The Zen of Everything

Sep 1, 2023

How did we get here? Jundo and Kirk discuss how they got involved in Buddhism and Zen. Treeleaf 108 What are the 108 Defilements (Bonno) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Meditation in Action Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation John Cage: Indeterminacy If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Aug 18, 2023

Aren't buddhists supposed to maintain equanimity all the time, not have bad thoughts, not be jealous or angry? Treeleaf Vinaya rules about sex James Austin: Zen and the Brain If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Aug 4, 2023

Was the Buddha a proto-communist, or did he go with the flow and the status quo? Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance - Karl Marx: Capital If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Jul 21, 2023

Some zen practitioners get ordained, becoming unsui, or "clouds in water," which means they are trainee zen monks or priest. We discuss ordination and what it means. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Renpo Niwa Zenji If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Jul 7, 2023

Zen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Shohaku Okumura: Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries Shohaku Okumura: The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo" Steven Heine: Readings of Dōgen's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" Steven Heine: Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher Taigen Dan Leighton: Visions of Awakening Space and Time: Dōgen and the Lotus Sutra Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary Kazuaki Tanahashi: Enlightenment Unfolds: the essential teachings of Dogen Kazuaki Tanahashi: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen Will Johnson: The Posture of Meditation Barbara Hoetsu O'Brien: The Circle of the Way - A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World Jonathan Landaw & Stephan Bodian: Buddhism For Dummies Diana St. Ruth: Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi Kazuaki Tanahashi: The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan Red Pine: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain Norman Fischer & Susan Moon: What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice (Treeleaf) If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Jun 23, 2023

We have too much stuff. We discuss the CohenJundo method of decluttering. Treeleaf - Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Jun 9, 2023

Jundo attempts to explain the Heart Sutra in 25 minutes. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance The Heart Sutra Avalokiteśvara (Kannon) Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

May 26, 2023

Big and small, two extremes, but, in zen, there's no difference. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Ushiku Daibutsu If you want to get in touch, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.