10 minute Workday Zen

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "A Cup of Tea" and talk about learning to breathe to promote calm and clarity. This is part one of a three part series related to today’s koan where we explore breathing techniques.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "The Taste of Banzo's Sword" and talk about how developing patience will help us become better in life.

As an experiment in concentration, this episode was recorded in one take with background noise in Chris's gym, CrossFit Catonsville. :-)

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "The Dead Man's Answer" and talk about what we can learn from silence.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "How Grass & Trees Become Enlightened" and talk about the difference between you and a tree that's getting in the way of your enlightenment.

Studies Referenced in the Podcast:

“Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing” by H. M. Appel , R. B. Cocroft

"Study of the Geometry and Folding Pattern of Leaves of Mimosa pudica". Journal of Bionic Engineering. 4(1): 19-23. Patil, H. S.; Vaijapurkar, Siddharth. 2007.

"Birch (Betula spp.) leaves adsorb and re-release volatiles specific to neighbouring plants – a mechanism for associational herbivore resistance?" by Sari J. Himanen, James D. Blande,

Tero Klemola, Juha Pulkkinen, Juha Heijari,, Jarmo K. Holopainen

"Volatile Chemical Cues Guide Host Location and Host Selection by Parasitic Plants" by Justin B. Runyon, Mark C. Mescher, Consuelo M. De Moraes

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "Storyteller's Zen" and talk about the true nature of empathy and selflessness.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "No Water, No Moon" and talk about accepting impermanence and change in order to find peace and wisdom.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "Black-Nosed Buddha" and talk about the overlapping nature of different systems of virtue, and how to overcome the main driver behind failing to be a good person.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "Publishing the Sutras" and talk about how practice is more important than talk in finding wisdom.

In this episode of "10 minute Workday Zen" we read Zen koan "Open Your Own Treasure House" and discuss 13 questions you should be asking yourself to find wisdom in your own life.