Podcasts

Shaku Kojyu is the abbot of the Daishu-in West Rinzai Zen temple in rural Northern California. He came to Daishu-in West in 2007 and was ordained in Kyoto the following …

Taiun Michael Elliston began practicing Zen in 1966 With Matsuoka-Roshi at the Chicago Zen Buddhist Temple. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1970 by Matsuoka-Roshi and in 1983 …

Scott Thorton is a long time Zen practitioner in the Sanbo Zen tradition where he is an assistant teacher. He has been as student of Ruben Habito Roshi at Maria …

David Chadwick began his Zen study under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1966. Ordained as a Zen priest in 1971, he later wrote Suzuki’s biography, “Crooked Cucumber”, as well as “Thank …

Satya Vayu is a Zen monk originally ordained by Kobun Chino Roshi. He has practiced at the Tassajara and No Abode monasteries in California. He also has extensive practice experience …

Valerie Forstman is an Associate Zen Master of the Sanbo Zen lineage and Guiding Teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center. Her first teacher, with whom she continues to work, was …

Dosho Port teaches with the Vine of Obstacles: Online support for Zen Training. He began practicing Zen in 1977 and has received Soto Zen transmission from Dainin Katagiri Roshi and …

Barry Magid, M.D. is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Zen Teacher practicing and teaching in New York City. He is a dharma heir of Charlotte Joko Beck and the founding teacher …

Rev. Daiho Matt Wagner Osho leads the Madison Rinzai Community in Wisconsin. After many years of both monastic and householder practice, in 2022 he was made an Osho by his …

Dan Myoen Birnbaum is the teacher of the Bay Zen Center in Oakland, CA. He is a lay teacher who received Dharma Transmission from Diane Eshin Rizzetto in 2019. He …