Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

About Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers. To learn more about our community, explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit http://mountainrainzen.org.

Publisher

Mountain Rain Zen Community

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2023

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

289 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   Practice Period - Stability and Knowledge

   Shinmon Michael Newton suggests that unknowing or not knowing have always been part of the human condition. Practicing with "I don't know" can strengthen attention, deepen humility and cultivate compassion. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of recorded ...

2. 

   18 Oct 2026

   Practice Period Opening Weekend 3/3

   Anchoring in the Koans of Knowing and Not Knowing, Myoshin Kate McCandless asks that we open to curiosity and not cling to our fixed views of each other. All we know is always partial, subject to change, and provisional. _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide community. If you find value in these teachings, please consider supporting our work at mountainrainzen.org/donate. A full archive of re...

3. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Practice Period Opening Weekend 2/3

   Unmon Jacob Butula, shuso for the Practice Period, offers a Way-Seeking Mind Talk - a traditional talk in Zen Buddhism where a practitioner reflects on their personal life story and the causes and conditions that brought them to Zen practice. “We don’t know what we don’t know. It is important to create the capacity for the changes that inevitably come.” _____________________________________________________________ These talks are made possible thanks to donations from our worldwide co...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

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