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
Phone Numbers
  • Monastery phone: 503-728-0654
  • Heart of Wisdom phone: 503-493-7447
Addresses
  • 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.

Hosts

Unknown Nan Chuan

Previous Guests

Bansho Green
Bansho Green is a Zen teacher involved with the Zen Community of Oregon, likely a senior practitioner or teacher at Great Vow Zen Monastery, specializing in teachings related to Zen vows and lineage.
Jogen
Jogen is a Zen teacher who discusses koans and Zen teachings, often giving talks at Zen temples.
Kisei Sensei
Kisei Sensei is a Zen teacher involved with the Zen Community of Oregon, likely a senior practitioner or teacher leading retreats and talks.
Kisei
Kisei is a Zen teacher who gave a talk on the nature of reality and compassion during an online program in April 2025.
Hogen Roshi
Hogen Roshi is a Zen teacher associated with the Zen Community of Oregon, known for his teachings on Zen Buddhism and his role as a spiritual guide.

Topics Discussed

vows of our ancestors Bansho Green Zen practice Light of Our Ancestors sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery koan Zuigan Calls His Own Master mind's tendency habitual pathways excuses wakefulness sesshin zen ancestors light spiritual practice dream-like nature of reality compassion Buddha's teachings mindfulness The Art of Living Thich Nhat Hanh Zen Buddhism Hogen Roshi Buddha nature

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Great Vow Zen Monastery
@ZenCommunityofOregon

Channel Stats

Subscribers: 5,340
Total Videos: 485
Total Views: 407,647
Joined: Nov 17, 2016
Location: United States

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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Episodes

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

0:00 45:44

The Vows of Our Ancestors - Bansho Green, Zen Teacher

Guests
Bansho Green
Keywords
vows of our ancestors Bansho Green Zen practice Light of Our Ancestors sesshin Great Vow Zen Monastery

In this talk Bansho discusses the vows of our ancestors and their continuation in our daily lives. This talk was given by Bansho during the 2025 Light of Our Ancestors sesshin at Great Vow Zen Monastery in May 2025.

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0:00 24:21

Zuigan Calls His Own Master - Jogen, Sensei

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Unknown
Guests
Jogen
Keywords
koan Zuigan Calls His Own Master mind's tendency habitual pathways excuses wakefulness

This talk is about the koan "Zuigan Calls His Own Master". Jogen discusses this koan and its implications and nuances including the mind's tendency to stay in habitual pathways, excuses we use to avoid being wakeful and more. This talk was given by Jogen at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple on May 28th 2025.

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0:00 22:32

What Is This Light? - Kisei Sensei

Guests
Kisei Sensei
Keywords
sesshin zen ancestors light spiritual practice

This talk was given as the opening talk of 2025 Ancestors Sesshin. In this talk Kisei discusses our practice of sesshin, our relationships to the zen ancestors, and the use of the phrase light in various spiritual contexts.

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0:00 40:33

Nan Chuan's This is A Dream - Kisei Sensei

Hosts
Nan Chuan
Guests
Kisei
Keywords
dream-like nature of reality compassion Buddha's teachings mindfulness

Looking into what is real and exploring the dream-like nature of reality. Are you dreaming? How does this simple question open the heart of compassion? This talk was given by Kisei in April 2025 during her Monday evening online program.


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0:00 27:16

Introduction to The Art of Living - Hogen Roshi

Guests
Hogen Roshi
Keywords
The Art of Living Thich Nhat Hanh Zen Buddhism Hogen Roshi Buddha nature

In this talk Hogen gives a recap/his version of the introduction of the book The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh. This talk was given by Hogen Roshi on May 4 2025 at Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.

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