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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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2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole
October 17, 2025 Audio Files

2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole

Tess Beasley and Allison Atwill each give a dharma talk and field questions from participants on Day Five of Fall…
awakening being on the path
2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole
October 17, 2025 Audio Files
awakening being on the path

2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole

Tess Beasley and Allison Atwill each give a dharma talk and field questions from participants on Day Five of Fall Sesshin.
2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole
October 17, 2025 Videos 34 Words

2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole

Tess Beasley and Allison Atwill each give a dharma talk and field questions from participants on Day Five of Fall…
awakening being on the path
2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole
October 17, 2025 Videos 34 Words
awakening being on the path

2025 Fall Sesshin: Danger & Denial on the 100-Foot Pole

Tess Beasley and Allison Atwill each give a dharma talk and field questions from participants on Day Five of Fall Sesshin.
I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way
May 27, 2025 Audio Files

I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way

#10 of the 10 Grave Precepts: I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way
being on the path bodhisattva
I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way
May 27, 2025 Audio Files
being on the path bodhisattva

I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way

#10 of the 10 Grave Precepts: I Vow Not to Disparage the Teachings or My Companions on the Way
I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others
May 27, 2025 Audio Files

I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others

#7 of the 10 Grave Precepts: I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others
being on the path bodhisattva
I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others
May 27, 2025 Audio Files
being on the path bodhisattva

I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others

#7 of the 10 Grave Precepts: I Vow Not to Praise Myself at the Expense of Others