PZI Teacher Archives

2016

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Article September 13, 2021

Ordinary Life Is the Way

John Tarrant

It is natural to look for the things you want outside of where you are now. That is the whole point of a journey. Yet this moment is all anyone has. So if freedom, love, beauty, grace, and whatever else is desirable are to appear, they must appear in a now.

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Video June 18, 2019
51' 4"
Video June 18, 2019
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Video June 7, 2019

The Role of the Teacher

Steven Grant

Steven Grant discussing the role of the teacher at 2016 Winter Sesshin.

1' 18"
Video June 4, 2019

Questions and Answers

Allison Atwill

Q&A for Allison Atwill’s talk during the 2016 Winter Sesshin.

4' 18"
Video June 4, 2019

Do You Practice?

John Tarrant

John Tarrant gives a Monday night talk at the Santa Rosa Zendo. (June 6, 2016)

50' 44"
Video June 3, 2019
27' 41"
Video June 2, 2019

Surprises

Allison Atwill

Allison Atwill gives a talk on surprises during the 2016 Winter Sesshin.

25' 53"
Video June 2, 2019

Standing at the Blue Cliff (TRAILER)

Joan Sutherland, John Tarrant

Standing At The Blue Cliff, filmed in 2012, is a four-day long series of conversations between Joan Sutherland and John Tarrant. It is available for purchase on our website in DVD and MP3 by going to pacificzen.org/bluecliff.

1' 15"
Video June 2, 2019

Fetch

John Tarrant

John Tarrant reads the poem “Fetch” by Tony Hoagland.

2' 23"
Video June 2, 2019

Life Is Always Right

John Tarrant

John Tarrant talking about learning to live within life. As recorded in 2016.

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Video June 2, 2019

Hakuin’s Demons

John Tarrant

John Tarrant telling one of Hakuin’s demon stories.

2' 40"
Video June 2, 2019

What About The Holocaust?

John Tarrant

John Tarrant talks about living with life, amid the horrors that life can offer. (2016)

6' 13"
Video May 31, 2019

Judgmental Teachers

Steven Grant

Steven Grant gives a talk on the topic of judgmental teachers at 2016 Winter Sesshin.

2' 6"
Video May 31, 2019
26' 3"
Video May 30, 2019

Seeing It’s Wild In Every Direction

Allison Atwill

Allison Atwill talks about life in the moment; regret, anger, fear – how to experience life without distancing yourself from it. (2016)

2' 44"
Video May 30, 2019

Tyger Tyger

Allison Atwill

Allison Atwill at the Pacific Zen Institute’s 2016 summer sesshin.

40' 7"
Video January 20, 2018

The Doughnut Maker

David Weinstein, Rachel Boughton

David Weinstein and Rachel Boughton give a talk at the 2016 Summer retreat.

40' 50"
Video January 20, 2018
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Video January 20, 2018
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Video January 20, 2018
44' 28"
Misc December 17, 2017

New Table of Non-Periodic Elements

Corey Hitchcock

After you have died and the elements of your body have separated into earth, water, air and fire, where will you go?

Audio November 27, 2017

10,000 Things

Rachel Boughton

Rachel Boughton gives a talk during Summer Retreat: June 13, 2016.

62' 55"
Text November 24, 2017

There is No Future, Really

Rachel Boughton

“The morning after an unaccustomed shock brings thoughts about how much I really know about the future, and curiosity about the possibilities of living in the present.” November 9, 2016.

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Article November 24, 2017

How to Welcome the End of the World

John Tarrant

“How to meet the times we are in is a real question, and everybody feels the force of it. It is an ancient question. It comes with being human.” Article by John Tarrant published in Lion’s Roar magazine, November 2, 2016.

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Audio November 13, 2017

Sharing Retreat Stories

David Weinstein, John Tarrant, PZI Teachers, Rachel Boughton

Our teachers share their own retreat stories during Fall Sesshin: October 14, 2016.

74' 56"
Video August 30, 2017
33' 24"
Video August 30, 2017

Just Act Ordinary

Rachel Boughton

Rachel Boughton gives a talk on Monday morning of the summer retreat. 2016.

26' 47"
Video August 30, 2017

Unmaking Through Retreat

John Tarrant

John Tarrant gives a talk on Sunday evening of the summer retreat. June 2016.

13' 11"
Video June 26, 2017

Features of the Path

John Tarrant

On Sunday, John Tarrant discusses the notion of a “path.” (2016)

20' 15"

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