(Ai helps sum up nicely thus:) Zen and yoga teacher Frank Jude Boccio and I chat about the intersections of mindfulness, yoga, and Buddhist practice. Frank shares his journey from the punk scene in New York to decades of teaching meditation and yoga, influenced by Thích Nhất Hạnh and Zen traditions. We explore mindfulness ofContinue reading “Death, Breath, and Awakening: From Punk To Zen And Mindfulness Yoga | Anapanasati Series With Frank Jude Boccio”
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Chanting Practice Notes
The description for this Feb 11, 2025 live event: I’ll go into detail of lots of stuff from the notes of noticing and observations I’ve had around the direct experience of (group) chanting practice which doesn’t come easily and naturally to me and yet can be quite a profound practice at times AI basically summarizedContinue reading “Chanting Practice Notes”
Visiting The Wood Block Tripitaka At Haeinsa
Brief musing on my visit: via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripitaka_Koreana and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haeinsa The Tripiṭaka Koreana[a] is a Korean collection of the Tripiṭaka (Buddhist scriptures), carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century. They are currently located at the Buddhist temple Haeinsa, in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.[1] It is the oldest intact version of Buddhist canon in Hanja script. It contains 1,496 titles, divided into 6,568 books, spanning 81,258Continue reading “Visiting The Wood Block Tripitaka At Haeinsa”
Travel, Work, Life, Practice Etc. Update December 2024
A little part of what’s recently been happening in work / life / practice, etc for the past roughly two months here at the end of December 2024 https://kwanumzen.org https://musangsa.org/international/kyol-che/
Guesting On The Zen Commuter Podcast (Episode #2077)
After recording an interview with Tom Walters of the Zen Commuter podcast in February 2024 the episode #2077 is finally out! Thanks so much to Tom and all the great work he does around the many worlds of meditation and beyond. https://www.zencommuter.com/blog/2077 Here’s his show notes for it: Today I share with you my interviewContinue reading “Guesting On The Zen Commuter Podcast (Episode #2077)”
Zen Commuting With Thom Walters
This April 16, 2024 recording with Zen Commuter podcast host Thom Walters gets into how Thom was introduced to mediation by his Mother at age 18, communication with guides (including his Mom), non-separation, challenges and rewards of teaching meditation in corporate environments, perspectives on various meditative experiences, attitudes to/about meditation, teaching meditation to prisoners, stillness,Continue reading “Zen Commuting With Thom Walters”
Can Ai Teach Zen (Via The Gateless Gate)?
Early April UPDATE: Microsoft’s CoPilot AI robes up to explain and give teachings for each of the Gateless Gate Zen stories No; maybe just a little? Ready to get your distortion on and feel more or less reassured about beating ai to the zen punch (at least in images)? Meh? MEH!? OK, ok then AreContinue reading “Can Ai Teach Zen (Via The Gateless Gate)?”
Catalysts For Awakening And Change Series: Potency And Experiences With Tim Bui
Tim Bui and I, in this Jan 14, 2024 recording, talk: potency, awakening experiences and processes, removal, identity, ego, embodiment, depression, emotions, wounds, transmutation, visions, clarity, spiritual practices, teachers, Vajrayāna Buddhism, retreats, healing, Mexico, self, not-self, existence, Buddha nature, nothingness, interconnectedness, weak(ening) goal barriers, doing, non-doing Biography High Performance Sleep Coach focused on helping purposeContinue reading “Catalysts For Awakening And Change Series: Potency And Experiences With Tim Bui”
Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions
Shortcut to this blog post: https://tinyurl.com/redpinelanka If remembering correctly the only text the legendary Bodhidharma took with him to the East was the Lankavatara Sutra. That in itself ought be enough to read it. So after urging of a Dharma friend; the perception were it seems Chan has moved away from [amazon affiliate program link]:Continue reading “Lankavatara Sutra: Notes And Questions”
Buddhist Cosmology Structure And Access With Ajahn Punnadhammo
On August 23, 2023, I spoke mainly with Ajahn Punnadhammo about Buddhist cosmology and related topics. Part of the Ajahn’s comments towards the end dropped from the high quality recording, but have been patched in from a backup recording. There’s also short portions of distortion due to wind to bear with. My pre-recording notes manyContinue reading “Buddhist Cosmology Structure And Access With Ajahn Punnadhammo”
Integrating Presence 