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    Gateway Talks

    E P I S O D E   53

    Why do you worship?

    Worship in Zen is not the worship of a god, a self or even a transcendent self, it is the laying down of 'I'.

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    Objects of Meditation

    Aug 3, 2026

    Psychotherapist Jamie Shavdia and Zen Teacher Martin Goodson discuss the basic principles of one-pointedness in sitting meditation and other spiritual practices.

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    Kyogen’s Real Poverty

    May 2, 2026

    There is a barrier that obstructs enlightenment, what will we need to break through it? For Master Kyogen it was just a pebble hitting a bamboo trunk.

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    Troubleshooting Zen Study & Practice

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    What are the Three Refuges and what is the value in chanting them?

    Jan 15, 2026

    Reflections for Rohatsu

    Martin Goodson
    Martin Goodson

    Dec 7, 2025

    What is the true nature of reality that the Buddha discovered on his enlightenment and how can we discover it?

    Working with the Fires | How to transform negative emotions

    Mar 31, 2024

    A practice for transforming the heart

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    E P I S O D E  27

    Daito Kokushi's Admonition

    Nov 24, 2022

    Before his death he gave his admonition to his monk which gives the essence of his teaching and points to just that which is most important for the training of his monks.

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