Everyday Buddhism: Making Everyday Better
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
Up for a fun challenge? In this podcast, I talk about my love of Zen Koans, as one of the rarest practices for 'messing with' your conceptual mind and shaking your false trust in the stability of what we think is 'knowledge.'
A koan is, in essence, a problem that can't be solved by the intellect. In trying to understand it, you run up against the limitations of thought and, hopefully, tap into a direct and non-verbal awareness of reality. Most people think of koans as riddles or puzzles to solve. It's not about that. The deal with koans is that they are about "I don't know."
Koans expose us to the fact that we are so stuffed with concepts and snared by thinking that we can't see what's right in front of us ... in the kitchen ... in the garden ... the desk ... out our window ... on a familiar walk. These are the place where koans leap from. Through koans we get a glimpse into how to let the world come to us in whatever shape it takes.
Everyday Buddhism 50 - The Social Dilemma and Otherness
Everyday Buddhism 49 - A Missing Future with David Farley
Everyday Buddhism 48 - Announcing the Everyday Buddhism Lecture Series on Mindful Writing
Everyday Buddhism 47 - Building a Resilience Bank Account
Everyday Buddhism 46 - 6 Steps for Coping with Uncertainty with Gregg Krech
Everyday Buddhism 45 - We're All in the Same Storm But Not in the Same Boat
Everyday Buddhism 44 - Chaos and Order: Personal Reflections, Poetry, and Chaos Theory
Everyday Buddhism 43 - Awakening to the Ordinary with Dr. Christiane Michelberger
Everyday Buddhism 42 - How Not to Feel Like a Victim
Everyday Buddhism 41 - American Sutra with Duncan Williams
Everyday Buddhism 40 - Covid-19 Mind Protection
Everyday Buddhism 39 - Let's Not Talk About Politics
Everyday Buddhism 38 - And Yet, And Yet
Everyday Buddhism 37 - Pragmatic Buddhism with Ken McLeod
Everyday Buddhism 36 - Random New Year's Thoughts
Everyday Buddhism 35 - Bodhi Day: The Light is Inside!
Everyday Buddhism 34 - The Book is Here! Book Launch Special
Everyday Buddhism 33 - Halloween: What Scares You? What Masks Do You Wear?
Everyday Buddhism 32 - Buddhism, Baseball, and Life
Everyday Buddhism 31 - The Boundless Heart: Bodhicitta
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