Living Zen is a project of Tenryu Jokai Blackwell offering regular dharma talks via podcast, writings and news of upcoming events.
Dharma Talk Podcasts
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Awareness is the Root Experience of All
The Blue Cliff Record, Case 40, from Insight Community of the Desert’s Tuesday Meditation As Refuge class.
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As You Are. Here. Now.
Case 1 of the Gateless Gate: “Ordinary Mind is the Way” from Insight Community of the Desert’s Tuesday Meditation As Refuge class.
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The Essential Practice of Just Sitting
Case 1 from the Book of Equanimity “The World Honored One Ascends the Platform” from the May 2025 sesshin at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center
Upcoming Events
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Dharma Conversations
First Tuesday of Every Month
How are things working out (and not working out) with our Dharma practice? Let’s talk about it! Dharma Conversations is held on the first Tuesday of each month. We begin with a short meditation, after which the meeting will be opened to all for discussion. Questions about the Dharma and our meditation practice may be submitted ahead of time, or addressed as they come up in the meeting.
This is an opportunity to share our unique experience and the questions that naturally arise from navigating the often difficult and subtle Dharma path. Suitable both for beginners and those with more experience, this class is an opportunity to learn from a Dharma Teacher with more than 25 years of experience, in an informal and supportive setting.
Registration
Please see Long Beach Meditation’s event page to register.
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ICD Sunday Meditation & Dharma Talk
This Sunday Meditation and Dharma Talk will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon **In-Person at the Mizell Center** and simultaneously live *Online via Zoom*. Everyone is welcome.
There will be time for meditation, a dharma (teaching) talk by one of our regular or guest teachers, and time for your comments and questions.
For more information, visit ICD’s website.
To join by Zoom, click the Zoom Link.
To join in person:
Mizell Center
480 S. Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262 -
An Evening of Zen
Join us for an evening of Zen meditation. We will alternate periods of zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation). Jokai Roshi will offer an opportunity for one-on-one private interview, followed by a dharma talk. Our meeting will be conducted in essential silence with guidance offered at the beginning.
A one-on-one interview is a private meeting with a teacher to discuss your meditation practice and ask any questions you might have. Interviews are optional for newcomers and encouraged for regular practitioners.
This meeting is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators. Attendance is particularly encouraged for those wishing to deepen their realization of Zen. This evening retreat is offered quarterly.
Schedule
6:00PM – Welcome and Introductions
6:05PM – Zazen, Seated Meditation
6:35PM – Walking Meditation
6:40PM – Zazen, Seated Meditation
7:10PM – Walking Meditation
PLEASE NOTE: One-on-one interviews take place in a private break-out room during the sitting and walking meditation. Interviews are optional.
7:15PM – Dharma Talk with questions and comments
8:00PM – ClosingRegistration and Payment
The class is being offered for $30. For LBM Sustaining Members, we are offering the course at a discounted rate of $20.
Please see Long Beach Meditation’s event page to register.
Additional 2026 Dates
September 22nd