Simplicity Zen Podcast

Simplicity Zen

A Podcast About Zen, Buddhism and Mindfulness. Episodes of this podcast will focus on Zen practitioner interviews, Buddhist and Zen history and investigations of the intersection between Zen and science. Podcast website: https://simplicityzen.com/

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104 episodes
Updated July 21

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Sep 22, 2023 · 1 hr 32 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series)
Bobby Chowa Werner is a dharma holder, or assistant teacher, in the White Plum Zen tradition. He has been a student of Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders since 2005 at the Sweetwater Zen Center in the San Diego California area. Chowa’s livelihood is in the music industry, composing and producing music for various projects and touring with an acappella doo wop quartet, The Alley Cats. Chowa is also on the management team for Duwara Consciousness Foundation, which provides services for San Diegans experiencing houselessness. More about Sweetwater Zen Center: https://swzc.org/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/
Sep 15, 2023 · 1 hr 3 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 83 - An Interview with Koshin Paley Ellison (The Zen Lamp Series)
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After working more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin began his formal Zen training in 1987, and he is a recognized Soto Zen Teacher by the American Zen Teachers Association, White Plum Asanga, and Soto Zen Buddhist Association. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Soto Zen Buddhist Association, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Koshin began his Zen training with John Daido Loori, received jukai from Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and dharma transmission from Dorothy Dai En Friedman. More about the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care: https://zencare.org/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/
Aug 22, 2023 · 1 hr 30 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 82 - An Interview with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (The Zen Lamp Series)
Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (she/they) is a recognized leader in the movement that breaks through the wall of American white-centered convert Buddhism to welcome people of all backgrounds into a contemporary, engaged Buddhism. As an ordained Soto Zen priest, licensed social worker, and longtime educator/teacher of Buddhism, Shutt represents new leadership at the nexus of spirituality and social justice, offering a special warm welcome to Asian Americans, all BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, and those seeking a “home” in the midst of North American society’s reckoning around racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Shutt is a co-founder of Buddhists of Color (1998) and founder of Access to Zen (2014). As the creator, producer, and host, she launched a podcast series, “Opening Dharma Access: Listening to BIPOC Teachers,” in 2021 with Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön, Sister Peace and Dalila Bothwell. You can learn more about her work at AccessToZen.org. She has just released her first book, "Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path". In person and virtual Book Tour Info: - https://simplicityzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/HomeisHere_Flyer2.pdf - https://capitalbooksonk.com/event/rev-lien-shutt About Access to Zen: - https://accesstozen.org/ About the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Aug 18, 2023 · 2 hr 19 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 81 - An Interview with Mushim Patricia Ikeda (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Mushim Patricia Ikeda Mushim Patricia Ikeda is a Buddhist teacher ordained in the Korean Sŏn (Zen) tradition. She is also an author, poet, mentor, and community activist. She teaches meditation retreats for people of color, women, and social justice activists nationally and is a meditation teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in downtown Oakland. She was a board member of the San Francisco Zen Center. In September 2015 she received an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry. As an author, her writing has been published in Lion's Roar, Tricycle, Buddhadharma and various anthologies. Mushim is also a consultant to justice-centered organizations requesting mindfulness training for stress reduction and is often asked to give trainings on disability and access-informed mindfulness. More on Mushim: - http://www.mushimikeda.com/ More on Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Aug 8, 2023 · 1 hr 56 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 80 - An Interview with Kogen Czarnik (The Zen Lamp Series)
Kogen Czarnik is a full Soto Zen priest (Osho) in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. He began Zen practiice in 2003 in Poland, and soon after graduating from college he went to Japan to practice Dharma in a traditional monastic context. Since then, he has been practicing at monasteries such as Bukkoku-ji, Sogen-ji, Tosho-ji (where he did his priest training in temple's monk hall or sodo). Additionally, he practiced in monasteries in South Korea. He is currently serving at Enso House, a Zen hospice on Whidbey Island, WA, by Tahoma Zen Monastery. He is the editor of the just-published book "Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi" About his new book: - https://www.shambhala.com/throw-yourself-into-house-of-buddha.html About the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Aug 4, 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 79 - An Interview with Helen Hobart (The Zen Lamp Series)
Helen Hobart is an ordained Vietnamese Zen practitioner and community leader. In 2010 she was ordained at Plum Village into Order of Interbeing where she was given the dharma name "True Sacred Clouds". She is a board certified chaplain and works professionally in that field. She has been the on the board of directors for both the Sacramento Dharma Center and the Sacramento Buddhist Meditation Group (SBMG). At SMBG she has been board president, serves on the scheduling committee and has lead core teaching and mentoring programs there. Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/
Jul 28, 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 78 - An Interview with Korin Charlie Pokorny (The Zen Lamp Series)
Korin Charlie Pokorny is a Soto Zen priest and was ordained by Tenshin Reb Anderson in 1999 and then received dharma transmission from him in 2018. He studied koans with Daniel Terragno under whom he completed Harada/Yasutani koan curriculum. He has a Masters degree from Stanford University in Religious Studies. He currently is a Dharma teacher at the Brooklyn Zen Center and is a member of the teaching faculties at the Institute of Buddhist Studies in California and the Union Theological Seminary in New York. https://brooklynzen.org/ Simplicity Zen Podcast Website: https://simplicityzen.com/
Jul 21, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 77 - An Interview with Shinko Andreas Hagn (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Soto Zen Priest and Teacher Shinko Andreas Hagn Shinko Andreas Hagn is the founder and teacher of Daijihi, a Soto Zen sangha in Viena Austria. He received jukai by Ryuten Rosenblum Roshi, a successor of Baker Roshi in 2011 and was ordained as a priest in 2019. His ordination teacher was Hoko Karnegis, who is in the senior teacher in Sanshinji lineage of Okumura Roshi. He has worked as a chaplain to prison inmates and the homeless population. More about Shinko: - https://dogeninstitute.wordpress.com/publications/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jul 14, 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 76 - An Interview with Tim Burkett (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Soto Zen Priest, Zen Teacher and Author Tim Burkett Tim Burkett is Zen priest, Zen teacher and retired licensed Ph.D. psychologist. Tim was the Guiding Teacher of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center from 2002-2019 and the retired CEO of one of Minnesota's largest non-profit mental health agencies, People Incorporated. He was among Suzuki Roshi's and Katagiri Roshi's first students and received dharma transmission from Sekijun Karen Sunna in the Katagiri lineage in 2000. He is the author of "Enlightenment Is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom and Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone" published by Shambhala in 2023. More about Tim's new Book: - https://www.shambhala.com/enlightenment-is-an-accident.html More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jul 7, 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 75 - An Interview with David Isurushin Shapiro (The Zen Lamp Series)
An Interview with Soto Zen Priest David Isurushin Shapiro. David Shapiro is a Zen priest in the Clear Mind Zen lineage which flows through pioneering Soto Zen priest Sōyū Matsuoka Roshi. He received Dharma Transmission from John Shoji Sorensen Roshi and lives and practices in Reno, Nevada. He is a retired rehabilitation specialist and has worked with many vulnerable populations including disabled veterans and disadvantaged teens. More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jul 1, 2023 · 2 hr 16 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 74 - An Interview with Tatsudo Nicole Baden (The Zen Lamp Series)
Tatsudo Nicole Baden is a Dharma Successor of Zentatsu Baker Roshi in the Dharma Sangha Soto Zen Lineage. She has been practicing Zen since 2001 and received Dharma Transmission in 2017. She graduated as a psychologist from the University of Oldenburg in 2008. She also trained at the ‘School for Body Mind Centering’ for four years. Since 2009 she has been living and practicing either at the Crestone Mountain Zen Center or at the Zen Buddhist Center Schwarzwald (ZBZS) in Germany. At present, she is Director and a resident teacher at the ZBZS. More about Tatsudo Nicole Baden: - https://www.dharmasangha.org/ - https://www.dharma-sangha.de/ More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jun 16, 2023 · 1 hr 41 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 73 - An Interview with Hozan Alan Senauke (The Zen Lamp Series)
Hozan Alan Senauke is a Soto Zen priest, Zen teacher, folk musician and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center, where he currently serves as Abbot. He is a former Executive Director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), holding that position from 1991 to 2001. Senauke received Dharma transmission from his teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1998 during a ceremony at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He is founder of the Clear View Project which provides Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change, promotes dialogue on issues of socially engaged Buddhism, and supports communities in need, internationally and within the United States. More about Alan: - https://www.clearviewproject.org/ - https://berkeleyzencenter.org/ More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jun 10, 2023 · 2 hr 12 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 72 - An Interview with Jay Rinsen Weik (The Zen Lamp Series)
Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi is the Abbot of the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. He received Dharma Transmission from Rev. James Myoun Ford Roshi in 2014. He begain his practice in 1987 with John Daido Loori Roshi at the Zen Mountain Monastery in New York and received jukai from him in 1998. He later studied with Daido Loori's dharma heir Bonnie Myotai Treace. He is also a professional Jazz Musician and Aikido teacher. More About Jay: - https://www.buddhisttempleoftoledo.org/ More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Jun 2, 2023 · 55 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 71 - An Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper (The Zen Lamp Series)
Seiso Paul Cooper is the guiding the guiding teacher for the Two Rivers Zen Community and also for the Realizational Practice Studies Project. He was ordained as a priest and received dharma transmission from Soto priest Sojun Diane Martin. Seiso is also a practicing psychoanalyst and is the author of numerous books including his most recent: "Psychoanalysis and Zen Buddhism" which was published March 1st of this year. - https://tworiverszen.org/teachers/ - https://realizationalstudies.com/ More About the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
May 19, 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 70 - An Interview with Edward Oberholtzer (The Zen Lamp Series)
Rev. Edward Keido Sanshin Oberholtzer is a Soto Zen priest and a Dharma heir of James Myuon Ford, Roshi. Edward is a member of Empty Moon Zen, and has practiced Zen for the past twenty years. He is the head teacher of the Joseph Priestley Zen Community. More About Edward: - https://www.josephpriestleyzen.com/ - https://www.emptymoonzen.org/ More About Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
May 5, 2023 · 1 hr 8 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 69 - An Interview with Taylor Guthrie (The Zen Lamp Series)
Taylor Guthrie is Doctoral Student and teacher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. He runs the The Cellular Republic Youtube channel that makes neuroscience accessible without being dumbed down. In this podcast episode we explore the "Social Self" and its relationship to Buddhism and suffering. Talor's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @thecellularrepublic9844 Simplicity Zen Podcast: https://simplicityzen.com/ Science of Zen: https://scienceofzen.org/
Apr 29, 2023 · 1 hr 5 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 68 - An Interview with Shana Smith (The Zen Lamp Series)
Shana Smith is an assistant Zen teacher under Valerie Forstman in the Sanbo Zen tradition and a long time Yoga teacher. She is the facilitator of Florida Sanbo Zen and she continues her studies under Henry Shukman, Valerie Forstman and Ruben Habito. She is additionally an author and singer songwriter. More about Shana Smith: - https://oaktreeinthegarden.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/events/2836011783210449/2897603463717947 More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Apr 21, 2023 · 58 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 67 - An Interview with David Jitsusan Vititoe (The Zen Lamp Series)
David Jitsusan Vititoe has been practicing Zen since 2005 and received Dharma Transmission from Fusho Roshi in 2019. Dave is a Lay Monk in the Open Mind Zen school and is a current member of the Lay Zen Teacher’s Association. He currently lives in Melbourne, Florida. More about David and Open Mind Zen: - https://openmindzenmelbourne.com/ More about the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Apr 18, 2023 · 1 hr
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 66 - Zen Buddhism, Science and Self Identity (Science of Zen Series)
A high-level look at how and why the brain creates a sense of self-identity and how this relates to the Buddhist concept of the five aggregates. We also explore why having a self-identity can lead to pervasive human discontentment. For more on the Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/
Apr 14, 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 65 - An Interview with Marc Lesser (The Zen Lamp Series)
Marc Lesser is a Soto Zen priest and head teacher of Mill Valley Zen in Marin County California. He was a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center for 10 years including director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He received dharma transmission in the Shunryū Suzuki lineage by Dairyu Michael Wenger. Marc is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is the author of four books, including "Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google". His newest book that will soon be released is "Finding Clarity: How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives". He is CEO of ZBA Associates, an executive development and leadership consulting company. More about Marc: - https://marclesser.net/ More about Simplicity Zen Podcast: - https://simplicityzen.com/

Simplicity Zen Podcast

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 83 - An Interview with Koshin Paley Ellison (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 82 - An Interview with Rev. Keiryū Liên Shutt (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 81 - An Interview with Mushim Patricia Ikeda (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 80 - An Interview with Kogen Czarnik (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 79 - An Interview with Helen Hobart (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 78 - An Interview with Korin Charlie Pokorny (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 77 - An Interview with Shinko Andreas Hagn (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 76 - An Interview with Tim Burkett (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 75 - An Interview with David Isurushin Shapiro (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 74 - An Interview with Tatsudo Nicole Baden (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 73 - An Interview with Hozan Alan Senauke (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 72 - An Interview with Jay Rinsen Weik (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 71 - An Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 70 - An Interview with Edward Oberholtzer (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 69 - An Interview with Taylor Guthrie (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 68 - An Interview with Shana Smith (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 67 - An Interview with David Jitsusan Vititoe (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 66 - Zen Buddhism, Science and Self Identity (Science of Zen Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 65 - An Interview with Marc Lesser (The Zen Lamp Series)