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Seijo Is Separated from Her Soul: Waking Up from Alienation from Ourselves
Episode 338
There are countless ways in which we can feel inwardly divided or somehow alienated from our true self. Case 35 of the Mumonkan, or Gateless Gate koa…
9 hours ago
Finding the Edge of Your Practice (2 of 2)
Episode 337
To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Finding the Edge of Your Practice (1 of 2)
Episode 336
To keep your Dharma practice lively, it's important to regularly identify the "edge" of your practice. This is your growth point – the current limit …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (2 of 2)
Episode 335
This is second episode of two on this topic. In the first episode (334), I identified existing episodes of the Zen Studies Podcast on - or related to…
1 month ago
Six Useful Lessons from the Buddhist Teachings on Rebirth (1 of 2)
Episode 334
Zen practice is not dependent on rebirth being true or untrue, and I suspect most Dharma teachers would say the same of their lineage traditions. As …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Buddha Is Like an Old-Growth Tree: Practice as Human Maturation
Episode 333
Sometimes it's difficult to relate to the goal of "awakening" or "enlightenment." Especially if we've gained a hard-won sense of peace with ourselves…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
My Guidelines for Deepening Your Zen Practice
Episode 332
For many years now, people have been asking me how to deepen their Zen practice. They wonder, "What's next?" Some lay people are perfectly content gu…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
When Confronted with Great Difficulties: Zhaozhou's "Just Right"
Episode 331
How can we practice without ignoring the world, but also without being overwhelmed by it? We can learn something from a koan involving the 9th centur…
3 months ago
Teisho: Awakening Bodhicitta, Seeking Your Heart's Inmost Desire
Episode 330
This is a teisho – like a cross between a Dharma Talk and guided meditation. Teisho are sometimes called "encouragement talks," and they are meant to…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
No Buddhist Bible: A Brief Overview of 2500 Years' Worth of Buddhist Texts (2 of 2)
Episode 329
In Part 2 of this episode, I continue giving my "2,500 years' worth of Buddhist texts in a nutshell," an overview of texts in my Zen lineage. In Part…
3 months, 4 weeks ago