Podcast Episodes

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 abstraction we gain fulness of rest.

All the …

Published on 8 months, 4 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, profound, responsive.

The depth of their knowledge…

Published on 9 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 Reason the form of the formless. Reason’s clue.

Bu…

Published on 9 months, 1 week 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 of emptiness only, and one of concentration.

Published on 9 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 for Zen practitioners.

Jesus spoke, in the book of Lu…

Published on 9 months, 3 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.

Understanding Jesus’ parables is like puzzling with…

Published on 10 months ago

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 ultimate. You have to be aware and wake up to this m…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

When you learn to accept that you are alone, truly alone, it builds a great strength. Nov 5 1984

Season 2 Episode 90

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, explains that when you sit properly in meditation, your world is gone. You are alone. Absolutely alone. And when you learn to accept this alone, it builds a great streng…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who are you really? Your name is not you. Your photo is not you. Who are you? Oct 28, 1984

Season 2 Episode 89

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, asks how someone like Hitler could come to power. He was loud, and brash, and gave a secure feeling of strength to those who were insecure.

Lola recounts the tale of the …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

We are looking for nothing. Which doesn’t give you much to look for, does it? Oct 21, 1984

Season 2 Episode 88

Zen Roshi, Lola McDowell Lee, reads from renowned Zen teacher, Ikkyu: “If it rain, let it rain; If it rain not, let it not rain; But even should it not rain, You must travel with wet sleeves.”

What is…

Published on 11 months ago