The Zen of Everything
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
42 episodes of The Zen of Everything since the first episode, which aired on June 7th, 2019.
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Episode 42: Ego
January 8th, 2021 | 26 mins 12 secs
The ego can be big or small, solid or permeable. Is the "ego" the "self," and when is ours too big?
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Episode 41: Miracles
December 25th, 2020 | 25 mins 43 secs
Miracles are everywhere, in the tiniest blade of grass, in the noisiest sneeze, in the simplest loaf of bread.
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Episode 40: Change
December 11th, 2020 | 25 mins 16 secs
"Nothing is still, everything is constantly in motion," says Jundo, as we discuss the one constant in the universe: change.
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Episode 39: Nature
November 27th, 2020 | 22 mins 24 secs
It can be good to get out in nature, even to do naked forest bathing. Jundo and Kirk discuss how nature is important to Zen.
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Episode 38: Reconciliation
November 13th, 2020 | 26 mins 9 secs
After the results of the presidential election in the United States, Jundo and Kirk talk about reconciliation.
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Episode 37: The Zen Master's Dance
October 30th, 2020 | 24 mins 5 secs
Jundo has a new book out: The Zen Master's Dance, A Guide to Understanding Dogen and Who You Are in the Universe. He and Kirk discuss Dogen, the book, and how to dance.
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Episode 36: A Zen Guide to Elections
October 16th, 2020 | 22 mins 14 secs
Without endorsing any particular candidate, Kirk and Jundo talk about how Buddhist values and Precepts should guide the voter in elections in the U.S. and other countries.
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Episode 35: Karma
October 2nd, 2020 | 26 mins 2 secs
Good karma, bad karma, everyone knows about karma, right? Jundo and Kirk discuss what karma means, and how you count your karma points.
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Episode 34: How an Online Sangha Works
September 18th, 2020 | 27 mins 16 secs
Treeleaf is an online sangha, and has been around since 2006. How does a sangha work when members don't meet each other physically?
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Episode 33: Competition
September 4th, 2020 | 24 mins
Is zen competitive? Is competition a bad thing?
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Episode 31: The Precepts
August 7th, 2020 | 29 mins
There are a number of precepts that have to be followed by Zen practitioners. Jundo and Kirk discuss these precepts, and how strict they are.
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Episode 30: Rituals
July 24th, 2020 | 27 mins 45 secs
There are a lot of rituals in Zen. Where do they come from? Why are they still performed? And what's the thing about the number 108?
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Episode 29: Zensex
July 10th, 2020 | 26 mins 19 secs
Many Zen priests in Japanese Buddhism have active sex lives, others are celibate. We discuss how Buddhism treats sex, and how it makes the world go around.
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Episode 28: Our Team
June 26th, 2020 | 26 mins 53 secs
Jundo explains the importance of lineage in Zen, how the teachings have been handed down over the centuries from Zen teachers to students, in an unbroken chain.
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Episode 27: For Justice & Peace
June 12th, 2020 | 27 mins 30 secs
In this time of protests around the world, we discuss how Zen approaches injustice and protest.