Podcast Episodes

A Material Mystery (Choice & Renunciation) w/ Gyokei Yokoyama

Episode 424

In a starkly honest and personal talk, Gyokei reflects on renunciation and picking & choosing through his experience growing up as a rural temple kid…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Zensplain (The Final Answer) w/ Bryan Turley

Episode 423

On a quest to find us the final answer to the problem of time, ethics, and being, Bryan stumbles into the far more fascinating conundrum of himself a…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Charmed (Story & Superstition) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 422

Sara gives us an insightful reflection on narrative and story telling, either our most powerful technology or our greatest hindrance to seeing the wo…

3 months ago

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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Bodhisattva Vows) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 421

In an encouraging pep talk for ango, Dave unveils a new translation of the bodhisattva vows and rouses us to the impossibility of fulfilling them and…

3 months ago

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Chad (Zen & Dating) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 420

Sara gives us a candid Zen look at modern dating, aka an endless opportunity for working with compassion. Does seeing the best in people bring out th…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Wobbly Wheel (Worth & Attention) w/ Matthew Sherling

Episode 419

Matthew brings us an encouraging and insightful talk on working with our default states, self worth, how to pay attention, karmic momentum, and sleep…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Wet Rat (Split Selves & Souls) w/ Samm

Episode 418

Samm spins us an ancient Zen love tragedy (that might even have a happy ending?), and helps us heal the one breakup we urgently need to mend, the spl…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Snarkcerity (Zen 101) w/ Dave Cuomo

Episode 417

Dave gives us a brass tacks intro to Zen and ACZC for beginners of all experience levels while making the case that Zen is the funniest world religio…

4 months ago

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There May Be Politics (Anger) w/ Patrick Carroll

Episode 416

Patrick takes on the world and people that rile us up, and how to sit down and face the wall with them without actually turning our backs. Does payin…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Hot Flash! (Energy) w/ Sara Campbell

Episode 415

Sara delivers us a timely pep talk on how to find sustainable energy in an exhausting world. What’s the difference between grinding energy and joyful…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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