Zen Koans
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
In each episode, we narrate a Koan, inviting you to explore their timeless intricate layers of meaning.
Location:
United States
Description:
In each episode, we narrate a Koan, inviting you to explore their timeless intricate layers of meaning.
Language:
English
Website:
https://zenkoans.podbean.com
Episodes
Not Far from Buddhahood
2/13/2024
A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?"
"No, read it to me," said Gasan.
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Duration:00:02:39
Great Waves
12/9/2023
In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves.
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Duration:00:03:45
My Heart Burns Like Fire
11/4/2023
Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes." He made the following rules which he practiced every day of his life.
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Duration:00:02:50
A Cup of Tea
11/1/2023
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era, received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
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Duration:00:01:55
A Parable
11/1/2023
Buddha told a parable in sutra:A man travelling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge.
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Duration:00:02:21
Muddy Road
10/17/2023
Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.
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Duration:00:02:21
It is Not Mind, It is Not Buddha, It is Not Things
10/14/2023
A monk asked Nansen: `Is there a teaching no master ever preached before?'
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Duration:00:01:11
Eating the Blame
9/30/2023
Circumstances arose one day which delayed preparation of the dinner of a Soto Zen master, Fugai, and his followers.
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Duration:00:02:12
The Moon Cannot Be Stolen
9/20/2023
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal.
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Duration:00:02:02
Nothing Exists
9/19/2023
Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one master after another. He called upon Dokuon of Shokoku.
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Duration:00:02:22