Podcast Episodes

Zen and the meaning of Easter. Apr 19, 1987

Season 3 Episode 110

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, gives a talk themed on Easter. (While Lola was primarily a Zen teacher, she was also an ordained Christian minister).

Lola reads from the Gospels exploring the meaning o…

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Guilt and rejection of life does not make you more enlightened. Lola May , 1987

Season 3 Episode 109

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the meaning of Verse 15 of the Isha Upanishad:

"The face of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden lid; that do thou remove, O Fosterer, for the law of the Tru…

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What we can learn from Indian religious traditions. May 10, 1987

Season 3 Episode 108

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, gives a detailed discussion of the philosophical and historical backgrounds of religious traditions as they developed in India—Vedas, Brahmanism and Hinduism.

Lola explai…

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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 4 months 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…

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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…

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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 …

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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 5 months, 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 5 months, 3 weeks ago