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Intro to Zen Online

Bernie Rhie·305 episodes

BuddhismReligionSpiritualityZen practiceGuided sittingsWeeklyBeginner-friendlyMeditation teachingWilliamstown

Welcome to "Intro to Zen Online," a podcast that distributes audio recordings of the Williamstown Zen Group's weekly sittings. For more info about the Williamstown Zen Group (including how to attend these sittings online or in person) visit: https://williamstownzengroup.org/about

Why listen

Intro to Zen Online lets you sit in on Bernie Rhie's weekly Williamstown Zen Group sessions, with guided meditation, practical Zen teaching, and occasional Q&A. It is especially useful if you want a grounded, practice-centered introduction to Zen rather than a polished studio spirituality show.

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Series

Back to Basics

3 eps
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Series

Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage

Episodes

1 hr
Jun 3, 2026Episode 288
Sitting on 6-2-26 ("Not Knowing is Most Intimate")

1 hr 2 min
May 27, 2026Episode 287
Sitting on 5-26-26 (Talk 4 on Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage)

1 hr 1 min
May 20, 2026Episode 286
Sitting on 5-19-26 (Talk 3 on Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage)

1 hr 2 min
May 13, 2026Episode 285
Sitting on 5-12-26 (Talk 2 on Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage)

1 hr 3 min
May 6, 2026Episode 284
Sitting on 5-5-26 (Talk 1 on Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage)

1 hr 4 min
Apr 29, 2026Episode 283
Sitting on 4-28-26 (on not striving)

58 min
Apr 22, 2026Episode 282
Sitting on 4-21-26 (Q&A about meditation/concentration)

1 hr 9 min
Apr 15, 2026Episode 281
Sitting on 4-14-26 (breath counting)

58 min
Apr 8, 2026Episode 280
Sitting on 4-7-26 (on concentration)

1 hr 3 min
Apr 1, 2026Episode 279
Sitting on 3-31-26 (on posture and awareness)

1 hr 5 min
Mar 25, 2026Episode 278
Sitting on 3-24-26

59 min
Mar 18, 2026Episode 277
Sitting on 3-17-26

1 hr 8 min
Mar 11, 2026Episode 276
Sitting on 3-10-26 (preferences, picking and choosing, and authenticity)

59 min
Mar 4, 2026Episode 275
Sitting on 3-3-26

1 hr 3 min
Feb 25, 2026Episode 274
Sitting on 2-24-26 (Q&A)

1 hr 1 min
Feb 18, 2026Episode 273
Sitting on 2-17-26 (a different version of loving-kindness practice)

1 hr 6 min
Feb 11, 2026Episode 272
Sitting on 2-10-26 (open awareness & more on practicing with fear)

1 hr 5 min
Feb 4, 2026Episode 271
Sitting on 2-3-26 (practicing with fear/anxiety)

1 hr 21 min
Jan 28, 2026Episode 270
Sitting on 1-27-26 (Lessons from Minneapolis)

1 hr 4 min
Jan 21, 2026Episode 269
Sitting on 1-20-26

1 hr 2 min
Jan 14, 2026Episode 268
Sitting on 1-13-26 (Practicing with sounds & work as practice)

1 hr
Jan 7, 2026Episode 267
Sitting on 1-6-26 (practicing for others)

1 hr 5 min
Dec 17, 2025Episode 266
Sitting on 12-16-25

1 hr 2 min
Dec 10, 2025Episode 265
Sitting on 12-9-25 (soft belly)

1 hr 13 min
Dec 3, 2025Episode 264
Sitting on 12-2-25

1 hr 4 min
Nov 19, 2025Episode 263
Sitting on 11-18-25 (meditation: body scan)

1 hr
Nov 12, 2025Episode 262
Sitting on 11-11-25 (meditation: listening to sounds)

1 hr 2 min
Nov 5, 2025Episode 261
Sitting on 11-4-25 (on concentration)

1 hr 4 min
Oct 29, 2025Episode 260
Sitting on 10-28-25

1 hr 1 min
Oct 22, 2025Episode 259
Sitting on 10-21-25 (breath counting)

1 hr 2 min
Oct 15, 2025Episode 258
Sitting on 11-14-25

1 hr 4 min
Oct 8, 2025Episode 257
Sitting on 10-7-25

1 hr 2 min
Oct 1, 2025Episode 256
Sitting on 9-30-25 (Back-to-basics [4 of 4]: shikantaza + working with discomfort)

1 hr 3 min
Sep 24, 2025Episode 255
Sitting on 9-23-25 (Back-to-basics [3 of 4]: Experiencing the Body)

55 min
Sep 17, 2025Episode 254
Sitting on 9-16-25 (Back to basics [2 of 4]: practicing with thoughts)

57 min
Sep 10, 2025Episode 253
Sitting on 9-9-25 (Back to basics [1 of 4]: Concentration)

1 hr 2 min
Sep 3, 2025Episode 252
Sitting on 9-2-25

1 hr 1 min
Aug 27, 2025Episode 251
Sitting on 8-26-25

1 hr 4 min
Aug 20, 2025Episode 250
Sitting on 8-19-25

1 hr 2 min
Aug 13, 2025Episode 249
Sitting on 8-12-25 (Q&A)

1 hr 10 min
Jul 30, 2025Episode 248
Sitting on 7-29-25 (how to practice with thoughts)

1 hr 8 min
Jul 23, 2025Episode 247
Sitting on 7-22-25 (no-self / emptiness of the self)

1 hr 2 min
Jul 16, 2025Episode 246
Sitting on 7-15-25 (Gokaku's Three Shames)

1 hr 6 min
Jul 9, 2025Episode 245
Sitting on 7-8-25 (on rituals and forms)

1 hr 4 min
Jul 2, 2025Episode 244
Sitting on 7-1-25

1 hr 7 min
Jun 18, 2025Episode 243
Sitting on 6-17-25

1 hr 3 min
Jun 11, 2025Episode 242
Sitting on 6-10-25 (more on practice off the cushion)

1 hr 3 min
Jun 4, 2025Episode 241
Sitting on 6-3-25 (practice off the cushion)

1 hr 4 min
May 28, 2025Episode 240
Sitting on 5-27-25 (Zen and goal-orientedness)

28 min
May 21, 2025Episode 239
Body Scan Open Awareness Meditation (Recorded 5/20/25)

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Listening context

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Best for: evening listening, quiet mornings, walks, housework
Tone: calm, reflective, practical, patient

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