277 - My Sesshin (2 of 2)
In this episode and the previous one, I do something radical and share my experience of a sesshin I recently attended, describing it day by day. There are many reasons not to do this, and I went into ...
31 Jul 202428min
276 - My Sesshin (1 of 2)
In this episode I'm going to do something radical and share with you my experience of the sesshin I attended last week, describing it day by day. There are many reasons not to do this, which I will go...
28 Jul 202424min
275 - Ten Fields of Zen, Field Five – Precepts: Transcending Self-Attachment (3 of 3)
This episode is the third installment of chapter five of my book-in-process, The Ten Fields of Zen: A Primer for Practitioners. In the first episode, I described the central role of Precepts in Zen an...
13 Jul 202420min
274 - Ten Fields of Zen, Field Five – Precepts: Transcending Self-Attachment (2 of 3)
This episode is the second part of chapter five of my book-in-process, The Ten Fields of Zen: A Primer for Practitioners. In the last episode, I described the central role of Precepts in Zen and cover...
28 Jun 202425min
273 - Ten Fields of Zen, Field Five – Precepts: Transcending Self-Attachment (1 of 3)
The fifth Field of Zen Practice is living according to moral Precepts. The Buddhist precepts guide our ethical conduct, ensuring we minimize the harm we do to self and others. Such conduct is a prereq...
26 Jun 202427min
272 - Keizan's Denkoroku Chapter 3: Ananda and the Flagpole
According to Zen master Keizan's Denkoroku, Ananda spent 20 years at the Buddha's side. He had a perfect memory, understood all the teachings, was an impeccable practitioner, and attained arhatship. D...
19 Jun 202432min
271 - Ten Fields of Zen, Field Four - Dharma Study: Wrestling with the Teachings (2 of 2)
This episode and the last, "Dharma Study: Wrestling with the Teachings," comprise chapter four of my book, The Ten Fields of Zen Practice: A Primer for Practitioners. In the last episode, Part 1, I ta...
30 Mai 202427min
270 - Ten Fields of Zen, Field Four - Dharma Study: Wrestling with the Teachings (1 of 2)
The fourth Field of Zen practice is Dharma Study, or becoming familiar with and investigating Buddhist teachings. The texts and teachings in Buddhism include tools we can use for practice and inspirat...
22 Mai 202421min
