditation? In this introductory talk, Roshi Ekai Joel Kreisberg traces the history of Zen Buddhism and how it evolves into the modern day practice of Zen in 21st Century America. This dharma talk introduces the Five Gates approach of Cosmopolitan Zen. It was offered at Gently Sitting Like a Stone, October 6th, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
WSP25 - Embody Compassion - Nanda Nina Lynch - September 6th, 2025
Nanda gives a Dharma Reflection on the precept, Embody Compassion - I vow to refrain from ill will.
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/
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Friday Sep 26, 2025
Brahmavihara: Cultivating Virtue Through The Four Immeasurables - Mudita - April 6, 2025
Emyo leads us on a guided meditation of the third of the Brahmaviharas, Mudita also known as Sympathetic Joy.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Brahmavihara: Cultivating Virtue Through The Four Immeasurables - Karuna - April 6, 2025
Emyo leads us on a guided meditation of the second of the Brahmaviharas, Karuna also known as Compassion.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
WSP - Respect Clarity - Nanda Nina Lynch - August 9th, 2025
Nanda gives a Dharma Reflection on the fifth precept, Respect Clarity - I vow to refrain from intoxicants. I act at all times with mindfulness and clarity. I do not abuse my body or cloud my mind with the misuse of intoxicants.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
Emyo leads us on a guided meditation of the first of the Brahmaviharas, Metta also known as Loving Kindness.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Weekend Sangha Practice - Between Love and Lust - Ming Po Larry Matthews - July 26th, 2025
Ming Po gives a Dharma Reflection on the 3rd precept, Be Loving – I vow to refrain from misusing sexuality.
I am conscious and loving in all of my relationships. In sexuality, I discern the difference between love and lust and do not take advantage of other human beings. I transform the arising of lust into true loving.
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/
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
SPP25 - Seven Bodhisattva Archetypes - Manjushri - Jozen Jonathon Fielder - April 12th, 2025
Faces of Compassion - Week 2 - Our next exploration is of Manjushri as a Bodhisattva archetype. Manjushri is a bodhisattva embodying supreme wisdom and clear seeing. He is often depicted with a sword (symbolizing the cutting away of ignorance) and a scripture (representing the transmission of wisdom) - Seven Bodhisattvas with a dharma talk by Jozen Jonathon Fielder.
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
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Friday Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
SPP25 - Seven Bodhisattva Archetypes - Samantabadhra - Ekai Joel Kreisberg - April 21st, 2025
Faces of Compassion - Week 3 - Our next exploration is of Samantabadhra as a Bodhisattva archetype. Samantabhadra is a prominent Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, often associated with wisdom, compassion, and practice. He is also known as "Universal Worthy" or "All Good". Samantabhadra is frequently depicted seated on an elephant, sometimes with multiple heads, and is part of the Shakyamuni Triad alongside Shakyamuni Buddha and Manjushri.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
Weekend Sangha Practice - Small Mind, Big Mind, One Mind - Ming Po Larry Matthews - May 31st, 2025
The phrase "Small Mind, Big Mind, One Mind" is a concept often explored in Zen Buddhism and mindfulness practices. It refers to different perspectives or modes of awareness within the mind and how they relate to each other. Ming Po reflects on this concept, gives personal examples, and a brief practice.
Our mission is to foster a diverse, inclusive community, dedicated to awakening through Buddhist teachings promoting personal and interpersonal healing with ethical compassionate action.