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The Daily Zen Teisho

Daily Zen has been a contemplative haven for online visitors since 1998 offering a unique blend of Eastern quotes for each day of the year, Zen-inspired e-cards, and a meditation room where at any moment a visitor may be meditating with any one of our companion Wayfarers each day. The Journal, called On the Way, is published once a month and this podcast has been created to turn those Journals into an auditory experience allowing listeners to contemplate its ideas in another way.

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00:08:56

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind – Part 2

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2026/02/12

Each journal presents a way into a larger perspective, and each piece speaks to us uniquely. There are teachers we easily connect with, and others that demand more of a stretch to understand their style.Read the Journal while listening

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00:12:09

Absorption in the Treasury of Light – Part 1

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2026/02/12

It is rare to hear in Zen anyone state exactly what meditation is; there are a lot of questions asked, and a little technique discussed, but originally, students just sat and found out for themselves. Read the Journal while listening

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00:10:33

Essential Teachings of the Stone Lion: Instructions...

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2026/01/28

In Zen, there are many styles of meditation taught through the various schools; each person has to find the approach that strikes a chord within them, one they can spend enough time to realize the fruits of their efforts. Read the Journal While Listening

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00:10:43

Essential Teachings of the Stone Lion: Stages of...

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2026/01/19

Fall and Spring are both potent times to evaluate our practice; without judgment, just look to see if there are any adjustments to be made. Read the Journal while listening

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00:13:51

The Eight Qualities of a Great Person – Part 2

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2026/01/13

As with any translation of a very ancient teaching, and one that was passed on orally rather than written down, we are often stopped wondering what was actually transmitted. Read the Journal while listening

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00:11:18

The Essential Gateway to Truth by Means of...

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/12/27

If the questions seem to flow too precisely and neatly along, it is because this is a format Hui Hai used to communicate these principles.Read the Journal while Listening

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00:11:30

The Eight Qualities of a Great Person – Part 1

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/12/15

This was the last teaching of both the Buddha and Dogen before they died. For Dogen, it was part of his intention to rewrite all his work, and he had completed 11 chapters prior to this new piece. Read the Journal while listening

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11:39

Tsung Ching Record of Hui Hai

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/12/07

The stubborn intellect can be crafty and tends to want “answers” and concepts to hold onto, and naturally, as students, we would appreciate a little help here. However, our idea of help and a true teacher’s is rarely the same. Read the Journal while listening

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8:50

Making the Altruistic Vow

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/12/03

Making the Altruistic Vow…serves to focus on our intentions and purpose here and now. What have we committed to? What better time of year to contemplate this lofty vow than now? Read the Journal while listening

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11:30

Constancy

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/11/20

Constancy – it has a lovely ring to it and actually is similar to one of the paramitas in Buddhism. Seeking the right phrase or word to express any spiritual concept can be challenging.Read the Journal while listening

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8:08

Blood Stream Sermon – Part 3

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/11/17

This piece is profoundly deep and vast in its scope. It’s as if all the true essentials of Buddhism and Zen are laid out right before us.Read the Journal while listening

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8:24

Dream Conversations On Buddhism and Zen

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/11/11

Muso is touching on points we have covered many times over the years. It is so easy to fool ourselves with our understanding. Too often, there is confusion in thinking that knowing the meaning of a word equals the experience and manifestation of that principle. Read the Journal while listening

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11:10

Transmission of Mind -Questions from the Wan Ling...

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/10/30

The ability to stay focused on a train of thought, a task that takes days to complete, or a conversation that goes beyond things right in front of us is becoming a lost art in our times. Read the Journal while listening

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11:35

Since I Became a Buddha – Part 2

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/10/15

The sheer beauty and simplicity of this piece speak for itself. Especially now when the times seem so extreme, and we are overstimulated to react, to be able to pause and remember to practice always returns us to center.Read the Journal while listening

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11:08

West Mountain Evening Talk – Part 3

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/10/09

Depending on how long one has practiced, at some point, we all realize the dead end of intellectual understanding. That doesn’t mean there is no value in “words and letters.” What is criticized above is the substitution of meditation time with what can become the distraction of reading one more teacher’s instructions, one more sutra, and how about that new school of Zen? Read the Journal while listening

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8:19

Awakening

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/10/07

Most of us have read the story of the Buddha’s life and awakening, but few of us have read a first-person account like the one above. Read the Journal while listening

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10:38

Since I Became a Buddha – Part 1

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/09/29

As with many other writings, there are always parts that stop us in our tracks. Is it the translation or my lack of understanding?Read the Journal while listening

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11:58

Wake-up Sermon – Part 1

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/09/21

Listening to this sermon of Bodhidharma’s is similar to swallowing the ocean in one gulp, overwhelming in some places. As with floating on the water, rather than struggling to stay up, it’s best here just to relax and let the teachings flow under, over, and through us. Read the Journal while listening

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11:52

Wake-up Sermon – Part 2

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/09/18

Not all Zen teaching is immediately easy to grasp. This is classic Zen delivered to us by the very famous patriarch of Zen, Bodhidharma. However, it is like riding through rapids down the River of No Return and holding on for dear life!Read the Journal while listening

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8:47

Great Enlightenment – Part 3

The Daily Zen Teisho ·

2025/09/15

Ah, the grand prize of enlightenment in its ultimate form is highlighted by Dogen in this talk. Who doesn’t begin practice without that goal-less goal of enlightenment? Read the Journal while listening

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