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111 - Resisting Our Demons
In this podcast episode, I will discuss the Zen Koan titled "The Real Miracle". I will also share the story/teaching of Milarepa and the Demons he re…
6 years, 6 months ago
110 - Unhappily Headed Towards Happiness
Often we find ourselves unhappily headed towards happiness. Thinking that once we arrive, we will suddenly not be how we've been all along. In this p…
6 years, 7 months ago
109 - Finding Your True Self
What happens when we break through the conceptual fog that often blinds us from seeing ourselves as we really are? In this podcast episode, I will ta…
6 years, 8 months ago
108 - Important Things To Think About Often
The Buddha taught that there are five important things we should think about often. These are commonly referred to as the Five Remembrances. In this …
6 years, 8 months ago
107 - Learning To Be Silent
In this podcast episode, I discuss three more Zen Koans: Joshu's Zen, The Gates of Paradise, and Learning to be Silent. I will share what these koans…
6 years, 8 months ago
106 - Everything Is Best
In this episode, I share three more Zen koans and what they mean to me. Calling card, Everything is Best, and Inch Time Foot Gem. Thank you for liste…
6 years, 8 months ago
105 - Open Your Own Treasure House
We generally value answers more than we do questions but what if the bigger treasure in the pursuit of answers is to be found in the question itself?…
6 years, 9 months ago
104 - A Limited View
In this episode, I will discuss the Buddhist teaching of the Elephant and the blind men and how my understanding of having a limited view affects the…
6 years, 9 months ago
103 - Making Time For Nothing
Is nothing something? What happens when we make time for nothing? In this episode, I will explore the idea of boredom and how mastering boredom could…
6 years, 9 months ago
102 - Never Lost
"Having no destination, I am never lost." In this podcast episode, I will share some of my favorite quotes by Ikkyu Shojun. I will also explain one o…
6 years, 10 months ago