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Dharma Talks From Ordinary Mind Zendo

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.

You can download the audio for the talks below by clicking the download icon on the far left of each row. Clicking the title will take you to the talk page which for many include the cited koans and transcription.

Date Given Speaker Title Transcription
Jul 25th, 2020 Peter Nichols Not dismissing ordinary life
Jul 18th, 2020 Barry Magid Making commitment real through action
Jul 11th, 2020 Barry Magid Your true self is not deep inside
Jun 27th, 2020 Barry Magid Perspectives on the True Self
Jun 20th, 2020 Barry Magid Our true self is who we are on the streets
Jun 13th, 2020 Claire Slemmer How I learned to show up and say Yes
Jun 6th, 2020 Barry Magid Find a word of Zen that is your own
May 30th, 2020 Barry Magid Taking responsibility for what we've inherited
May 23rd, 2020 Barry Magid Standing in the Spaces
May 16th, 2020 Barry Magid A Review of The Psychoanalytic Zero by Koichi Togashi
May 9th, 2020 Barry Magid What do our vows mean in a world without justification or framework
May 2nd, 2020 Barry Magid Mu. There is no gap to be bridged, nor wound to be healed.
Apr 25th, 2020 Barry Magid The Fantasy of Living Outside of Time
Apr 11th, 2020 Barry Magid April -11 2020
Apr 4th, 2020 Barry Magid April -04 2020
Mar 28th, 2020 Barry Magid March -28 2020
Mar 21st, 2020 Barry Magid March -21 2020
Mar 14th, 2020 Barry Magid March -14 2020
Feb 8th, 2020 Barry Magid February -08 2020
Feb 1st, 2020 Barry Magid How is your life supposed to go?
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

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