Welcome to the Empty Field Zendo online library of Dharma Talks. Unless otherwise noted, all teishos are given by Sensei Ray Ruzan Cicetti either at Empty Field or at our sister zendo, Empty Bowl, in New Jersey.
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| Date | Dharma Talk | Play | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Four Great Bodhisattva Vows | ||||
| 11/07/2014 | Verse 1: Creations are numberless; I vow to free them | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/GreatVows1.mp3″] | 30:02 | |
| 11/07/2014 | Verse 2: Delusions are inexhaustible; I vow to put an end to them | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/GreatVows2.mp3″] | 19:47 | |
| 11/08/2014 | Verse 3: Dharmas are boundless; I vow to master them | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/GreatVows3.mp3″] | 21:22 | |
| 11/08/2014 | Verse 4: The enlightened way is unsurpassable; I vow to embody it | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/GreatVows4.mp3″] | 28:01 | |
| Other Teishos | ||||
| 11/04/2016 | The Sound of One Hand | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/SoundofOneHand.mp3″] | 28:38 | |
| 11/05/2016 | Two Inches from Our Life | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/TwoSecondsfromOurLife.mp3″] | 21:33 | |
| 11/09/2015 | Joshu’s Dog. Mumonkan Case 1. | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/Teisho-Mu-EFZ2015.m4a”] | 53:48 | |
| 08/04/2015 | Living Zen in the 21st Century | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/LivingZen.mp3″] | 27:46 | |
| 07/19/2013 | Kyogan’s Man Hanging from a Tree. Mumonkan Case 5. | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/ManHangingFromaTree.mp3″] | 27:42 | |
| 07/19/2013 | Ummon’s Everyone Has Their Own Light | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/EveryoneHasTheirOwnLight.mp3″] | 30:56 | |
| 07/14/2012 | No-Self and Nirvana Teisho | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/No-Self.mp3″] | 40:24 | |
| 07/13/2012 | Impermanence Teisho | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/Teishos/Impermanence.mp3″] | 26:59 | |
| 02/18/2012 | Mu Teisho | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MuTeisho.mp3″] | 25:37 | |
| 11/2011 | Love Teisho | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/LoveTeisho.mp3″] | 28:37 | |
| The Four Immeasurables | ||||
| 07/01/2011 | 1 – Lovingkindness Dharma Talk | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/1-Lovingkindness.mp3″] | 15:38 | |
| 07/01/2011 | 2 – Lovingkindness Guided Meditation | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2-LK-Meditation.mp3″] | 16:47 | |
| 07/01/2011 | 3 – Sympathetic Joy Dharma Talk | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/3-SympatheticJoy.mp3″] | 10:56 | |
| 07/01/2011 | 4 – Sympathetic Joy Guided Meditation | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4-SJ-Meditation.mp3″] | 13:05 | |
| 07/02/2011 | 5 – Compassion Dharma Talk | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5-Compassion.mp3″] | 13:16 | |
| 07/02/2011 | 6 – Compassion Guided Meditation | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/6-C-Meditation.mp3″] | 13:09 | |
| 07/02/2011 | 7 – Equanimity Dharma Talk | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7-Equanimity.mp3″] | 16:12 | |
| 07/02/2011 | 8 – Equanimity Guided Meditation | [powerpress url=”http://www.emptyfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/8-E-Meditation.mp3″] | 13:47 | |