Angel City Zen Center - Beginners Only Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
“People of scant knowledge do not think that buddhas have dignified behavior in the toilet... This is not learning of the Buddha’s truth. Remember, purity and impurity is exemplified by blood dripping from a human being. At one time it is warm, at another time it is disgusting. The buddhas have toilets, and this we should remember.” - Dogen
In an ever topical and timely discussion, Emily reads us Dogen’s (in)famous chapters on the perfect practice of washing and going to the bathroom in a talk on purity and impurity, the clean and the unclean, and the bright bathroom mirror that reflects what we truly are as we wash, brush our teeth, and yes, poop the great poop of enlightenment. Do enlightened beings fart like the rest of us? (You betcha!) How exactly does one bathe in enlightenment? (With ease!) And did Yunmen really say that Buddha was a dried s**t stick? (Again, you betcha). Find out here!
Dukkha Happens (Patience) w/ Dave Cuomo
Free and Unavoidable Things w/ Gyokei Yokoyama (Great Compassionate Mind)
Surprised and Delighted (Self Compassion & the 5 Skandas) w/ Sara Campbell
A Carnage of Compassion pt 1 (Compassion Monsters & the 5 Skandas) w/ Dave Cuomo
Aimless Affirmations (Empowerment vs Emptiness) w/ Sara Campbell
Where’d the Glow Go? (Morality) w/ Dave Cuomo
Fierce Compassion (The Magic Hour) w/ Gyokei Yokoyama
The Great G(r)ift (Generosity) w/ Dave Cuomo
Clarity, Purpose, and Joy w/ Curtis Fabens
Burn it Down (Alignment & Blockages) w/ Gyokei Yokoyama
Ruinous Revelations (Dongshan’s “It’s Only This”) w/ Dave Cuomo
Baseline (Finding Balance) w/ Jitsujo Gauthier
Nobody’s Fool (The Five Skandhas) w/ Dave Cuomo
Consistent Inconsistency (What Am I Doing Here??) w/ Ish Lipman
Baby Come Back (The Three Returns) w/ Dave Cuomo
On the Road with Herman the Worm Boy w/ Sara Campbell
A Terrifying Teaching (Diamond Sutra ch 14) w/ Jason Dodge
Tell Me What You Want (Desire & The 4 Noble Truths) w/ Dave Cuomo
Every Day is a Good Day w/ Shumyo Kojima
Dawdling Destiny (How I Spent My Summer Vacation) w/ Henry Zander
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