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Mountain Rain Zen Dharma Podcast

Mountain Rain Zen Community
Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Zen Practice
Dogen
Mindfulness
Compassion
Zen
Avatamsaka Sutra
Dharma
Zazen
Indra's Net
Meditation
Community
Interconnectedness
Grief
Dogen Zenji
Charlotte Joko Beck
Impermanence
Buddha Nature
Bodhisattva

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.

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Myoshin Kate McCandless focuses on Kannon Bodhisattva whose name means the one who perceives the sounds or cries of the world.

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Shinmon Michael Newton focuses on Amitaba Buddha and how we might recognize zazen as an illumination of emptiness and fully realized awakening.

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Shinmon Michael Newton continues exploring the variety of beings found on the pilgrim’s path, focusing on the most widely known of all -  Buddha.

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Good news!! The Buddha is the cause and the result of awakening! Through practice our lives do transform.

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Recent Guests

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Su Moon
A lay and trusted teacher in the everyday Zen lineage
Episode: Zazen is Embodied Curiosity - Practice Period Week Six - Wednesday
Norman Fisher
Zen teacher and author, co-author of 'What is Zen?'
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Episode: Everyday Life and Relationships (What is Zen? Chapter 12)

Hosts

Myoshin Kate McCandless
Guiding teacher and co-host of the Dharma talks, affiliated with Mountain Rain Zen Community; active in delivering liturgical, extemporaneous teaching influenced by Dogen and related Zen texts.
Shinmon Michael Newton
Guiding teacher and co-host, delivering Zen teachings and discussions on practice, awakening, and interdependence.

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The Old Way 2/5
Q: Who or what do you see as Angulimala today? How do you think the Buddha would respond?
The speaker invites a contemporary reading, viewing Angulimala as a symbol of enduring inner conflict and potential for awakening, with the Buddha responding through compassionate teaching that emphasizes inner peace and non-harming rather than punishment or condemnation.
The Old Way 2/5
Q: What do you think the Buddha meant when he said, I have stopped, but you have not, Angulimala?
The speaker suggests the statement points to a personal ethical rupture: the Buddha has renounced violence for all beings, while Angulimala has not yet confronted his own violence; the answer explores the gap between internal transformation and external behavior, inviting reflection on responsibility and the pace of spiritual change.
Way Seeking Mind Talk - With Hotei Lee Lourdeaux
Q: What has changed between your first way seeking mind talk and this one?
I emphasized my Catholic background more and focused on three themes: posture, community, and not two, not one.
Way Seeking Mind Talk - With Hotei Lee Lourdeaux
Q: Is there any part of your Catholic faith that you still carry with you, or that you've integrated into your Zen practice?
It's all integrated; it's hard to separate my Catholic background from my Zen practice.
Way Seeking Mind Talk - With Hotei Lee Lourdeaux
Q: Where have you come to in your understanding of where I said that it blew my mind about when Norman said to me in Tokusan, this is a sacrament taking Jukai?
Not two, not one. This reflects an ecumenical perspective in spirituality.

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A contemplative series exploring Zen practice, Buddhist philosophy, and poetic imagery as pathways to awakening. Episodes frequently center on Dogen, koan-like passages, and the Lotus Sutra, weaving textual study with practical guidance for daily mindfulness, compassion, and embodied awareness. The hosts—guiding teachers from a Vancouver-based Zen community—often frame talks around interdependence, impermanence, and the ongoing nature of awakening, using vivid parables and poetry to illuminate non-duality and everyday realization. Noteworthy is a steady blend of rigorous textual interpretation with accessible, personal reflections, plus occasional discussions on translating ancient teachings into modern life. Those drawn to introspective pr... more

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