Blue Collar Zen

Blue Collar Zen

By DETROIT ZEN CENTERReligion & SpiritualityBuddhism
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Blue Collar Zen episodes

  • Wonhyo & the Skull

    Enjoy this follow-up story to Story #1, as monks Wonhyo & Uisang set out on foot from their native Korea, on a treacherous journey to reach T'ang China, in search of the True teachings.  However, the 2 monks meet unexpected circumstances....

    49 min
  • Everything Comes from the Mind

    Monks Wonhyo & Uisang journey by foot from Korea to T'ang China in search of a great master.

    However, they meet unexpected circumstances....

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    48 min
  • Wonhyo discovers: Everything Comes from Mind

    This story continues to follow the path of Wonhyo & Uisang, now setting out on a treacherous journey to seek the teachings in T'ang China.  Along the way, Wonhyo awakens to the truth that Everything Comes from MInd.  

    In the followup conversation, Sunim & Myungju discuss the implications of this foundational Zen teaching.

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    48 min
  • Wohnyo Knows Heaven & Hell

    This Zen tale describes a harrowing account of a monk's journey into enemy territory to find a master.


    The follow up conversation with Hwalson Sunim & Myungju explores the relationship between zen practice, freedom, and authenticity.

    35 min
  • An Introduction to Blue Collar Zen

    Welcome to Blue Collar Zen, recorded at the Detroit Zen Center

    This podcast takes the form of zen tales, read by our Abbot & teacher Hwalson Sunim.  After the reading, Sunim shares conversation over tea with Myungju, the Vice-Abbot, about those stories.

    Enjoy!

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    20 min

About Blue Collar Zen

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Come into the tea-room & with Zen monks Hwalson, and his student Myungju, at the Detroit Zen Center, as they read spiritual folk-tales, and share conversations about them.