Ordinary Mind Zen School
Ordinary Mind Zen School
The Ordinary Mind Zen School Sydney podcast consists of Dharma talks given by Geoff Dawson.
Episodes
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Nov 5, 2025 • 22min
Sesshin Day 2: The Play of Opposites
A talk on balancing seriousness and play in Zen practice. Stories of spontaneous joyful encounters and how formal practice can feel playful inside. Reflections on tempering empathic seriousness, cutting through spiritual status, and combining discipline with spontaneity. Thoughts on fear, anger, lightness, death, and small everyday chances to connect and lighten up.
Nov 5, 2025 • 26min
Sesshin Day 1: Zen and the Transformation of Character
Sesshin Day 1: Zen and the Transformation of Character by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 22, 2025 • 10min
An Enlightened Person Falls Down a Well
An Enlightened Person Falls Down a Well by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 21, 2025 • 26min
Sesshin Day 5: Transitions
Sesshin Day 5: Transitions by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 21, 2025 • 23min
Sesshin Day 4: The Intimacy of Eating
Sesshin Day 4: The Intimacy of Eating by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 15, 2025 • 21min
Sesshin Day 3: Confessions of a Foolish Mind
Sesshin Day 3: Confessions of a Foolish Mind by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 15, 2025 • 23min
Sesshin Day 2: Let Go of Everything!
Sesshin Day 2: Let Go of Everything! by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 14, 2025 • 25min
Sesshin Day 1: Ancestry and Gratitude
Sesshin Day 1: Ancestry and Gratitude by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 8, 2025 • 9min
True Words
True Words by Ordinary Mind Zen School
Oct 8, 2025 • 8min
The process of forming right intention
The process of forming right intention by Ordinary Mind Zen School
