401 Episodes

  1. The Cycle of Understanding

    Published: 7/2/2023

  2. Practicing Patience

    Published: 7/2/2023

  3. Zazen Is Not a Means to an End

    Published: 7/1/2023

  4. Patience Paramita

    Published: 6/25/2023

  5. The World is not Conclusion

    Published: 6/25/2023

  6. Seven Characteristics of a Dharma Person (Part 2 of 2)

    Published: 6/24/2023

  7. Waves of the Ocean

    Published: 6/23/2023

  8. Seven Characteristics of a Dharma Person (Part 1 of 2)

    Published: 6/22/2023

  9. Stayin’ Alive

    Published: 6/21/2023

  10. This Is Where The Work Is

    Published: 6/18/2023

  11. Straightforward Practice

    Published: 6/18/2023

  12. Right View; Right Understanding

    Published: 6/11/2023

  13. Rejoicing in the Happiness of Others

    Published: 6/11/2023

  14. Intricacies of Perception

    Published: 6/4/2023

  15. Zazen Is Not Meditation

    Published: 6/4/2023

  16. Dharma Encounter: Living Birth-and-Death

    Published: 5/28/2023

  17. Don’t Look Elsewhere

    Published: 5/27/2023

  18. Living and Dying as Your Life

    Published: 5/25/2023

  19. Entering Beyond

    Published: 5/24/2023

  20. What Changes?

    Published: 5/21/2023

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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.