This Talk is during the Awakening Day Retreat , Celebrating the Buddha's Awakening . Exploring what does it means the Shakyamuni Enlightenment ? What are celebrating ? Commentary on the first koan the morning star when Shakyamuni Buddha saw it and Wake up.

Exploring the teachings of Hakuin on the Four ways of Knowing.

Hakuin’s short text on kensho, “Four Ways of Knowing of an Awakened Person,” is a little-known Zen classic. The “four ways” he describes include the way of knowing of the Great Perfect Mirror, the way of knowing equality, the way of knowing by differentiation, and the way of the perfection of action.

Continuation of the Song to Zazen by Hakuin. Sensei Shinzan comments on the Poem (Part 2)

Exploring the Hakuin Poem Zazen Wasan , this is Song to Zen Meditation. Sensei Shinzan make a commentary on it. (Part 1)

" All beings by nature are Buddha,
as ice by nature is water;
apart from water there is no ice,
apart from beings no Buddha....

This is our first Dharma Talk in the OG Zendo Zazen Opening.

Talk on the Non-Self teachings, exploring the five skhandas (aggregates), using the Heart Sutra.

Exploring the 4 foundations of Mindfulness, starting with the Body. Explaining in details about Zazen practice it is base on this traditional practice.

Exploring the foundation of meditation practice base in the Satipatthana Sutra. How this Sutta connects with our Zazen practice.