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Free Talks
Meditation Instruction
  Five audio recordings
Recent Sunday Talks
A selection of recent Sunday talks. Some talks are available for purchase on high quality CD. These are indicated by a blue disk to the left of the talk. Click on the disk to begin your purchase.
  S129. Embracing Beliefs
Randy Pottebaum, student Talk
55 min.  8/29/10
  S128. Nothing to be Done
Steve Matuszak, student Talk
50 min.  8/22/10
  G151. Buddhist Economics
Marjorie Kelly, guest
54 min.  8/15/10
  N129. Here & Now is not What it Seems, Nor is it Otherwise
Norm Randolph, Dharma teacher
46 min.  8/8/10
  B45. Not to Mention
Bev Forsman, teacher
46 min.  8/1/10
  1510. The Point of the Spiritual Life
Steve Hagen, Dharma teacher
42 min.  7/25/10
  N128. Speaking About Buddha's Teaching in Public
Norm Randolph, Dharma teacher
43 min.  7/18/10

Talks for Members & Audio Subscribers
These talks are available with a password to members or to those with an Audio Subscription ($50/year). For more information on membership or audio subscription, click here.

Teishos by Steve Hagen    

Commentaries on the Blue Cliff Record, One Bright Pearl, and more.

Dharma Talks by Steve Hagen

New and archived.

Dharma Talks by Norm Randolph

New and archived.

Talks by Bev Forsman

A collection of talks given at Dharma Field and London Zen Centre in London, Ontario.

Study Group -
Led by Steve Hagen

Recommended for those who have completed the foundational classes.

Study Group -
Led by Bev Forsman
   
Recommended for those who have completed the foundational classes.
Student Talks    

A selection of talks given by Dharma Field students.

Guest Teacher Talks    

A selection of talks given by visiting Dharma Teachers.


Current Courses  Accessible to enrolled students only.
Usernames and passwords (different from membership usernames and passwords) are assigned for each course. Please ask your instructor or contact the office to obtain the username and password for your course. Classes remain online for one week after the end of the course.
Course handouts, where applicable, are available for download. Click here to navigate to the appropriate course description where the handouts are found.
Summer Class

The Zen Poetry of Ryokan


     
     
     
     
     
     

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BrowserTalks play through your browser.
    a. Play starts after audio file is loaded – some         browsers
    b. Play starts immediately – some browsers
    c. Saved to your computer – No

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    b. Saved to your computer – Yes
    c. Audio downloadable to iPods
    d. Automatic subscription by clicking iTunes icons.
    e. Burn audio onto CDs – Yes
    f. Download iTunes for free at:
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    g. Not compatible with Windows 98.

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    a. Play starts after audio file is fully downloaded to         your computer.
    b. Saved to your computer – Yes
    c. Audio downloadable to iPods – No
    d. Automatic subscription – No. URL has to be entered         manually.
    e. Burn audio onto CDs – Some programs can burn        directly. CD burner software required with other        podcast programs.

 

 

Definitions:

Podcast Podcasting, a combination of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting," is a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost. It first became popular in late 2004, used largely for audio files.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

MP3MP3 is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format. It was designed to greatly reduce the amount of data (10:1 compression is common) required to represent audio, yet still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most listeners. In popular usage, MP3 also refers to files of sound or music recordings stored in the MP3 format on computers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3