The Zen of Everything

By Jundo Cohen & Kirk McElhearn

The Zen of Everything presents a zen take on life, love, laughter, and everything else. With Jundo Cohen, a real zen master, and Kirk McElhearn, a guy who knows a bit about zen.... more

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The Zen of Everything episodes:

September 01, 2023Episode 108: A Look Back
How did we get here? Jundo and Kirk discuss how they got involved in Buddhism and Zen.
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108
What are the 108 Defilements (Bonno)
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Meditation in Action
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation
John Cage: Indeterminacy
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August 18, 2023Episode 107: Bad Buddhists
Aren't buddhists supposed to maintain equanimity all the time, not have bad thoughts, not be jealous or angry?
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Vinaya rules about sex
James Austin: Zen and the Brain
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25min
August 04, 2023Episode 106: Was Buddha a Revolutionary or a Conservative?
Was the Buddha a proto-communist, or did he go with the flow and the status quo?
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
- Karl Marx: Capital
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27min
July 21, 2023Episode 105: The Monk with a Mortgage
Some zen practitioners get ordained, becoming unsui, or "clouds in water," which means they are trainee zen monks or priest. We discuss ordination and what it means.
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
Renpo Niwa Zenji
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26min
July 07, 2023Episode 104: The Best Zen Books
Zen is the transmission outside of words. But there sure are a lot of books about Zen. We look at some of the best books on Zen. Soto Zen, that is.
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen Kitchen to Enlightenment
Shunryu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
Philip Kapleau Roshi: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Shohaku Okumura: Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo
Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries
Shohaku Okumura: The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide to Dogen's "Sansuikyo"
Steven Heine: Readings of Dōgen's "Treasury of the True Dharma Eye"
Steven Heine: Dogen: Japan's Original Zen Teacher
Taigen Dan Leighton: Visions of Awakening Space and Time: Dōgen and the Lotus Sutra
Kosho Uchiyama Roshi: Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary
Kazuaki Tanahashi: Enlightenment Unfolds: the essential teachings of Dogen
Kazuaki Tanahashi: Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen
Will Johnson: The Posture of Meditation
Barbara Hoetsu O'Brien: The Circle of the Way - A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World
Jonathan Landaw & Stephan Bodian: Buddhism For Dummies
Diana St. Ruth: Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan, translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Kazuaki Tanahashi: The Complete Cold Mountain: Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan
Red Pine: The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain
Norman Fischer & Susan Moon: What Is Zen?: Plain Talk for a Beginner's Mind
Stephen Batchelor: The Art of Solitude
Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War
Suggested BOOKS & MEDIA on Zen Practice (Treeleaf)
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28min
June 23, 2023Episode 103: Jundo's Decluttering Tips
We have too much stuff. We discuss the CohenJundo method of decluttering.
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- Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
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27min
June 09, 2023Episode 102: Buddha Basics 15: The Heart Sutra Explained in 25 Minutes
Jundo attempts to explain the Heart Sutra in 25 minutes.
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
The Heart Sutra
Avalokiteśvara (Kannon)
Buddha Basics 02: Dukkha Sucks
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31min
May 26, 2023Episode 101: Big and Small
Big and small, two extremes, but, in zen, there's no difference.
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
Ushiku Daibutsu
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24min
May 12, 2023Episode 100: Two Guys in a Zen Pub
For our 100th episode, we have a freewheeling chat about what we've learned from making this podcast. Like two guys chatting in a pub...
The universe is a cosmic joke, and we are the punchline.
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
Kirk's podcasts
Nishijima Roshi: The Dish Rack Teachings
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28min
April 28, 2023Episode 99: Buddha Basics 14: The Five Hindrances
The five hindrances are sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, anxiousness and worry, and doubt. But if there's nothing to obtain in Zen, do they even matter?
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Jundo Cohen: The Zen Master's Dance
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22min

FAQs about The Zen of Everything:

How many episodes does The Zen of Everything have?

The podcast currently has 109 episodes available.