Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast

By Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot

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The Upaya Dharma Podcast features Wednesday evening Dharma Talks and recordings from Upaya’s diverse array of programs. Our podcasts exemplify Upaya’s focus on socially engaged Buddhism, including prison work, end-of-life care, serving the homeless, training in socially engaged practices, peace & nonviolence, compassionate care training, and delivering healthcare in the Himalayas.

Episode Date
Zen History: Informing our Practice and Lives Today
Oct 19, 2026
Ancestral Stories: A Dharma Gate of Intimacy with Our Lives
Oct 12, 2026
Zhao Zhou’s Mu: The Threshold of Everyday Practice
Oct 05, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Keeping Close (Part 5B)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Keeping Close (Part 5A)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: The Law of Change and Becoming (Part 4)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Guided by Grief (Part 3B)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Guided by Grief (Part 3A)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Fearless Love (Part 2B)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Fearless Love (Part 2A)
Oct 04, 2026
LOVE and DEATH 2026: Opening the Great Gifts : Opening Session (Part 1)
Oct 04, 2026
Ordinary Mind is the Way
Sep 28, 2026
The Measure of Our Humanity: BELONGING
Sep 28, 2026
Being real
Sep 21, 2026
Grace in Prison
Sep 14, 2026
The Measure of Our Humanity: POSSIBILITY
Sep 14, 2026
The Open Gate
Sep 07, 2026
Varela 2026: Closing Q&A (Part 11)
Sep 01, 2026
Varela 2026: Panel Discussion – AI, Experience, and Ethics (Part 10)
Sep 01, 2026
Varela 2026: A Conversation with Michael Pollan (Part 9)
Sep 01, 2026
Varela 2026: Ethical Considerations in an Age of AI – Panel Discussion (Part 8)
Sep 01, 2026
The Metta Sutta: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: In the Grove of Mortality (Part 7)
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: Kensho, Joriki, and Ordinary Mind in Zen Practice (Part 6)
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: Re/cognizing the Mystical (Part 5)
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: The Blind Spot – Part B (Part 4B)
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: The Blind Spot – Part A (Part 4A)
Aug 31, 2026
Varela 2026: Panel Discussion – Time, Perception, and Not-Knowing (Part 3)
Aug 30, 2026
Varela 2026: Reflexive Awareness and Encountering Reality (Part 2)
Aug 30, 2026
Varela Contemplative Science Retreat 2026: Opening Session (Part 1)
Aug 30, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Our Care-full Attention (Part 7 of 7)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Faculty Reflections (Part 6)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: The Four Methods of Guidance (Part 5)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Contemporary Dogen (Part 4)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Dongshan and the Five Ranks (Part 3)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Cultural Legacy (Part 2)
Aug 29, 2026
Dogen Seminar 2026: Inspiration for Everyday Life – Opening Session (Part 1)
Aug 29, 2026
Vimalakirti, the Avatamsaka Sutra and the Bodhisattva Path
Aug 24, 2026
The World We Know is Possible: Cultivating Peace & Compassionate Action
Aug 17, 2026
Running Into Time
Aug 10, 2026
A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Spirituality and Governance
Aug 03, 2026
The Measure of Our Humanity: WISDOM
Jul 27, 2026
Open Dharma: Taking Refuge in Community
Jul 27, 2026
Caught in the Self-Centered Dream
Jul 20, 2026
The Transformative Power of Suffering: Finding an Appropriate Response
Jul 13, 2026
Breathe with Your Ears
Jul 06, 2026
Appreciate Your Life: Reflections on Interbeing
Jun 29, 2026
The Raft and the Shore
Jun 22, 2026
Planting Life 2026: Corn, Culture, and the Living Stars (Part 6b)
Jun 17, 2026
Planting Life 2026: Corn, Culture, and the Living Stars (Part 6A)
Jun 17, 2026