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The Zen of Everything presents a zen take on life, love, laughter, and everything else. With Jundo Cohen, a real zen master, and Kirk McElhearn, a guy who knows a bit about zen.

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Episode 108: A Look Back

2023/09/01

How did we get here? Jundo and Kirk discuss how they got involved in Buddhism and Zen. Treeleaf 108 What are the 108 Defilements (Bonno) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Meditation in Action Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation John Cage: Indeterminacy If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 107: Bad Buddhists

2023/08/18

Aren't buddhists supposed to maintain equanimity all the time, not have bad thoughts, not be jealous or angry? Treeleaf Vinaya rules about sex James Austin: Zen and the Brain If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 106: Was Buddha a Revolutionary or a Conservative?

2023/08/04

Was the Buddha a proto-communist, or did he go with the flow and the status quo? Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance - Karl Marx: Capital If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 105: The Monk with a Mortgage

2023/07/21

Some zen practitioners get ordained, becoming unsui, or "clouds in water," which means they are trainee zen monks or priest. We discuss ordination and what it means. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Renpo Niwa Zenji If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 104: The Best Zen Books

2023/07/07

Zen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment Shohaku Okumura: Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries Shohaku Okumura: The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo" Steven Heine: Readings of Dōgen's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye" Steven Heine: Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher Taigen Dan Leighton: Visions of Awakening Space and Time: Dōgen and the Lotus Sutra Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary Kazuaki Tanahashi: Enlightenment Unfolds: the essential teachings of Dogen Kazuaki Tanahashi: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen Will Johnson: The Posture of Meditation Barbara Hoetsu O'Brien: The Circle of the Way - A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World Jonathan Landaw & Stephan Bodian: Buddhism For Dummies Diana St. Ruth: Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi Kazuaki Tanahashi: The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan Red Pine: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain Norman Fischer & Susan Moon: What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice (Treeleaf) If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 103: Jundo's Decluttering Tips

2023/06/23

We have too much stuff. We discuss the CohenJundo method of decluttering. Treeleaf - Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 102: Buddha Basics 15: The Heart Sutra Explained in 25 Minutes

2023/06/09

Jundo attempts to explain the Heart Sutra in 25 minutes. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance The Heart Sutra Avalokiteśvara (Kannon) Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 101: Big and Small

2023/05/26

Big and small, two extremes, but, in zen, there's no difference. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Ushiku Daibutsu If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 100: Two Guys in a Zen Pub

2023/05/12

For our 100th episode, we have a freewheeling chat about what we've learned from making this podcast. Like two guys chatting in a pub... The universe is a cosmic joke, and we are the punchline. Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Kirk's podcasts Nishijima Roshi: The Dish Rack Teachings If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 99: Buddha Basics 14: The Five Hindrances

2023/04/28

The five hindrances are sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, anxiousness and worry, and doubt. But if there's nothing to obtain in Zen, do they even matter? Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 98: Flying Rabbits on the Moon

2023/04/14

Do we know anything? Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Episode 97: Prayer

2023/03/31

Is there prayer in zen? Treeleaf Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer If you want to get in touch, send an email to [email protected]. If you like the podcast, please follow in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

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4.9 out of 5

53 reviews

★★★★★

jacobyyoung 2023/07/20

Car Talk for Zen

I mean this in the absolute nicest way possible, listening to Jundo and Kirk is like listening to Car Talk, but instead of about mufflers it’s meditat...

★★★★★

LittleJadeJade 2023/05/25

Non-Bias Teaching, 10 thumbs up!

I love this podcast for its dynamics between the 2 hosts, non-bias teaching of Zen, and topic based on daily life events. There is often partial view...

★★★★★

Jack&Mama 2023/05/18

Zen & Yoga

I love listening to this podcast on my way to yoga practice. Jundo and Kirk put me in a good frame of mind without letting me get too serious about m...

★★★★★

boomer pyook 2023/01/02

Great Podcast!

These guys are a joy to listen to. Jundo makes me laugh. I always look forward to new episodes. Very down to earth discussions.

★★★★★

JakeAlonzo 2022/08/19

Zen of Everything

Good 👌🏽clears things up for me, adds dimensions and gets me closer to mu. Lots of Zen experience and insight with a nice helping of humor. Who says ...

★★★★★

belleofell 2022/05/05

the knowledge!

learning while listening to this podcast is as easy as breathing! the conversations had are things everyone can relate to, as well as implement into ...

★★★★★

Philosopod 2021/09/12

Down to Earth. Get Real Zen

The real thing. These guys get Buddhism and definitely don't take themselves too seriously. Sooooo refreshing in a landscape full of sincere folks th...

★★★★★

BLJSchoolPsych 2021/07/07

A little laugh and a little Zen

I appreciate this Podcast. Life is so serious and it seems like it gets more so each day..sometimes it’s nice to sit back, have a brief laugh about it...

★★★★★

SamShaySherp 2021/06/03

Thank You!

This podcast brings me so much joy. As I've been interested in learning more about Zen, I have frequently been off put by the stiffness of other resou...

★★★★★

Bylongytrsvhh 2021/05/24

Absolutely the best

As a person who relies on books and podcasts for their teaching, I can honestly say that this is the most realistic, unpretentious, and “positive” pod...

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