Appamada

By Appamada

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January 28, 2026 2026-01-27 I Inquiry I Zazen and running toward the fire with water I Joel Barna
link to science and zen
https://scienceofzen.org
Link to Mary Oliver poem
https://wordsfortheyear.com/2018/04/14/at-the-river-clarion-by-mary-oliver/
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59min
January 27, 2026 2026-01-26 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamada Story
2026-01-26 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamada Story by Appamada
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1h 4min
January 25, 2026 2026-01-25 | Head Student Entering Ceremony | Seren8y
2026-01-25 | Head Student Entering Ceremony | Seren8y by Appamada
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40min
January 22, 2026 2026-01-19 | Depth In Practice Not Two: The Appamada Story
2026-01-19 | Depth In Practice Not Two: The Appamada Story by Appamada
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1h 23min
January 21, 2026 2026-01-20-2026 I A Patchwork of Possibilities I Inquiry I Trudy Johnston
May the vulnerable
be guarded with love.
May the powerful
awaken to wisdom.
May the earth and its
being be cherished.
May peace take root
in every direction.
~Jack Kornfield
Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
Thank you
~ Mary Oliver
Instructions for Having a Soul
Take it out in the rain sometimes.
It has vast, invisible wings that gather dirt
and need rinsing.
When it tries to kill you
that is because you've forgotten
to let it look into someone's eyes
for longer than a minute.
It needs that the way a bee needs nectar
in the early morning dew.
Every so often, take it on a journey.
Let it read long, hard books
and let it stare into the depths of the sea.
Yes, you can give it chips and whiskey
but from time to time let it kneel
in a place that is holy
like the simple cathedral of the willows.
All it wants is to live, to keep becoming.
Nourish it, and it puts down roots, it opens.
But starve it, and the mind, the flesh is empty;
the world breaks down; symphonies go unwritten;
the rockets fall; the children die
in flames.
Listen. It is not too late
to wake it.
Say the names of the wild, the forgotten things:
bluebird, red wolf, robin; violet, child, clover.
You cannot save the world but you can open
the window for the trapped wren in the cellar.
Read a book to a blind man, to your father.
Tell a child you do believe her anger.
Make your life the first life that you save.
—Joseph Fasano
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1h
January 18, 2026 2026-01-18 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Q.
2026-01-18 | Way-Seeking Mind Talk | Q. by Appamada
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54min
January 16, 2026 2026-01-13 I Inquiry I Actualization of love Part 2 I Suzanne Kilkus
2026-01-13 I Inquiry I Actualization of love Part 2 I Suzanne Kilkus by Appamada
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59min
January 14, 2026 2026-01-12 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamda Story
2026-01-12 | Depth In Practice | Not Two: The Appamda Story by Appamada
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1h 28min
January 13, 2026 2026-01-11 | Dharma Activity | Reflecting on Robert Aitken's gathas | Joel Barna
Selected Gathas from Zen Vows for Daily Life, by Robert Aitken Roshi
Watching the sky before dawn
I vow with all beings
to open those flawless eyes
that welcomed the Morning Star.
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Waking up in the morning
I vow with all beings
to listen to those whom I love,
especially to things they don’t say.
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Preparing to enter the shower
I vow with all beings
to wash off the last residue
of thoughts about being pure.
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Preparing to enter the shower
I vow with all beings
to cleanse this body of Buddha
and go naked into the world.
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Turning to use the toilet
I vow with all beings
to honor my body’s knowledge
of what to retain and discard.
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Lighting a candle for Buddha,
I vow with all beings
to honor your clear affirmation:
“Forget yourself and you’re free.”
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With the sound of the temple bell
I vow with all beings
to offer my skull as a bell
in the echoing chiliocosms. *
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When thoughts form an endless procession,
I vow with all beings
to notice the spaces between them
and give the thrushes a chance.
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Taking my seat in the Zendo
I vow with all beings to acknowledge
that here is the sacred:
this bottom, this body, this breath.
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When people show anger and malice
I vow with all beings to
listen for truth in the message,
ignoring the way it is said.
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When I’m worried about my attachments
I vow with all beings
to remember interdependence:
if I weren’t attached I’d be dead.
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In dealing with questions of sex
I vow with all beings
to recall the perennial precepts:
“Don’t harm, don’t steal, don’t exploit.”
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Kicking a chair in the dark
I vow with all beings
to let the pain and surprise
slow me down to this step, this step.
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When everything loses its meaning
I vow with all beings
to honor this intimate teaching
that clears my dependence away.
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When a car goes by late at night
I vow with all beings
to remember the lonely bakers
who secretly nurture us all.
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Whenever I’m tempted to judge
I vow with all beings
to remember we both have two nostrils
and the same implacable fate.
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Watching the stars after midnight
I vow with all beings
to remember the point of existence
has no dimension at all.
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When roosters crow before dawn
I vow with all beings
to acknowledge each voice in the chorus,
there you are, there you are, friend.
* In Buddhist cosmology, a chiliocosm is a
“thousandfold world system,” a unit in a
hierarchical structure of multiple universes.
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37min
January 09, 2026 2026-01-06 I Inquiry I Actualization of love I Joel Barna
2026-01-06 I Inquiry I Actualization of love I Joel Barna by Appamada
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55min

FAQs about Appamada:

How many episodes does Appamada have?

The podcast currently has 2,376 episodes available.