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Labor Day Message
I won't be releasing a new episode today, in honor of Labor Day weekend.
I will release one next week!
Take care, Domyo
8 years, 11 months ago
Q&A: The Teaching of Rebirth and Too Much Thinking During Zazen
Episode 28
This week's episode is a Q&A session, based on listener's questions I've received by email. I'll start out with a series of questions about the Buddh…
8 years, 11 months ago
The Buddha's Teachings Part 2 – The Four Noble Truths
Episode 27
The Buddha's very first teaching as about the Four Noble Truths: Dukkha, the Origin of Dukkha, the Cessation of Dukkha, and the Path Leading to the C…
9 years ago
Work as Spiritual Practice According to Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook" – Part 2
Episode 26
In Part 1, I introduced you to the concept of work practice, how it came to be so important in Zen, the central teachings Dogen gives about it. In th…
9 years ago
Work as Spiritual Practice According to Dogen's "Instructions to the Cook" - Part 1
Episode 25
Zen demands that we engage our everyday activities, particularly work, as spiritual practice. Few writings describe Zen work practice as well as Zen …
9 years ago
24 – Deepen Your Zazen by Not Getting Stuck in Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
Episode 24
It's tempting, particularly in Mahayana Buddhism, to get stuck in a kind of superficial satisfaction with your zazen and practice. Of course, it's po…
9 years ago
23 - How Buddhists Should Behave: Evolution of the Buddhist Precepts Part 2
I continue with the story of the Theravadin precepts - particularly how the Vinaya has affected the ordination of monks and nuns, and how lay people …
9 years ago
22 - How Buddhists Should Behave: Evolution of the Buddhist Precepts Part 1
Many people are unaware that, from the beginning, Buddhism has said as much about how you should behave in your daily life as it does about meditatio…
9 years, 1 month ago
21 – Sesshin: 24-7 Silent Meditation Retreats
Buddhists all over the world regularly gather for silent meditation retreats with a 24-7 schedule. In this episode I describe a Zen retreat, or sessh…
9 years, 1 month ago
20 - The Heart Sutra Part 2: Line by Line Explanation, Continued
In this episode I complete my line-by-line exploration of the Heart Sutra. I cover what the sutra means when its says "there is no" such-and-such, wh…
9 years, 1 month ago