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Hardcore Zen
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Frequency: 1 episode/21d. Total Eps: 100
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Ghosts and Enlightenment Experiences with Ben Goldman
Episode 51
mercredi 12 avril 2023 • Duration 57:58
In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.
Gods, Aliens, and Jabberjaw with Ben Goldman
Episode 50
mercredi 15 mars 2023 • Duration 55:44
My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.
Preview of My NEW BOOK! The Other Side of Nothing
Episode 41
lundi 16 mai 2022 • Duration 41:48
In this episode I read from the chapter "Who Walked My Dog" from my new book, The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being." It's a sneak preview of the book, which is available now, and of the forthcoming audiobook.
The Samadhi of Receiving and Using the Self
Episode 40
vendredi 4 février 2022 • Duration 01:06:58
This is a lecture I gave in Vienna in 2018 about Dogen's famous essay "The Samadhi of Receiving and Using the Self."
The Grand Canyon and Enlightenment
Episode 39
vendredi 21 janvier 2022 • Duration 01:02:23
Here's a talk I gave in Phoenix, Arizona in 2012 about the Grand Canyon and Enlightenment.
Good Zazen vs. Bad Zazen
Episode 38
lundi 10 janvier 2022 • Duration 36:36
In this Q&A session from 2019 in Finland I talk about what it means to be a Zen teacher and then we get into the subject of "good zazen" vs. "bad zazen."
No Self in a Bar in Texas
Episode 37
vendredi 17 décembre 2021 • Duration 57:39
In 2016 I spoke in a bar in Texas about the concept of "No Self" as expressed in Dogen's most famous essay Genjo Koan (The Realized Universe). Here's the recording!
The Heart Sutra and Hitler‘s Golden Elevator
Episode 36
vendredi 10 décembre 2021 • Duration 01:29:24
Here's a talk I did in 2015 at Felsentor, a Zen monastery in Switzerland that was established by a dharma heir of Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, my first Zen teacher's teacher. It's about the Heart Sutra but I also talk about some other stuff including Hitler's golden elevator. Enjoy!
Are We Wasting Our Time
Episode 35
vendredi 3 décembre 2021 • Duration 38:32
In today's podcast I ask a group of Germans at a Zen retreat "Are we wasting our time doing this?" I also present a long quote from Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, one of the greatest contemporary Zen teachers.
Did Dogen Believe in Reincarnation and Does It Matter If He Did?
Episode 34
vendredi 26 novembre 2021 • Duration 01:00:37
Lots of people ask what Zen teaches about life after death. Here is my really long answer!