Simplicity Zen Podcast

Ep. 106 - An Interview with Zen teacher Mitra Bishop (Zen Podcast)

 Our guest in this episode is Mitra Bishop Roshi. She received a B.A. from Indiana University, raised two children, and worked in graphic, interior, and architectural des

Ep. 105 Fixed! - An Interview with Zen teacher Stephen Snyder (Zen Podcast)

Note:  This is the second upload for this episode.  The first one just the ending portion of the interview.  This is the full version.   Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi bega

Ep. 104 - An Interview with Zen Teacher Carolyn Seburn (Zen Podcast)

Carolyn Seburn is an authorized Dharma successor of Sei’un Roselyn Stone Rôshi of the Mountain Moon Sangha in Toronto and Brisbane. She has been practicing Zen meditation

Ep. 103 - Zen and Responding to Emotionally Difficult Situations (Zen Dharma Talk)

In this dharma talk by Berry Crawford we will look at the practical ways that Zen allows us to deal with emotionally difficult situations in daily life.  For more Zen in

Ep 102 - A conversation with Zen Priest Peter Coyote (Zen Podcast)

 Peter Coyote is an actor, narrator, writer and Soto Zen priest. He was ordained as a Zen Priest in 2015 and received dharma transmission in 2016 from Chikudo Lewis Richm

Ep 101 - A conversation with pioneering Zen practitioner and leader Hugh Curran (Zen Podcast)

A conversation with pioneering Zen practitioner and leader Hugh Curran.  In this episode we have a conversation with Hugh Curran. He is longtime practitioner, Zen retrea

Ep 100 - Zen Interview with Genpo Roshi (Zen Podcast)

 Genpo Roshi is Zen teacher who has trained in and taught within both the White Plum school of Buddhism. He was ordained as a Zen monk in October 1973 under Taizan Maezum

Ep. 99 - The Critical Importance of Attention in Zen Practice (Zen Dharma Talk)

 In this dharma talk we look at the critical importance of attention in Zen Buddhist practice.  Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 19

Ep. 98 - Desire vs Craving in Buddhism (Zen Dharma Talk)

In this dharma talk we explore the differences between desire vs craving in Buddhism.  Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He li

Ep 97 - Zen Interview with Kokyo Henkel #2 (Zen Podcast)

In this episode with Kokyo we discuss various topics like solo Zen retreats, koan training, Dzogchen, psychedelics and his hermitage. Kokyo Henkel has been practicing Z

Ep 96 - Zen Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper #2 (Zen Podcast)

Seiso Paul Cooper is an ordained priest and a transmitted teacher in the lineage of Dainin Katagiri. He has practiced and studied in both the Soto and the Rinzai traditio

Ep. 95 - "Showing Up" (Zen Dharma Talk)

 This a recorded Simplicity Zen Dharma talk by Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford on the topic of "Showing Up".  More information about Simplicity Zen Here:  https://simplicit

Ep 94 - Zen Interview with Stephen Slottow Part II (Zen Podcast)

 Stephen a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at the University of North Texas. He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author

Simplicity Zen Podcast Ep. 93 - Zen Inquiry with the Bodhisattva Precepts (Dharma Talk)

 In this talk we explore how to work with the Zen Bodhisattva Precepts using an inquiry approach.  Speaker Bio: Gambo Kyogan Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 92 - An Interview with James Ishmael Ford (The Zen Lamp Series)

 James Ishmael Ford is a Zen teacher and semi-retired Unitarian Universalist minister. He has dharma transmission from Houn Jiyu Kennett and Inka Shomei from John Nanryu

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 91 - An Interview with Gambo Berry Crawford (The Zen Lamp Series)

Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he pr

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 90 - An Interview with Peter Levitt (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher Eihei Peter Levitt Eihei Peter Levitt is the founder and guiding teacher of the Salt Spring Zen Circle on Salt Spring Island in British Col

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 89 - An Interview with Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith (The Zen Lamp Series)

Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith is the Head Teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angelos. She started studying Zen in the Rinzai tradition at New York Zendo Shobo-Ji in Manh

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 88 - An Interview with Teshin Matthew Sweger (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher and Priest Teshin Matthew Sweger Teshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center.  He was ordaine

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 87 - An Interview with Dr Sono Andrew Tootell (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher Dr Sono Andrew Tootell Dr Sono Andrew Tootell is an Australian Zen teacher in the Ordinary Mind Zen School.  He is the dharma heir of Barry