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Ghosts and Enlightenment Experiences with Ben Goldman

2023/04/12

In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.

Gods, Aliens, and Jabberjaw with Ben Goldman

2023/03/15

My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.

In The Light - Dogen’s Divine Light Part Five

2023/03/11

The roaring finale of my series on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light)! In which everything is explained.. or is it?

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Four

2023/02/17

More commentary on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light or Brightness). Also why just hearing this podcast means you've encountered the Buddha himself!

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Three

2023/02/03

Another deep dive into Dogen's essay KOMYO (aka Divine Light). This time with Ziggy the dog barking at birds! Plus more insights about the nature of reality!

In The Light- Dogen’s Divine Light Part Two

2023/01/20

Episode Two of my commentary on Dogen's essay KOMYO (Brightness). In this episode I talk about Milk Medicine, the Gospel of John, how consciousness is like a move, and we hear Ziggy the dog bark!

In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part One (Re-Upload)

2023/01/14

Dogen's essay KOMYO is one of his most mystical pieces of writing. This series will examine this fascinating essay in detail.

Women and Misogyny in Zen Buddhism

2022/08/12

On a recent YouTube video I talked about misogyny in Buddhism and the pro-female ideas Dogen expressed in Shobogenzo. In this talk from March 16, 2016, I go into greater depth about both subjects in front of an audience at a retreat at Mount Baldy Zen Center.

Dogen’s ”Mind Alone is Buddha”

2022/06/24

This is a talk I gave at the Rochester Zen Center on April 24, 2016 about Dogen and his essay "Mind Alone is Buddha." What the heck did he mean by that? Here's my attempt at answering that question.

God is Closer Than Your Jugular Vein

2022/06/14

Here's a conversation I had with Sufi sheik Ingo Taleb Rashid at Benediktushof Meditation Center in Germany on September 27, 2017. We talk about God and Star Trek and take questions from the audience.

Preview of My NEW BOOK! The Other Side of Nothing

2022/05/16

In this episode I read from the chapter "Who Walked My Dog" from my new book, The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being." It's a sneak preview of the book, which is available now, and of the forthcoming audiobook.

The Samadhi of Receiving and Using the Self

2022/02/04

This is a lecture I gave in Vienna in 2018 about Dogen's famous essay "The Samadhi of Receiving and Using the Self."

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Code name: midnight 2021/11/19

Great solid zen podcast by a real veteran in the practice

I’ve listened to Brad’s talks for years in person, online & in written form. This is a great addition to his already great books. If you want real com...

awlawren 2021/09/18

💪🕶👍

Although I’ve never physically sat in with the Angel City Zen Center group I feel as though this sangha functions at my kind of speed, so to speak. Th...

jhnny00 2021/07/29

There is something to this

I came for the 0dfx stories, stayed around because I was learning something.

moltar49 2019/11/21

Great Zen Podcast

I've been a listener of Brad for a long time on his YouTube channel. I don't really have much experience with Zen outside of reading Zen Mind, Beggine...

Really Cool Snail 2020/06/07

Buddhist white supremacist

Never thought I’d see a Buddhist white supremacist but here we are

windhorse23 2019/11/15

So far, so good

I like the combination of a reading from the book and then Q&A. I usually don’t like questions from the audience, but in the episodes so far they’ve b...

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