Below is a selection of the Sydney Zen Centre podcasts published on Soundcloud.
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Will explores the interaction between Fayan and two students about the simple question of whether the student came to the temple by boat or land. The student responds that he came by boat. Fayan then asks where is the boat? The student responds that “it is on the river.” This response is key to the...
Read MoreIn this Practice instruction Will explores the history of koans and how to approach and work with them in our practice today. This talk was given by Will Moon, roshi at Autumn sesshin 2026 at Kodoji
Read MoreIn this teisho Will turns our attention within to see what is there. What do we see? Observing the mind that thinks, what do we see? Who is the thinker? The talk discusses the importance of not stopping at emptiness. This is not enough if we are to be truly human. This tesiho given by...
Read MoreSubhana explores if we are lost in the world of coming and going, arising and ceasing, or can the very Spring mood itself of scented grasses and falling flowers, confirm our original dwelling place based on Ch’ang-sha's wandering in the Mountains. This teisho is from Case 36 of Blue Cliff Records, and was given by Subhana...
Read MoreThis teisho considers what is a seemingly abstract interaction between people, that is the actual language for the expression of the tao. It discusses our attitudes to practice, and imperfection and how this too is the tao. The koan (Case 91 from the Blue Cliff Record), Yen Kuan’s Rhinoceros, is a dialogue and input that...
Read MoreSubhana explores two seemingly contradictory cases "This Very Mind is Buddha" (Case 30) & "Not Mind, Not Buddha" (Case 33) in the Gateless Barrier. Zen master Ma-tsu’s response and his powerful teachings point to the heart of our essential nature. Subhana Barzaghi, roshi gave this teisho at Autumn sesshin 2026 at Kojoji. View Post↗
Read MoreSubhana explores the way the mind works and asks us to observe ours without attachment or judgement. This teisho was given by Subhana Barzaghi, roshi, at Kodoji during Autumn sesshin 2026
Read MoreHenry Shukman gave this Dharma talk to Sydney Zen Centre students and guests on the topic of his latest book, 'Original Love', on 20th March 2026 at the Annandale Community Centre. Henry Shukman, a close dharma cousin to our Diamond sangha lineage, is a teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and has trained in various...
Read MoreMany Zen adepts have kept a teabowl close to their cushion and are adamant that zen and tea are of one taste. Peter Bursky, Apprentice Zen teacher and Tea Master, invites everyone to dive into this delicious truth for yourselves. In this Dharma talk he gives us the fascinating history of the Way of tea, it's many shifts and...
Read MoreJane Andino, roshi explores our ignorance of our true nature, and the path of practice through which we can realise for ourselves that hidden jewel of Buddha nature. The talk begins with an excerpt from the commentary on Case 37 of the Book of Serenity where Master Yunan asks, ‘What is your Buddha nature?’ This talk...
Read MoreSeven sisters forego the option of going to a garden with beautiful flowers and instead set out to visit a charnel ground where dead bodies are strewn. This turns out to be an interesting choice to have made. The Buddhadharma reveals itself in unexpected ways! This teisho, which explores a story from 9th century China,...
Read MoreHow does it look to have "no notions of self to contest?" Who was Vimalakirti? And how does George Clooney make his way into a Dharma talk anyway? Such questions are explored in this teisho by Maggie Gluek, roshi on day 1 of Rohatsu sesshin 2025 at Annandale. This Rinzai koan is from Entangling Vines,...
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