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Talks & Recordings 

Welcome to the Talks and Recordings page. Here you’ll find the audio resources from Daishin and Jisho, including Dharma talks, teachings, and recorded conversations on Soto Zen practice and daily life. Listen at home, on the cushion, or on the go.

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Talks & Recordings by Daishin

Dharma talks and recorded conversations with Daishin, covering Zen practice, Buddhist teachings, and how to bring them into everyday life.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga and the Bhagavad Gita

How to integrate spiritual practice into a trauma informed yoga practice.

Intro to Sutra on Mindful Breathing

An overview of the connection between a foundational guided meditation on mindful breathing

June 9, 2022

What is Shikantaza

One way to practice shikantaza is to consider what the ends are. Here Daishin talks about the goal

March 3, 2022

How Zen Buddhism can help you to Break Free from the Hamster Wheel of Life

Daishin McCabe discusses his path from Catholicism to Zen, karma, and balancing life.

October 4, 2024
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Talks & Recordings by Jisho

Dharma talks and recordings from Jisho, offering her perspective on practice, study, and living the Way in ordinary moments.

Living Buddhist Practice in Social Change

Sara Jisho Siebert explores how sitting with our own suffering opens us to others.

April 25, 2024

Shao Shan Temple Heart Sutra - Talk #4

Jisho Siebert, teacher at Zen Fields in Ames, Iowa offered the first guest-teacher dharma talk

July 21, 2026

The Five Hindrances to Practice

In this dharma talk, Jisho Siebert explores the Buddha's five hindrances.

September 30, 2026
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Zen Fields YouTube Channel

More talks, interviews, and teachings are available on the Zen Fields YouTube channel. Browse by category the latest uploads below, or visit the channel to subscribe.

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