Zen

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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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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The ego can be big or small, solid or permeable. Understanding the ego helps to understand the self.

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Miracles are everywhere, in the tiniest blade of grass, in the noisiest sneeze, in the simplest loaf of bread.

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“Nothing is still, everything is constantly in motion,” says Jundo, as we discuss the one constant in the universe: change.

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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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After the results of the presidential election in the United States, Jundo and Kirk talk about reconciliation.

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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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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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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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