Greater Boston Zen Center Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
https://bostonzen.org
Episodes
The History of Zen
3/14/2024
GBZC member James Lopata (Masters of Theological Studies) speaks about the history of Zen.
Duration:01:26:24
(Short) Clear Anger
6/9/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about bringing all off ourselves to our practice, even our anger. (June 9, 2023)
Duration:00:09:10
(Short) The True Person of No Rank
6/6/2023
Julie Nelson comments on a case from the Book of Equanimity. (May 26, 2023)
Duration:00:06:54
(Short) Distraction
5/28/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about why we get distracted from doing things that are important to us. (May 19, 2023)
Duration:00:07:10
(Short) Grumpy
5/13/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about what our Zen practice can say about a grumpy mood. (May 10, 2023)
Duration:00:05:23
Dogen's Feminist Views
5/7/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about Raihai Tokuzui, written in the medieval times by the founder of Soto Zen. (May 7, 2023)
Duration:00:27:11
(Short) Time
5/6/2023
Julie Nelson reflects on the difference between using time and being time. (May 5, 2023)
Duration:00:07:33
(Short) Bypassing Through Oneness
5/1/2023
Julie Nelson talks about the danger of holding to a romantic ideal of merger, whether in regard to a life partner or a spiritual teacher. (April 28, 2023)
Duration:00:09:17
The Empty Teacup
4/27/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about the story of Nanin pouring tea, at the April GBZC sesshin. (April 21, 2023) (No discussion)
Duration:00:16:53
(Short) No Complaints
4/26/2023
Julie Nelson discusses whether it is possible to be grateful in any circumstances, in a way that is not just spiritual bypassing. (April 14, 2023)
Duration:00:09:29
(Discussion) What is our Practice?
4/16/2023
Rebecca Moonspike leads a discussion about what things help us be present, and what things that feel like interruptions are actually our practice. (April 15, 2023)
Duration:00:48:57
(Short) Our Gold
4/7/2023
Julie Nelson talks about not using our practice to hide our "gold," our beauty and uniqueness. (April 6, 2023)
Duration:00:09:59
(Short) Anger
4/4/2023
Julie Nelson talks about not using our practice to try to bypass our anger. (March 31, 2023)
Duration:00:07:46
Bearing Witness Is Not Fleeing
4/2/2023
Susan Myoyu Andersen of the Great Plains Zen Center gives a guest talk at GBZC. (April 1, 2023)
Duration:00:51:19
A Woman Comes Out of Samadhi
3/29/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about bliss states, why we need to come out of them, and why perfect wisdom can't do the job. (March 28, 2023)
Duration:00:34:07
(Short) Trauma and Grief
3/25/2023
Julie Nelson talks about not using our practice to try to bypass our trauma and grief. (March 24, 2023)
Duration:00:06:59
(Short) Fear and Failure
3/17/2023
Julie Nelson speaks about becoming intimate with our failures. (March 17, 2023)
Duration:00:07:08
(Short) A Fresh Perspective
3/12/2023
This is a short talk (with no discussion) in which Julie Nelson comments on how traveling in Alaska woke her up to things taken for granted.(March 8, 2023)
Duration:00:07:01
A Fresh Perspective
3/4/2023
Julie Nelson comments on how traveling in Alaska woke her up to things taken for granted. (February 28, 2023)
Duration:00:27:08
(Discussion) What Inspires Your Practice?
2/28/2023
Karen McCormack leads a discussion of the question "What inspires your practice?" (with an introduction to this format by Jill Gaulding). (February 18, 2023)
Duration:00:38:04