Podcast Episodes

How to meditate. And why. Nov 29, 1987

Season 3 Episode 107

(Note: original recording audio is not ideal, but Lola's message is great)

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, gives an ind-depth explanation of the practice of sitting, as this talk is during a sesshin at …

Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago

The unconscious is the gateway to reality. July 18, 1981

Season 3 Episode 106

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the meaning of the Zen saying, “Joy in the morning. Sleep at night. What else?”

When we “do not know,” then we don’t concern ourselves with obsessions about ou…

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

Why “What is the purpose of life?” is the wrong question. June 28, 1981

Season 3 Episode 105

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses Chapter 10 from the Tao Te Ching (Paul Carus translation)

"What can be done?

"Who by unending discipline of the senses embraces unity cannot be disintegrated. By…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

The role of patience in Zen practice. July 5, 1981

Season 3 Episode 104

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the notion of patience in practice. And time.

For nearly twenty years, Hon, a layman, studied under Master Egon. Several of the students went out to the edge of …

Published on 1 month ago

Further exploration of the Mystica Theoligica. Dec 11, 1988

Season 3 Episode 103

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, further explores the Mystica Theoligica.

NOTE: LOLA HAS A BAD COLD TODAY AND A PERSISTENT COUGH. If that bothers you, please skip. But the content of the talk is worth th…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The meaning of the the Mystica Theoligica. Dec 4, 1988

Season 3 Episode 102

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the meaning of the opening of the Mystica Theoligica.

“Thou Trinity beyond Being, direct us to the heights of mystical revelation, sublime beyond all thought and…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Watch how you make your choices. Otherwise, how can you ever change? Nov 6, 1988

Season 3 Episode 101

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the tale of the Persian teacher who asked a disciple to place a bag of gold in the middle of a bridge. He is to find a poor man to cross the bridge. The man suc…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How often do we think that we—as individuals—are going to be enlightened? Oct 30, 1988

Season 2 Episode 100

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, shares the tale of a student who asked his teacher why, after he had fasted and prayed for 30 years that he had still not found God. The teacher’s response: “You could s…

Published on 2 months ago

Meditate for one hour daily, and truly concentrate, and you can merge with the Ku. July 31, 1988

Season 2 Episode 99

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues her examination of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching, now in Chapter 17.

"The great rulers - the people do not notice their existence;

The lesser ones - they attach to and …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The One-finger Zen of 9th Century Chinese Master Gutei. Jul 10, 1988

Season 2 Episode 98

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, goes into considerable detail early and late in the talk about meditation to help prepare students for a sesshin.

Lola talks about how the subject and object become one. …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago