
Presented by the Mountain Rain Zen Community based in Vancouver, BC. Featuring talks by our guiding teachers Myoshin Kate McCandless and Shinmon Michael Newton, and other guest speakers. To learn more about our community, explore our extensive teaching archive, and offer your support, visit mountainrainzen.org.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 295 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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Shinmon Michael Newton suggests that an unanswered question is alive with everything, active and illuminated as thunder. Not knowing is the wisdom of not forcing reality into an answer.
In our world flooded by digital noise, in what way is silence ... more
Myoshin Kate McCandless explores the wheel of karma and our human concern about the suffering of those who have died. How are they and what are the karmic consequences of their choices in life? At this time of year, how do communities enact care for ... more
Unmon Jacob offers the second talk in his capacity as shuso. He asks: can we dynamically work between knowing and not knowing in order to support our ethics?
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Myoshin Kate McCandless discusses Zen's ambivalence towards the wild fox.
"Do not ignore cause and effect".
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This show features long-form Dharma talks and guided reflections from Zen teachers and visiting speakers connected to a Vancouver-based Zen community. Episodes frequently center on Buddhist practice, ethics, and daily life—blending traditional sutras, koans, and contemporary themes to explore compassion, healing, and responsible engagement with the world. Presentations often weave personal practice, community rhythms, and cultural context (including travels and pilgrimages) into accessible meditations on awakening, kindness, and skillful living. A few episodes stand out for immersive storytelling, iconography and ritual imagery, or readings that invite contemplative listening, making the series well-suited for practitioners seeking depth, p... more
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