Chobo-Ji's Zen Podcast

Rinzai Zen Dharma Talks given at the Seattle Zen Temple Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji or other locations associated with Chobo-Ji.

Hekiganroku - Case 71 09/23/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 71 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Autumn 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how do we say what cannot be said and how to draw on our stem or deep self-nature. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/33348752

Hekiganroku - Case 70 09/22/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 70 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Autumn 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how do you say what cannot be said and do we all flow like water? /episode/index/show/genjo/id/33250547

Autumn 2024 Mu Koan 09/21/2024

Autumn 2024 Mu Koan Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Autumn 2024 Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the leaf, tree and root perspectives. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/33244302

Hekiganroku - Case 69 09/08/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 69 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Sept. 8, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the Zen enso and its meaning. How do we sit in the middle of the circle of form and non-form? /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32963892

The Essence of Zen Practice 08/31/2024

The Essence of Zen Practice This talk was given at this year's annual gathering of the American Zen Teachers Association held at the Great Vow Monastery in Oregon. This talk explores what Genjo Osho sees as the essence of Zen practice and the Four Great Bodhisattva Vows. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32866767

Hekiganroku - Case 68 08/18/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 68 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the final day of Summer Odayaka Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the treasures of a brier patch and how to use the transcendent to play with the relative and absolute. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32727022

Hekiganroku - Case 67 08/17/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 67 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Summer Odayaka Sesshin at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how the rigger and ritual of our Zen practice drops us off at several different locations that have no path. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32717982

Hekiganroku - Case 66 08/16/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 66 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Summer Odayaka Sesshin, 2024, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the place of affirmation and negation in Zen training. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32645902

Hekiganroku - Case 65 08/11/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 65 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Aug. 11, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to cultivate deep mindfulness, presence and gravitas, which leads to more care and compassion for ourselves and this world. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32535117

Hekiganroku - Case 64 07/21/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 64 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the July 21, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how precious and rare this life is, and the importance of not getting trapped in our own right and wrong thinking. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32250307

Maple Tree in the Back Garden 06/26/2024

Maple Tree in the Back Garden Sendo Osho gave this Dharma Talk on the fifth day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. She examines why did Bodhidharma come from the West. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32119592

Chen's Mountain Flowers 06/25/2024

Chen's Mountain Flowers Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what is needed to reverse our madness towards each other and our planet: mindfulness, deeply seeing things as they are, and loving action. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32040017

Hekiganroku - Case 62 06/24/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 62 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how our bodies sitting in the zendo, become a mountain form seamless with the planet, seamless with the Dharma. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/32028672

Hekiganroku - Case 61 06/23/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 61 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how our universe awakened and the role of our flowering in it. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/31966677

The Well of the Intimate Infinite 06/22/2024

The Well of the Intimate Infinite Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Summer Sesshin 2024 at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores our ability die to our ego identity and find the deep truth of our existence. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/31954207

Hekiganroku - Case 60 06/09/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 60 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the June 9, 2024, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how everything is mortal including the planet, the sun, the galaxy and the universe. Is this depressing or freeing? /episode/index/show/genjo/id/31680862

Hekiganroku - Cases 58 & 59 06/02/2024

Hekiganroku - Cases 58 & 59 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the June 2, 2024 Seattle University Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores Verses on The Faith Mind by the Third Chinese Zen Ancestor. The talk also explores possibilities for Dark matter and Dark energy. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/31588167

Hekiganroku - Case 57 05/26/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 57 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the May 26, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to transcend being chained to our preferences. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/31475722

Hekiganroku - Case 56 04/14/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 56 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the April 14, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines what it would take to end all wars and prejudice. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30831738

Hekiganroku - Case 55 03/28/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 55 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines the Zen perspective on this matter of Life and Death. What is life? What is eternal? /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30746583

Hekiganroku - Case 54 03/27/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 54 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. Holding out arm stretched hands, what does that mean? /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30715868

Hekiganroku - Case 53 03/24/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 53 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. Zen koans are usually much simpler than we ever imagined. This talk examines how our discriminating mind often separates us from light and love. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30709678

Let Go Let Be 03/23/2024

Let Go Let Be Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the first day of Spring Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines how to pass through the gateless barrier of Zen using the mantra: let go, let be. It also explores Genjo's relationship to Dr. Glenn Kangan Webb. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30612553

Chiyono's No Water, No Moon 03/03/2024

Chiyono's No Water, No Moon Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the March 10, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines how we might lose our life to find our life. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30351863

Hekiganroku - Case 52 02/25/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 52 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the final day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines the most important use of Zen practice. It is not to achieve enlightenment, but to combust our personal and generational karmic dung. (Note: explicit content) /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30296363

Hekiganroku - Case 51 02/24/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 51 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the second day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin, 2024. This talk examines what is like to breakthrough to the positive absolute perspective of reality, which is often the start of one's deep journey towards maturity. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30228808

Hekianroku - Caase 50 02/23/2024

Hekianroku - Caase 50 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho on the Feb. 23, 2024 during the first day of Winter Odayaka Sesshin. This talk examines cancel culture and the problems associated with stringent and fixed dualistic thinking. Instead, it is important to nurture particle after particle samadhi. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/30105823

Hekiganroku - Case 49 02/11/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 49 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Feb. 11, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines what real maturity looks like. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/29914403

Hekiganroku - Case 48 01/14/2024

Hekiganroku - Case 48 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the Jan. 14, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. This talk examines how to meet criticisms and mistakes or well or poorly. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/29500778

Hekiganroku - Case 47 12/08/2023

Hekiganroku - Case 47 Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the last full day of Rohatsu Sesshin 2023, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the gravity well that holds the universe and may be thought of as the Dharmakaya or the Beyond the Beyond. /episode/index/show/genjo/id/29280583

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