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KALPA—Koans And Liberation Project Archive—the online Zen koan library of Pacific Zen Institute, was conceived as a way of providing a wider circle for today’s far-flung seekers to sit together, to enter the same timeless questions, and to receive the teachings

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August 19, 2025 Dharma Themes

Pacific Zen Luminaries Archive: Index of All Interviews Hosted by Jon Joseph

WELCOME! This list contains all Zen Luminaries interviews to date, alphabetized by the guest’s last name. Series host Jon Joseph…

Pacific Zen Luminaries Archive: Index of All Interviews Hosted by Jon Joseph

WELCOME! This list contains all Zen Luminaries interviews to date, alphabetized by the guest’s last name. Series host Jon Joseph Roshi created this series to support the hardworking innovators and…
June 22, 2025 Dharma Themes

Dharma Theme: Mountain Flowers Bloom Like Brocade, Valley Streams Are Deepest Indigo – Great Summer Sesshin 2025

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Great Summer Sesshin: Mountain Flowers Bloom Like Brocade, Valley…
June 22, 2025 Dharma Themes

Dharma Theme: Mountain Flowers Bloom Like Brocade, Valley Streams Are Deepest Indigo – Great Summer Sesshin 2025

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Great Summer Sesshin: Mountain Flowers Bloom Like Brocade, Valley Streams Run Deepest Indigo, in person with Tess Beasley &…
May 9, 2025 Dharma Themes

Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Winter Sesshin: Where Do You Go When You…

Dharma Theme: 2024 Winter Sesshin – Where Do You Go When You Die?

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Winter Sesshin: Where Do You Go When You Die? & Other Miscellaneous Koans, with John Tarrant & PZI…
March 25, 2025 Dharma Themes 379 Words

Dharma Theme: Great Fall Sesshin 2024

When you let each thing be as it is, you might see in each thing the face of the thousand-armed…

Dharma Theme: Great Fall Sesshin 2024

When you let each thing be as it is, you might see in each thing the face of the thousand-armed goddess of mercy. That is the touch of the heart…
February 20, 2025 Dharma Themes 0 Words

Dharma Theme: Hearing the Voice of Raindrops – Late Winter Sesshin 2025

Silence has secret powers. To meet silence is to enter the deepest questions and the deepest kindness. It befriends our…

Dharma Theme: Hearing the Voice of Raindrops – Late Winter Sesshin 2025

Silence has secret powers. To meet silence is to enter the deepest questions and the deepest kindness. It befriends our dreams. Just to step into the quiet of retreat is…

Dharma Theme: Stop Suffering!

We’re always looking for a recipe or data points to get a handle on happiness. The most profoundly simple but difficult challenge is to let ourselves transform into ourselves. We…
October 25, 2023 Dharma Themes 31 Words

Dharma Theme: The Storehouse of Treasures Opens by Itself – 2023 Online Fall Retreat

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Fall Retreat: The Storehouse of Treasures Opens by…

Dharma Theme: The Storehouse of Treasures Opens by Itself – 2023 Online Fall Retreat

Here you will find links to dharma talk audios from PZI’s Online Fall Retreat: The Storehouse of Treasures Opens by Itself with John Tarrant & PZI Teachers. Includes music from…