20 Best California Zen Podcasts

1. AudioDharma

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Dharma talks given by Gil Fronsdal and various guest speakers at the Insight Meditation Center. Each talk illuminates aspects of the Buddha's teachings. The purpose is the same that the Buddha had for his teachings, to guide us toward the end of suffering and the attainment of freedom. To learn more about the Insight Meditation Center,MORE Producer/Network www.audiodharma.org
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2. San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks

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Public lectures given at San Francisco Zen Center
Producer/Network San Francisco Zen Center
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook Followers 19.5KTwitter Followers 12.7KInstagram Followers 9.9K Frequency 4 episodes/month Avg Length 34 min Follow Get Email Contact

3. Everyday Zen Podcast

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Dharma Talks from the Everyday Zen Foundation
Producer/Network Everyday Zen Foundation
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook Followers 7.4K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 44 min Follow Get Email Contact

4. Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks

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The Berkeley Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist practice community in Berkeley, California, USA. BZC was founded originally by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1967 and led since that year by Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi. This podcast includes talks given by various teachers at BZC's weekly Saturday public lecture as well as at sesshin and Dharma classes held at the temple throughout the year.MORE Hosts Hozan Alan Senauke, Susan Marvin, Penelope Thompson
Producer/Network Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook Followers 1K Frequency 7 episodes/month Avg Length 56 min Follow Get Email Contact

5. Angel City Zen Center

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Weekly public talks recorded live at the Angel City Zen Center
Producer/Network Angel City Zen Center
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 1.1KTwitter Followers 581 Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 40 min Follow Get Email Contact

6. Zen Meditation and Work Life Balance

Podcast https://kannondo.org/podcasts/ Play
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Zen Center in Mountain View California.
Producer/Network Zen Meditation and Work Life Balance - Kannon Do
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 5 Frequency 3 episodes/week Avg Length 48 min Since Apr 2018 Follow Get Email Contact

7. Yokoji Zen Dharma Talks

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Monthly Dharma talks by Tenshin Fletcher Roshi at Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center. Yokoji is a year-round Zen Buddhist Training Center in the Southern Californian mountains.
Host Tenshin Fletcher Roshi
Producer/Network Tenshin Fletcher Roshi
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook Followers 2.6K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 64 min Follow Get Email Contact

8. Deer Park Dharmacast

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Dharma from Deer Park Monastery, a meditation practice center in the tradition of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. At Deer Park, the resident monks, nuns and lay sangha practice engaged Buddhism and mindfulness in everyday life for the nourishment and development of our spiritual and mental health. Each week, we post a selection of activities of the Deer Park Sangha so that others may share in the realization of awareness and freedom. Deer Park is located in the mountains near Escondido, California and hosts regular Days of Mindfulness open to the public.MORE Producer/Network Deer Park Monks and Nuns
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Facebook Followers 892Twitter Followers 3.8KInstagram Followers 11.5K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 61 min Since Sep 2006 Follow Get Email Contact

9. Heart of Compassion Zen Sangha

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The Heart of Compassion Zen Sangha is a member-community of Everyday Zen and Branching Streams, West Marin, CA.
Host Jaune Evans
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Frequency 3 episodes/month Avg Length 40 min Follow Get Email Contact

10. The Zen Room

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Explores individuals as energy bodies living in a vibrational universe. Using energy work such as meditation, Reiki, tuning forks and shifts in perspective and thinking can assist everyone in reaching their potential. This will allow us to move from surviving to thriving. Come join the conversation.MORE Host Dawn Culp
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Facebook Followers 1.6KInstagram Followers 414 Frequency 4 episodes/year Avg Length 25 min Follow Get Email Contact

11. Valley Streams Zen Sangha

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Soto Zen Meditation in Sacramento. Valley Streams Zen Sangha is a podcast dedicated to sharing the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism. In each episode, we explore different aspects of Zen, from the basics of meditation to more advanced topics like koan study and the nature of reality.MORE Producer/Network Unknown
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Facebook Followers 3.5K Frequency 18 episodes/year Follow Get Email Contact

12. Meditate with Robert Aceves

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Life Coach and Meditation Specialist.Since 1993 life has led Robert Aceves through the path of spirituality, meditation, Zen Buddhism, and recently graduating from the University Of California in Irvine with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Social Behavior. Robert Aceves has spent years guiding thousands of individuals, couples, and groups to improve their lives through Zen meditation, hypnosis, guided meditations, mindfulness, and many other self-help tools.The purpose of this podcast is to bring this knowledge into your life.MORE Host Robert Aceves
Producer/Network Robert Aceves
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 129 Frequency 16 episodes/year Avg Length 52 min Follow Get Email Contact

13. Hartford Street Zen Center Dharma Talks

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A Sōtō Zen temple for the LGBTQ community, friends and allies in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood
Producer/Network Hartford Street Zen Center | Issan-ji
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook Followers 1.2KTwitter Followers 34 Frequency 12 episodes/year Avg Length 37 min Follow Get Email Contact

14. Dharma Talks

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Dharma Talks from Ocean Gate Zen Center
Producer/Network Ocean Gate Zen Center
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook Followers 1KInstagram Followers 496 Follow Get Email Contact

15. Dharma Talks by Gilbert Gutierrez

Podcast http://dharmatalks.riversidechan.org/2023/ Play
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Riverside Chan Meditation Group. The Dharma Talks by Gilbert Gutierrez podcast is a collection of talks on Zen Buddhism given by Gilbert Gutierrez, a lay Dharma teacher in the Soto Zen tradition. Gilbert Gutierrez received Dharma transmission from Venerable Chan Master Sheng Yen and has been teaching Zen Buddhism for over 20 years.MORE Producer/Network noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
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16. Clear Water

Podcast https://clearwaterzen.org/category/podcasts/ Play
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A Soto Zen temple in Vallejo, CA. The Clear Water podcast is a weekly show that explores the intersection of mindfulness, meditation, and personal growth.
Producer/Network Clear Water
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Facebook Followers 1.2K Frequency 16 episodes/year Avg Length 33 min Follow Get Email Contact