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Back to SearchHow often do we think that we—as individuals—are going to be enlightened? Oct 30, 1988
Season 2 Episode 100
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, shares the tale of a student who asked his teacher why, after he had fasted and prayed for 30 years that he had still n…
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Meditate for one hour daily, and truly concentrate, and you can merge with the Ku. July 31, 1988
Season 2 Episode 99
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues her examination of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching, now in Chapter 17.
"The great rulers - the people do not notice the…
10 months, 1 week ago
The One-finger Zen of 9th Century Chinese Master Gutei. Jul 10, 1988
Season 2 Episode 98
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, goes into considerable detail early and late in the talk about meditation to help prepare students for a sesshin.
Lola t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
To meditate no action is required—simply a shift in consciousness. Exploring the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 16. Jul 3, 1988
Season 2 Episode 97
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues a discussion of Lao Tsu’s Tao Te Ching. Today, Chapter 16 (Suzuki translation)
By attaining the height of…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
How do we cross an icy stream? Exploring the Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15. May 28, 1988
Season 2 Episode 96
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, continues her exploration of the Tao Te Ching. Today, Chapter 15:
The ancient masters were subtle, mysterious, prof…
11 months ago
A detailed exploration of Chapter 14 of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, “Praising The Mysterious.” May 8, 1988
Season 2 Episode 95
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, provides a detailed exploration of Chapter 14 of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, “Praising The Mysterious.” In it Lao Tzu calls…
11 months ago
Lao Tzu on two fundamental types of meditation. May 1, 1988
Season 2 Episode 94
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, gives a detailed explanation of Lao Tzu’s notion that there are two basic types of meditation one should practice. One …
11 months, 1 week ago
More Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 12, 1984
Season 2 Episode 93
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, who is also an ordained Christian minister, continues her exploration of Christian parables and how they might apply fo…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Bible parables that can help you practice Zen. Dec 9, 1984
Season 2 Episode 92
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, who is also an ordained Christian minister, discusses parables from the Bible and how they can help Zen practitioners.
U…
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Zen is not a belief system. Zen disturbs the dreaming mind. Nov 12, 1984
Season 2 Episode 91
Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that enlightenment is not a goal. “A goal is like the horizon. You can never reach it.”
The immediate is the ul…
1 year ago