PZI Teacher Archives

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Meditation Library

There are 16 pieces here.

A guided meditation – a short segment of a longer session.

Audio October 15, 2021

What Is My Light?

John Tarrant

A short, beautiful guided meditation on the BCR koan, What is my light? As recorded October 3, 2021. 3 minutes.

4' 24"
Audio July 13, 2021

Koan Meditation: What Is Jiashan’s State of Mind?

John Tarrant

John Tarrant leads a koan meditation, recorded before his dharma talk on May 9, 2021. 8 minutes.

8' 7"
Audio July 13, 2021

Koan Meditation with Michael Wilding on Flute

Allison Atwill

Meditation – Music from Michael Wilding followed by a brief koan meditation with Allison Atwill. As recorded May 30, 2021.

5' 50"
Audio June 2, 2021

Free & Easy Wandering Series: What Is the Mysterious?

John Tarrant

You can not force an encounter with the mysterious. it is a gift. of the vastness that holds us everywhere. A 28 minute meditation excerpt from John Tarrant’s Sunday Dharma talk, as recorded May 23, 2021.

10' 22"
Audio May 11, 2021

Guided Koan Meditation: Free & Easy Wandering Series – Jiashan’s State of Mind

A 20-minute guided koan meditation with John Tarrant, from his Sunday dharma talk. The koan for this meditation, “What is Jiashan’s state of mind?” was translated by John Tarrant & Joan Sutherland. Audio excerpt as recorded May 9, 2021.

20' 52"
Audio May 7, 2021
6' 19"
Audio April 29, 2021

Guided Koan Meditation: The Ox Follows

Jon Joseph guides a koan meditation on the Ox-herding pictures 4 & 5. PZI Zen Online. As recorded March 22, 2021. 7 minutes.

11' 26"
Audio April 23, 2021

Guided Koan Meditation: Peach Blossoms at Spring Sesshin

John Tarrant

A guided koan meditation with John Tarrant to begin the Spring Sesshin. Koan: Peach Blossoms. 7 minutes as recorded April 7, 2021.

7' 0"
Audio March 22, 2021
32' 29"
Audio March 19, 2021

Meditation: Who’s Hearing?

John Tarrant

A 17-minute guided meditation with John Tarrant, excerpted from a Sunday Meditation & Talk recorded on March 14th, 2021.

7' 53"
Audio March 2, 2021

Meditation: Put Out That Fire across the River

Jesse Cardin

An 18-minute guided koan meditation with Jesse Cardin Roshi of PZI & Awakened Insight in San Antonio, Texas.

18' 49"
Audio February 10, 2021

Guided Meditation: Mazu’s Current Matter

John Tarrant

Guided meditation with John Tarrant. Who is sitting? Who hears the bell? Always a good start for a meditation. John shares Master Ma’s comment on “the current matter”— this very moment of your life as a most important gate. Audio excerpt recorded Feb. 7 2021, PZI Zen Online. 25 minutes.

24' 19"
Audio February 10, 2021

Guided Meditation with Jon Joseph: Falling into a Well

Jon Joseph

Jon Joseph Roshi gives an overview, then the koan “What is the Way?” leading into meditation with Baling’s “A clearly enlightened person falls into a well.” Or does a well fall into that person? Audio excerpt as recorded Feb. 1 2021, PZI Zen Online. 28 minutes.

29' 4"
Audio February 9, 2021

Guided Koan Meditation with John Tarrant: The Whole Purpose of Your Life

John Tarrant

John Tarrant guides a 9-minute meditation with Master Ma’s koan, “The whole purpose of your life is contained in the current matter.” Audio excerpt as recorded at a Sunday Meditation & Talk on February 9, 2021.

3' 31"
Audio January 25, 2021

Meditation: Suddenly It’s Midnight

John Tarrant

PZI Zen Online: Excerpt from John Tarrant’s Sunday Talk—Handing Things On in the Dark. A 10-minute meditation on finding a face at midnight. As recorded Jan. 3rd 2021.

9' 33"
Audio July 29, 2020

Girl Power! To Wake or Not Wake A Girl From Samadhi

Sarah Bender

Audio PZI Zen Online: Sarah Bender Roshi unfolds a beautiful guided koan meditation from GGcase 42. Who is this mysterious girl who keeps company with Shakyamuni? She who can not be wakened except by ‘Delusive Wisdom’ or Momiyo from the underworld? When did she arrive? In moments of separation what wakes us? What is this insistence that wakes us? Waking or not waking it is all ‘an elegant performance!’ As recorded July 8 2020

92' 59"