285 – Ending Dukkha: Taking Care of this Precious Life (1 of 2)
While physical and emotional pain, discomfort, and longing are an inevitable part of human life, Dukkha is existential angst we add to such experiences, ranging from subtle uneasiness to acute anguish...
1 Nov 202424min
284 - Reflections on Continuous Practice and Dogen's "Gyoji" (2 of 2)
It's challenging to make our Dharma practice continuous – maintaining awareness and appropriate conduct each moment of our lives. In his essay Gyoji, or "Continuous Practice," Zen Master Dogen doesn't...
24 Okt 202423min
283 - Reflections on Continuous Practice and Dogen's "Gyoji" (1 of 2)
Our goal in practice is to live in accord with the truth, or the Dharma - not only while sitting in meditation or studying Buddhism, but every moment of our lives. In other words, we strive to make ou...
2 Okt 202430min
282 – Cutting Moral Corners: Is Buddhism Compatible with 21st-Century Life? (2 of 2)
This is part two of my discussion "Cutting Moral Corners: Is Buddhism Compatible with 21st-Century Life?" In Part 1 I talked about the moral stress that arises from living a modern life, where almost ...
21 Sep 202421min
281 – Cutting Moral Corners: Is Buddhism Compatible with 21st-Century Life? (1 of 2)
As long as we remain engaged in 21st-century life, at least in any industrialized society, we are part of an infinitely complex web of karma that covers our planet. Even the details of our lives becom...
11 Sep 202426min
280 - Stories of My Teachers - A Live Talk*
In a lineage tradition like Zen, your understanding, manifestation, and expression of the Dharma is deeply influenced by your teachers, and by their teachers. Whether you are a member of my Zen Center...
27 Aug 202444min
279 - Talking about Politics as a Buddhist - A Live Talk*
I am on sabbatical for the month of August, so this is a recent live talk* I gave at Bright Way Zen. This is, of course, a very timely topic with a major election coming up in the U.S. in just over tw...
22 Aug 202425min
278 - Having a Zen Teacher - An Live Talk*
I'm on sabbatical the month of August, so this episode is an informal, live talk* I gave in response to a question: "Is everything a Zen teacher does a 'teaching'? How do you know?" This led to discus...
8 Aug 202440min
