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Recent Episodes
331 – When Confronted with Great Difficulties: Zhaozhou’s “Just Right”
How can we practice without ignoring the world, but also without being overwhelmed by it? We can learn something from a koan involving the 9th century Chan master Zhaozhou (Joshu): A monk asked, “When a great difficulties come, how should I avoid them?” Zhaozhou said, “Just right.” We can include great difficulties in our perception of this life without being destroyed by them, letting our hearts break without rejecting this world or becoming consumed by anger or grief.
330 – Teisho: Awakening Bodhicitta, Seeking Your Heart’s Inmost Desire
Teisho are sometimes called “encouragement talks,” and they are meant to help listeners connect with the Dharma in the spaciousness and silence of zazen. Teisho are not about explanations or the imparting of information, and they generally are not recorded. They are offered spontaneously, just for the moment, just for those listening. Although you may not be sitting zazen while you listen to this episode, I thought I would offer you a teisho as if you are.
329 – No Buddhist Bible: A Brief Overview of 2500 Years’ Worth of Buddhist Texts (2 of 2)
In Part 2 of this episode, I continue giving my “2,500 years’ worth of Buddhist texts in a nutshell,” an overview of texts in my Zen lineage. I cover Mahayana philosophers, Chinese Chan literature, and the writings of two of the main Japanese Zen ancestors in my lineage.
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