Podcast Episodes

The Sardine Sutra (Robbery & Restlessness) w/ Matthew Sherling

Episode 434

Matthew plays thief to his own empty room as he wrestles with restlessness and whether trying to scratch that perpetual itch is a futile attempt to t…

17 hours ago

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By Nature (Camping Retreat) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 433

Dave takes the opportunity of a scenic coastal camping retreat to reconcile all the regrets and ruminations that naturally arise given a little space…

1 week ago

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Animal Nature (Self Trust) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 432

Sara takes an unflinching look at learning to trust our selves despite or maybe because of whatever messes we may have made in our lives along the wa…

2 weeks ago

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Happy Accident (History of Zen: The Samye Debate) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 431

In the year 794 a populist, liberating, and some might say threatening brand of Buddhism spreads like wildfire in the countryside forcing a Tibetan k…

3 weeks ago

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Silly, Sincere, Savvy (Zuise) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 430

Dave gives a full report on the processes, practices, and spiritual journeys involved in our recent sangha trip to Japan for Zuise, the final ceremon…

4 weeks ago

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Riptide (Change) w/ Heather Ross

Episode 429

Heather takes a serene unflinching look at the indomitable waves of change, that universal constant that refuses all our attempts to corral it into s…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Born to Run (Ryokan) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 428

Dave regales us with stories and poetry from everyone’s favorite Soto renegade poet monk hero, Ryokan, while trying to figure out if he’s the scrappy…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Two Way Relationship (Spiritual Crises) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 427

Sara delves into the thorny weeds of spiritual crises, starting with a raw one of her own, and how to work with listening practice in zazen. What is …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Pith & Prayer (What Am I Doing Here??) w/ Cole Agustin

Episode 426

In our ongoing series where brave sangha members tell us the story what they’re doing and why they’re here (while we just maybe learn something about…

2 months ago

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A Bountiful Bummer (What Makes You Not a Buddhist?) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 425

What would make someone not a Buddhist?? Life is fleeting, unsatisfying, & essentially empty, and are we into, and ready to reckon with that? Or so t…

2 months, 1 week ago

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