Podcast Episodes

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…

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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 week, 3 days 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 2 weeks, 1 day 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 3 weeks, 1 day 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 4 weeks, 1 day 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 1 month, 1 week ago

To meditate no action is required—simply a shift in consciousness. Exploring the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16. Jul 3, 1988

Season 2 Episode 97

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues a discussion of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching. Today, Chapter 16 (Suzuki translation)

By attaining the height of abstraction we gain fulness of rest.

All the …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

How do we cross an icy stream? Exploring the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15. May 28, 1988

Season 2 Episode 96

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues her exploration of the Tao Te Ching. Today, Chapter 15:

The ancient masters were subtle, mysterious, profound, responsive.

The depth of their knowledge…

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A detailed exploration of Chapter 14 of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, “Praising The Mysterious.” May 8, 1988

Season 2 Episode 95

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, provides a detailed exploration of Chapter 14 of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, “Praising The Mysterious.” In it Lao Tzu calls Reason the form of the formless. Reason’s clue.

Bu…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lao Tzu on two fundamental types of meditation. May 1, 1988

Season 2 Episode 94

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, gives a detailed explanation of Lao Tzu’s notion that there are two basic types of meditation one should practice. One of emptiness only, and one of concentration.

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago