Hardcore Zen
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The Elimination of Suffering
Is Zen a Form of Buddhism?
Meditation and Pain
Don't Criticize Buddhists!
Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way?
Ep 144Sometimes Pain is Bad
Shohaku Okumura has an interesting explanation of Dogen's essay on pain.
Ep 143Sometimes Pain is Good
Is it really...?
Ep 142Self and Time
Dogen said that the self arrays itself and looks at itself. What does that mean?
Ep 141Life is Just Life, Death is Just Death
What more can I say? A lot apparently!
Ep 140Zen Author David Chadwick 1945-2026
A tribute to my friend and one of the great Zen writers.
Ep 139My Ketamine Experience
Can drugs make you Enlightened?
Ep 138Self Power vs. Other Power
What does that even mean??
Ep 137Science Proves Buddhism! ... Or Does It?
Why am I not all excited by the latest evidence that science proves Buddhism is true?
Ep 136Blowing Zen?
Is playing the flute the same as doing zazen?
Ep 135Radical Acceptance: The Only Approach That Makes Sense
Ep 134Why Doesn't Zen Talk About Loving Kindness?
Buddha never met man he didn't like!
Ep 133How to Achieve One-Pointed Concentration
Or do you really need to?
Ep 132Are We LARP-ing Zen?
Is Western Zen just live action role playing?
Ep 131What If There is ABSOLUTELY No Zen Teacher Nearby?
Like if you're living on a remote island or something.
Ep 130Why Do You Need a Teacher to Study Buddhism
So you don't become a cult leader! And other reasons...
Ep 129Should You Study Zen Without a Teacher?
Well... Yes and no...
Ep 128A Zen View of PLURIBUS
Is the Apple TV series Pluribus about what an Enlightened world would look like?
Ep 127What do I Think of Robot Zen??!!
Robot and AI generated Zen/Buddhism SUCKS!
Ep 126What If You Haven't Accomplished Anything?
Are accomplishments all they're cracked up to be?
Ep 125Working With Koans
What actually is the sound of one hand clapping?
Ep 124Love in Zen
Why don't Zen people talk more about love?
Ep 123Forgivenes in Buddhism
Christianity teaches forgiveness. What about Buddhism?
Ep 122Will Doing Zazen Help Me Understand Buddhism?
Ep 121How to Avoid Picking & Choosing
It's said that the secret to Buddhist practice is to avoid preferences. How do you do that?
Ep 120Dogen's Dreams
Are dreams as real as waking reality? Dogen thought so!
Ep 119Buddhist Intuition
What is it? How does it relate to practice? How can it be recognized? Can it be cultivated?
Ep 118The Zen Way to Listen to Music (Rest in Peace, Ace)
My unintended tribute to the late Ace Frehley of KISS.
Ep 117Letting Go of Enlightenment
Why do we always end up right back here?
Ep 116Just Follow Circumstances
That's what Dogen said! What does it mean?
Ep 115Finding Enlightenment Within Delusion
Ep 114Mind is Not Thought
A talk I gave in Hebden Bridge, UK last year.
Ep 113Your Opinions Don't Matter & Neither Do Mine
Your opinions are not even your own!
Ep 112Space in Zen Buddhism
How does Zen Buddhism conceive of space?
Ep 111Expressing a Dream Within a Dream
What does that mean and what does it have to do with Godzilla?
Ep 110Motivation for Meditation
Ep 109Should You Teach Zen Before You Master Zen?
Ep 108The Zen of Optimism
How Zen turned me from a pessimist into an optimist!
Ep 107Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature?
Even Ziggy?
Ep 106Dogen's Tears
Dogen cried! It's true! He even said so!
Ep 105Don't Anticipate and Don't Regret
Nisargadatta Maharaj had some useful advice about free and pain.
Ep 104Thought Has No Answers
You can think some problems through and get an answer. But more often thought has no solution to your problems.
Ep 103Is Buddhism Anti-Children?
Is Buddhism a religion that says you should not have kids?
Ep 102The Power of Prayer
Do Buddhists believe in the power of prayer?
Ep 101Dogen's Meditation Instructions
What does "Turn the light around and shine it inward" mean?
Ep 100Cultivating Non-Attachment to Family & Friends
How do you do that??