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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

08:01

(Short) Mudita

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/06/19

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about the cultivation of mudita, sympathetic joy. (June 17, 2022)

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07:44

(Short) Longing

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/06/17

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, speaking about how our longing leads us to our true selves and the source of compassion. (June 15, 2022)

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07:32

(Short) Make Offerings to Demons

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/06/09

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how rather than fighting our demons, offering them acceptance and love can diminish their power over us. (June 8, 2022)

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10:30

(Short) Grief, Anger, and Fear

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/27

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk during the week of the Uvalde, TX school shooting. (May 26, 2022)

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08:39

(Short) See Difficulties as Buddha

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/26

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, reflecting on how we can hold confusion and difficulty in vast Awareness. (May 25, 2022)

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50:24

Self-Compassion

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/24

Fran Ludwig speaks about how, by more fully meeting our own pain and suffering, we can bring more genuine compassion to the pain and suffering of others. (May 21, 2022)

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09:32

Nothing but Lies and Falsehoods

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/23

Ed Oberholtzer speaks about the Zen Precept of not speaking falsely. (May 18, 2022)

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08:25

(Short) Cultivating Gratitude

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/18

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how cultivating gratitude is part of cultivating compassion. (May 16, 2022)

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33:58

Three Poisons, Three Strengths

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/15

Julie Nelson speaks about how identifying our own tendencies in regard to the Three Poisons (greed, anger, and ignorance), and treating them tenderly, can unlock our strengths. (May 14, 2022)

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44:36

Affirming Faith in Mind II

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/08

Jeff Seul continues speaking about Sengcan's "Affirming Faith in Mind." (May 7, 2022)

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09:18

(Short) Turning Toward the Hard Stuff

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/05

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk addressing how turning toward the difficulty in our life can open us to a life of compassion. (May 2, 2022)

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01:06:15

Affirming Faith in Mind

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/05/03

Jeff Seul speaks about Sengcan's "Affirming Faith in Mind" (on p. 28 of the GBZC Sutra Book, 2019 Edition). (April 30, 2022)

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11:06

(Short) Tonglen

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/29

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about the practice of "tonglen," which receives pain and suffering and transforms it into healing and compassion. (April 25, 2022)

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12:24

(Short) Three Types of Zen

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/26

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk, reflecting on Koun Yamada's "3 Types of Zen." (April 21, 2022)

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09:35

(Short) Transforming Suffering

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/26

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, about how our bodies can transform pain and suffering into love and compassion. (April 18, 2022)

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07:51

(Short) On Being a Fish

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/25

Julie Nelson reflects on Ehei Dogen's distinction between fish and birds (in Genjokoan). (April 14, 2022)

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28:45

Zen and Humor

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/18

Julie Nelson speaks about the commonalities between Zen practice and humor. (April 12, 2022)

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10:57

(Short) The Source of Compassion

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/17

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, asking "Where do we find the source of compassion that connects us to all things?"(April 11, 2022)

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56:26

Be the Refuge

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/15

Jill Gaulding gives a Buddha talk and Sangha talk dedicated to Aaron Lee, with special thanks to Chenxing Han, Funie Hsu, and Duncan Ryūken Williams. (April 9, 2022)

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09:12

(Short) Rest in the Openness of Mind

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/14

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about exploring the nature of awareness. (April 4, 2022)

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