Dharma Communications Audio Books

Our ordinary point of view divides the world in two. Me and you, right and wrong, success and failure....

Zen Buddhism emphasizes meditation as the means to study ourselves and understand who we truly are....

The Heart Sutra is one of the most important teachings in all Buddhist schools, including Zen. In this challenging talk, Roshi discusses The Heart Sutra and explains the Buddhist concept of emptiness.

We all want to maintain control over our lives: our relationships, our work, our health, even our moods. We want to know where we're going and what's going to happen when we get there.

In the modern world, we are encouraged to be special, to be different and stand out from everyone else. Zen Buddhism has a different approach, encouraging us instead to be "nothing special".

Pick up a newspaper or turn on the television, and you're bound to see suffering. And it's not just on the news; we struggle with great and small issues all the time, as do our families and friends.

When we think of spiritual powers, we usually imagine walking on water or performing some kind of miracle....

Why is it so difficult to study? It's a deep aspect of human nature, but most of us are educated to simply learn facts and repeat them.

The 21st century is a critical time for our environment. Global warming, pollution, deforestation: the problems are large, and it's easy to feel helpless.

Zen Buddhism emphasizes meditation as the means to study ourselves and understand who we truly are....