Podcasts by The Zen Group of Western Australia
The Zen Group of Western Australia was founded in 1983 and is affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. Talks by our Zen teachers and Sangha-members can be found here.
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Buddha's Enlightenment - Ross Bolleter Roshi (9 Dec 2021) from 2022-01-24T23:32:32
Buddha's Enlightenment - Ross Bolleter Roshi (9 Dec 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (30 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-12T00:45:41
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (30 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (29 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-10T21:50:28
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (29 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (28 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-10T03:43:48
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (28 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (27 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-07T22:10:48
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (27 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (26 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-05T22:56:36
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (26 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (25 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-05T00:46:11
2021 Spring Sesshin - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (25 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - an encouragement talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (1 Oct 2021) from 2022-01-04T02:00:22
2021 Spring Sesshin - an encouragement talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (1 Oct 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Kathy Shiels (29 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-04T01:20:53
2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Kathy Shiels (29 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Nick Arnold (30 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-04T01:18:52
2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Nick Arnold (30 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Phil McNamara (28 Sep 2021) from 2022-01-04T01:15:36
2021 Spring Sesshin - An encouragement talk by Phil McNamara (28 Sep 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Every Day is a Good Day, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (23 Oct 2021) from 2021-11-16T21:10:54
Every Day is a Good Day, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (23 Oct 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Desire and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (9 Sept 2021) from 2021-09-16T21:49:21
Desire and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (9 Sept 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Greed and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (12 August 2021) from 2021-08-19T00:25:55
Greed and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (12 August 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Zen and the passion to create, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (8 July 2021) from 2021-07-15T09:30:53
Zen and the passion to create, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (8 July 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Blue Cliff Record, Case 86: Yunmen's bright light, a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (19 June 2021) from 2021-06-23T12:34:29
Blue Cliff Record, Case 86: Yunmen's bright light, a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (19 June 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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The Passions and the Zen Way: Sense of Wonder, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (10 June 2021) from 2021-06-23T12:15:38
The Passions and the Zen Way: Sense of Wonder, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (10 June 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Jealousy and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6 May 2021) from 2021-05-29T21:37:15
Jealousy and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6 May 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Nature in Dogen's Philosophy and Teaching - A talk by Lizzie Finn (8 April 2021) from 2021-04-25T01:20:12
Nature in Dogen's Philosophy and Teaching - A talk by Lizzie Finn (8 April 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Love, Lust and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (4 March 2021) from 2021-03-07T07:28:08
Love, Lust and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (4 March 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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A teisho by Mari Rhydwen Roshi (24 January 2021) from 2021-03-02T15:26:58
A teisho given by Mari Rhydwen Roshi on day 2 of the ZGWA's on-line summer sesshin, 2021.
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What Are We Doing Here? a teisho by Mari Rhydwen Roshi (24 January 2021) from 2021-03-02T14:26:58
A teisho given by Mari Rhydwen Roshi on day 2 of the ZGWA's on-line summer sesshin, 2021.
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Asan and the Sound of One Hand, a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (23 January 2021) from 2021-02-28T15:49:04
Day 1 of summer sesshin
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Pride and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (11 February 2021) from 2021-02-28T14:40:06
Pride and the Zen Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (11 February 2021) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Envy and the Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (3 Dec 2020) from 2020-12-15T13:12:36
Envy and the Way, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (3 Dec 2020) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Buddha's enlightenment, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (5 Dec 2020) from 2020-12-15T12:50:52
Buddha's enlightenment, a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (5 Dec 2020) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Who benefits from your generosity? A talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (31 Oct 2020) from 2020-11-24T01:06:32
Who benefits from your generosity? A talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (31 Oct 2020) by The Zen Group of Western Australia
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Meeting the ancient mirror: there is no person without a world, by Ross Bolleter Roshi (26 Sep 2020) from 2020-10-11T13:04:47
Teisho given on 26 September 2020, during the ZGWA's online mini-sesshin.
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Fear And Zen - a dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (1 Oct 2020) from 2020-10-07T22:47:20
Fear And Zen - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi, given to the Zen Group of Western Australia on 1 Oct 2020 at St Paul's Community Hall, Beaconsfield, Western Australia
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Our life in the practice: the practice in our life - by Ross Bolleter Roshi (3 Sep 2020) from 2020-10-07T22:11
Dharma talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi on 3 September 2020
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A Drop in the Ocean - A talk by Lizzie Finn (16 July 2020) from 2020-10-05T08:05:30
A talk given by Sangha member Lizzie Finn and introduced by Mari Rhydwen Roshi on Zoom digital dojo, 16th July 2020.
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The Dharma of Just This - A Dharma Talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6th August 2020) from 2020-10-01T15:33:17
A dharma talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at St. Paul's on the 6th of August 2020. This was the first in-person ZGWA group sitting after the COVID-19 lockdown in WA.
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Blue Cliff Record Case 87, Yunmen's Medicine and Sickness - A Teisho by Arthur Wells (11th Apr 2020) from 2020-04-21T02:36:07
A teisho given by Arthur Wells from the Christchurch Diamond Sangha Zen group in April 2020.
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Frog Dharma - A talk by Paul Doughty (7 November 2019) from 2020-02-19T10:17:45
A Talk given by sangha member Paul Doughty at St. Paul's in Beaconsfield on the 7th of November 2019.
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The Zen Group of Western Australia; who are we, where did we come from and what are we doing here? from 2020-02-16T00:00
A talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at St. Paul's on the 6th of February 2020.
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Book of Serenity Case 49 'Dongshan holds a Memorial Service' - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi from 2020-02-09T11:53:25
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi during Summer Sesshin at A Place to Just Be, East Fremantle, 26th of January 2020.
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Extinction Rebellion and the Dharma - A talk by Gerard Mazza (5 December 2019) from 2020-02-02T01:40:20
A talk on extinction rebellion, climate change and the dharma. Given by Gerard Mazza on the 5th of December 2019 at St. Paul's Beaconsfield WA.
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Book of Serenity Case 73 'Sozan's Filial Fulfillment' - Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (2nd Oct 2019) from 2019-12-29T00:00:03
A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi given at Spring Sesshin 2019 Balingup, WA.
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Kahawai Koans 'Mrs Daigwos Awakning' - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (30th September 2019) from 2019-12-14T13:30:56
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at Spring Sesshin 2019 in Ballingup, WA.
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The Iron Flute case 36 'Where to meet after death' - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (4th Oct 2019) from 2019-12-14T13:25:42
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi during Spring Sesshin 2019 in Ballingup, WA.
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Dogen Zenji: Thirteenth Daughter's Dharma - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (20th July 2019) from 2019-09-08T00:00:06
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi during Zazenkai at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Beaconsfield WA.
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Book of Serenity Case 32: Yangshan's Mind and Environment - by Ross Bolleter Roshi (15th June 2019) from 2019-09-01T00:00:05
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at Zazenkai at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Perth, WA.
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Dongshan's Cold & Heat - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (16 February 2019) from 2019-04-23T00:00:04
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi during a Zazenkai in February 2019.
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Dongshan "Only For Your Benefit" - A Teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (26 September 2018) from 2018-10-30T19:03
A Teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi on the 26th of September 2018 during the Ballingup seven-day sesshin.
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The Zen Way and Care for the Environment - A Dharma Talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6 September 2018) from 2018-10-08T02:00:09
A Dharma Talk given by Ross at St Paul's dojo in September.
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Unlearning - A talk by Britta Biedermann (2 August 2018) from 2018-10-03T09:33:27
A talk given by sangha member Britta Biedermann on 2 August 2018 at St Paul's, Beaconsfield.
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'I vow with all beings to recall my original purpose' - A talk by Phil McNamara (1 March, 2018) from 2018-08-20T10:45:52
A talk given by sangha member Phil McNamara on 1 March, 2018 at St Paul's, Beaconsfield.
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'Wumenguan Case 35: Jian and her Soul Divided' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (7 July 2018) from 2018-07-22T07:02:53
A teisho given during zazenkai at St Paul's dojo, Beaconsfield.
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'My life in the Dharma: the Dharma in my life' - a talk by Sangha-member Brigid Lowry (7 June, 2018) from 2018-07-14T09:59:51
A talk given by Sangha member, Brigid Lowry, at the ZGWA's St Paul's dojo.
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'The Midwinter Way - Valuing the Simple' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (5 July, 2018) from 2018-07-13T03:42:40
A Dharma talk given at St Paul's dojo on a cold night in July.
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'Sangha Relations Become Complete' - a talk by Nick Arnold (5 April 2018) from 2018-04-25T08:53:33
A talk given by Sangha-member Nick Arnold at St Paul's dojo, Beaconsfield.
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'What is love?' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (24 February 2018) from 2018-03-04T07:04:47
A Dharma talk shared at the ZGWA's Zazenkai at St Paul's Dojo.
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'Buddha’s Enlightenment and how we live it in daily life' - by Ross Bolleter Roshi (7 December 2017) from 2017-12-20T03:19:59
A Dharma talk given at St Paul's dojo to celebrate Buddha's Enlightenment Day.
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'The Wonder of the Way: Hongzhi Zhengjue' - a talk by Kathy Shiels (2 November 2017) from 2017-12-07T03:52:56
A talk given at St Paul's Dojo by Sangha-member Kathy Shiels on the practice of Silent Illumination.
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'Clouds of Blossoms' - a talk by Sangha-member Gerard Mazza (5 October 2017) from 2017-10-21T01:43:03
A talk delivered at St Paul's dojo, Beaconsfield.
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'What does it mean?' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (19 August 2017) from 2017-09-14T01:57:24
A teisho on Arthur Wells' koan, 'What does it mean?'. Delivered during Zazenkai at St Paul's in August, 2017.
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'Heart-Mind and the practice of the Zen Way' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi from 2017-09-11T03:00:07
A Dharma-talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi on the 7th of September, 2017, at St Paul's, Beaconsfield.
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'Rainer Maria Rilke's 'Our Inner Seasons'' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (1 July 2017) from 2017-08-06T00:42:33
A teisho delivered during Zazenkai on a very rainy day.
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'What is your life koan?' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6 July 2017) from 2017-07-29T11:53:35
An exploration of the central dilemmas in our lives. A Dharma talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at St Paul's dojo, Beaconsfield.
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'The Time of your Life: exploring the theme of time in Zen' - Part 2 by Ross Bolleter (1 June 2017) from 2017-06-15T01:33:06
A talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at St Paul's Anglican Church Hall, Beaconsfield. Part two of two.
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'The Time of your Life: exploring the theme of time in Zen' - Part 1 by Ross Bolleter (4 May 2017) from 2017-05-29T03:18:09
A Dharma talk given by Ross Bolleter Roshi at St Paul's in Beaconsfield.
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'Compassion' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (28 January 2017) from 2017-05-16T00:29:55
A teisho on 'Compassion', a dialogue from Robert Aitken's collection 'Zen Master Raven'. Delivered by Ross Bolleter Roshi on the final night of the ZGWA's Spring Sesshin, 2017, in Mount Lawley, WA.
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'The Record of Dongshan: fascicle 30' - a teisho by Glenn Wallis Roshi (27 January 2017) from 2017-05-09T03:20:13
A teisho given at the ZGWA's 2017 summer sesshin in Mount Lawley.
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'Who are you?' - A teisho by Mari Rhydwen Roshi (26 January 2017) from 2017-05-01T07:13:54
A teisho delivered during the ZGWA's 2017 Summer Sesshin at Mount Lawley.
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'Zen and Art' - a talk by Sangha-member Herman Isaac (6 April 2017) from 2017-04-07T00:03:49
A talk delivered at St Paul's dojo in Beaconsfield.
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'The Great Way is not difficult...' - A Dharma talk by Mari Rhydwen Roshi (11 March 2017) from 2017-04-02T00:05:16
A Dharma talk given by Mari Rhydwen Roshi during the ZGWA's March Zazenkai at St Paul's in Beaconsfield.
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'Cuba: Embodiment of the first Paramita' - A talk by Trish McAuliffe (1 September 2016) from 2017-03-31T00:54:59
A Thursday night talk delivered at St Paul's by Sangha-member Trish McAuliffe.
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'My Life with Pain and Zen' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Dotsi Burnazova (10 October 2016) from 2017-03-30T07:52:55
A Thursday night talk given at St Paul's dojo.
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'One With the Footy: Part Two' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Phil McNamara (3 September 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:31:41
This talk by Phil McNamara, 'One with the Footy: a personal journey towards Zen through playing Aussie Rules', was delivered at St Paul's dojo. Part 1 can also be found on our Soundcloud/podcast.
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'One With the Footy: Part One' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Phil McNamara (3 September 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:28:27
This talk by Phil McNamara, 'One with the Footy: a personal journey towards Zen through playing Aussie Rules', was delivered at St Paul's dojo. Part 2 can also be found on our Soundcloud/podcast.
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'What To Do?' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Richard Davis (30 June 2016) from 2017-03-30T07:25:50
A Thursday night talk by Sangha-member Richard Davis, delivered at St Paul's in Beaconsfield.
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'Not Sparing the Dharma Assets' - a talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi and Lizzie Finn (4 February 2016) from 2017-03-30T07:22:07
This joint talk, by Ross Bolleter Roshi and Sangha-member Lizzie Finn, was given at St Paul's dojo on the 4th of February, 2016.
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'Not Giving or Taking Drugs' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha member Brigid Lowry (6 August 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:16:06
This is part two of a two-part joint talk, delivered by Brigid Lowry in collaboration with Ross Bolleter Roshi. Part one is also available on our Soundcloud/podcast.
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'Not Giving or Taking Drugs' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (6 August 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:14:16
This is part one of a two-part joint-talk, given with Sangha-member Brigid Lowry at St Paul's. Part Two is also available on our Soundcloud/poddcast.
This talk is part of a series of talks...
'Buddha's Enlightenment' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (3 December 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:10:23
A Thursday night Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi, delivered at St Paul's in Beaconsfield.
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'Tony Coote's Kokoda Koan' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (30 May 2015) from 2017-03-30T07:06:02
A teisho delivered by Ross Bolleter Roshi during Zazenkai at St Paul's.
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'Lingzhao's Shining Grasses' - A teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (24 January 2015) from 2017-03-30T01:07:11
A teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi during the ZGWA's 2015 Summer Sesshin in Applecross.
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'The Oak Tree in the Courtyard' - A teisho by Mari Rhydwen Roshi (4 October 2014) from 2017-03-30T01:00:15
A teisho given by Mari Rhydwen Roshi on the occasion of her Transmission, during the ZGWA's 2014 Spring Sesshin in Balingup.
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'Pai-Chang's Sitting Alone on Ta Hsiung Peak' - A teisho by Glenn Wallis Roshi (1 October 2014) from 2017-03-30T00:58:28
A teisho given by guest-teacher Glenn Wallis Roshi during the ZGWA's 2014 Spring Sesshin in Balingup.
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'Hsiang-yen: Up a tree' - A teisho by Arthur Wells Roshi (30 September 2014) from 2017-03-30T00:56:05
A teisho given by guest-teacher Arthur Wells Roshi during the ZGWA's 2014 Spring Sesshin in Balingup.
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'Who is hearing?' - A teisho by Glenn Wallis Roshi (28 September 2014) from 2017-03-30T00:53:17
A teisho given by guest-teacher Glenn Wallis Roshi during the ZGWA's 2014 Spring Sesshin in Balingup.
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'Meeting D?gen’s Words on the Way' - A talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Kathy Shiels (2 June 2016) from 2017-03-29T06:38:37
A Thursday night talk delivered at St Paul's on the 2nd of June, 2016.
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'Not Indulging In Anger' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (3 March 2016) from 2017-03-29T04:47:12
A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi, given in March, 2016, at St Paul's, Beaconsfield. This talk is part of a series on the Ten Grave Precepts.
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'How to Catch a Fish' - a teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (10 December 2016) from 2017-03-29T04:28:55
A teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi on Phil McNamara's 'How to Catch a Fish'.
'How to Catch a Fish' is taken from Ross Bolleter's forthcoming collection of Western koans, 'Crows Fly Backwards'...
'Nyungar Sprituality and Zen' - a talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Michael Wright (3 November 2016) from 2017-03-26T06:51:05
A talk given by Sangha-member Michael Wright at the ZGWA's dojo in Beaconsfield on the 3rd of November, 2016.
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'Zen, Cats, and Me' - a talk by ZGWA Sangha-member Nick Arnold (1 December 2016) from 2017-03-26T05:03:24
A talk given by Sangha-member Nick Arnold at the ZGWA's dojo in Beaconsfield on the 1st of December, 2016.
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'True Contemporaries' - A teisho by Ross Bolleter Roshi (28 May 2016) from 2017-03-26T03:49:18
A teisho given by Ross Bolleter Roshi on the 28th of May, 2016 during zazenkai at St Paul's.
'True Contemporaries' is a koan taken from Ross Bolleter Roshi's forthcoming collection of West...
'Buddha's Enlightenment: Murmuring Warmth' - A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi (8 December 2016) from 2017-03-26T03:41:23
A Dharma talk by Ross Bolleter Roshi, delivered in the ZGWA dojo in Beaconsfield on 8 December, 2016, in celebration of Bodhi Day.
Copyright Ross Bolleter Roshi.