Articles by Tess Beasley
Episode 30: A Winter Tale of Wonder
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Episode 25: Losing and Finding Our True Nature
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Episode 15: Finding Your One True Word of Zen
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Episode 10: Discovering Our Part in It All
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Episode 4: Why Can’t We Sever the Red Thread?
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Today Roshi Tess Beasley offers a talk on the infamous Miscellaneous Collection koan: Why can’t the clear-eyed bodhisattva sever the red thread?
Archive: Tess Beasley Travels to Meet the Buddha
From our KALPA Archive: Dharma talk given by Tess Beasley in PZI Sunday Zen on May 21, 2023.
I Vow to Do Good: Vows as Koans, Part 2
I Vow to Do Good—the second of the Three Pure Vows. Talks by Allison Atwill, Tess Beasley & Jesse Cardin from The Three Pure Vows as Enduring Koans of Everyday Life; Part 2 of a 3-part series on the vows of our tradition. Complete session, as recorded June 14, 2021.
Free & Easy Wandering Series: Knock on Any Door – with Allison Atwill & Tess Beasley
Allison Atwill & Tess Beasley on being at a threshold—knocking on doors not knowing who will answer, and how the gifts of the universe appear. As recorded May 30, 2021.
The Way Things Are Is Mysterious & Hard to See: Refuge Vows As Koans
Allison Atwill, Tess Beasley & Jesse Cardin lead us into the heart of PZI practice—what it means to take refuge, and how to work with the vows as koans. Jordan McConnell on guitar and vocals with variations on Refuge Vows and Purification. As recorded April 25, 2021.