Dharma Talks

Debra Seido Martin is Zen West's Guiding Teacher. She was transmitted in 2009 by Kyogen Carlson, late Abbott of Dharma Rain Zen Center. Seido is an organic farmer and psychotherapist devoted to the wild and giving space of practice and grace of the land. She carries forward her teacher’s directive to “ordain into your life.”

Boddhisattva Precept Class: Jukai

In this final precept class, Seido and Senkei facilitate a conversation looking into experiences participants had when first receiving...

Mar 15, 2022

Zen Essentials: On Chanting

Seido talks about the importance of chanting in the Zen tradition. She demonstrates the practice of humming and “toning” to help those...

Mar 15, 2022

Bodhisattva Activity: Vimilakirti on Embrace of the World’s Suffering

In this talk, Seido uses the teachings of Vimilakirti to suggest how we might bear witness to the war in Ukraine and all suffering in the...

Mar 11, 2022

Bodhisattva Precept Class: Three Pure Precepts

Senior Zen West students Seiryu and Jukan talk about the Three Pure Precepts – to cease from harm, do good and do good for others. They...

Mar 9, 2022

Way of All Buddhas Sesshin Talks

Talks from a joint sangha retreat with the theme of the Bodhisattva Precepts and their relationship to zazen. Dharma talks given by...

Mar 9, 2022

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