Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWin/Win/Win (Spiritual Attainments) w/ Dave Cuomo
Episode 344
“Don't sell yourself short. It's been done by lesser people than you. It might've even been done by you when you weren't paying attention and didn't …
1 year, 9 months ago
Little Awakenings (Stuckness) w/ Jitsujo Gauthier
Episode 343
“Just living my life has a very big effect on the planet, there's a cost to me living my life. And, I still belong here. I have just as much right to…
1 year, 9 months ago
Resting Bodhi Face (No Pressure) w/ Sara Campbell
Episode 342
“We're not here to be martyrs, we’re not here to take care of others at our own expense. The more I respect myself, the more I can support and give …
1 year, 10 months ago
A Magnanimous Mess (Conflict & Zen) w/ Dave Cuomo
Episode 341
“Shitsticks become dirty to clean us. If these are not Buddhas, what is?“ - Shundo Aoyama
After a messy month of his own, Dave gives us a Zen (and …
1 year, 10 months ago
Reverently Rogue w/ Gyokei Yokoyama
Episode 340
“The dissidents, the ones who disagree, the most eccentric figures… in the world where Soto Zen teaching is alive, these figures become the leadershi…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Angry Cloud Diaries (Monastery Report pt 2) w/ Dave Cuomo
Episode 339
“Roshi said, go outside and look at the moon
and I promise you, you will be enlightened.
but I looked tonight and there was no moon.
What’s so wrong…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Corpse of Wisdom (Monastery Report pt 1) w/ Dave Cuomo
Episode 338
“If we want to be true to the tradition of Zen, what were the ancients doing? They were throwing away tradition and recreating it for their time and …
1 year, 11 months ago
The Easy Way w/ Muhō Nölke
Episode 337
"There's an very easy way to become a Buddha. Stop doing things wrong.” - Dogen
Muhō, Former longtime abbot of Antaiji Monastery (home temple of Ko…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Shorter Conversation (Arguments & Conflict) w/ Emily Eslami
Episode 336
“One of the hardest things about being human is that you have to be with other human beings.” - Emily Eslami
In a particularly divided year, in a p…
1 year, 11 months ago
Don’t Worry, It Gets Worse w/ Corey Warner
Episode 335
“Illness vanishes. Stress vanishes. Depression vanishes. So where do they go? Don't worry. If you want, you can pull them back at any moment.“ - Gary…
1 year, 11 months ago