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Zen Talking

Religion EN ↓ 297 episodes

Zen is a tradition from India that passed into China. Zen culture is based on the Five Lay Precepts, the Four Statements of Zen, and Zen's only practice: Public Interview, which is where we get Zen koans. This podcast covers topics like: What does that koan mean? How is Zen different from Buddhism/Christianity/Zazen? Why isn't Zen a philosophy? What do Zen Masters say that is applicable to modern life? What does it mean to have a community/sangha?

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Episodes

7-8 || How to Understand Koans: Get Educated 08.07.2024 51:18

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dxz45x/you_can_understand_these_conversations/ Scooby-doo eyebrows Dogen sunday school Prerequisites: Critical reading, skeptical questioning Or: scope of records, india to china: concepts in translation, buddhism not a thing

7-5 || Wumenguan Case 31: Zhaozhou Investigates-1 05.07.2024 1:06:34

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1ds5zgn/zhaozhou_investigates Why does Zhaozhou investigate? Translation question: Who is the old woman? Who is investigating who? What is knowing yourself about, anyway? Is Zhaozhou a person of no importance, or a failed general? Who is sneaking on who?

6-29 || Wumenguan - Gateless - Case 30:-1 29.06.2024 1:27:25

https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dplzos/one_need_not_search_around/ What is mind anyway? What is Buddha? Religious people/academics, protecting their accomplishment vs Zen Masters creating conflict Being a peer? Lots of translation discussion.

6-27 || Faith in Mind || Thatkir-1 27.06.2024 45:00

Faith in Mind. What does it mean to not discriminate? How do Zen Masters get through a day of non-discrimination? What is helping people? Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dp9bdh/preferences_opinions_views_hsin_hsin_ming/

6-26 || Gateless 29 - Wind, Flag, Mind | Astroemi 26.06.2024 1:00:32

https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dnzb7q/is_your_mind_moving/ Twenty-nine: Neither wind nor banner The Sixth Patriarch, because the wind blew the temple banner, two monks debated. One said the banner moves. One said the wind moves. Repeatedly, they did not reach the truth. The Patriarch said, "It is not the wind that moves, nor the banner that moves. It is the mind of the virtuous that mo...

6-21 || Zhaozhou and those Pesky Hermits-1 21.06.2024 51:48

https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dk7nnv/25_zhaozhou_visits_two_hermits_miaozongs_verses/ Translation questions. Who thinks they are different? Is Zhaozhou saying they are, or are we reading they are? What's the difference between academic and personal?

6-20 || Case 28. Long Have We Heard of Longtan || Astroemi 20.06.2024 1:04:34

Translating the verse, why does Wumen say Deshan ended up blind? https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1di4ifp/you_have_to_go_in_the_dark/

6-14 || An Addict, a Felon, and a Garland of Flowers 14.06.2024 1:03:44

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dfpkbz/zen_irl_an_addict_a_felon_and_a_garland_of_flowers/ Why a myth Case? Is the baby afraid to be born? Is Zen Master Buddha that helpful? Do people change? Can they? What does change look like? Can you step in the same river twice? Do Straight Edgers get the grief that Zen precepts have garnered?

6-12 || Wuymenguan 27: Not Mind, Not Buddha || Astroemi-1 12.06.2024 59:49

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dd7rfo/nanquans_treasured_words/

6-10 || Wumenguan 26: Two Monks Raise the Blinds || Astroemi-1 10.06.2024 1:16:20

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1dc7hiz/not_about_gain_and_loss/

6-9 || Answer Quickly! || Thatkir-1 09.06.2024 41:44

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1daaq0r/zen_in_real_life_answer_quickly/

6-6 || Wumenguan Case 25 || Astroemi 06.06.2024 1:04:34

Post in Question: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d7pckl/yangshan_preaches_the_dharma_in_his_dream Gateless Gate, Wumen's Checkpoint, Case 25

6-1 || Wumenguan - Gateless's Barrier #24 || Astroemi 05.06.2024 1:14:34

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d5d0vg/passing_through_without_getting_stuck/ Podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d8y0fx/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_not_speech_not/?

5-31 || Wumenguan - Gateless Checkpoint - Case 23: Original Face || Astroemi-1 31.05.2024 1:06:45

Original face post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d4mlb4/your_original_face/ Podcast episode discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d515us/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_your_original_face/?

5-29 || Zen's Secret Code || Thatkir-1 29.05.2024 41:58

Original Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d2i9bq/tuesday_motivation_the_secret_code/ Podcast discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1d3fmyv/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_zens_secret/?

5-21 || Wumenguan Case 22 || Astroemi 21.05.2024 59:58

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cx1gjl/what_did_ananda_inherit/? Discussion of Podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cxeqo1/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_ananda_is_a/?

5-16 || Wumen's Gate 21 || Astroemi 16.05.2024 51:03

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cpzanc/yunmens_pos/ Podcast discussion post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1ctji3e/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_wumens_21_yunmens/? Wonderwheel's Literal Translation: http://home.pon.net/wildrose/gateless-21.htm

5-9 || Zen Manners || Thatkir-1 09.05.2024 43:59

Original Podcast: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1co1gnu/zen_manners_assuming_equity/ Link to Post discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cr5g2m/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_zen_manners/?

5-8 || Zen Masters Explain? || Astroemi 08.05.2024 47:06

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cmgwwc/why_dont_zen_masters_explain/ Podcast discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cnd65p/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_explaining/?

5-6 || Zen's Not Peaceful Equanimity || Koancommentator 07.05.2024 46:28

rZen origional post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cmajfo/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_koancommentator_and/? podcast post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cjzqgf/zen_equanimity_not_peaceful/

4-30 || Zhaozhou's Ordinary Mind - Wumenguan #19 || Astroemi-1 30.04.2024 57:33

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/s/jGjMUl3wP1 Episode Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cgzzhb/rzen_post_of_the_week_podcast_wumenguan_case_19/

4-13-24 || Wumenguan case 17 - 3 Calls || astroemi & ThatKir 26.04.2024 39:30

3-13-24 || Wumenguan case 16 || astroemi & koancommentator 26.04.2024 38:56

4-26 || Wumenguan, the Gateless Checkpoint, #18 || Astromei-1 26.04.2024 56:40

Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/s/BiBG0kkgan Podcast discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cdr11k/rzen_podcast_wumenguan_18_hemp_yourself/?

4-24 || In the Chan Hall || Thatkir-1 24.04.2024 47:03

Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1c74kll/dhyana_part_4_so_whats_going_on_in_the_chan_hall/ Podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/zen/comments/1cc9fn3/rzen_podcast_whats_going_on_in_the_chan_hall_plus/?