The Archive contains a library of the public talks of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy, and other former teachers, as well as the past and present talks of Rev. Master Meian Elbert, Rev. Master Daishin Yalon and other senior teachers at Shasta Abbey or visiting teachers. Talks are added to this archive regularly, either from past talks or current teaching. The Archive also includes recordings and text of our ceremonies, scriptures, and invocations.
To see the archive of ceremony and liturgy recordings, go here.
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OR BROWSE below (A list of all the audio on the site in the order they were added):
Faith and Perseverance (video)
Rev. Master Shiko Rom 9/24/23 Listen / Download 18 min/6 MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Seeking is Suffering (video)
Rev. Master Enya Sapp 9/17/23 Listen / Download 28 min/10 MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Inspired by Dogen’s Compassion and Wisdom (video)
Rev. Master Ando Mueller 9/10/23 Listen / Download 31 min/11MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
A Few Antidotes for Despair (video)
Rev. Valora Midtdal 9/3/23 Listen / Download 28 min/10MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 6 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/26/23 Listen / Download 24 min/9MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 5 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/25/23 Listen / Download 28 min/10MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 4 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/24/23 Listen / Download 26 min/9MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 3 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/23/23 Listen / Download 20 min/7MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 2 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/22/23 Listen / Download 21 min/7MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Talk 1 (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/21/23 Listen / Download 19 min/7MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
“The Way of the Bodhisattva” Retreat: Introduction (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 8/20/23 Listen / Download 14 min/5MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Dogen’s Lesson from the Chief Cook (video)
Rev. Allard Kieres 8/20/23 Listen / Download 36 min/13MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Opening to the Dharma (video)
Rev. Master Astor Douglas 8/13/23 Listen / Download 22 min/8MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Attitude of Gratitude Part 2: Shobogenzo: Bowing (video)
Rev. Master Oswin Hollenbeck 8/6/23 Listen / Download 36 min/12MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
The Rock Tumbler
Rev. Master Daishin Yalon 7/30/23 Listen / Download 33 min/12MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Lessons in Letting Go (video)
Rev. Master Scholastica Hicks 7/23/23 Listen / Download 40 min/14MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Being a Monk at Shasta Abbey
Here is a video about monastic life at Shasta Abbey. This video is comprised of excerpts from “A Way”, a 25-minute documentary made by Hao Guo in 2019. To watch the film for free, please visit https://vimeo.com/348367389. Continue reading →
Developing Deep Friendships with Bodhisattvas (video)
Rev. Master Amanda Robertson 7/16/23 Listen / Download 28 min/10MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
The Merit of First Mind (video)
Rev. Master Margaret Clyde 7/9/23 Listen / Download 25 min/9MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
Grumpy or Grateful? (video)
Rev. Master Meian Elbert 7/2/23 Listen / Download 23 min/8MB (plain audio) Continue reading →
The Buddha’s Teaching from the Pali Canon: Talk 6: The Four Noble Truths and Nirvana
Rev. Master Daishin Yalon 6/24/23 Listen / Download 16 min/6MB (plain audio) Continue reading →