A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks

About A. Jesse Jiryu Davis's dharma talks

Talks on Zen from a senior student at the Village Zendo. Frequent delusion and swearing.

Publisher

A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Apr 2015

Latest episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Huineng Didn't Win the Poetry Contest

   According to legend, Zen's Sixth Ancestor was chosen in a poetry contest. Here are the facts behind the legend, and the role of ambition in practice.

2. 

   21 Jun 2026

   Keep the Dharma Wheel Rolling

   A dharma talk I gave during the New Palz Zen Center's June retreat, a few days before our sangha member Monshin gave her first talk. I was just back from a trip to Nepal and India, and I described how the rituals, symbols, and language we use today go back at least 5000 years in India and Europe. We have a duty today to preserve our ancestors' tradition and to innovate, even though someday Buddhism will be forgotten and the whole universe destroyed.

3. 

   13 May 2026

   The Kid Is Not My Son

   My father's dishonesty was frustrating and disappointing to many people, but I think he got the worst of it. Here's a dharma talk I gave to New Paltz Zen Center and Village Zendo on May 10, 2026. https://emptysqua.re/blog/the-kid-is-not-my-son/

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