Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe meanings of various Buddhist terms, practices & traditions. July 26, 1987
Season 3 Episode 122
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the meaning of the Dhammapada -Twin Verses.
She discusses the importance of thought and self-mastery in shaping…
5 months, 1 week ago
Dogen: “Not knowing is most intimate.” July 5, 1987
Season 3 Episode 121
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains the story of Dogen Zenji, the founder of the Soto Zen school in Japan. One master says, “Not knowing is most i…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How you form your ego—and can ultimately overcome it. Jun 28, 1987
Season 3 Episode 120
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, tells a parable about a powerful Chinese prime minister, who was a devoted Zen student. When the minister asked his mas…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Zen and Socrates. Jun 21, 1987
Season 3 Episode 119
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, argues that most people waste their lives playing superficial games and are deceived by their own minds. They fail to e…
6 months, 1 week ago
Instructions for Koan study. And true understanding & non-discrimination. May 31, 1987
Season 3 Episode 118
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the story of master Joshu who offers cups of tea to the various monks, illustrating the idea of how distinctio…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Instructions for Koan study. And true understanding & non-discrimination. May 31, 1987
Season 3 Episode 118
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, recounts the story of master Joshu who offers cups of tea to the various monks, illustrating the idea of how distinctio…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The limitations of human knowledge. May 17, 1987
Season 3 Episode 117
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses human knowledge an its limitations.
Typical knowledge is the result of fragmented perception. Our knowledge i…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
In the struggle between opposites is the Truth. Mar 6, 1987
Season 3 Episode 116
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, draws on Buddhist and Hindu traditions (including the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita) to explain the human con…
7 months ago
Where is God? Feb 28, 1987
Season 3 Episode 115
Note: Generally, this talk is more lighthearted than most that Lola gives. It’s nice to see that side of her personality.
Lola begins with a comical t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Mystica Theologica, the Sutras of Patanjali and the Book of Genesis. Jan 31, 1987
Season 3 Episode 114
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, discusses various texts about the notion of God — from the biblical book of Genesis to Mystica Theologica to the sutras…
8 months ago