The Zen of Everything
Episode Archive
Episode Archive
57 episodes of The Zen of Everything since the first episode, which aired on June 7th, 2019.
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Episode 57: Mistakes
September 3rd, 2021 | 28 mins 5 secs
Jundo and Kirk discuss mistakes, and end up making a podcast episode full of mistakes.
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Episode 56: What is Zen?
August 20th, 2021 | 27 mins 22 secs
How had Jundo and Kirk never addressed this, the most basic of questions? And it's not a trick question.
"Once you are on the cushion, it is Buddha's butt on the cushion."
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Episode 55: Hermits
August 6th, 2021 | 28 mins 48 secs
Jundo and Kirk talk about zen hermits, and life in a small zen temple.
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Episode 54: Heat
July 23rd, 2021 | 25 mins 53 secs
Jundo and Kirk discuss Heat, Steely Dan, and The Olympics.
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Episode 53: Sin City
July 9th, 2021 | 27 mins 14 secs
Jundo visited Las Vegas. Many things happened.
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Episode 51: Joy
May 14th, 2021 | 26 mins 41 secs
Joy isn't the same as happiness. Joy is "truly being passionate about how beautiful this life is, about how we feel each day..."
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Episode 50: Disappointment
April 30th, 2021 | 26 mins 21 secs
If you don't expect much, then you're never disappointed.
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Episode 49: The Environment
April 16th, 2021 | 30 mins 56 secs
What's zen about protecting the environment?
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Episode 48: Fixing
April 2nd, 2021 | 27 mins 8 secs
The world needs fixing, and zen practitioners vow to fix it. But can we? And can we get dharma insurance?
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Episode 47: Spring
March 19th, 2021 | 24 mins 51 secs
Spring is here, with the annual cycle of renewal. And sumo wrestling. And baseball.
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Episode 46: Mnmlsm
March 5th, 2021 | 27 mins 13 secs
Stuff and minimalism. Tiny homes and hoarders. Japanese apartments and British farmhouses. Paper walls. Space. Time.
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Episode 45: Vaccines & Science
February 19th, 2021 | 28 mins 31 secs
As Kirk is about to get his first covid vaccination, Jundo and Kirk discuss the wonders of science, and talk about the Buddha's doctor Jivaka.
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Episode 44: Binging & Moderation
February 5th, 2021 | 24 mins 48 secs
How do we control our habits in eating Oreos, watching TV series, and more? How do we watch Game of Thrones as zen practitioners? Is it okay to binge all the Star Wars movies?
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Episode 43: Instructions for the Cook
January 22nd, 2021 | 24 mins 34 secs
The tenzo manages food in Zen monasteries: he is the head chef, the person responsible for ensuring that monks are fed. One of Dogen's most approachable texts is the Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions for the Cook, where he discusses not just cooking soup, but cooking all of life.
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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?