These class recordings have been selected for experienced practitioners who want to continue to deepen their study of Buddhism, Zen, and practice. Audio files will open in a new browser window.
Individual Lectures and Short Series
Two Talks by Gil Fronsdal of Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City
Gil has received authorization to teach in both Zen and Vipassana schools; here he explores two teachings from early Buddhism.
Three Characteristics of Perception | Listen to this class (59:15)
Principle of Dependent Arising | Listen to this class (1:04:51)
How To Study Dogen, with Brad Warner | Listen to this class (1:03:14)
Two Talks by Buddhist scholar and translator Red Pine
Bodhidharma's Outline of Practice | Listen to this class (1:01:35)
Diamond Sutra Class | Listen to this class (1:05:08)
Two Talks by Senior Dharma Teacher Paul Haller
These talks were given during the Winter Practice Period at Tassajara in 2018.
The Lessons of Sesshin | Listen to this class (1:30:57)
Supporting Awareness | Listen to this class (1:31:48)
Why Do I Feel Stuck Class, with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel | Listen to this class (1:04:46)
Zenju was the visiting teacher for the 2018 Spring Practice Period at Green Gulch Farm.
Three Talks by Steve Heine
Buddhist Scholar Dr. Steve Heine discusses some of the teaching of Dogen Zenji
Dogen's Shinjin Datsuraku 1 | Listen to this class (1:04:53)
Dogen's Shinjin Datsuraku 2 | Listen to this class (1:06:16)
Dogen's Poetry | Listen to this class (1:03:54)
Dharma and Social Justice, with Greg Snyder
The Brooklyn Zen Center teacher discusses a Buddhist perspective on Social Justice.| Listen to this class (1:00:01)
The Dharma of Making Mistakes, with Tenku Ruff
This Japan-trained teacher and chaplain gave this talk at Tassajara in May 2018.| Listen to this class (1:03:59)
Transformation: Gate after Gate after Gate, with Chimyo Atkinson
Rev. Chimyo, a teacher Great Tree Zen Women's Temple in North Carolina, gave this talk at Tassajara in May 2018. | Listen to this class (51:11)
Two Talks by Charlie Pokorny from Stone Creek Zendo
These talks about the seminal Chinese Zen teaching of the Five Ranks were given at Tassajara in August 2017.
Five Ranks 1 | Listen to this class (1:00:34)
Five Ranks 2 | Listen to this class (59:34)
Six Realms of Being a Human, with Dojin Sarah Emerson
This talk by one of the teachers at the Stone Creek Zendo in Sonoma County was given at Tassajara in June 2018 | Listen to this class (53:38)
Uji: Time Being, with Shinshu Roberts
In May 2018, the Ocean Gate Zen Center teacher discusses her recently published book, Being Time. | Listen to this class (58:37)
Nagarjuna's Middle Way: Examination of the Self
July - August 2007
with Luminous Owl Henkel
The Santa Cruz Zen Center teacher gives a 5-week class in the teachings of this ancient and seminal Buddhist teaching.
July 9, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:28:41)
July 16, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:28:03)
July 23, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:21:44)
July 30, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:26:07)
August 6, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:31:02)
Realizing the Essence and Embracing the 10,000 Things
July 2007
with Senior Dharma Teacher Paul Haller
July 9, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:08:15)
July 10, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:06:50)
July 11, 2007 | Bishop Koshin Ogui | Listen to this class (1:38:11)
July 12, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:21:25)
July 13, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:08:00)
July 16, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:14:35)
July 17, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:15:35)
July 19, 2007 | Listen to this class (1:11:45)