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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A Morning of Practice
Please join us as we practice together in community and take a few hours to experience the gift of quiet practice. With our busy lives and the stress of each day, we sometimes let our practice slip away, yet it is so important to maintain, especially right now.
Our morning will be an opportunity to let go and get back to cultivating present-time awareness, and rest in being. There will be sitting and walking meditation, dharma, and conversation. Suitable for everyone.
Reg Fee: $45 covers the cost of the day and support to ICD. Sliding scale–No one is turned away for lack of funds.
For more information, visit ICD’s event page.
To join:
Mizell Center
480 S. Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262 -
LBM Sunday Dharma
On Sunday afternoons Long Beach Meditation offers meditation practice and a Dharma Talk. This class invites participants to find support, guidance, and the energy to do the challenging work of awakening. After a welcoming introduction, the bell is rung to begin our 30-minute meditation. There is a short break to stretch our legs, use the restroom, have a cup of tea, and chat with others. Returning to our seats, the remaining time allows for a Dharma Talk followed by discussion and questions and answers.
We conclude with a Dedication of Merit and Metta Chant for those who wish to join:
We dedicate the merits of our practice to everyone gathered here,
to our families, our community, and to all beings throughout the Dharma worlds.
May the light of wisdom dispel darkness and awaken compassion.
Let all karma be released, and the natural mind bloom in eternal spring.
May we see clearly into the nature of reality and live each moment with awareness.
Let us awaken together and walk the Way with love and humility.May all beings be happy and safe from harm.
May all beings be healthy in body and in mind.
May all beings be peaceful and free from suffering.This class is suitable for all levels of experience and is held both in person and online. All are welcome and no one is turned away for lack of funds.
- Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/9014566014
- Password: 042020
- Meeting ID: 901 456 6014
- Dial in on your phone (Voice only) +1 669 900 9128
- One tap mobile +16699009128,,9014566014#
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT LBM PROGRAMS, CLICK HERE.
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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.