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Dogen's Genjokoan Part 3: Seeking, Self, and the Matter of Life-and-Death
Episode 37
In part 3 of my series on the famous Zen text called "Genjokoan," written in 1233 by Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen, I discuss the sections about se…
8 years, 9 months ago
Buddha's Teachings Part 3: The Noble Eightfold Path
Episode 36
In his very first sermon, delivered over 2,500 years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha taught the Noble Eightfold Path. In this episode I describe this teaching…
8 years, 9 months ago
Dogen's Genjokoan: A Verse by Verse Exploration – Part 2
Episode 35
My second episode focused on the famous Zen text "Genjokoan," written by Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen in 1233. In this episode I cover "the moon r…
8 years, 9 months ago
Dogen's Genjokoan: A Verse by Verse Exploration – Part 1
Episode 34
Part of my Buddhist Texts series, this episode focuses on a famous Zen text called "Genjokoan," written by Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen in 1233. G…
8 years, 9 months ago
October Break Message
Hello! I didn't produce an episode for you this week because I'm spending time with my parents - they live in Minnesota but are here in Oregon on the…
8 years, 10 months ago
Life of Shakyamuni Buddha Part 4: Further Teachings and Colorful Stories
Episode 33
This episode finishes up my story of Shakyamuni Buddha's life. It continues with the development of the early Sangha, including the ordination of wom…
8 years, 10 months ago
The Practice of Not-Knowing: Relief, Intimacy, and Ground for Effective Action
Episode 32
The Zen practice of "not-knowing" honors the absolute dimension of our lives - even as we engage in "knowing," as necessary, in the relative dimensio…
8 years, 10 months ago
Six Realms of Existence Part 3: Hungry Ghost and Human Realms
Episode 31
In this third episode of a 3-part series on the Buddhist teaching of the Six Realms of Existence, I describe the Hungry Ghost and Human Realms. I con…
8 years, 10 months ago
Six Realms of Existence Part 2: Asura, Beast, and Hell Realms
Episode 30
In this 2nd episode of a 3-part series, I cover the Asura (fighting demigod), Beast, and Hell Realms. I continue offering a traditional, mythological…
8 years, 11 months ago
Six Realms of Existence Part 1: Introduction and the Heaven Realm
Episode 29
In this episode, part 1 of 3, I explain the Buddhist teaching of the Six Realms of Existence, also known as the Wheel of Life, or the Wheel of Samsar…
8 years, 11 months ago