Episodes

  • Home and Home Leaving (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Home and Home Leaving (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    Jul 12 2020

    As the physical zendo home of Seattle Soto Zen is packed up this weekend, Kanshin speaks on the topic of home and leaving home. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1204
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  • What is the Point of Zen? (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    What is the Point of Zen? (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    Jul 5 2020

    Using Norman Fischer’s book What is Zen? as a jumping off point, this week Kanshin starts with Chapter 1: What’s the Point?

    Amazon link to What is Zen? This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1202
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  • Father’s Day (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Father’s Day (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    Jun 28 2020

    This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1199
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  • Zen is Communication (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Zen is Communication (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    Jun 14 2020

    Online references for today’s dharma talk:

    Stages of Monastic Life

    Hilarious World of Depression

      This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1186
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  • Good, Bad, and Complicated (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Good, Bad, and Complicated (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    May 31 2020

    Dharma talk for 5/31/2020 Sunday service. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1183
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  • Connected in Grief (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Connected in Grief (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    May 30 2020

    Dharma talk given during a one-day sesshin on May 30, 2020. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1182
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  • Suffering in a Perfect World (Zoketsu Norman Fischer)

    Suffering in a Perfect World (Zoketsu Norman Fischer)
    May 17 2020

    May 17, 2020 – Guest speaker Norman Fischer uses the story of Zhaozhou’s Dog to speak on the quandary of our imperfection in perfectly-created world. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1177
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  • Mother’s Day and Mahapajapati (Kanshin Allison Tait)

    Mother’s Day and Mahapajapati (Kanshin Allison Tait)
    May 10 2020

    May 10, 2020 – Kanshin speaks on the story of Mahapajapati, maternal aunt to the Buddha. This talk is also presented in video here: https://seattlesotozen.org/Talks/Talk/TalkID/1176
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