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Is zen competitive? Is competition a bad thing?

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Can zen make you happy? Should it?

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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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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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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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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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In this time of protests around the world, we discuss how Zen approaches injustice and protest.

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“Zen is a special transmission outside the scriptures, not depending on words and letters.” With that in mind, Jundo and Kirk discuss Zen books: how to read them, what to read, and when to burn them.

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Sitting meditation can be painful for a lot of people. Jundo and Kirk discuss how to sit without pain, or how to accept the pain when sitting.

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Walking can free your mind, but can also be an act of meditation.

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