Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLola explains how the process of becoming awakened depends on two factors—the information you feed your mind—and your meditation. Sep 24, 1989
Season 1 Episode 17
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses spiritual hedonism, or spiritual pride, the seeking of pleasure in spiritual things, which is our egos pattin…
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Lola suggests we ask ourselves Agathon’s question: What in your life is the greatest good? She also explains that truth is not an idea but an encounter, an adventure. Mind is just a record of what has happened. Sep 10, 1989.
Season 1 Episode 16
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that’s it’s easy to forsake the world—much harder to become a true man of no rank. She describes of an Eastern…
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Lola mentions an early experience of awakening. And shares the tale of the Duke and the wheelwright. Feb 15, 1987
Season 1 Episode 15
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the middle way. Also, have you ever read something that inspired you, but then you reread the same passage an…
2 years, 10 months ago
Lola explores the nature of consciousness and the relationship in our world of subject and object. Apr 26, 1987
Season 1 Episode 14
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, ask the question: When you wake up in the morning, before you see or hear or feel things or have thoughts, what is it t…
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Lola shares the story of the old man, the young man, and the donkey. Habits and non-attachment. Nov 30, 1986
Season 1 Episode 13
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, shares the story of the old man, the young man and the donkey. And explains how we become creatures of habit, then habi…
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Lola explores how we create many identities during our lives, all the time ignoring our true selves. Mar 29, 1987.
Season 1 Episode 12
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, finds passages in the Upanishads to begin an exploration of how we spend our lives in becoming—becoming a child, becomi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Lola asks "What is consciousness?" And continues exploring the meaning of the Hindu Isha Upanishad. Mar 15, 1987
Season 1 Episode 11
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues exploring the meaning of the Isha Upanishad and asks "What is consciousness?" What is that by which our eyes …
2 years, 11 months ago
Lola explores the relationship of subject and object using sacred Hindu texts. Mar 08, 1987
Season 1 Episode 10
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains the metaphor of the carriage, driver, horses and passenger. And how, for most of us, our greatest happiness oc…
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Lola discusses the Great Doubt, or dark night of the soul, which sometimes precedes Satori. May 17, 1989
Season 1 Episode 9
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses the Great Doubt, or dark night of the soul, which sometimes precedes Satori. May 17, 1989
2 years, 11 months ago
Lola tells the story of the frog in the well. And answers the question: Is Zen meditation active or passive? Aug 27, 1989
Season 1 Episode 8
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell discusses the idea of whether Zen meditation is active or passive? Aug 27, 1989
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