Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Talks

The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082 feet (1,549 m) high Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7 miles (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain. Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.

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Entering the Samadhi of Buddha’s Radiance

A talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Flower Adornment Sutra, Avatamsaka Sutra, Katagiri Roshi, Suzuki Roshi, Tassajara Zen Mountain...
Aug 12 2023
No Abode Hermitage

Just Sitting

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Suzuki Roshi, Suffering, Karma, Confession-and-Repentance, Karmic Consciousness,...
May 06 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Nobody's Perfect, and There Is Perfection

Nobody's perfect but there is perfection. "The Way is perfect and all-pervading" It pervades everywhere including suffering. It is the Non-duality of peace, ease and suffering. Luis...

Manjushri, Fayan, Suzuki Roshi, self-improvement, bodhi, Faith, Breath, Zendo,...
Mar 04 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Zazen of the Buddhas' Is Great Compassion

The zazen of the buddhas is great compassion.The most common type of compassion is compassion towards suffering as it appears to us. It sees living beings and their suffering as independently...

Compassion, Han, Pukkasati, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, Practice Period, Intimacy...
Dec 10 2022
No Abode Hermitage

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world

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YRB-2019-Summer, Evil, Priest, Balance, American, Building, War, japanese, difficulty...
Jul 30 2019
6/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings for the Welfare of the World

In this summer series, teachings will be offered for those who aspire to embrace and sustain the great earth and all living beings in order to realize peace and freedom in our troubled world.
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YRB-2019-Summer, Letting Go, Karmic Consciousness, Silence, lecture, Enthusiasm,...
Jun 25 2019
1/7
The Yoga Room

Generating Energy

resistance, Patience, Enthusiasm, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Emotions, Breath...
Mar 09 2019
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Silent Sitting & Social Action

Zen students often ask how our practice of silence and stillness relates to injustice and our environmental crisis. In this class we explore this question and study the intimate interplay of...

YRB-2018-Fall, Silence, Attachment, Daily Life, Desire, Duality, Tassajara Zen...
Nov 27 2018
7 of 7
The Yoga Room

Silent Sitting and Social Action

All compounded phenomena are unworthy of confidence. Compassion to these unstable phenomena is our practice. Zen stories are about enacting awakening within social interactions. Attend to your body,...

Compassion, Four Foundations, Practice Period, Practice Period, Mindfulness, Observe...
Oct 20 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Good Friendship of Shitou, Matsu and Yaoshan

Shitou, Mazu, Yaoshan, Koan, Teacher-and-Student, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri, Karmic...
Feb 01 2014
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Xiang Yan hears the sound of stones striking bamboo 

Duality, Blue Cliff Record, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Koan, Commitment
Sep 10 2011
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Intimacy with Birth and Death: The 39th Yearly Memorial for Suzuki Roshi 

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Commitment, Suzuki Roshi, Intimacy, Japan
Dec 04 2010
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Facing the Wall for Nine Years 

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Lotus Sutra, Attachment, true dharma, Impermanence...
Sep 18 2010
Morning
No Abode Hermitage

Training for the Selfless Heart 

Desire, Anger, Posture, Attachment, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Mar 25 2010
The Yoga Room

Meditation on Pride 

Samdhinirmochana Sutra
Chapter Four, Afternoon
No Abode 8/15/09 PM

Doubt, Silence, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Suzuki...
Aug 08 2009
Afternoon
No Abode Hermitage

Causation and Non-Self 

causation, Faith, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Apr 16 2009
The Yoga Room

The Great Vow of Wholeheartedness and Taking Care of Our Stories

Green Gulch Farm Sunday Dharma Talk
October 21, 2007

zen meditation, Rumi, Emotions, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Money
Oct 21 2007
Green Gulch Farm

2006.11.11-ZMC

Repentance, Confession-and-Repentance, Faith, Non-duality, lecture, Tassajara Zen...
Nov 11 2006
Tassajara