The Zen of Everything

Jundo and Kirk talk about how bad or good things are in the world. Things really aren't as bad as they may seem if you watch the news too much. Steven Pinker: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Malaria vaccine launched in Kenya: Kenya joins Ghana and Malawi to roll out landmark vaccine in pilot introduction Dieter Rams' Ten principles for good design I'd Like To Teach The W...

Jundo and Kirk discuss whether you can practice Zen Buddhism if you are a Christian, Jew, Muslim, or believer in another religion. Meditation helped me drag myself out of self-loathing and failure Theme music by Kiku Day . To submit a question, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If you like the podcast, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podc...

Jundo and Kirk take a look at the zen of the future, discussing whether or not robots are sentient, and whether they have Buddha nature. Kannon Bodhisattva robot unveiled at Kyoto temple to share Buddha's religious teachings Guanyin (Wikipedia) The hard question (Wikipedia) Trolley problem (Wikipedia) Susan Blackmore Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me Love in another dimension: Japanese man 'marries' Ha...

Jundo and Kirk discuss whether shikantaza is meditation, how to get a grape juice stain out of a carpet, how to deal with Alzheimers, how mindfulness is integrating in modern society, whether Buddhism is a religion, and the interesting case of a woman who feels no pain. Just a little reminder: Shikantaza Zazen is --not-- "Meditating" Toddler Destroys Sand Mandala (YouTube) Meet The Woman Who Feels...

Jundo explains why all days are good days, and Kirk laments the hot weather in Europe. They revisit Ikkyu ("that old horndog"), and discuss politics, anger, a dead appliance, and the Ugly Lama. Kōdō Sawaki (Wikipedia) lKKYU was a DRUNKEN HORNDOG (Facebook) Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for remarks about women Theme music by Kiku Day . To submit a question, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.co...

Jundo and Kirk discuss what makes a car a car, whether gamblers and criminals should donate money to good causes, how a bus driver can help make the world better, and a book on simple living. Treeleaf Zendo He’s Playing His Cards Right Ikkyū (Wikipedia) Welcome to "Simple Living" - Chapters 1 and 2 Theme music by Kiku Day . To submit a question, send an email to podcast@zen-of-everything.com . If...

All things are impermanent, but this podcast has made it to its second episode. Jundo and Kirk discuss whether a hot dog is a sandwich, explore the question of being a vegetarian, whether one should wear glasses when sitting zazen, and whether one really, truly needs to sit zazen every day. Treeleaf Zendo Śūraṅgama Sūtra (Wikipedia) Dōgen (Wikipedia) Monkfish (Wikipedia) Zazen: Not Sitting is as V...

For the first episode of The Zen of Everything, we explain why we started this podcast, and what we plan to do. We then explore whether cats are zen masters, discuss Buddhist lawyers, talk about practicing zen with health problems, explore the idea of calling the Buddha a "she," and explain what a roshi is. (Note: if you're just discovering the podcast, we recommend that you skip ahead to episode...