Dharma Lab – Practicing the Truth of Our Lives

Dharma Lab – Practicing the Truth of Our Lives

May 4, 2026 · 46 min

About this episode

Sensei Kodo reflects on the Spring Practice Period sesshin and introduces the concept of a Dharma Lab as a form of Residential Zen Training.

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Sensei Kodo reflects on the just-completed Spring Practice Period sesshin as a window into a larger idea of a Dharma Lab. What has been called “Contemplative Residency,” he proposes, is better represented as “Residential Zen Training” — a rousing adaptation that places each practitioner at the center of awakening. “Both a scientific lab and Residential Zen… Source

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