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Full Bio: John Tarrant Roshi
…train the initial leadership group at Duke Integrative Medicine. Full Biography John Tarrant (born 1949) is a Western Zen teacher, poet, author, and director of the Pacific Zen Institute, which…
The Nature of Practice
…do you spell her last name? John: S W I R S: R? John: R Everyone: Rrrrr [laughter] John: India Raja, I R. Okay. The same poet: Whether in daytime…
Podcast Interview: David Chadwick Interviews John Tarrant
Audio: John Tarrant Roshi interviewed by host David Chadwick Recorded for Cuke Podcast in December 2021 About the host: David Chadwick came to San Francisco in 1966 to study Zen…
Goblins Q & A
…ease with this, when I’m not. John: When in fact it’s fine to cross the street. S: Yeah! Exactly. John: Our particular Zen friend likes racing motorcycles so he probably…
Featured: These are the times we are given —John Tarrant
These are the times we are given —John Tarrant The immense vulnerability of being alive comes to the mother dropping off her children in Texas and everyone else, including you…
Enter Here, Step Through
…you think? Student: You make it sound so simple. John: Nooooo… Try it. Student: Nooooo… John: Thank you. It’s nice to jump in, isn’t it? Student: I actually thought I…
John Tarrant Reads His Poem: Healing Paths
…—John Tarrant This poem was written at a workshop for doctors when we were asked to describe healing. I was working at the University of Arizona at Tucson teaching meditation…
Dongshan’s Five Ranks: Poem 5
John: Hi. So we’ve been talking about old poems that are also a map of the path, but they’re a map of the kind where you have to see what…
Dongshan’s Five Ranks: Poem 4
…the fire is just facing whatever troubles… John: No, it’s just the lotus in the fire. S: Yeah. [laughter] John: Well you see we can’t say, we can’t swap out…
Predicament Koans – John Tarrant 2013
John: A retreat is a journey—you embark waving hankies, but then you might get a storm at sea. Or you’re going through the dark forest, then you get a view,…
The Zen Ears Connection: A Talk with John Tarrant
Link to original audio: The Zen Ears Connection: A Talk with John Tarrant…
Surprises on the Way: Article by John Tarrant
…And even at the beginning of the meditation path, on a good day it’s exciting. It actually makes you happy. Surprises on the Way, John Tarrant, Shambhala Sun, May 2008….
Dharma Theme: Gathering in the Valley of Our Time – All Sessions & Excerpts
…1 AUDIO EXCERPT: Music for Meditation – Michael Wilding, October 1 AUDIO: Evening Talk – John Tarrant, October1 Huangbo Xiyun AUDIO EXCERPT: Evening Words – John Tarrant, October1 AUDIO: Morning…
Hosting the Life You Have – Koans for Hard Times
…Then everyone will hear what everyone says. S: John, could you repeat that last quote? John: If you just take the position of host, is that the one? It’s kind…
A True Person of No Rank, No Color, No Gender: Seeing Through All Distinctions
…questions, we actually read them. And thank you. It’s lovely to be here. Blessings for the road. Bye bye. —John Tarrant Roshi A True Person of No Rank, No Color,…
Dharma Theme: Your Light
…with John Tarrant Roshi. Sunday, Sept. 6 2020 AUDIO: What is Your Light? with John Tarrant Roshi. Sept. 13 2020 AUDIO: The Smallest Things – What is Your Light? with…
Dharma Theme: Summer Sesshin 2021 in the Palace at the Blue Cliff
…by John Tarrant and Joan Sutherland. John has spent many years with this great work. John Tarrant & Friends— PZI Teachers: Allison Atwill, Tess Beasley, Sarah Bender Jon Joseph, David…
The Moon Sets at Midnight
A Talk by John Tarrant Given during a retreat at St. Dorothy’s Rest, Meeker, CA Poem by William Stafford: Security Tomorrow will have an island. Before night I always find…
Stop the War
…be. John: You disapprove of what’s happening? S: Yes. Yes. John: What’s happening is usually at fault, in fact. S: Exactly. John: I like that. What’s happening? Baaad. Now. Bad….
Freely I Watch the Tracks of the Flying Birds
…people will see your face. Jordan: Hi, can you hear me? John: Yah, thank you. Jordan: Sorry if that surprised some people! John: That was meant to surprise people. Ok,…
Spilling Down Through All the Realms: The Light Inside the Dark
…—Interview with John Tarrant and the editors of Inquiring Mind Link to original article: Interview with John Tarrant — Spilling Down Through All the Realms: The Light Inside the Dark…
The Nature of Practice
…I. R. S: “R”? John: “R.” Everyone: Rrrrrrr! [laughter] John: Indian Raja, “I, R.” John: Okay. The same poet— [reads] Whether in daytime or in nighttime I always carry inside…
Every Day Is a Good Day
…John: Nice. Yes, not getting in the way of life. Student: I did something worse that that. I stole John’s coffee yesterday morning. Because I really love my coffee, so…
Dongshan’s Five Ranks: Poem 3
…vast majority… John: I would say find me one that’s not a shadow. S: Okay I’ll work on that. [laughter] John: It’s like that the whole world is medicine koan:…
Hosting the Life You Have
…Participant: Reality demands my attention. John: What are the advantages of that? Participant: It gives me something to do. [laughter] John: Yup, fair enough. [laughter] “I hate reality, I’ve got…
Unexpected Gifts: 10,000 Feet Down, The Stone
…gifts. And so we have this together. It’s not a small thing. Thank you. John Tarrant Roshi We’ve got this enrollment thing now to get online. Anybody who has no…
Dharma Theme: Summer Sesshin 2022 – Taking Part in the Gathering
Great Sesshin, Great Gathering, Summer Moon An extended in-person retreat at Santa Sabina Center in San Rafael, CA with John Tarrant & Friends: June 13th – 19th, 2022 Taking Part…
Dharma Theme: Winter & Silver, Moonlight & Snow – Collected Audio from Winter Sesshin 2022
…AUDIO: The Silence of Haiku with John Tarrant February 6: Sunday Morning Closing Day Dharma Talk AUDIO: Closing Our Sesshin: You Too Must Become a Hippo with John Tarrant &…
Dharma Theme – Metamorphosis: Collected Audio from Fall Sesshin 2021
…the Miscellaneous Koans—the collection that opens the marvelous nature of the world and awakening. Enter here. PZI Teachers: John Tarrant, Allison Atwill, Tess Beasley, Jon Joseph, David Parks, Michelle Riddle,…