Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers & Practitioners

Spoon Buddha: Excerpt from A2Z Kindness Retreat with Rev. Liên Shutt

Excerpt from first talk of Access to Zen (A2Z) Kindness Retreat. How ancestors have shared their kindness with us so that we may know our aliveness in this very moment!

Kindness of the Ancestors Meditation with Rev. Liên

Rev's in retreat all of September so we're flipping our usual format: Enjoy this 30 minute meditation and come back for an excerpt from the Dharma Talk which go

sitting with arrows: the Dharma of Loneliness and the Sallatha sutta with Rev. Syd Yang

An insightful talk from Guest Teacher, Rev. Syd Yang, at A2Z Meditation Group, 7-20-26. A jump-off, in some ways, from Rev. Syd' interview of Rev. Liên earlier in Ju

Special Feature! The Dharma of Loneliness Podcast with host Rev. Syd Yang! "If Loneliness is a Best Friend, Then What?" with guest Rev. Liên Shutt!

This month, we are doing a special feature of a wonderful new podcast hosted by our friend Rev. Syd Yang: The Dharma of Loneliness podcast!  Rev. Syd sits down with Rev.

Onward Commitment & Support to Enacting Our Values with Rev. Liên Shutt

Rev. Liên Shutt shares how precepts can be apply in daily life. See the full session's video (with practice & audience participation) at: https://youtu.be/FKUagZ27u

Rahil Rojiani and Practicing in Our Stretch Zones with the 5th Precept of Non-Intoxication

In this mindful dharma talk, Rahil invites us all to feel into our bodies and stay with our experience as we contemplate the 5th Precept: Non-intoxication or Clear Heart-

Speaking Truths Through the Eightfold Path with bruni dávila

bruni dâvila talks about the fourth precept, not lying/honoring truths. What does that look like in practice? bruni gives some examples for the times we are living in tog

How to be safe with sexuality and not hurt with Rev. Willie Mukei Smith

Rev. Willie discusses the 3rd Precept, not misusing sexuality, and frames it as how to be safe and not hurt with sexuality. After his talk, there is a discussion with Rev

Precept of Not Stealing/Promoting Space-Equity with Rev. Dana Takagi

In week 2 of Precepts for Skillful Engagement: Cultivating loving interactions in turbulent times (BIPOC Teachers, Series 1), Dana talks about the importance of deeper an

Precepts for Skillful Engagement in Turbulent Times: 3 Ways to Practice Precepts & P1/Non-Harming with Rev Liên Shutt

First of 6 parts series from AccessToZen.org. For the video of this talk (& Deep Listening prompts & participants' comments, see link at end of show notes). Week 1

Season 4 Compilation of Interviews: Asian American & Asian Diaspora Buddhists Helping Define Buddhism Today!

Opening Dharma Access podcast, season 4 compilation of highlights of all our fantastic guests this past season. We hope you enjoy! Guests in order of appearance: Rev. syd

Season 4 Wrap-Up: Can "What is AA & AD Buddhism" Be Answered? with Rev. Liên Shutt & Rev. Dana Takagi

Rev. Liên & Rev. Dana tries -- & about what it might be our future, too! Zen Fools! :) The Co-Host reflect on 2 Seasons forwarding Asian American (AA) & Asian Diasporic

Well-Being Chant & Reflection Meditation with Rev. Liên Shutt

As our world continues to tumble, here's a Soto Zen chant for Well-being. Kannon, or Kanzeon, are the Japanese names for the Bodhisattva of Compassion. This chant is

Reverend Joseph Cheah: Lived Experience as the Core of Spiritual Practice

Reverend Joseph Cheah sits down with Dana to discuss his research and writings which push back against dominant understandings of Asian religions that were propagated by

All Our Ancient Twisted Karma w/ Rev. Dana Takagi

This month on Opening Dharma Access, we continue to shift from our regular schedule to focus on the ongoing ICE occupation and state-supported destruction impacting the g

Ideas for Practicing Dharma in the Midst of Fascism w/ Rev. Dana Takagi

This month on Opening Dharma Access, we continue to shift from our regular schedule to focus on the ongoing ICE agency violence. Rev. Dana Takagi speaks about the many wa

5 Ways to Respond to the Cries of the World (aka Activism from Giving) with Rev. Liên Shutt

The 5 Ways of "a superior person's gift" are (as ordered in this talk): right time, respectfully, with a generous heart, without denigration, & out of faith.  Given

Asian American Feminist Buddhist Rage, Trauma, and Self-Love: Reading Excerpt with Sharon Suh (Emergent Dharma)

A reading from Sharon's edited and author of Emergent Dharma (& go get the book!) Sharon A. Suh is Professor of Buddhism and Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship

Being with the Body in the Body: Excerpt Reading with Syd Yang (Emergent Dharma)

Reading an excerpt from their chapter in Emergent Dharma. Enjoy (& go get the book!) Rev. Syd Yang, MDiv (they/them), is a mixed race/Taiwanese American queer trans/non-

Asian American Feminist Buddhists: Undefined! with Prof. Sharon Suh & Rev. Syd Yang

Join us for this embodied & inclusive-focused discussion! It'll leave you wanting more so go out and get Emergent Dharma: Asian American Feminist Buddhist on Practic