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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

50:28

Growing Up

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/08

Fran Ludwig speaks about how "cleaning up" and "growing up" help us live our practice. (April 2, 2022)

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26:47

Already Dead

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/04/07

Ed Oberholtzer speaks about this distinction we make between things that are alive and those that are dead. (March 16, 2022)

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11:18

(Short) Cultivating Compassion

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/31

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk. How do we set an intention to live with more compassion? (March 28, 2022)

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07:37

(Short) Finding Goodness

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/24

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about finding energy in nature. (March 21, 2022)

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01:05:44

The Zen Peacemakers’ Three Tenets

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/22

Jeff Seul speaks about the Zen Peacemakers' Three Tenets, and reflects on the war in Ukraine. (March 19, 2022)

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11:22

(Short) Receiving Only Compassion

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/17

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk. We are told that Kanzeon "receives only compassion." Does this mean she blocks everything else out? (March 17, 2022)

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48:17

Great Doubt

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/12

Julie Nelson speaks about "Great Doubt." The texts mentioned are on pp. 18 and 57 of the GBZC Sutra Book (2019 Edition). (March 12, 2022)

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09:48

(Short) Please Be Curious

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/03/03

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about the value of curiosity, and the harm that can be caused by a lack of it. (March 3, 2022)

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36:51

Here Am I

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/28

Ed Oberholtzer gives a Dharma Talk. (February 26, 2022)

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45:27

Disillusionment

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/22

Fran Ludwig speaks about the openings that arise with doubt, disappointment, and disillusionment. (February 19, 2022)

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06:05

(Short) The Flowing Trail

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/17

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk, describing a personal experience of the koan "When I walk across the bridge the bridge flows." (February 14, 2022)

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49:26

Let's Not Meditate

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/12

Julie Nelson speaks about zazen and shikantaza (the practice of "just sitting"). The readings are from pp. 45, 67, and 73 of the GBZC Sutra Book (2019 Edition). (February 12, 2022)

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09:52

(Short) Being Good-ish

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about recognizing our mistakes as opportunities for growth. (February 7, 2022)

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07:36

(Short) What is Me?

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/02/02

Fran Ludwig presents, as an encouragement talk, "a thought experiment exploring who I am." (January 31, 2022)

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06:10

(Short) Sweeping the Mind

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/29

Ed Oberholtzer gives an encouragement talk. (January 25, 2022)

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46:47

Non-Duality: A Zen View of Relationships

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/26

Julie Nelson speaks about how distinguishing between "entity" and "process" thinking can help us understand both ancient Zen texts and current zendo relationships. (See her podcast on January 13 for a shorter version, and the "Non-Duality" blog post series on julieanelson.com for a longer discussion.) (January 11, 2021)

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08:23

(Short) Zen vs. Zen-y

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/23

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about Zen practice versus "Zen-y" practice (i.e., practice driven by odd beliefs about what a Zen student should look like). (January 20, 2022)

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04:51

(Short) Self-Compassion

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/20

Fran Ludwig gives an encouragement talk about how attending to our own pain allows us to attend to the pain of others. (January 17, 2022)

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12:38

Mountains

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/18

Ed Oberholtzer speaks about walking in and with mountains. (Does not include Dharma Discussion.) (January 15, 2022)

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10:03

(Short) A Zen and Yin-Yang View of Power

Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast ·

2022/01/13

Julie Nelson gives an encouragement talk about the uses and abuses of power. (January 13, 2022)

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