About this Podcast

This podcast is recorded specifically for podcast listeners, and I want it to be fun and educational at the same time.

I cycle regularly through different kinds of episodes:

Buddhism Today – How Buddhism relates or applies to larger issues we’re facing as a society

Buddhist Teachings – These episodes cover older (pre-Zen) or more general Buddhist teachings (usually not specific to a sect or school)

Buddhist History – These episodes are in a series, starting with ancient India at the time of Shakyamuni Buddha and continuing up until the present day. The series covers all areas where Buddhism has taken a significant hold, including the West, and takes time to explore seminal texts as they appear in the timeline of Buddhist history.

Buddhist Practices – These episodes focus on practices – things Buddhists actually do.

Buddhist Texts – These episodes focus on important Buddhist texts (suttas/sutras, commentaries, shastras, poems, etc.)

Listener’s Questions – These episodes are responses to questions I’ve received from listeners.

Meditation – These episodes are on meditation – usually focusing on zazen/shikantaza, but many of the things I discuss will be relevant no matter what kind of meditation you do.

Zen Teachings – These episodes present and explain traditional Zen Buddhist teachings (listen to the first episode to learn about how Zen relates to Buddhism as a whole)

I hope you enjoy listening! As a disclaimer, I should say that I am a Soto Zen priest, not a professional scholar or historian. If you are aware of any mistakes or important omissions I make in the podcast, please feel free email me!