Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchZen 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…
4 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…
4 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…
4 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…
4 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…
5 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…
5 months, 3 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…
6 months ago
How do you answer: “Does God exist?” Sep 20, 1987
Season 3 Episode 113
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, (who is also an ordained Christian minister) explores issues that are common to both Christian and Eastern thought to i…
6 months, 1 week ago
A detailed introductory talk about the Bauls — a religious sect of India—and the mystery of consciousness. Sep 13, 1987
Season 3 Episode 112
Note: Unfortunately these talks about the Bauls were posted out of order. But the sound quality is much better on this one, which is also the most de…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Bauls religious sect of India. And Prakrit and Parusha. Oct 18, 1987
Season 3 Episode 111
Note: this talk has some sound issues, but I found it valuable enough to include the bulk of it anyway. It’s about 8 minutes shorter because the cass…
7 months ago