The Zen of Everything
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
77 episodes of The Zen of Everything since the first episode, which aired on June 7th, 2019.
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Episode 77: The Universe
June 24th, 2022 | 26 mins 2 secs
How big is the universe? How long is time?
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Episode 76: Guns
June 10th, 2022 | 27 mins 40 secs
We generally avoid politics, but with the increased gun violence in the US, we had to talk about zen and guns.
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Episode 75: Music
May 27th, 2022 | 24 mins 14 secs
What is the zen of music? How does music touch us and make us feel one with the world? And was the Eurovision Song Contest was very good this year?
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Episode 71: Zen in Space
April 1st, 2022 | 17 mins 53 secs
Jundo announces a new beginning for the future of zen in the universe.
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Episode 70: Technology
March 18th, 2022 | 25 mins 32 secs
We use technology frequently, but we need to handle it wisely and respect it, with balance and moderation, and, occasionally, honor it.
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Episode 69: Love
March 4th, 2022 | 23 mins 39 secs
Zen doesn't often talk about love: romantic love, love for family, love for country, or just a simple love of tea.
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Episode 68: Dissent
February 18th, 2022 | 24 mins 15 secs
We don't always have to agree with everyone. Sometimes we have to dissent.
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Episode 67: Good for Nothing
February 4th, 2022 | 24 mins 5 secs
Zazen is good for nothing, according to Kodo Sawaki. If so, then why do we sit? Also, ice cream sundaes and Möbius strips.
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Episode 66: Dropping
January 21st, 2022 | 23 mins 47 secs
A key phrase of Dogen's teaching is "dropping body and mind," a description of his enlightenment. Jundo and Kirk discuss what this means, and how you can drop body and mind when sitting zazen.
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Episode 65: New
January 7th, 2022 | 24 mins 19 secs
It's a new year, and everything is always new, except when it's not. "The past is today that was yesterday. And the future is yesterday that will be tomorrow."
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Episode 64: I'm Dreaming of a Zen Christmas (Rebroadcast)
December 24th, 2021 | 30 mins 9 secs
Our 2019 Christmas episode was so good, and we realized that we would never be able to record a better Christmas episode, so we decided to rebroadcast it this year. Jundo and Kirk discuss how Christmas and Zen can find common ground, and discuss their favorite Zen Christmas carols.
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Episode 63: Choices
December 10th, 2021 | 28 mins 12 secs
How do we choose among the many things available to us? There are too many breakfast cereals; do we really need them all? Which coffee or tea do you choose? And what about big choices? Should we stay or should we go?
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Episode 62: Buddhisms
November 26th, 2021 | 26 mins 1 sec
Jundo and Kirk talk about the various flavors of Buddhism. They are not all the same, and we discuss the differences between the various schools that have changed over the centuries.