341 - Five Kinds of Appropriate Longing (2 of 2)
Many people think that the aim of Buddhism is let go of any kind of longing. However, without wholesome desires – to awaken, to act ethically, to honor your relationships, etc. – you wouldn't progress...
25 Sep 19min
340 - Five Kinds of Appropriate Longing (1 of 2)
Many people think that the aim of Buddhism is let go of any kind of longing. However, without wholesome desires – to awaken, to act ethically, to honor your relationships, etc. – you wouldn't progress...
12 Sep 22min
339 – Bright Clarity Appears Before You: Insight When You're "Just Sitting"
When we sit Zazen, even if we're working with a koan, we do not actively try to achieve insight. But nonetheless, Chan and Zen masters throughout history have exhorted us to awaken to Reality. How doe...
27 Aug 27min
338 – Seijo Is Separated from Her Soul: Waking Up from Alienation from Ourselves
There are countless ways in which we can feel inwardly divided or somehow alienated from our true self. Case 35 of the Mumonkan, or Gateless Gate koan collection addresses this matter with a pointed q...
15 Aug 23min
337 - Finding the Edge of Your Practice (2 of 2)
To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit of your understanding and your capacity to embody i...
1 Aug 33min
336 - Finding the Edge of Your Practice (1 of 2)
To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit of your understanding and your capacity to embody i...
20 Jul 28min
335 – Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (2 of 2)
This is second episode of two on this topic. In the first episode (334), I identified existing episodes of the Zen Studies Podcast on - or related to - rebirth that you might want to listen to for con...
9 Jul 23min
334 – Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (1 of 2)
Zen practice is not dependent on rebirth being true or untrue, and I suspect most Dharma teachers would say the same of their lineage traditions. As long as you practice, it doesn't matter whether you...
29 Jun 26min
