Steve Kanji Ruhl is an ordained Zen Buddhist minister, lay dharma teacher, and writer. He is the author of Appalachian Zen.

Steve Kanji Ruhl:

Website: http://www.stevekanjiruhl.com/

Memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Appalachian-Zen-Journeys-American-Heartland/dp/B0BL82NYT4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U11BUKGXJB6T&keywords=steve+kanji+ruhl&qid=1706588630&sprefix=steve+kanji+ruhl%2Caps%2C121&sr=8-1

Podcast Links:

Website: https://jakewarinnerpodcast.com/

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3kiojUxYZFyVdHOGl727jR?si=31164e616f1846a9

Apple: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-warinner-podcast/id1711278585

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Background

02:41 Finding True Home

08:46 Discovering Zen

15:21 Institutionalization of Zen

20:08 Training in Japan

23:21 Zen Meditation

31:26 Teaching and Practicing Koans

38:36 Approach to Meditation

44:58 Zen and Art

51:43 Upcoming Book: The Whole Earth is Medicine

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