Two Sides of Being Zen

Today, we talk about the unexpected joy of finding community in unlikely places as well as the importance of appreciating the community we have.Questions or thoughts you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you. 

In this episode, we talk about how life feels when our sense of spirit is missing and the simple ways in which we can connect and strengthen our inner spirit every day.Thoughts or questions you would like to share? Email me anytime at dailydharmapodcast@gmail.com - I would love t ...  Show more

In this episode, I will talk about "The First Meditation" a story about an experience that Siddhartha (the Buddha) had when he was 9 years old. I believe this experience shaped his understanding of the importance of experiential vs intellectual understanding and I believe there a ...  Show more

Zen is a form of Buddhism. It originated in China, when Buddhism spread from India to China and was strongly influenced by Taoist philosophy.   

Zen literally means “meditation”. Zazen or “seated meditation” is the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist traditio ...

In this, the first of a two part review, we explore the topic of "the paths" - that is to say, the paths in life which we tread on a spiritual front.

In this episode, we continue exploring the rich spiritual tradition of Buddhism through one of its most profound and important schools - Chan/Zen. We dive into the history and development of the school, as well as its characteristic teachings about meditation, koans, liberatio ...