The Hidden Lamp: Dipa Ma and the Thief
The No-Rank Zendo Podcast
In this Teisho, given on January 21st 2026, during winter sesshin (long retreat), Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Dipa Ma and the Thief. We have a choice as to how to respond to life events. Practice increases are ability to make the choice and to be the people we want to be. Offering a loving response is the mature and grounded way to face a suffering world.
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Hekiganroku: Joshu's Three Turning Words
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In this Teisho, given on January 20th 2026, during winter sesshin (long retreat), Rinzan Osho examines case 96 of the Hekiganroku: Joshu's Three Turning Words. Life presents us with frustrations and things we get angry about. How can we learn to relax, let go, and be effective in a world that does not go the way we want it to?
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Hekiganroku: Enkan and The Rhinoceros Fan
The No-Rank Zendo Podcast
In this Teisho, given at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji during Rohatsu 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 91 of the Hekiganroku: Enkan and the Rhinceros Fan. The ineffable the mystery underlying us all cannot be divided or parcled out or even spoken about. How is it that we can share its wisdom?
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Hekiganroku: Ummon's "The Whole Body is Hands and Eyes."
The No-Rank Zendo Podcast
In this Teisho, given on November 2nd, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 89 of the Hekiganroku, Ummon's "The Whole Body is Hands and Eyes." By giving ourselves over to the three treasures -- Buddha (the fundamental light inside each of us), Dharma (the teaching of the historical Buddhas, our ancestors and our every day life), and Sangha (our deep communion with all things) -- we devlop a natural responsiveness to the call of the suffering world, and provide it a giving and helping hand.
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Hekiganroku, Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other
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In this Teisho, given on October 26th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 87 of the Hekiganroku, Medicine and Sickness Cure Each Other. With the right perspective, the whole eart is medicine. When we take the medicine, what do we become?
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The Hidden Lamp: Punna's Offering
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In this Teisho, given on October 21st, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines Punna's Offering from The Hidden Lamp. Gratitude and generosity help free us from the grasp of ego obsession.
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Hekiganroku Everybody Has Their Own Light
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In this Teisho, given on October 26th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 86 of the Hekiganroku Everybody Has Their Own Light. What is the light that shines through all things, indeed is all things? How do we open ourselves to it?
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Hekiganroku: Every Voice is the Buddha's Voice
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In this Teisho, given on August 24th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 79 of the Hekiganroku: Tosu's Every Voice is the Buddha's Voice. If all is Buddha, does that mean discrimination lies outside it?
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The Hidden Lamp: Lingzhao’s Helping
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In this Teisho, given on August 10th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines Lingzhao’s Helping from The Hidden Lamp. Koan's ask us to explore depths not accessible by normal modes of thinking. In this context, this koan asks us to explore what is it to be of help beyond seeking a particular outcome.
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Hekiganroku: Bodhisattva's in the Bath
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In this Teisho, given on July 27th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 78 of theHekiganroku: "Bodhisattvas in the Bath." The principles of Zazen (Zen meditation) is to melt into the senses to sense beyond the senses.
info_outlineGenjo Marinello Roshi presented this Teisho during the Aug. 3, 2025 Zazenkai held at No Rank Zendo in Portland. This talk investigates how to explore the inconceivable essence of ourselves and the universe via the experience of Great Death.