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Emily Eslami - Ceaseless Practice
In another timely talk, Emily tackles Dogen's "Ceaseless Practice," where Dogen opens up in personal terms about his own struggles with the frustrati…
6 years, 1 month ago
Dave Cuomo - Having Once Paused (History of Zen - Ikkyu)
In a special History of Zen, Dave turns to the life and poetry of Ikkyu to try to answer the question of how Zen has historically responded to times …
6 years, 2 months ago
Emily Eslami - Equanimity
“Why crave happiness, why push away the sadness. Why not just let everything be? We put so much energy into resisting the things we have no control …
6 years, 3 months ago
Erik Andersen - Emptiness and Compassion (We're All In This Together)
Our favorite in house psychiatrist, Erik, gives a perfect combination of ancient Zen and modern expert advice for managing a time of stress & anxiety.
6 years, 3 months ago
Jason Dodge - What Am I Doing Here?
Jason Dodge tells us the story of what he’s doing and why he’s here, while just maybe we learn something about those things for ourselves. In an espe…
6 years, 3 months ago
Dave Cuomo - Blinding Darkness
Dave gives us an in depth look into the Buddhist creation myth. it's the question Buddha famously refused to answer (except of course for when he ch…
6 years, 3 months ago
Love & Emptiness w/ Emily Eslami
Let’s talk about love! We all know Zen can be reluctant to talk about mushy things like love and kindness, but Emily bravely tackles loving kindness …
6 years, 4 months ago
Dave Cuomo - Good Friends (History of Zen - The Platform Sutra)
In our latest installment of History of Zen, Dave gets very excited about sharing one of his favorite books with us that also happens to be the origi…
6 years, 4 months ago
Michele Roldan-Shaw - Street Buddhism (Jataka Tales)
Michele Roldan-Shaw spins classic Jataka Tales (folk tales of the Buddha's past lives) for us with all their ambiguities, tough love, and hard choice…
6 years, 4 months ago
Erik Andersen - Worry Time
Erik looks at anxiety in a wide ranging and well informed discussion of everything from the intricacies of classic Zen literature to contemporary psy…
6 years, 5 months ago