Dharma Talks

This page is an archive of various Dharma talks given by Abbess Myoan Grace Schireson of the Central Valley Zen Foundation. Please enjoy these talks and let us know if you experience any technical difficulties while listening. These talks are freely available for streaming. Please help us maintain this service by making a tax-deductible donation online.

 

New Years Retreat 2013:

 

          Every Day is a Fine Day     

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          Wearing Buddha’s Robes     

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          Taking Refuge     

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          Beginning Anew and Repentance     

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Fall Sesshin 2012:

 

          Fall Sesshin 2012 – Investigating  (Part I)      

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          Fall Sesshin 2012 – Investigating  (Part 2)    

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          Surpassing Your Teacher    

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          Genjo Koan – When Flowers Fall    

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          Sun Face Buddha, Moon Face Buddha    

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          The Meaning of Genjo Koan     

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          Lewis Richmond on Dharma Transmission     

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          Dead or Alive: Why I Won’t Say     

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          Not Just Going Straight Ahead:  Soshin-ni Working With Hardship     

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          How to Meditate during a retreat     

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          Formal Practice Without Attachment to Form     

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         Not the Wind, Not the Flag, Not the Mind     

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Basic Realities    

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Being Pulled By Buddha     

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Working With Stress    

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Spring Sesshin: Personal and Universal Self 1    

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Spring Sesshin: Personal and Universal Self 2     

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Spring Sesshin: Personal and Universal Self 3     

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Sohin-Ni     

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Female Spirituality     

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Joshin-san     

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Miaodao and Dahui     

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Tachibana no Someko     

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Satsu and Hakuin     

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Rengetsu and Everyday Practice     

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          Myosho Baika on Dharma Transmission     

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Grace Schireson at Beginner’s Mind Zendo, Sep 24, 2010:
Zen Women: Love and Work     

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Grace Schireson at Beginner’s Mind Zendo, Sep 25, 2010:
Zen Women and Authentic Practice in Northridge, California     

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Zen Women, Flexible Mind and Tofukuji     

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Zen and Recovery: On Suffering and Desire     

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Grace on Komyozo Zammai     

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10/17/2009 – Zen Women (San Francisco Zen Center)     

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12/27/2009 – Zen Women (Green Gulch Farm)     

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1/16/2010 – Second Life Dharma Talk     

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Grace on Mind of Clover and Absolute     

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Grace on Moshan     

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Grace on Studying the Self     

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From Self Centered to Life Centered     

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Grace on Senjo and Her Soul     

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Women and Zen: Being Present Each Moment     

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Zen Masters teaching Women     

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Senjo’s Personal Dilemma     

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Meeting Your Fate     

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Working With Your Emotions (Second Life Dharma Talk)     

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Women Transforming Zen: Mahapajapati’s Leadership     

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Living By Vow     

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Pioneering Nuns Establishing Practice      

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The First Dharma Heirs     

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Becoming Buddha’s Way     

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Female Spirituality     

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Joshin-san     

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Miaodao and Dahui     

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Tachibana no Someko     

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Satsu and Hakuin     

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Rengetsu and Everyday Practice        

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Fall 2011 Sesshin  Day 1    

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Fall 2011 Sesshin  Day 2     

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Fall 2011 Sesshin  Day 3    

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