Best 60 Zen Podcasts

The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage founded by John Daido Loori Roshi. Zen Mountain Monastery in New York's Catskill Mountains offers retreats and residential programs since 1980. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch, offering practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix for home practitioners in the metropolitan area. more

The Zen Studies Society is a Buddhist community dedicated to realizing and actualizing our true nature. Cultivating an atmosphere of respect, harmony, deep insight, and boundless compassion, we offer the simple yet profound teachings and practice of Zen Buddhism at our mountain monastery and our city temple under the auspices of ZSS. more

Stone Creek Zen Center is a Buddhist practice center in the Soto Zen tradition. It is dedicated to the dharma teachings of awakening to reality and living compassionately in this impermanent, interdependent world. The core activity at the center is zazen. more

Dharma talks (teisho) from Eiryu-ji Zen Center in Wyckoff, New Jersey.The Eiryu-ji community is comprised of people from all walks of life, varied ethnicities, and different personal backgrounds. We cherish the value of differentiation and the uniqueness of each individual, while practicing together an essence that is shared by all creation. more

Dharma talks by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede and others. Roshi Kjolhede is abbot of the Rochester Zen Center and Dharma heir of Roshi Philip Kapleau. more

Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji or 'The Listening to the Dharma Zen Temple on Great Plum Mountain' was founded in Seattle, WA by Zen Master Genki Takabayashi. Tune in to the podcast to listen Rinzai Zen Dharma Talks. more

This podcast is brought to you by The Kwan Um School of Zen, which is an international organization of more than a hundred Zen centers and groups founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn, the first Korean Zen Master to live and teach in the West. Each week leading Buddhist teachers share life experiences and insights to help guide your meditation practice as well as your life off the cushion. more

Dharma Talks from the Everyday Zen Foundation

Public lectures given at San Francisco Zen Center

Sunday Talk Archive

Dharma talks on Zen Buddhism from students of the Village Zendo in New York City.

Audio dharma talks from the Brooklyn Zen Center.Our programs are offered free of charge and made possible by the donations we receive. If you would like to support Brooklyn Zen Center, please visit the 'Giving' section of our website at brooklynzen.org. more

Rinzan Osho is a priest and teacher at No-Rank Zendo, a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Community in Portland, Oregon. His Dharma talks explore various aspects of Rinzai Zen Buddhist practice, spirituality and religion. He emphases practice as a means to develop and cultivate a tender open-heartedness that allows a deep engagement with a troubled world. more

The Berkeley Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist practice community in Berkeley, California, USA. BZC was founded originally by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1967 and led since that year by Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi. This podcast includes talks given by various teachers at BZC's weekly Saturday public lecture as well as at sesshin and Dharma classes held at the temple throughout the year. more

Dharma Rain Zen Center offers instruction in Zen meditation practice and Buddhist teachings. It is a place where people come together to form a community that supports Zen practice in everyday life. Dharma Talks are offered on Sunday mornings by teachers or senior students. more

The purpose of Santa Cruz Zen Center is to embody and communicate the teachings of the Buddha. Our understanding of the non-duality of compassion and wisdom, practice and realization, has been conveyed through the Soto School. The focus of our center is on integrating Zen practice and everyday life. more

Audio book of Tea Words, an archived edition of Master Sheng Yen's early teachings in the West. It contains 50 selected articles published in two volumes. It speaks of the attitude one should have to practice Chan correctly. more

The Puget Sound Zen Center is a community dedicated to practicing Zen, to teaching and living Buddhist principles, to supporting a vibrant sangha, and to serving our wider community. more

Monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains. more

The Ordinary Mind Zen School Sydney podcast consists of Dharma talks given by Geoff Dawson. He is a Dharma Successor of Charlotte Joko Beck and the teacher of the Ordinary Mind Zen School, Sydney. more

The Heart of Compassion Zen Sangha is a member-community of Everyday Zen and Branching Streams, West Marin, CA. more

Dharma talks on Zen Buddhism from the Village Zendo in New York City.

Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains. This podcast is a monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. more

Zen Buddhist teachings point to a profound view of reality--one of deep interconnection and non-separation. Awakening is a word used to describe the freedom, creativity and love of our original nature. This podcast explores the profound liberating teachings of Zen Buddhism at the intersection of dreamwork and the soul. Amy Kisei is a Zen Buddhist Teacher with 12 years of monastic training. She currently studies the intersection of Zen Buddhism, Jungian Dream-work, Archetypal Psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS), mythology, astrology, art and creativity. more

Koji Acquaviva began practicing Zen at the age of twenty at the San Francisco Zen Center where he was a resident and staff member for ten years. He co-founded the Mid City Zen Center in New Orleans and served regularly as visiting teacher at the Austin Zen Center. In addition to Soto Zen, he's studied Vedanta, Hatha Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism in residential practice centers. As a queer and neurodivergent person who trained rather traditionally, Koji makes his best effort to identify and confront the ways Buddhism is taught which re-inscribe harm for members of marginalized communities. more

Der tägliche Chan-Buddhistische Podcast von 'Shaolin-Rainer'. Rainer bietet geführte Meditationen und Kurzvorträge an, die die westlichen Standpunkte mit spirituellen asiatischen Praktiken verbinden. more

This is a podcast of dharma talks given at O-An Zendo near State College, PA, a Soto Zen Buddhist Meditation Center. more

Zenki Christian Dillo Roshi is the Guiding Teacher at the Boulder Zen Center in Colorado, USA. This podcast shares the regular dharma talks given at the Center. Zenki Roshi approaches Zen practice as a craft of transformation, liberation, wisdom, and compassionate action. His interest is to bring Buddhism alive within Western cultural horizons while staying committed to the traditional emphasis on embodied practice. more

Dharma Talks at the Ordinary Zen Sangha, a Zen Meditation Practice Center located in Sarasota, Florida. Please help us if you can. Our programs and events are only made possible by donations from our supporting members. Donations Link... Thank you for listening,Will Rauschenberger, Abbot more

Upright Noble Zen is a small community of practitioners dedicated to engaging in Zen practice. Dana Kojun Lederhos provides leadership for this group. Tune in to listen to her Dharma talks. more

These episodes are in a series, starting with ancient India at the time of Shakyamuni Buddha and continuing up until the present day. The series covers all areas where Buddhism has taken a significant hold and these episodes cover older (pre-Zen) or more general Buddhist teachings (not specific to a sect or school). more

Appamada is a contemporary center for Zen practice, inquiry, and community, located in Austin, Texas. Our focus is on bringing the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha's teachings to contemporary lives, through silent meditation, study, inquiry, and relational practices. more

The Buddhist Temple of Toledo is a Soto Zen Buddhist community with the Harada-Yasutani koan introspection tradition offering intensive Zen meditation training and a family-friend neighbourhood sangha. Weekly podcasts include sutras, Zen meditation, dharma talks, and interviews with transmitted teachers. more

Houston Zen Center is a place for all people to study and practice meditation in the Zen tradition. Tune in to the podcast to listen to Dharma Talks given at the Zen Center. more

Dharma Talks from Boundless Way Temple in Worcester MA

Lectures, talks, and classes on Zen Buddhism from Shogakuji Temple, Berkeley Zen Center, in Berkeley, California, USA. Introductory classes and training are offered for new people, as well as weekly classes on Buddhist subjects year round. more

This is a podcast of dharma talks given at O-An Zendo near State College, PA, a Soto Zen Buddhist Meditation Center. O-An Zendo is dedicated to the core practice of zazen or sitting meditation. more

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate is a community of practitioners committed to being a home for Soto Zen Buddhist meditation practice in Chicago. Our Zen activities - meditation, listening to the Dharma, meeting with our teacher, mindful service to each other - are all practices that help us to be aware that we live every moment on the threshold of a deeper awareness of ourselves and our community. more

Zen Buddhism Ireland is a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha in Dublin Ireland, led by Rev. Myozan Kodo Kilroy.

Zen Nova Scotia is a community committed to providing authentic Zen Buddhist practice and teachings to all. Our emphasis and wider purpose is to encourage people to integrate religious practice into their everyday lives. more

Weekly public talks recorded live at the Angel City Zen Center

Listen to dharma talks from the teachers and guest teachers of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Buddhist teachings are woven into topics such as contemplative care, engaged Buddhism, social change, meditation and stillness, dealing with addiction, being with suffering, and the arts and challenges of care for the self and others. more

These Dharma talks are by Chozen Bays, Roshi and Hogen Bays, Roshi, teachers with Zen Community of Oregon. The talks were given at Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon, and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, Oregon. more

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At MZMC, our practice is Zen Buddhist meditation; our style contains both traditional and contemporary elements. Our mission is to help people experience a deep and quiet joy-a joy that arises whenever we are fully engaged in the work or play of this moment. more

Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis about walking our talk every day, in every moment. It ain't about being perfect. Waylon Lewis, the founder of Elephant Journal, talks about everyday Buddhism, meditation, and eco-actions large and small, and features conversations with leading mindful thought leaders, both famous and overlooked. more

Nick Kemp from Ikigai Tribe reveals what ikigai truly means to the Japanese and how you can find it to make your life worth living. Discover how you can find meaning, purpose, and joy in your day to day living, with this podcast. From interviews with professors, authors, and experts to case studies of people living their ikigai, you'll learn about the power of rituals, why having a daily morning routine is vital, how to find your confidence, how to improve your relationships, and why you should start a meaningful online business. Hit the subscribe button, and get ready to find your ikigai. more

The Buddhist Temple of Toledo is an independent Soto Zen Buddhist Temple that emphasizes intensive Zen training and includes the Rinzai koan introspection tradition as well as the Lam Rim teachings of Tibetan Buddhism's Gelugpa lineage. The Buddhist Temple of Toledo is an inclusive family-friendly community with an opportunity for authentic Zen practice for all. more

Dharma talks by Sokuzan from SokukoJi Buddhist Temple in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Are you getting ready to start your day? Heading into the car for the daily commute? Why not sit back and use your drive time for introspection time. Host Thom Walters makes your trip to work or errands peaceful and motivational. Each day Monday through Friday Thom will talk about a topic geared to moving your forward in your life. more

Zen Parenting is a weekly online radio discussion between a spiritual and emotional mom (Cathy Cassani Adams) and a logical and practical dad (Todd Adams). This zen parenting podcast, conferences, events and coaching provides inspiration and insights on how be more mindful and self-aware in your parenting. more

Interviews with 'Ordinary' Spiritually Awakening People. Hosted by Rick Archer.

Zen Parenting is a weekly online radio discussion between a spiritual and emotional mom (Cathy Cassani Adams) and a logical and practical dad (Todd Adams). more

The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya's diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya's focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas. more