Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast

The weekly Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.

The Mind of Absolute Trust: Practicing with Preference 06/22/2025

AWARE: Opening to the Unhindered Mind 06/16/2025

Being Unborn: The Practice of Non-Objectification 06/09/2025

Life Always Gives to Life: There Is Nothing to Fear 06/01/2025

Living with the Fundamental Truth of Impermanence 05/26/2025

Becoming Intimate 05/18/2025

The Meaning of Life 05/11/2025

Awareness In Action: Solidarity with Joan Halifax (Part 6 - May) 05/11/2025

Exploring Dharma Together 05/04/2025

SPP 2025 Sesshin Day 6: Living the Bodhisattva Way 05/02/2025

SPP2025 Sesshin Day 5: Destiny of a Nation: The Bodhisattva Practice of Kind Speech 05/02/2025

SPP2025 Sesshin Day 3: The Four Methods of Guidance: Beneficial Action, Identity Action 05/02/2025

SPP2025 Sesshin Day 2: The Four Bodhisattva Vows: The Nourishment of Endless Practice 05/02/2025

SPP2025 Sesshin Day 1: No Gift, No Giver: Dogen's Method of Guidance on Generosity 05/02/2025

SPP 2025: Building the Container: Opening Remarks for Sesshin 05/02/2025

The Ten Paramitas: Crossing to the Other Shore 04/28/2025

True Compassion on the Bodhisattva Path: SPP2025 (Part 5) 04/27/2025

Aspiration in the Fire of Our Times: SPP2025 (Part 3) 04/27/2025

Opening the Text: Faces of Compassion: SPP2025 (Part 2) 04/27/2025

Entering the Bodhisattva's Embrace: SPP2025 Living In The Embrace of The Bodhisattvas (Part 1) 04/27/2025

Awareness In Action: Justice with Valerie Brown (Part 5 - April) 04/27/2025

The Power of Great Vow: Samantabhadra and Jizo Bodhisattva 04/21/2025

Bodhisattva Manjushri and Wisdom for Our Times 04/14/2025

The Heart of Boundlessness: Bringing Prajna Paramita Home 04/07/2025

A Clearing Opens – Finding Our Way Through Boundlessness 03/30/2025

Awareness In Action: Racism with Ruth King (Part 4 - March) 03/30/2025

Haiku and Poetry 2025: Courageous Practice (Part 6) 03/30/2025

Haiku and Poetry 2025: Cause and Effect (Part 5) 03/30/2025

Haiku and Poetry 2025: Writing from Experience (Part 4B) 03/30/2025

Haiku and Poetry 2025: Writing from Experience (Part 4A) 03/30/2025