Audio Dharma    Choose any of these four options to listen.  More info here.
    1. Click on the talk titles to listen to the talks in your browser.
    2. To listen to the talks in our online mp3 player click on the image — — — — —> 
    3. Podcast — click the symbol to automatically connect to podcasts in iTunes.

    4. Podcast — click the symbol, copy the URL address of the podcast appearing
       below in blue and enter it in your podcast application.


Sample Dharma Talks
by Steve Hagen    
    

These talks were presented by Steve Hagen to his students through lectures and discussions. They will be randomly replaced from time to time with new talks. To purchase a high quality CD of these talks click on the blue disks. Donations to support these offerings are appreciated. To make a donation, click here

 

  Meditation Instruction — (five audio recordings)
   
1115. Your Own Worst Enemy
        49 min. 6/19/05
1063. Positively Negative
        47 min.  4/11/04
900. Recognizing Religion After 9/11
        58 min.  9/7/02
1289. (BCR#98) Wrong, Wrong, Wrong
        66 min.  5/28/07
823. Walking by Sight
        54 min.  9/22/01
825. Walking by Faith
        53 min.  10/20/01
855. Why Religion Must Abandon Belief
        42 min.  1/26/02
807. (BCR#25) The Hermit's Staff
        56 min.  9/1/01
859. The Mind of Why and What
        45 min.  2/23/02
894. Why People Don't Become Enlightened
        42 min.  6/8/02
897. Collecting the Mind (or What is Sesshin?)
        36 min.  8/31/02

940. (BCR #38) The Workings of the Iron Ox
        68 min.  10/2/02

   
 

The Four Vows                
Sung after all Sunday talks.

Click here for sheet music (pdf)

Talks for Members and 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.

Recent Talks                       

Dharma Talks given by Steve Hagen, Norm Randolph and visiting teachers, student and guest talks.

Dharma Talks by Steve Hagen   
Complete collection of Steve Hagen's Dharma talks available in mp3.

Blue Cliff Record   

Steve Hagen's commentaries on the Blue Cliff Record.

Dharma Talks by Norm Randolph   

Complete collection of Norm Randolph's Dharma talks available in mp3.

Study Group -
Led by Norm Randolph

  
 
Recommended for those who have completed the first year of classes.

Seminars:

Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness – by Steve Hagen  
To be replaced with another seminar after December 31, 2008


Perceive Without Concepts – by Jim Langemo       

To be replaced with another seminar after August 31, 2008


Four Embracing Actions – by Shohaku Okumura       

To be replaced with another guest seminar after April 30, 2008

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 will 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.

Monday Class
The Six Perfections

Tuesday Class
The Practice of Meditation

Class 1

Class 1

Class 2 Class 2

Class 3

Class 3

Class 4

Class 4

Class 5

Class 5

Class 6

Class 6



 

 

 

 

 

Audio Assistance          

Comparisons of the four listening methods:

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

Online mp3 Player Talks play through the mp3 player.
    a. Play starts immediately
    b. Saved to your computer – No
    c. Most reliable method – compatible with 98% of internet viewers.

Podcast (iTunes) Talks play through the iTunes program.
    a. Play starts after audio file is fully downloaded to your computer.
    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:
       http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
    g. Not compatible with Windows 98.

Podcast Applications Talks play through the podcast program.
    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