Free Samples

Welcome to the Free Sample Section of Zen Eye!

We’ve selected 3 great talks for you to experience. Filmed live here in the Zendo at Kanzeon Zen Center, these talks will introduce you to 3 of the most influential Zen teachers in America and their unique and moving views on the nature of mind, spirit, and the human condition.

Please enjoy these amazing videos with our compliments and experience the state of the art in spiritual training and guidance.

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Doen Sensei - The Art of Waking Up 1 - Zen and Relationship

Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 63 min

In this talk, Doen Sensei radically challenges accepted religious ideas of Buddha, Buddhism and (so-called) traditional Zen. He presents a vision of practice as a radical departure from cultural and conservative conventions. His love of the dharma, combined with his sometimes hilarious insights into our patterns, tendencies and preconceived notions, will really make you think about the nature of your own practice.

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Downloads: Video (188 MB) | iPod (106 MB) | Audio (43 MB) | Audio (7 MB)

Genpo Roshi - You: The Immediate Buddha

Sunday, July 1st 2007 - 54 min

There's no Zen Master in America like Genpo Roshi and this talk is a great example of whywe say so. Whether you are an old timer or brand new to Zen, Genpo Roshi makes it alive and "immediate", and you can hear it in the spontaneous responses of the people in the audience. Our Buddha nature is simply always present and he brings it out for all to see and feel in this lively interactive exchange in a Sunday morning Western Zen talk, open to all.

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Downloads: Video (160 MB) | iPod (96 MB) | Audio (37 MB) | Audio (6 MB)

Musho Sensei - Intimacy in Relative & Absolute

Thursday, June 7th 2007 - 63 min

Musho Sensei draws on Sekito Kisen's Identity of Relative & Absolute and Maezumi Roshi's writings on the same subject. She looks at how our longing for intimacy, and our ideas of the meaning of the word, make it hard for us to understand and embody the true activity of intimacy. In this talk, Diane, with her tremendous heart and a great sense of humor, teaches us about trust, honesty, openness, really being there, and being willing to experience the deep truth in our relationships.

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Downloads: Video (184 MB) | iPod (108 MB) | Audio (36 MB) | Audio (14 MB)