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The Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

The Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

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 The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is a Western Zen Buddhist lineage established by the late John Daido Loori Roshi and dedicated to sharing the dharma as it has been passed down, generation to generation, since the time of Shakyamuni Buddha. Zen Mountain Monastery, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order, is one of the West’s most respected Zen Buddhist monasteries and training centers. Nestled in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains, the Monastery draws its strength from the ancient tradition of Buddhist monasticism. Since 1980, the Monastery has offered spiritual practitioners traditional and innovative ways to engage the dharma through a wide range of retreats and residential programs that unfold within the context of authentic, full-time Zen monastic training. The Zen Center of New York City: Fire Lotus Temple is the city branch of Zen Mountain Monastery. Supporting home practitioners in the metropolitan area, ZCNYC offers varied practice opportunities within the Eight Gates training matrix.© 2026 Zen Mountain Monastery Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • Practicing the Path: Right Effort

    Practicing the Path: Right Effort
    Jan 18 2026

    Bear Gokan Bonebakker, Osho Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt Tremper, New York, Sunday 01/18/2026 In a series of talks on the Eightfold Path, Gokan Osho looks at effort, one of the core concentration factors of the path. Early on in our lives we mostly overreach, becoming competitive or extremely self-critical, and sometimes give up all together. […]

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    35 mins
  • Coming Together – Falling Apart

    Coming Together – Falling Apart
    Feb 8 2026
    Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei Zen Center of New York City, Fire Lotus Temple, Brooklyn, Sunday 02/08/2026 Coming together, falling apart, are these the same? Different? Practice can show us the freedom of mind responding according to circumstance. In this talk, Hojin Sensei reflects on the koan from the Hidden Lamp, Chiyono’s No Water, No Moon, […]
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    46 mins
  • Missing It, Seeing It

    Missing It, Seeing It
    Jan 31 2026
    Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt Tremper, New York, Sunday 01/11/2026 From Master Wu-Men’s Gateless Gate, Case 39: Yun-men Says You Missed It Three core aspects of Zen practice are morality, calming the mind, and insight into the nature of reality. Without this third element, wisdom-insight, Zen isn’t truly a liberating practice. Shugen […]
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    42 mins
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