Below are the archives of dharma talks given at Ordinary Mind Zendo. New talks are also made available through our podcast. If you'd like to stay up to date with the talks, subscribe through the podcast service of your choice. Click here for more information.
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| Date Given | Speaker | Title | Transcription | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2020 | Barry Magid | Four Men Shaking - A Book Talk with Larry Shainberg | ||
| Jan 25th, 2020 | Barry Magid | January -25 2020 | ||
| Jan 11th, 2020 | Barry Magid | January -11 2020 | ||
| Dec 21st, 2019 | Barry Magid | December -21 2019 | ||
| Dec 14th, 2019 | Barry Magid | December -14 2019 | ||
| Dec 7th, 2019 | Barry Magid | December -07 2019 | ||
| Nov 23rd, 2019 | Barry Magid | November -23 2019 | ||
| Nov 16th, 2019 | Barry Magid | November -16 2019 | ||
| Nov 9th, 2019 | Barry Magid | November -09 2019 | ||
| Nov 2nd, 2019 | Barry Magid | November -02 2019 | ||
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Barry Magid | October -19 2019 | ||
| Oct 12th, 2019 | Barry Magid | October -12 2019 | ||
| Oct 5th, 2019 | Barry Magid | October -05 2019 | ||
| Sep 28th, 2019 | Barry Magid | September -28 2019 | ||
| Sep 21st, 2019 | Barry Magid | September -21 2019 | ||
| Sep 14th, 2019 | Barry Magid | September -14 2019 | ||
| Sep 7th, 2019 | Barry Magid | September -07 2019 | ||
| Apr 27th, 2019 | Barry Magid | April 27 2019 | ||
| Apr 13th, 2019 | Barry Magid | April 13th 2019 | ||
| Mar 23rd, 2019 | Barry Magid | March 23th 2019 | ||
| Mar 16th, 2019 | Barry Magid | March 16th 2019 | ||
| Feb 23rd, 2019 | Barry Magid | February 23rd 2019 | ||
| Feb 16th, 2019 | Barry Magid | February 16th 2019 | ||
| Jan 26th, 2019 | Barry Magid | January 26th 2019 | ||
| Jan 19th, 2019 | Barry Magid | January 19th 2019 | ||
| Oct 13th, 2018 | Barry Magid | October 13th 2018 | ||
| Oct 6th, 2018 | Barry Magid | October 6th 2018 | ||
| Jul 28th, 2018 | Barry Magid | Hegel and the freedom you find within constraint | ||
| Jul 21st, 2018 | Barry Magid | July 21st 2018 | ||
| Jun 30th, 2018 | Barry Magid | The question of freedom in religious and political philosophy | ||
| Jun 16th, 2018 | Barry Magid | Vulnerability, attachment and dependence are not optional | ||
| Jun 9th, 2018 | Barry Magid | Enlightenment, though a wonderful thing, is not sufficient in itself | ||
| May 19th, 2018 | Barry Magid | Freedom and its Betrayal | ||
| May 12th, 2018 | Barry Magid | A few words in honor of the memory of Jeremy Safran | ||
| May 5th, 2018 | Barry Magid | The Difference between Compassion and Empathy | ||
| Apr 28th, 2018 | Barry Magid | You cannot conclude an Ought from an Is | ||
| Apr 21st, 2018 | Barry Magid | Zen and Philosophical Problems | ||
| Apr 14th, 2018 | Barry Magid | Borrowing, reforming, and recreating the cultural containers of Zen | ||
| Apr 7th, 2018 | Barry Magid | What values are being valorized in the story of the Buddha's birth? | ||
| Mar 31st, 2018 | Barry Magid | What is it we need freedom from? What is it we need freedom for? |
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