The No-Rank Zendo Podcast

Rinzan Pechovnik is the head priest and primary teacher at No-Rank Zen Temple, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Community in Portland, Oregon. His Dharma talks explore various aspects of Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice, spirituality and religion. He emphasizes practice as a means to develop and cultivate a tender open-heartedness that allows a deep engagement with a troubled world. http://www.norankzendo.org

Hekiganroku: Ummon's Staff Becoming a Dragon 04/21/2025

Hekiganroku: Ummon's Staff Becoming a Dragon In this Teisho, given on March 2nd, 2025, the final day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 60 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon's Staff Becoming a Dragon. The staff has swallowed up the universe, where are the mountains, rivers and the great world? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/36244825

The Hidden Lamp: Lingzhao's Shining Grasses 03/31/2025

The Hidden Lamp: Lingzhao's Shining Grasses In this Teisho, given on March 1st, 2025, the second day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines Lingzhao's Shining Grasses. To open to Dharma practice and the deep spiritual life, one has to be willing to do hard things with an everyday mind. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/35930115

Hekiganroku: Joshu's "Why Not Quote to the End?" 03/17/2025

Hekiganroku: Joshu's "Why Not Quote to the End?" In this Teisho, given on February 28th, 2025, the first day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 59 of the Hekiganroku: Joshu's "Why Not Quote to the End?" The Real Way is not difficult. It only abhors choice and attachment. So how can we be free to flow in a world of like and dislike? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/35738695

The Hidden Lamp: Kakuzan Shido's Dagger 02/25/2025

The Hidden Lamp: Kakuzan Shido's Dagger In this Teisho, given on January 26th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Kakuzan Shido's Dagger. Zen training initiates us into a new way of being. How do we respond to the world with authenticity, depth and presence? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/35424060

The Hidden Lamp: Ling's Question 02/19/2025

The Hidden Lamp: Ling's Question In this Teisho, given on January 21st, 2025, the fourth full day of No-Rank Zen Temple's January Rohatsu Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines the Hidden Lamp: Ling's Question. "To be a human being is to live in calamity." How is it that we live a caring spiritual life amidst this? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/35350430

Hekiganroku: Ummon Stretches Out His Hands 02/09/2025

Hekiganroku: Ummon Stretches Out His Hands In this Teisho, given on January 20th, 2025, the third full day of No-Rank Zen Temple's January Rohatsu Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 54 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon Stretches Out His Hands. Who are we when we greet the world that is beckoning us forward? How do we respond to its open armed invitiation. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/35212970

Three Legged Stool: Taking Responsibility 01/15/2025

Three Legged Stool: Taking Responsibility In this Dharma talk, given on December 15, 2024, Rinzan Osho talks about the importance of taking responsibility in our work in developing spiritual maturity. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/34868420

Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Particle After Particle Samadhi" 12/29/2024

Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Particle After Particle Samadhi" In this Teisho, given on December 2, 2024, the second full day of Chobo-ji's Rohatsu Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 50 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Particle After Particle Samadhi." When we see beyond concepts, we can be open, free and responsive to the great reality, a place where words meet words and spirit meets spirit. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/34641415

The Hidden Lamp: Satsujo Sits on the Lotus Sutra 12/21/2024

The Hidden Lamp: Satsujo Sits on the Lotus Sutra In this Teisho, given on November 24th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Satsujo Sits on the Lotus Sutra. When we free our mind, we see that we are intimate with all things . /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/34562860

Hekiganroku: The Golden Carp 11/28/2024

Hekiganroku: The Golden Carp In this Teisho, given on November 10, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 49 of the Hekiganroku: Sansho's "The Golden Carp Out of the Net." What is it when we have dropped the bonds of ego and are truly free? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/34193980

Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Beyond the Six" 11/15/2024

Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Beyond the Six" In this Teisho, given on October 17, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 47 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon's "Beyond the Six." Taking up our practice on the cushion, stilling the mind, we feel into something beyond, but here. We relax and immerse ourselves in it, so we can rise up in service of that which is beyond the beyond. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/33946387

Politics and the Election: Forbearance, Compassion, Caring Action 10/30/2024

Politics and the Election: Forbearance, Compassion, Caring Action In this Dharma talk, given on October 27th 2024, Rinzan Osho takes up the challenge of our current political climate and discusses how we bring ourselves into it as practitioners of the Way. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/33684812

Hekiganroku: Nansen's "This Flower" 10/27/2024

Hekiganroku: Nansen's "This Flower" In this Teisho, given on August 25, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 40 of the Hekiganroku: Nansen's "This Flower." Believing thoughts are substantive, we get confused about what is most intimate. Setting aside descriptions and categories of like and dislike, can we be open to the great reality presenting itself to us directly? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/33629862

Hekiganroku: Fuketsu and the Dharma Seal of the Ancestor 09/27/2024

Hekiganroku: Fuketsu and the Dharma Seal of the Ancestor In this Teisho, given on July 28, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 38 of the Hekiganroku: Fuketsu and the Dharma Seal of the Patriarch." In practicing music, we train to become musicians, learning from those before us and taking the guidance of a teacher. In Zen, we apply these same principles, training to become a human being. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/33234357

Hekiganroku: Nansen Draws a Circle (a Genjo Roshi teisho) 09/15/2024

Hekiganroku: Nansen Draws a Circle (a Genjo Roshi teisho) Genjo Marinello Roshi gave Teisho on the Hekiganroku case 69, "Nansen Draws A Circle," at No-Rank Zen Temple's Sept. 1st Zazenkai. Sadly the recording of this talk was lost. He reprised it during the Sept. 8, 2024 Zazenkai at Chobo-Ji. It 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/norankzendo/id/33059507

Hekiganroku: Chosha Went for a Walk 08/31/2024

Hekiganroku: Chosha Went for a Walk In this Teisho, given on July 15th, 2024, the sixth day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Summer Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 36 of the Hekiganroku: Chosha Went for a Walk." How do we touch everything with the greatest appreciation, even while allowing for preferences? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/32847387

Hekiganroku: You Have Not Visited Rozan 08/03/2024

Hekiganroku: You Have Not Visited Rozan In this Teisho, given on July 15th, 2024, the third day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Summer Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 34 of the Hekiganroku: Kyozan's "You Have Not Visited Rozan." There are different ways to investigate the question "Where are you from?" Zen training teaches us to delve beyond the relative into the depths of our ineffible origins. Then, we spring back up, encapsulating it all, all at once. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/32420742

The Hidden Lamp: Ziyong's Earth 07/23/2024

The Hidden Lamp: Ziyong's Earth In this Teisho, given on June 9th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Ziyong's Earth. We reach out to the world in an effort to connect. To do this, we must open up to the mystery and wonder of all things. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/32259567

Hekiganroku: The Great Sublime Peak 06/18/2024

Hekiganroku: The Great Sublime Peak In this Teisho, given on April 21st, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 26 of the Hekiganroku: Hyakujo Sits on the Great Sublimne Peak. Zen often seems like a practice of quietude, but the peak is abustle with life. What is it to be alone on it? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/31790387

Hekiganroku: The Master of Rengehō's Staff 05/30/2024

Hekiganroku: The Master of Rengehō's Staff In this Teisho, given on April 18th, 2024, the sixth day of No-Rank Zendo's Spring Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 25 of theHekiganroku: The Master of Rengehō's Staff. Spiritul practice asks us to be our best selves. So what use is so-called "enlightenment?" Though we can see into the deep nature of our existance, how do we carry it forth? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/31534082

Hekiganroku: Ryuge asks Suibi and Rinzai 05/08/2024

Hekiganroku: Ryuge asks Suibi and Rinzai In this Teisho, given on April 7th, 2024, the third day of Chobo-ji's Spring Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 20 of the Hekiganroku: Ryuge asks Suibi and Rinzai. What is the meaning of life. From one perspective, we can find no meaning ... yet what is it that speaks to us of the profound meaning-fullness of life. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/31195652

Hekiganroku: A Seamless Pagoda 04/12/2024

Hekiganroku: A Seamless Pagoda In this Teisho, given on March 25th, 2024, the third day of Chobo-ji's Spring Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 18 of the Hekiganroku: Emperor Shukusō Asks About the Style of the Pagoda. In Zen, it is said that we must die to be free. What is it to die? What remains when we do die? What is it to let life spring forth from this great wellspring and to be seamless with all things? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/30797488

Hekiganroku: Kyosei's Instruction on Pecking and Tapping 03/20/2024

Hekiganroku: Kyosei's Instruction on Pecking and Tapping In this Teisho, given on March 3rd, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 16 of the Hekiganroku: Kyosei's Instruction on Pecking and Tapping. Being present and leaning into the direct experience of life is pecking. The whole universe taps back, inviting us to wake up. If we stay vigilant and attentive, in the ripeness of time, the ego barrier will break open. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/30468373

Hekiganroku: Haryo's "Snow in a Sliver Bowl" 03/13/2024

Hekiganroku: Haryo's "Snow in a Sliver Bowl" In this Teisho, given on February 11th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 13 of the Hekiganroku: Haryo's "Snow in a Sliver Bowl." Koan introspection invites into a way of being that is always available but that we don't normally access. This way of being opens us up to a more meaningful relationship with the deep nature of things. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/30357103

Hekiganroku: Obaku's Partakers of Brewer's Grain 03/01/2024

Hekiganroku: Obaku's Partakers of Brewer's Grain In this Teisho, given during No-Rank's Rohatsu sesshin on January 18th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 11 of the Hekiganroku: Obaku's Partakers of Brewer's Grain. Buddhism invites us to know the truth for ourselves. Whatever concepts we have about "truth" only get in the way of the direct experience of something beyond. The role of the so-called "Zen teacher" is not to show what is, but to help clear away the obstructions we have placed in front of ourselves. In this, we are all students to someting that cannot be taught. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/30181968

Hekiganroku: Bokushu's Empty Headed Fool 02/16/2024

Hekiganroku: Bokushu's Empty Headed Fool In this Teisho, given during No-Rank's Rohatsu sesshin on January 17th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines case 10 of the Hekiganroku: Bokushus's "Empty Headed Fool." Our modern mind has lost much of its capactiy to feel into and relate to the world in ways that are deep and intimate. Koan study allows us to enter a different way of being and relating if only we are willing to step out of the shallows. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/29989303

The Hidden Lamp: Soma Rebukes Mara 01/29/2024

The Hidden Lamp: Soma Rebukes Mara In this Teisho, given on January 14th, 2024, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Soma Rebukes Mara. In this first Teisho given at the new No-Rank Zen Temple, Rinzan Osho examiens the way the judging mindf, caught by right and wrong, like and dislike, limites the full blossoming of our lives. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/29701423

The Hidden Lamp: The Goddesss Transformations 01/12/2024

The Hidden Lamp: The Goddesss Transformations In this Teisho, given on December 13th, 2023, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: The Goddess' Transformations. When we look deeply, there is no foundation for our differences. At the same time, as we become intimate with the deep nature of things, we are more and more amazed and appreciative of the profundity of our living, breathing, uniqueness. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/29460133

The Hidden Lamp: Asan's Dewdrop 12/30/2023

The Hidden Lamp: Asan's Dewdrop In this Teisho, given on November 1st, 2023, Rinzan Osho examines The Hidden Lamp: Asan's Dewdrop. In the face of impermanence and the passing of our own lives, we are confronted with the imparative to let the light inside us shine forth, to give back to a world awaiting our full participation. /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/29283398

Mumonkan: Basho and a Stick 11/25/2023

Mumonkan: Basho and a Stick In this teisho, given on October 11th, 2023, Rinzan Osho examines the Mumonkan Case 44: Bashio and a Stick. When we get caught in notions such as having and not having, we lose the fundamental vitality of life. What is it to live without such concerns, seemingly separating us from ourselves? /episode/index/show/norankzendo/id/28786308

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