Zen Center of Los Angeles Podcast

Seeing Life as a Dream: Nansen and the Peonies | Senshin Griffith

What if the way we see the world is closer to a dream than we think? In this dharma talk, Head Teacher Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith takes up Nansen and the Peonies,

Every Day is a Good Day - Bill Tetsui Press - 6/4/26

We can all agree that life seems to be a mixed bag. There are blessings and there are unfortunate occurrences. There are days where everything feels like your good merit

Two Arrows Intimately Meeting - Taizan Maezumi Roshi - 9/25/93

Here's a teisho (Dharma talk) from our archives by founding Abbot Maezumi Roshi. The recording was made in 1993 as Maezumi Roshi was about to depart for a teaching t

Zazen is Not Meditation - Sensei Tom Dharma-Joy Reichert - 6/14/26

"Here there is aim, but no target. So we just sit in the midst of this contradiction."  In this Dharma talk, delivered during our Sunday program, Sensei Dharma-Joy illum

Interview with Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran

Today we're inaugurating a new podcast series we're calling LA Zen: a series of conversations with Buddhist practitioners investigating the question(s) of how t

A Seamless Tomb — Rev. Jitsujo Gauthier — 3/22/26

From the Blue Cliff Record, Case 18: "The Seamless Tomb" This talk by Dharma Teacher Jitsujo Gauthier took place on March 22, 2026 at ZCLA where she led those present in

The Sound of the Bell — Sensei George Mukei Horner — 2/21/26

From the Wumen Kuan, the Gateless Gate koan collection, Case 16: "The Sound of the Bell and Five Paneled Robe." Sensei Mukei offered this talk during our Beginner's

Four Kinds of Horses - Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith - 02/8/26

This dharma talk given at ZCLA, explores the Buddhist teaching of the four kinds of horses, mirroring four types of learners. Sensei Senshin begins by exploring Case 65 f

Bodhi Day Talk - Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld - 12/8/25

Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld Bodhi Day Talk - Rohatsu Sesshin 2025 Recorded 12/8/25 at ZCLA Support the show These talks are offered freely. If you feel moved to make a d

You Have Misspoken - Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld - 2/7/25

Sensei Darla Myoho Fjeld Case 39 of the Mumonkan: "You Have Misspoken" Recorded 2/7/25 at ZCLA Support the show These talks are offered freely. If you feel moved to m

Mountains and Waters - Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith - 7/23/25

Sensei Katherine Senshin Griffith Mountains and Waters Sutra Recorded 7/23/25 at ZCLA Support the show These talks are offered freely. If you feel moved to make a don

Tozan Offers To The Essence - Bill Earth-Mirror Corcoran - 7/27/25

Dharma Holder Earth Mirror Book of Equanimity Case 49 Tozan Offers To The Essence Recorded 7/25/25 at ZCLA Support the show These talks are offered freely. If you fe