Zen Wisdom for Your Everyday Life

Send us Fan Mail How can we fill our lives with acts of Inevitable, natural kindness? How do we live with playfulness and joy, no matter what? The great Master who lived in a tree house tells us, offering a surprising wake up call. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail After an exciting day of celebrations, many feel let down, as if now it's just an ordinary afternoon... Nothing special. They retreat and go through the paces of the life. But each day, each moment is unique and precious. Let's learn how not to kill time, to miss our lives, and live it to the call. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail So many are shocked by the sudden loss of two well known individuals. Why did they resort to suicide to end their suffering? In Zen we explore the very nature of what life is, how it can be lived fully in a way that brings fulfillment. We also look at the cycles of life and death that occur each day and how to be at ease with them. Finally, we can grow to see, that wherever one is...

Send us Fan Mail We all are in the grip of cravings which run our lives mercilessly. But no matter what we do to satisfy it, the craving continues anyway. Nothing hit the spot. That is because we have not yet recognized what it is we are truly hungry for. Once we do, our true craving turns our life around and brings real satisfaction. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Most of us spend our lives searching. Something is missing and we don't know where it is. And all the time the door to the Zen Hut is open and all we are looking for is right within. In fact, you are being called to enter. "Come Find Me", life says. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We discard so much in our lives, considering it garbage. Either it's gotten old, lost its glimmer, or seems unimportant in our lives. But here we stop and realize the price we pay when doing that, how much of our lives we toss away. We also understand why an old Zen Master taught his student that there was no such thing as garbage. Everything serves everything else. Support t...

Send us Fan Mail We are bombarded by so many demands upon our attention, not realizing that our attention is our precious energy and life force. What we pay attention to increases and intensifies in our lives. Learn how to take charge of your life and energy and live according to your true direction. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Most of our lives we spend dwelling upon painful situations. But here is a way to turn that around and see that whatever happens, holds a precious gift for us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We're all looking for miracles, sudden beneficial changes in our lives. And miracles do happen. But Henry Miller, tells us that there is only one real miracle. Standing Still. See what he means and how to step off the merry go round of life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail As we walk along the roads of our lives, what is our ultimate destination? And what is the true way to make this journey so that every moment counts? This episode discusses Zen practice, during the day of the funeral of a great Zen Master. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Much of our interactions with others is about deciding who is right, who is wrong. Conflict, power struggles and disappointment rule the day. This podcast offers a completely new way to be together, which opens the way for fun, true friendship and wonderful surprises. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail We always want to be somewhere else, waiting for the perfect moment, person or situation to be happy. This episode show us how that compulsion takes our lives from us. As we return to where we are and find all that is good in it, fear and sorrow drift away. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Stones seem strong, tough and immovable, but a simple drop of water, flowing, yielding and nourishing, can wear away the stone. We make our lives and hearts into stones and here we learn how to melt away the harshness so we can live a life that is joyous and fulfilled. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The journey to freedom is being celebrated this week-end. Throughout all the centuries and traditions we are called to a larger life, and in our journey must learn to hear the call, know where it is coming from and what it is addressing. Then, as we discern, we are called to respond. Lets look at the different calls upon our lives and see where they are taking us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Part of the distress we have in life comes from travelling on paths which lead us in the wrong direction, or are not the paths that belong to us. In this podcast we explore how to walk with our own two feet and as we are walking, create a life and journey that is satisfying, every step of the way. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's discover the root of our sorrow and distress and how to uproot it. We'll look at the difference between pain and suffering and how to contact the source of all well being. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Let's explore the nature of so called problems and "mistakes". Let's also look at koans, what are they and how do they relate to the issues we confront in life and the ways in which we try to solve them. This episode begins the journey of learning how to view life playfully, enjoyably, to take the sting out of problems, not get caught in obsessive thinking, but...