• Zen Koans

  • By: ZEN
  • Podcast
  • Summary

  • In each episode, we narrate a Koan, inviting you to explore their timeless intricate layers of meaning.
    ZEN
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Episodes
  • Not Far from Buddhahood
    Feb 13 2024

    A university student while visiting Gasan asked him: "Have you ever read the Christian Bible?"

    "No, read it to me," said Gasan.


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    You can find koans at Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ZenKoans/⁠⁠

    If you would like to support: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ZenKoansPodcast⁠⁠


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    3 mins
  • Great Waves
    Dec 9 2023

    In the early days of the Meiji era there lived a well-known wrestler called O-nami, Great Waves.



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    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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    4 mins
  • My Heart Burns Like Fire
    Nov 5 2023

    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.


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    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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    3 mins
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