Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPlato, art and spiritual growth. Sep 5, 1987
Season 3 Episode 125
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explores the concept of freedom through the conquest of self.
Per the Dhammapada, we should direct straying thoughts. T…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The Middle Way—between the world of appearance and the inner world of consciousness. Aug 29, 1987
Season 3 Episode 124
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee draws on the Dhammapada to emphasize a core principle of spiritual success: vigilance, or watching. The fool is careless…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How do you go in? Simply stop going out. Aug 2, 1987
Season 3 Episode 123
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues her discussion of the Dhammapada.
She warns us against mistaking the false for the true, urging us to look int…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The 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…
9 months 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…
9 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…
9 months, 3 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…
10 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…
10 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…
10 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…
10 months, 2 weeks ago