Jul 23, 2026

**Room Echo is Present in this podcast due to the way the talk was recorded. Attempts have been made to reduce the impact on the intelligibility of the teaching.**

This Disciple’s Dharma Talk was given by the Rev. Shokai at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 1, 2026.  In this talk Rev. Shokai discusses how...

May 21, 2026

Feb 12, 2026

This disciple’s dharma talk was given by Rev. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 10, 2025. Rev. Kensei discusses how fear in our lives motivates us and our practice and how we can turn the fear into fearlessness. Rev. Kensei encourages us to face ourself in zazen. 

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Oct 24, 2025

This disciple’s dharma talk was given by Nov. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on September 12, 2025. Nov. Kensei discusses the deep immersion into dharma practice and cultivation of beginner's mind as foundations of abiding peacefully in the bardo of living between birth and death.

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Sep 25, 2025

This disciple’s dharma talk was given by Rev. Shokai, Rev. Kaishin, and Nov. Kensei at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on August 17, 2025. In this talk, Rev. Shokai, Rev. Kaishin, and Nov. Kensei reflect on how their summer practice arose for them this season, and provide wisdom on impermanence, the nature of change,...