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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February 21, 2020Episode 19: Original Buddhism, Changing Buddhism
What is "original Buddhism?" In the absence of texts from the Buddha's times, how can we know what the Buddha really taught? And how does the corpus of later texts help us understand Buddhism?
Treeleaf Zendo
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World
Stephen Batchelor
The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World
Buddhism in the Shadow of Brahmanism
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February 07, 2020Episode 18: The Zen of Kids
Jundo and Kirk talk about zen and parenting.
Treeleaf Zendo
Biography of Gautama Buddha (Wikipedia)
Dr. Seuss books
Winnie the Pooh
The Giving Tree
Stone Soup
Zen Shorts
Puppy Mind
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29min
January 24, 2020Episode 17: Is Zen Hard or Easy?
Jundo and Kirk discuss "hard" and "easy" zen. Has zen become too easy? Is it too hard? You are New York all along.
Treeleaf Zendo
Junici Saga: Memories of Silk and Straw
The Next Track podcast
Honkyoku
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28min
January 10, 2020Episode 16: War - What Is it Good For?
Jundo and Kirk talk about zen and war. How should zen practitioners act when faced with war? How can we prevent war?
Treeleaf Zendo
Brian Daizen Victoria: Zen at War
“Zen at War” Brian Victoria: Throwing Bombs at Kodo
Edwin Starr: War (YouTube)
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31min
December 27, 2019Episode 15: I'm Dreaming of a Zen Christmas
Jundo and Kirk discuss how Christmas and Zen can find common ground, and discuss their favorite Zen Christmas carols.
Treeleaf Zendo
Rohatsu - Bodhi Day (Wikipedia)
Joseph Campbell: The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Santa Bodhisattva
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (Wikipedia)
Christmas in Japan
Allen Ginsberg chanting the Heart Sutra
Kaz Tanahashi's ensos
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30min
December 13, 2019Episode 14: What Is the Sound of One Kōan Clapping?
You've probably heard about kōans, those enigmatic zen dialogs that make no sense. Jundo and Kirk discuss the origin and history of kōans, what they mean, how they work, and what the sound of one hand clapping really is.
Treeleaf Zendo
Kōan (Wikipedia)
Tang dynasty (618–907)
Song dynasty (960–1297)
John Daido Loori (Wikipedia)
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Dahui Zonggao (Wikipedia)
Hakuin Ekaku (Wikipedia)
Episode 11: The Dokusan Room is Kinda Baloney
Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice
The Blue Cliff Record
The Gateless Gate
The Book of Equanimity
The True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans
Like Cats and Dogs: Contesting The Mu Koan In Zen Buddhism
The Book of Mu: Essential Writings on Zen's Most Important Koan
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29min
November 29, 2019Episode 13: Meditation Is Easy
Is meditation easy? Is it difficult? Jundo and Kirk talk about shikantaza meditation and the importance of intention. And Jundo discuss his patented Insta-Zen technique.
Treeleaf Zendo
The Circle of the Way
The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation
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26min
November 15, 2019Episode 12: One Is the One
Jundo and Kirk discuss the idea of oneness. The good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly are all facets of the great jewel.
Treeleaf Zendo
Transparent eyeball (Wikipedia)
Emerson and Zen Buddhism
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28min
November 01, 2019Episode 11: The Dokusan Room is Kinda Baloney
Jundo and Kirk discuss the Dokusan room, the place where the teacher tests students and students test the teacher. What goes on can be romanticized and overemphasized, misused and misunderstood (especially by modern westerners), yet greatness sometimes happens too.
Treeleaf Zendo
Philip Kapleau: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
Brad Warner: Hardcore Zen
Teachers checking students (Treeleaf forum thread)
Jack Kornfield: After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
Honkyoku: Kirk's shakuhachi website
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October 18, 2019Episode 10: Zen in the West and Zen in Japan
Jundo and Kirk discuss differences between the way zen is practiced in the west compared to in Japan.
Treeleaf Zendo
Philip Kapleau: The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
The Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo
Paris Hilton takes Buddhist monk Shopping
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31min

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FAQs about The Zen of Everything:

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The Zen of Everything episodes:

FAQs about The Zen of Everything:

How many episodes does The Zen of Everything have?

More shows like The Zen of Everything

The Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast

10% Happier with Dan Harris

The Daily

The Zen Studies Podcast