Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks Podcast

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New podcasts every Tues, Thurs and Sat. Here you can find talks from various teachers involved with the Zen Community of Oregon. We share talks from our retreats, as well as our different weekly offerings between Great Vow Zen Monastery and Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.

Zen Community of Oregon's purpose is to express and make accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings, as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. To support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life.

For more information, please visit zendust.org.

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  • General inquiries: in***@zendust.org
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  • Monastery phone: 503-728-0654
  • Heart of Wisdom phone: 503-493-7447
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  • Mailing address for Great Vow Zen Monastery: Great Vow Zen Monastery 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road Clatskanie, OR 97016
  • Mailing address for Heart of Wisdom: Heart of Wisdom 6401 NE 10th Ave Portland, OR 97211
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Recent Hosts, Guests & Topics

Here's a quick summary of the last 5 episodes on Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks.

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Previous Guests

Jogen Sensei is a teacher associated with the Zen Community of Oregon and the Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple. He shares teachings rooted in the Zen Buddhist lineage, focusing on realizing Buddha nature in everyday life.
Hogen Roshi is a Zen teacher associated with the Zen Community of Oregon, known for his teachings on mindfulness, compassion, and Buddhist practice.
Bansho Green is a Zen teacher involved with the Zen Community of Oregon, known for leading talks and teachings on Zen practice and koans.
Kisei is a Zen teacher who gave a talk during the Ancestors Sesshin at Great Vow Zen Monastery, sharing insights on ancestral connection and practice.

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Great Vow Zen Monastery
@ZenCommunityofOregon

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Subscribers: 5,560
Total Videos: 499

Description

Led by teachers Jan Chozen Bays, Roshi, and Hogen Bays, Roshi, the Zen Community of Oregon expresses and makes accessible the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha’s teachings as transmitted through an authentic, historical lineage. These teachings help you support and maintain Zen Buddhist practice in order to realize and actualize our Buddha nature in everyday life. Our channel includes short videos from our teachers to guide your dharma practice, full length dharma talks that explore Buddhist practice in depth, and gatherings of the community as we share spiritual friendship and support with members and new spiritual seekers. Learn more about our teachers and larger sangha on our web site: https://www.zendust.org/.

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@greatvowzen
Great Vow Zen Monastery

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Followers: 1,715
Posts: 161

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1,715 Followers, 158 Following, 161 Posts - Great Vow Zen Monastery (@greatvowzen) on Instagram:

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks.

0:00 43:32

Is Consciousness True Self? - Jogen Sensei

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Jogen Sensei
Keywords
consciousness self-awareness mindfulness meditation personal growth spiritual practice philosophy psychology well-being enlightenment

In this talk Jogen replies to a number of questions from practitioners during the Heart of Wisdom Wednesday night program on June 4 2025. Some questions include: Why is consciousness not the self? How to I balance striving, and relaxing and opening up? How do I balance enjoying pleasure and not attaching to it in my practice?

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0:00 24:50

The Evolution of Something into Everything Else - Hogen Roshi

Guests
Hogen Roshi
Keywords
philosophy mindfulness spirituality personal growth psychology well-being meditation self-awareness life lessons eastern philosophy

This is the fifth talk in a series on the Art of Living By Thich Naht Hanh. Hogen dicusses what he calls the physics of reality. He discusses impermanence and how it changes how we relate to our live and our sense of aliveness.

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0:00 30:25

Call Me By My True Name - Hogen Roshi

Guests
Hogen Roshi
Keywords
Thich Nhat Hanh The Art of Living identity mindfulness spacious view Buddha nature

This talk is the fourth talk in a series on Thich Naht Hanh's book The Art of Living. In this talk Hogen continues to discuss chapter 1 of the book. He talks about our assumptions of who we think we are and how we can open to a more spacious view in our everyday lives. 

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0:00 47:14

The Light of Zazen - Bansho Green, Zen Teacher

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Bansho Green
Keywords
Zazen Yunmen's Light Koan sesshin Zen practice

This talk was given by Bansho during Ancestors Sesshin 2025 on the fourth day. This talk is about "Yunmen's Light" Koan, and many other topics about practicing when deeper in sesshin. He discusses the essence of the practice of zazen, and what we are really doing when we sit.

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0:00 49:54

A Hug From The Ancestors - Kisei, Sensei

Guests
Kisei
Keywords
zen ancestors biological ancestors loving practice ancestral connection

How are we connected to the zen ancestors? To our biological ancestors? This practice is loving, and we are supported by all those who have come before us. This talk was given by Kisei on the last day of Ancestors Sesshin in May 2025 at GVZM.

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