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PODCAST

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast

Greater Boston Zen Center

Welcome to our podcast coming to you from the Greater Boston Zen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are a sangha-led sangha, and our podcasts (beginning in 2024) feature talks given by knowledgeable sangha members and guest speakers, often accompanied by group discussion. For more information about our sangha go to our website: bostonzen.org.

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All Episodes

07:43

(Short) A Blossom and a Lantern

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, sharing poems about really seeing just one particular thing. (October 14, 2022)

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08:35

(Short) More of a Home

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/10/02

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, reflecting on the third Pure Precept. (September 30, 2022)

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43:58

Saving All Beings

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2022/09/28

Julie Nelson gives a talk, looking into the question "What does it mean to 'save all beings' when life includes suffering, and then you die?" (September 27, 2022)

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29:53

Ikkyu and Jesus

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2022/09/25

Ed Oberholtzer speaks about Ikkyu, Jesus, and Bodhisattvas. (September 24, 2022)

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08:00

(Short) The Joyful (Heart-)Mind

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2022/09/25

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, speaking about the fundamental joy that is at the heart of zazen. (September 23, 2022)

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08:59

(Short) Listening

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/09/18

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, speaking about listening, which will be a theme in the A Thousand Hands book study group. (September 16, 2022)

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47:37

The Goodnight Moon Sutra

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2022/09/14

Jill Gaulding speaks about Zen and morality, and the viewpoint of a child. (September 13, 2022)

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56:30

Zendo Forms

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2022/09/11

Julie Nelson speaks about our zendo forms (our rituals concerning how we walk, sit, chant, etc.), why we do them, and why we also investigate them. (A demo that may be hard to follow on audio begins at 17:30. Lively discussion resumes at 36:30). (September 10, 2022)

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06:12

(Short) Bowing

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2022/08/29

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, speaking about bowing (especially at zoom sits). August 26, 2022

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34:15

Bodhidharma

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/08/22

Julie Nelson speaks about Bodhidharma (the first ancestor of Zen in China) and his teachings. (August 20, 2022)

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06:50

(Short) Not Forward, Back, or Here

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2022/08/15

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, referring to Wumen's warnings. (August 12, 2022)

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32:19

How Do I Take Responsibility for My Life?

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2022/08/11

Julie Nelson speaks on the topic of spiritual authority. (August 9, 2022). (This talk was also given at the at the GBZC Summer 2022 sesshin.)

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40:02

Theology of Buddhist Chaplaincy

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2022/07/26

Jill Gaulding speaks about how her Zen practice is reflected in her chaplaincy work. (July 23, 2022)

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08:41

(Short) Nothing Holy

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/19

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about where radiance appears in our daily lives. (July 15, 2022)

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40:11

Cultivated or Wild? (Redux)

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/15

Following the lively discussion on Saturday July 8 (see previous podcast) Julie Nelson gives a modified talk regarding the cultivated or deliberate side of our practice, the wild or liberating side, and the dangers that arise when either side is neglected. Dharma Discussion begins at 22:00. (July 12, 2022)

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51:06

Cultivated or Wild?

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/15

Julie Nelson speaks about the cultivated or deliberate side of our practice, the wild or liberating side and the dangers that arise when either side is neglected. This talk was given on a Saturday, and Dharma Discussion begins at 18:00. (July 8, 2022)

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09:35

(Short) Caring for Each Other

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/11

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, addressing how we care for each other in the sangha. The book mentioned is A Thousand Hands edited by N.J. Michon and D. C. Fisher. (July 8, 2022)

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08:54

(Short) Love and Justice

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/07

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, discussing how we can hold people accountable in a compassionate way. (July 6, 2022)

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08:37

(Short) Great Determination

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/07/01

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how great determination is an essential part of waking up to our heart of compassion. (June 29, 2022)

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08:24

(Short) Make Practice Your Whole Life

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/06/27

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how being fully present to what we're already doing in our daily lives is fundamental to living a life of compassion. (June 22, 2022)

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