Zen & Buddhist teachings explained in regular talks shared at Crooked River Zen Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Crooked River meets Thurs evenings at 7pm & Sat mornings at 9:30am @1813 Wilton Rd. - Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. Talks primarily given by CRZC guiding teacher Dean Williams. CRZC is based in the Soto Zen tradition. For more info see our website. (https://www.crookedriverzen.org/home)
Sensei Dean Williams dharma talk working with the opening lines of Shitou's Sandokai, the merging of difference and unity. Dean discusses his interpretation of Full Moon Ceremony Teachings as well as manifesting the "noble body", distinctions between inside (self) and outside (other) dissolves, manifesting the "dharma body" (with a lowercase 'd'), and that there is no fundamental distinction between self and things outside.
This continues the exploration of Shohaku Okumura's Living by Vow - Chapter 7.
Dean also will also be drawing from a companion book, Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai by Shunryu Suzuki. Shared at a Crooked River Zen regular sitting in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dean opens today at the beginning, the dawn, of Sandokai, discussing Non-Duality and Sandokai Dean draws from Shunryu Suzuki’s Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind and Dogen Zenji's teachings, exploring the resolution of opposites—such as light and dark, or midnight and dawn. Suzuki emphasizes that opposites (e.g., nighttime and daytime) are essentially one co-present reality rather than being necessarily isolated states.
This is discussing the section "Zen & Excitement', beginning on pg 118 (depending on edition) of Shunryu Suzuki's classic Zen Text Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen meditation & Practice
Shared at the Crooked River Zen regular sitting in Cleveland, Ohio.
25 Oct 2026
10/22/26- "One Mind, Two Aspects" (Sandokai)
Sensei Dean Williams dharma talk working with the opening lines of Shitou's Sandokai, the merging of difference and unity. Dean discusses the origins conveyed in the Sandokai, the text Treatise on the Awakening of Mahayana Faith (also known simply as The Awakening of Faith). Origins of The Awakening of Faith is predominantly Chinese in nature and considered a Chinese text. An important part of Dean's discussion today is Dogen's Critique of "Mind" and "Ordinary Mind", and Dogen's warning about misconceptions around Mind.
This continues the exploration of Shohaku Okumura's Living by Vow - Chapter 7.
Dean also will also be drawing from a companion book, Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai by Shunryu Suzuki. Shared at a Crooked River Zen regular sitting in Cleveland, Ohio.
Contact Crooked River Zen Dharma Talks
Guest appearances
Does not typically book guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Crooked River Zen Dharma Talks?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
