The Zen of Everything presents a zen take on life, love, laughter, and everything else. With Jundo Cohen, a real zen master, and Kirk McElhearn, a guy who knows a bit about zen.
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How did we get here? Jundo and Kirk discuss how they got involved in Buddhism and Zen.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
108 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number))
What are the 108 Defilements (Bonno) (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?20968-What-are-the-108-Defilements)
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (https://amzn.to/45wphHI)
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (https://amzn.to/3R2XAlp)
Meditation in Action (https://amzn.to/3OUji8B)
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (https://amzn.to/3YU5cst)
John Cage: Indeterminacy (https://www.lcdf.org/indeterminacy/s/34)
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Episode 107: Bad Buddhists
Friday, August 18, 2023 β’ Duration 24:01
Aren't buddhists supposed to maintain equanimity all the time, not have bad thoughts, not be jealous or angry?
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Vinaya rules about sex (https://en.dhammadana.org/sangha/vinaya/227/13sg.htm)
James Austin: Zen and the Brain (https://amzn.to/3QDhqn6)
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Episode 106: Was Buddha a Revolutionary or a Conservative?
Friday, August 4, 2023 β’ Duration 26:44
Was the Buddha a proto-communist, or did he go with the flow and the status quo?
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
- Karl Marx: Capital (https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Capital-Volume-I.pdf)
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Episode 105: The Monk with a Mortgage
Friday, July 21, 2023 β’ Duration 25:34
Some zen practitioners get ordained, becoming unsui, or "clouds in water," which means they are trainee zen monks or priest. We discuss ordination and what it means.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
Renpo Niwa Zenji (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?16888-Niwa-Zenji-Our-Dharma-Grandfather)
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Episode 104: The Best Zen Books
Friday, July 7, 2023 β’ Duration 27:33
Zen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice (https://amzn.to/44uGlwT)
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment (https://amzn.to/3NI5jls)
Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (https://amzn.to/43jNwXv)
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (https://amzn.to/3PMDviM)
Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment (https://amzn.to/3pJNM4m)
Shohaku Okumura: Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo (https://amzn.to/3Q2lDk7)
Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries (https://amzn.to/44eqS4n)
Shohaku Okumura: The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo" (https://amzn.to/44jEITa)
Steven Heine: Readings of DΕgen's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" (https://amzn.to/44ecjh3)
Steven Heine: Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher (https://amzn.to/3rgCe9o)
Taigen Dan Leighton: Visions of Awakening Space and Time: DΕgen and the Lotus Sutra (https://amzn.to/44czKHH)
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary (https://amzn.to/3XJ4U6X)
Kazuaki Tanahashi: Enlightenment Unfolds: the essential teachings of Dogen (https://amzn.to/3PLsazk)
Kazuaki Tanahashi: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen (https://amzn.to/3pzHXXe)
Will Johnson: The Posture of Meditation (https://amzn.to/3D2nT2X)
Barbara Hoetsu O'Brien: The Circle of the Way - A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World (https://amzn.to/3PIHgWg)
Jonathan Landaw & Stephan Bodian: Buddhism For Dummies (https://amzn.to/44wpWYH)
Diana St. Ruth: Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism (https://amzn.to/3pFrdhe)
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi (https://amzn.to/44vv0N8)
Kazuaki Tanahashi: The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan (https://amzn.to/46O2DvA)
Red Pine: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain (https://amzn.to/3rgElKm)
Norman Fischer & Susan Moon: What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind (https://amzn.to/3JMMn3R)
Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude (https://amzn.to/3D2Nx7S)
Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War (https://amzn.to/3NE5QF1)
Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice (Treeleaf) (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?5711-Suggested-BOOKS-MEDIA-on-Zen-Practice)
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Episode 103: Jundo's Decluttering Tips
Friday, June 23, 2023 β’ Duration 26:16
We have too much stuff. We discuss the CohenJundo method of decluttering.
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- Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
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Episode 102: Buddha Basics 15: The Heart Sutra Explained in 25 Minutes
Friday, June 9, 2023 β’ Duration 30:25
Jundo attempts to explain the Heart Sutra in 25 minutes.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
The Heart Sutra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra)
AvalokiteΕvara (Kannon) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AvalokiteΕvara)
Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks (https://www.zen-of-everything.com/80)
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Episode 101: Big and Small
Friday, May 26, 2023 β’ Duration 23:19
Big and small, two extremes, but, in zen, there's no difference.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
Ushiku Daibutsu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushiku_Daibutsu)
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Episode 100: Two Guys in a Zen Pub
Friday, May 12, 2023 β’ Duration 27:30
For our 100th episode, we have a freewheeling chat about what we've learned from making this podcast. Like two guys chatting in a pub...
The universe is a cosmic joke, and we are the punchline.
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
Kirk's podcasts (https://kirkville.com/podcasts/)
Nishijima Roshi: The Dish Rack Teachings (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?21233-Nishijima-Roshi-The-Dish-Rack-Teachings)
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Episode 99: Buddha Basics 14: The Five Hindrances
Friday, April 28, 2023 β’ Duration 21:41
The five hindrances are sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, anxiousness and worry, and doubt. But if there's nothing to obtain in Zen, do they even matter?
Treeleaf (https://www.treeleaf.org/)
Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance (https://amzn.to/3H2vNKp)
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