Explore every episode of the podcast Heart of Compassion Zen Sangha
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOC - September 4, 2026 - "No Time To Lose" - Patricia Starr, Jaune Evans, Wendy Johnson | 07 sept. 2026 | 00:50:08 | |
Source Book for Practice Period: "No Time to Lose" By Pema Chödrön | |||
| HOC - June 26, 2026 - "Heart of Compassion Wonder and Wisdom" - Jaune Evans and Wendy Johnson | 27 juin 2026 | 00:18:50 | |
| HOC - June 12, 2026 - "Wonder into Wonder, at the Edge of the Known World" - Wendy Johnson | 12 juin 2026 | 00:31:37 | |
| HOC - June 5, 2026 - "The Practice of Nothing Special" - Jaune Evans | 06 juin 2026 | 00:21:43 | |
| HOC - May 29, 2026 - "A Different Kind of Hope"- Ferri Fathi Erickson | 30 mai 2026 | 00:22:05 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - May 22, 2026 - "Even a Single Leaf" and "Never a Dull Moment" - Wendy Johnson, Audrey Meinertzhagen, Marty Frankel | 23 mai 2026 | 00:46:02 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - May 15, 2026 - "The Three Minds of Practice" - Wendy Johnson | 16 mai 2026 | 00:24:37 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - May 8, 2026 - "Washing the Rice" - Jaune Evans | 09 mai 2026 | 00:15:40 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - May 1, 2026 - "How To Prepare The Supreme Sangha Meal" - Wendy Johnson, Jaune Evans | 02 mai 2026 | 00:11:17 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - April 24, 2026 - "The Ingredients of Our Life" - Jaune Evans and Wendy Johnson | 26 avr. 2026 | 00:34:25 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - April 17, 2026 - "...even wild grasses..." - Irene Borger - "Who is Cooking Alongside You?" - Barbara Bernier | 19 avr. 2026 | 00:22:49 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - April 10, 2026 - "Simple and Delicious, Nothing Extra" - Jaune Evans | 13 avr. 2026 | 00:26:28 | |
Source book: "How to Cook Your Life", By Dōgen and Kōshō Uchiyama Roshi; translated by Thomas Wright | |||
| HOC - April 3, 2026 - 'How To Cook Your Life' - Wendy Johnson | 05 avr. 2026 | 00:33:45 | |
Source book: 'How To Cook Your Life' Dogen with commentary by Kōshō Uchiyama Rōshi | |||
| HOC - March 27, 2026 - “Universal Self, No Self & Self: Reflections on the Embodiment of Understanding” - Jane Flint | 28 mars 2026 | 00:38:26 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - March 20, 2026 - "Perfection of Understanding" - Jaune Evans | 21 mars 2026 | 00:21:25 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - March 13, 2026 - "Understanding Beyond Words" - Wendy Johnson | 14 mars 2026 | 00:33:25 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - March 6, 2026 - "Perfection of Wisdom" - Jaune Evans | 07 mars 2026 | 00:26:16 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - February 27, 2026 - "Taking the Backwards Step: Zen Practice of Meditation" - Wendy Johnson, Sangha | 02 mars 2026 | 00:49:26 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer Also, reference made to Kaz Tanahashi's work: "Treasury of True Dharma Eye" -Appendix 1: "Recommending Zazen to All People" by Dogen | |||
| HOC - February 20, 2026 - "Paramita of Meditation, Part 2" - Jaune Evans | 22 févr. 2026 | 00:29:34 | |
Source book: "The World Could Be Otherwise" by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - February 13, 2026 - "Paramita of Meditation" - Jaune Evans, Wendy Johnson, & Sangha | 15 févr. 2026 | 00:30:32 | |
This recording begins with a YouTube clip from the Monks Walk for Peace. A talk given at the end of their walk at American University. Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - February 6, 2026 - The Perfection of Meditation - Jaune Evans | 07 févr. 2026 | 00:25:13 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - January 30, 2026 - "Joyful Effort, Joy for Our Humanity" - Barbara Bernier and Panel | 31 janv. 2026 | 00:43:09 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - January 23, 2026 - 'Joyful Effort: Integrity, Hope, and Courage' - Barbara Bernier and Panel | 24 janv. 2026 | 00:32:01 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - January 16, 2026 - "Joyful Effort, Working with Our Vows" - Barbara Bernier and Panel | 19 janv. 2026 | 00:32:47 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - December 19, 2025 - "Practicing Patience in Challenging Times"- Wendy Johnson and Sangha* | 21 déc. 2025 | 00:46:18 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer * At the tail end of the recording after most people had signed off, Melissa Nelson recited a prayer for the winter solstice. She opened the winter solstice event at the Mill Valley Public Library the evening before with this invocation acknowledging this sacred gem of place we live in here in Marin County. It begins at about the 42:15 minute mark. | |||
| HOC - December 12, 2025 - "Practicing Patience With All Beings" - Wendy Johnson | 14 déc. 2025 | 00:37:03 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - December 5, 2025 - "Buddha's Day of Awakening 2025" - Jaune Evans | 07 déc. 2025 | 00:12:49 | |
| HOC - November 21, 2025 - "Beyond Ethical Conduct" - Jaune Evans | 26 nov. 2025 | 00:14:34 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - November 14, 2025 - "Ethical Conduct and Peacekeeping" - Wendy Johnson | 15 nov. 2025 | 00:27:56 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - November 7, 2025 - "The Perfection of Ethical Conduct" - Jaune Evans | 09 nov. 2025 | 00:17:53 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - October 31, 2025 - "The Skillful Means of Generosity" - Wendy Johnson, Jaune Evans | 01 nov. 2025 | 00:40:30 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer Please note that around the 6 minute mark and again at the 23 minute mark there are interruptions in the recording. Yet, nothing is really lost. Apologies for the loss of flow. | |||
| HOC - October 24, 2025 - "Generosity Sets Things in Motion" - Barbara Bernier and Irene Borger | 25 oct. 2025 | 00:43:49 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - October 17, 2025 - "The Perfection of Generosity" - Jaune Evans, Wendy Johnson, and Sangha | 20 oct. 2025 | 00:28:47 | |
Source book: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - October 10, 2025 -"Sending and Receiving Imagination" - special guest: Norman Fischer | 12 oct. 2025 | 00:53:23 | |
Sangha is reading: 'The World Could Be Otherwise' by Norman Fischer Note: the recording has a glitchy patch from minute 7:46 through to 9:12 and at 9:05 it is silent until 9:12. (The recorders internet connection was unstable.) During the glitchy time, Norman is speaking about the philosopher John Sallis and refers to Sallis' book: Force of Imagination: The Sense of the Elemental (Studies in Continental Thought) | |||
| HOC - October 3, 2025 - "Finding Your Standing Stone" - Wendy Johnson, Harmony Grisman | 06 oct. 2025 | 00:30:46 | |
| HOC - September 26, 2025 - "A Pocket Book of Paramitas" - Jaune Evans and Sangha | 28 sept. 2025 | 00:38:34 | |
Source book: The World Could Be Otherwise by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - September 19, 2025 - "Seeing With Dark-Adjusted Eyes" - Wendy Johnson | 20 sept. 2025 | 00:35:22 | |
Source book: The World Could Be Otherwise by Norman Fischer | |||
| HOC - September 12, 2025 - "Imagination is a Key Site of Spiritual Practice" - Jaune Evans | 14 sept. 2025 | 00:40:48 | |
| HOC - September 5, 2025 - "Our Heart of Compassion Circle of Belongingness" - Jaune Evans and Sangha | 08 sept. 2025 | 01:21:44 | |
Please note that at the 40:15 min mark there was a mysterious interruption and the beginning portion of Larry's share is not in this recording. | |||
| HOC - August 28, 2025 - Green Gulch Retreat - "Into the Tangle; Gardening at the Dragon's Gate" - Wendy Johnson and Sangha | 04 sept. 2025 | 01:05:23 | |
| HOC - August 29, 2025 - Green Gulch Retreat - "Soil Kinship" Jaune Evans and Sangha | 04 sept. 2025 | 00:43:38 | |
| HOC - August 22, 2025 - "Ryokan's Path to Freedom" Part 2 - Jaune Evans and Wendy Johnson | 24 août 2025 | 00:51:32 | |
| HOC - August 15, 2025 - "Ryokan's Path to Freedom" Part 1 - Jaune Evans | 16 août 2025 | 00:31:49 | |
| HOC - June 20, 2025 - "Sangha Reflections On the 14 Tiep Hein Precepts" - Jaune Evans, Wendy Johnson, and Sangha | 22 juin 2025 | 00:55:41 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 | |||
| HOC - June 13, 2025 -"Precept 14: 'Stepping Off Into the Unknown, Being Wonderfully Together'" - Jaune Evans | 14 juin 2025 | 00:42:08 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 Precept 14: Do not mistreat your body. Learn to handle it with respect, preserve vital energies (sexual, breath, spirit) for the realization of the Way. Be fully aware of the responsibility of bringing new lives into the world. Meditate on the world into which you are bringing new beings. | |||
| HOC - June 6, 2025 - "Precept 13: 'Possess Nothing That Should Belong to Others'"- Wendy Johnson, Marty Frankel, and Sangha | 09 juin 2025 | 00:55:58 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 Precept 13: Possess nothing that should belong to others. Respect the property of others, but prevent others from profiting from human suffering or the suffering of other species on Earth. | |||
| HOC - May 30, 2025 - "Precept 12: 'Do Not Kill'" - Jaune Evans, Nora Burnett | 31 mai 2025 | 00:29:37 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 12. Do not kill. Do not let others kill. Find whatever means possible to protect life and prevent war. Note: This recording begins with Jaune reading the 14 Precepts. It completes at the 12:50 mark. | |||
| HOC - May 25, 2025 - "Precept 11: 'Do Not Live with a Vocation that is Harmful to Humans and Nature....'" - Jaune Evans, Jane Flint | 24 mai 2025 | 00:19:50 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 11. Do not live with a vocation that is harmful to humans and nature. Do not invest in companies that deprive others of their chance to live. Select a vocation that helps realize your ideal of compassion. | |||
| HOC - May 16, 2025 - "Precept 10: 'Not Using Our Spiritual Community for Personal or Political Gain'" - Jaune Evans, Wendy Johnson | 17 mai 2025 | 00:37:15 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 10. Do not use the Buddhist community for personal gain or profit, or transform your community into a political party. A religious community, however, should take a clear stand against oppression and injustice and should strive to change the situation without engaging in partisan conflicts. | |||
| HOC - May 9, 2025 - "Precept 9: '...Have Courage to Speak Out About Situations of Injustice...'" Ruth White and Jaune Evans | 11 mai 2025 | 00:26:21 | |
Source: Thich Nhat Hanh, Tiep Hein Precepts, 1966 9th Precept: Do not say untruthful things for the sake of Personal interest or to impress people. Do not utter words that cause division and hatred. Do not spread news that you do not know to be certain. Do not criticize or condemn things of which you are not sure. Always speak truthfully and constructively. Have the courage to speak out about situations of injustice, even when doing so may threaten your own safety. | |||