Episodes
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Ghosts and Enlightenment Experiences with Ben Goldman
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
In this episode I talk with my nephew Ben Goldman about ghosts and enlightenment experiences. We also get into Scooby Doo.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Gods, Aliens, and Jabberjaw with Ben Goldman
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
My nephew Ben Goldman joins me for a wide-ranging discussion about gods and divinity in Buddhism, whether aliens could get enlightened, and how Jabberjaw is a rip-off of Scooby Doo.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
In The Light - Dogen’s Divine Light Part Five
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
The roaring finale of my series on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light)! In which everything is explained.. or is it?
Friday Feb 17, 2023
In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Four
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
More commentary on Dogen's essay Komyo (aka Divine Light or Brightness). Also why just hearing this podcast means you've encountered the Buddha himself!
Friday Feb 03, 2023
In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part Three
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Another deep dive into Dogen's essay KOMYO (aka Divine Light). This time with Ziggy the dog barking at birds! Plus more insights about the nature of reality!
Friday Jan 20, 2023
In The Light- Dogen’s Divine Light Part Two
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Episode Two of my commentary on Dogen's essay KOMYO (Brightness). In this episode I talk about Milk Medicine, the Gospel of John, how consciousness is like a move, and we hear Ziggy the dog bark!
Friday Jan 13, 2023
In The Light: Dogen’s Divine Light Part One (Re-Upload)
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Dogen's essay KOMYO is one of his most mystical pieces of writing. This series will examine this fascinating essay in detail.
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Women and Misogyny in Zen Buddhism
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
On a recent YouTube video I talked about misogyny in Buddhism and the pro-female ideas Dogen expressed in Shobogenzo. In this talk from March 16, 2016, I go into greater depth about both subjects in front of an audience at a retreat at Mount Baldy Zen Center.
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Dogen’s ”Mind Alone is Buddha”
Friday Jun 24, 2022
Friday Jun 24, 2022
This is a talk I gave at the Rochester Zen Center on April 24, 2016 about Dogen and his essay "Mind Alone is Buddha." What the heck did he mean by that? Here's my attempt at answering that question.
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
God is Closer Than Your Jugular Vein
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Here's a conversation I had with Sufi sheik Ingo Taleb Rashid at Benediktushof Meditation Center in Germany on September 27, 2017. We talk about God and Star Trek and take questions from the audience.