HeyJaredCastlemaine Zen Podcast
A selection of emerging dharma talks from Kynan Sutherland Roshi and Castlemaine Zen
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Nanquan's Flower (opens the original)
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In this talk, we explore the spectre of AI with the help of Nanquan Puyuan (748-835), who popularised the saying, “Ordinary mind is the Way.”There’s no question that AI is extraordinary. But can it be ordinary in the sense that Nanquan offers? What are we missing if we remain dazzled in the glare of screens and processed information? Might we be blind to what is right before our eyes?On one occasion, Nanquan bent over, pointed to a small flower plant, and said, “People of the present day see thi
Where Did All the Dharma Protecting Deities Go? (opens the original)
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Zen was forged in the fire of change. In 10th Century China, the old teacher Fengxue asked, “When Buddhism was destroyed during the Huichang persecution (9th Century), where did all the dharma protecting deities go?” He wanted to know why so many monks and nuns were forced from their temples into the burning streets. Who – or what – was looking after them then? The Venerable Guanghui Zhen responded, “The world protecting deities were in the marketplace the whole time, only no one saw them.” Zen
The Robe Of Liberation (opens the original)
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Each morning at sesshin we chant the verse of the rakusu: “I wear the robe of liberation / the formless field of benefaction / the teachings of the Tathagata / saving the many beings.” What is this about? What is it pointing to? And what might this mean in our contemporary world? This talk was given on the fourth night of the winter sesshin in Hobart 2026.
Waking Up With Layman Pang (opens the original)
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In this talk, we explore what it means to journey with a “genjokoan”, and how Layman Pang merrily blurred the boundaries between east and west, inside and outside, ordinary and holy, difficult and easy. This talk was given on the third night of the winter sesshin in Hobart 2026.
Escape Into A Boiling Cauldron (opens the original)
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Zen Master Caoshan was once asked, “The world is so hot, where can I go to escape?” Caoshan responded, “Escape into a boiling cauldron, into the coals of a furnace.” What sort of escape is this? Why would we want to go into the heat instead of running away from it? This talk was given on the second night of the winter sesshin in Hobart 2026.
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