Zen

Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki introduced us to the concept of practicing with a "beginner's mind". What does this mean? Where did it come from? We will discuss its history and how the practice differed importantly from what came before. We…

The goal of Buddhist practice is to achieve awakening or nirvana. But it seems there are different approaches to awakening, and maybe even different kinds of awakening: sudden and gradual. We will look at early Buddhism and Zen in…

How do we confront illness and death? We will all experience them, but often don't want to contemplate them. I'll discuss some recent YouTube channels that have dealt with illness and death in deep and profound ways, as well as a little…

Many people come in to Buddhist belief and practice through Zen, but not many people have an appreciation for its history. In this video we'll take a look at both its more and less legendary history, as well as the internal strains that…

Can you be a Buddhist and a Christian, a Jew, or member of some other religion? We will take a look at that question and investigate how such cross-fertilization works with a secular approach to Buddhist belief and practice.

Are you interested in helping foster a wiser, kinder, less stress-filled world? Here you'll find short videos about how to do that, with material from early Buddhism, secularism, and related topics. There will be a mix of introductory…