176 - A Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 3: A Phoenix Rises from the Ashes of Despair
This is the third installment of story about my personal spiritual journey. Check out episodes 174 and 175 for the first and second parts, which took me up to the point I left home to move into a Zen ...
29 Juli 202133min
175 – A Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 2: Why I Think Buddhism Is Awesome
I'm on sabbatical for July but still wanted to release three episodes this month, so as a change-up I'm telling you a story of my spiritual journey (thus far!). In the last episode, 174, I talked abou...
21 Juli 202127min
174 - A Story of My Spiritual Journey Part 1: Conveyor Belt to Death
It's July 2021, and although I'm taking a sabbatical from both my Zen center and my climate activism, I decided to release three episodes this month anyway. A change is sometimes as good as a break, s...
7 Juli 202131min
173 - True Satisfaction: Dogen's Everyday Activity (Kajo) - Part 2
The nature of true satisfaction is something explored by Zen master Dogen in his essay "Kajo," or "Everyday Activity." Using the imagery of having had rice, taking a leisurely nap, and living contente...
29 Juni 202131min
172 - The Profound and Difficult Practice of Putting Everything Down
Putting everything down is what we do in meditation and sometimes when we're practicing mindfulness in daily life. Caught up in things like worry, excitement, or anger, we often find it nearly impossi...
25 Juni 202128min
171 - Five Requirements for Effective Practice with Any Issue
I propose effective practice with any issue we face requires five things: Recognition of the issue causing stress or suffering; Faith change is possible though practice; Willingness to do what it take...
9 Juni 202136min
170 - Looking to Buddhism to Support Values and Beliefs We Already Hold - Part 2
Continuing with the case study of social action, I follow the discussion of Donald S. Lopez's article on whether Buddhism - in particular, the bodhisattva ideal - has much to offer in the domain of so...
28 Maj 202130min
169 - Looking to Buddhism to Support Values and Beliefs We Already Hold – Part 1
As modern, mostly lay Buddhists we may seek encouragement and guidance from within the tradition for values we already hold. How much support does Buddhism actually give for things like social action,...
25 Maj 202129min
