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Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast

Sensei Michael Brunner, One River Zen

Awakening Streams features Dharma talks and Zen reflections from Sensei Michael Brunner of One River Zen Center in Ottawa, Illinois. Each episode explores the living practice of Zen Buddhism through classic Zen koans, teachings from the Shōyōroku and Mumonkan, and direct encounters with everyday life. Discover how awakening flows through every obstacle, every act of compassion, and every moment of wonder. 🌐 Learn more: https://www.oneriverzen.org

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00:26:35

Daring Greatly | Mumonkan Case #46 | Stepping from...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2024/02/28

CASE 46: Stepping Forward From the Top of a PoleCase:Master Sekiso said, “How will you step forward from the top of a hundred-foot pole?”Another eminent master of old said, “Even though one who is sitting on the top of ahundred-foot pole has entered realization, it is not yet real. He must step forward from thetop of the pole and manifest his whole body throughout the world in ten directions.”Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:14:38

Finding the Way | Mumonkan Case #19 | Ordinary Mind...

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2024/02/12

Sensei Michael discusses the nineteenth case of The Gateless Gate: Ordinary Mind is the Way. He stresses the importance of not looking at a spiritual path as something extra - instead finding it in every moment of our lived experience. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:13:55

Banzo's Sword | Shaseki-shu Case #91 | The Taste of...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2024/01/24

Sensei Michael Shikan Brunner Discusses case number ninety-one from the Shaseki-shu - "The Taste of Banzo's Sword." Sensei teaches that when we devote ourselves fully to being open, we find the unexpected always bringing us joy and richness. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:16:16

In Living Color | Shoyoroku Case #6 | Baso's White...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2024/01/22

Attention! A monk once asked Baso, “Your reverence, abandoning the four propositions and wiping out the hundred negations, please point out to me directly the meaning of Bodhidharma’s coming from the West.” Baso said, “I don’t feel like explaining to you today. Go ask Chizo.” The monk then went to ask Chizo, and Chizo said, “Why don’t you ask the master?” The monk said, “The master told me to ask you.” Rubbing his head with his hand, Chizo said, “I’ve got a headache today. Go and ask Brother Kai.”

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00:12:12

What Loving-kindness? | Shasekishū Case #6 | No...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2024/01/13

Sensei Michael gives a Dharma Talk about letting go of our judgements about self and others as a prerequisite to awakening. Case six of the Record of Stone and Sand is discussed: No Loving-kindness Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:08:47

Working With the Flow | Hekiganroku Case #80 |...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/27

Sensei Michael gives a Dharma Talk about cutting through the rough turbulence of the mind to find our True Self in this very moment. Case eighty of the Blue Cliff Record is discussed: Joshu's Newborn Baby Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:11:04

Freedom from Other | Hekiganroku Case #57 | Joshu's...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/20

Sensei Michael discusses our inalienable intimacy with our lived experience through case fifty-seven of the Blue Cliff Record: "Joshu's Nondiscrimination." Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:16:55

The Path is the Goal | Shaseki-shu Case #37 |...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/07

Sensei Michael Shikan Brunner Discusses case number thirty-seven from the Shaseki-shu - "Publishing the Sutras." Sensei teaches on the importance of living your life true to your intentions rather than some distant or lofty goals. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:15:16

Beyond Ideas | Mumokan Case #29 | Not the Wind, Not...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/06

Sensei Michael Shikan Brunner speaks during the 2023 Ango Sesshin to his students about case twenty-nine of the Gateless Gate: "Not the Wind, Not the Flag". The case inspires us to look beyond our ideas of how things are or should be and truly appreciate all that is present right here and now. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:13:58

Opening to Life | Hekiganroku Case #43 | No Cold or Heat

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2023/12/05

Sensei Michael speaks to students during day two of the 2023 Rohatsu Sesshin about Blue Cliff Record case forty-three: "No Cold or Heat". The importance of moving beyond our judgements and preferences and truly opening to our lived experience is discussed in this case of the Hekiganroku. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:17:16

Seeing Beyond | Mumonkan Case #31 | Joshu Sees...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/04

Sensei Michael speaks during the 2023 Rohatsu Sesshin on case 31 of the Gateless Gate, Joshu Sees Through an Old Woman. Ultimately, we need to see past all of our ideas, judgements, and labels to really open to and appreciate our lives. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:10:58

Let Go and Live! | Mumonkan Case #38 | A Buffalo...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/12/01

Sensei Michael Brunner engages in a discussion with his formal students during the 2023 Ango Practice Period about Case #38 in the Mumonkan, or Gateless Gate: The Buffalo Passes Through a Window. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:28:56

Taking the Plunge | Life Beyond Regret

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/11/25

Sensei Michael Brunner engages in a discussion with his formal students during the 2023 Ango Practice Period about living life beyond regret. He draws inspiration from the insights of Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse who intimately cared for individuals in the final 12 weeks of their lives. Ware compiled the top five regrets expressed by the dying. Sensei skillfully juxtaposes these regrets with Buddhism's Five Great Fears, illuminating a path towards a life that matters, emphasizing the importance

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00:12:45

Dying the Great Death | Book of Equanimity Case #63,...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/11/21

Join Sensei Michael in this episode as he delves into the profound concept of embracing the death of the small self. Drawing from his own transformative journey through Zen Practice, he illuminates the significance of this path in finding true appreciation for life. Exploring the wisdom encapsulated in case 63 of the Shōyōroku, "Joshu Asks About Death," Sensei Michael offers insights that invite us to contemplate our existence and the essence of living fully. Learn more, study with us, and

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00:34:02

Is that (really) so? | Book of Equanimity Case #36,...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/11/19

Sensei Michael Brunner addresses his formal students at a gathering during Ango 2023 to discuss the importance of practice and the virtue of equanimity through case 36 of the Shōyōroku: Master Ma is Unwell. Case 3 of the Shaseki-shu is also discussed: Is that so? Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:09:09

Life Beyond the Self | Blue Cliff Record Case #36,...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/11/15

Sensei Michael discusses fully immersing ourselves into our practice and our lives - losing the cares and concerns of the constructed "small self." The koan examined is case #36 of the Hekiganroku - Roaming the Mountains. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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00:15:10

Am I Dreaming? Blue Cliff Record Case #40, Nansen's...

Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast ·

2023/11/13

In this episode, Sensei Michael Discusses Case #40 of the Hekiganrou, "Nansen's This Flower". We examine the difference between genuinely embracing your life and living in your expectations. Learn more, study with us, and meditate online at oneriverzen.org.

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