Manjusri -- Bodhisattva of Wisdom
Recorded May 9, 2026.
Roshi Rafe Martin reads and comments on Chapter 2 of "A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas."
In Japan, the Buddha sits in the Buddha Hall, but Manjusri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, presides over the zendo where he’s often shown seated on a noble and courageous lion -- symbol of our own enli…
Meeting Manjusri Bodhisattva of Wisdom Face-to Face
Recorded May 16, 2026.
Roshi Rafe Martin reads and comments on Chapter 3 of "A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas."
“Manjushri’s Threes by Threes” — Case # 35 of the Blue Cliff Record —
Manjusri asked Wu Cho, “Where have you just come from?”Wu Cho replied, “The south.”Manjusri said, “ How is southern Buddh…
Manjusri Fails!
Recorded 5/30/2026.
Wu-men’s commentary to Case 42 of The Gateless Barrier, “Manjusri and the Young Woman in Samadhi” says“The comedy Old Shakya puts on the stage here is a great hodgepodge. Just tell me now; Manjusri is the teacher of the Seven Buddhas – why couldn’t he get the young woman out of …
Pushin' Pages
One of my fondest memories as a kid was participating in the summer reading programs. Outside of numerous attraction tickets and personal pizzas, I connected with stories that still inspire me today. For today's summertime episode, I discuss my love of reading and the authors/genres that shaped my …
Bodhisattva of Great Compassion
Recorded on July 11, 2026.
Asked to write something about the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, Hakuin penned: “Even if the rivers and seas all receded and became dry land,/ Her vow to save all sentient beings still would never cease.” In other words even if the world turns upside down and seas beco…
A Dream Within A Dream
Recorded July 25, 2026.
Case no. 25, Gateless Barrier: “Yang-shan’s Sermon From the Third Seat” is as follows:
Yang-shan dreamed he went to Maitreya’s realm and was led to the third seat. A senior monk struck the stand with a gavel and announced, “Today the monk in the third seat will preach.”
Yang…
The Buddha Makes a Mistake
Recorded 08/01/2026.
What does it mean to be human? Does the form of having two feet, legs, eyes, and ears, a nose, brain, and heart sum it up? If so there are billions of us. But if by “human” we mean someone wise and compassionate, not driven by greed, anger, ignorance, or fear; someone who can b…
Fugen, Tree Bodhisattvas, Creativity and Zen
Recorded on August 8, 2026.
This teisho is a potpourri made up of 3 shorter sections from "A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas" — namely a folktale of Fugen Bosatsu, a jataka tale of the Buddha in a past life when he was the consciousness of a tree, and a short piece on Zen, Creativity, and imagination all …
Actualizing Our Gestural Imagination: Telling Stories that Live!
Recorded May 7, 2026
Actualizing Our Gestural Imagination: Telling Stories that Live! A teaching session withaward-winning author and storyteller, Rafe Martin 5/7/2026
Boulder Valley Spell Binders of Boulder, CO.
Photo of Rafe Martin, storytelling 1984 -- by Lawson Sachter.
Books by Roshi Rafe Ma…
Are Trees Bodhisattvas?
Recorded September 12, 2026.
In this latest teisho (Zen talk) Roshi Martin, reads, comments on, and edits on the fly Chapter 11 —“The Bodhisattva Saves the Realm as the Consciousness of a Tree” from his book, “A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas” (Sumeru, 2023).“You and the tree in your backyard come from a…
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