Zen Koans

ZEN

In each episode, we narrate a Koan, inviting you to explore their timeless intricate layers of meaning.

10 Episodes

Not Far from Buddhahood
2/13/2024
2:39
A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?" "No, read it to me," said Gasan. ________________________________ You can find koans at Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/⁠⁠ If you would like to support: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast⁠⁠
Great Waves
12/9/2023
3:45
In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves. ________________________________ You can find us at Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/⁠ If you would like to support: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast⁠
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My Heart Burns Like Fire
11/5/2023
2:50
Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher to come to America, said: "My heart burns like fire but my eyes are as cold as dead ashes." He made the following rules which he practiced every day of his life. ________________________________ You can find us at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/ If you would like to support: https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
A Parable
11/1/2023
2:21
Buddha told a parable in sutra:A man travelling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root of a wild vine and swung himself down over the edge. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
Muddy Road
10/17/2023
2:21
Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was still falling. Coming around a bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
It is Not Mind, It is Not Buddha, It is Not Things
10/14/2023
1:11
A monk asked Nansen: `Is there a teaching no master ever preached before?' -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
A Cup of Tea
9/30/2023
1:55
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era, received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
Eating the Blame
9/30/2023
2:12
Circumstances arose one day which delayed preparation of the dinner of a Soto Zen master, Fugai, and his followers. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
The Moon Cannot Be Stolen
9/20/2023
2:01
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing to steal. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast
Nothing Exists
9/19/2023
2:21
Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one master after another. He called upon Dokuon of Shokoku. -------------------------------- If you would like to support: https://patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast

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Zen Koans

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10 Episodes

Not Far from Buddhahood

Great Waves

My Heart Burns Like Fire

A Parable

Muddy Road

It is Not Mind, It is Not Buddha, It is Not Things

A Cup of Tea

Eating the Blame

The Moon Cannot Be Stolen

Nothing Exists