UnMind Podcast — Atlanta Soto Zen Center

149: Three Jewels Design part 1

Three Jewels

Sangha comes not first ‑

but can be as pivotal

as the other two

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonApril 10, 2024Zen & Design, Three Jewels Design

148: Election Year Zen #3

Un-political
We’re not playing here,
messing with Mother Nature
missing our last chance.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonApril 3, 2024zen and politics

147: Zen and Zero

Returning to Zero

Not just a number,

zero is the place-holder —

in all dimensions

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonMarch 27, 2024Zen & Design

146: Zen and Design Thinking

Order & Chaos

Chaos is, simply,

a higher form of order —

so get used to it.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonMarch 20, 2024Design and Zen

145: Time and Zen

Time & Zen

Time is all we have —

but there is no time to waste!

Moment by moment...

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonMarch 13, 2024Design and Zen

144: Election Year Zen part 2

Politics and Zen

Now that we have seen

the worst-case scenario,

silence seems prudent

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonMarch 6, 2024zen and politics

143: Zen = More is Less

More is Less

“More or less,” we say —

when unable to decide.

More is less is more

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonFebruary 28, 2024Zen & Design

142: Zen = Less is More

Less Is More

“Less is more,” some say —

Others: “More the merrier”

I say “more is less.”

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonFebruary 21, 2024Zen & Design

141: Teaching Design and Teaching Zen

Design versus Zen

They can be compared,

but only for the contrast —

You alone decide

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonFebruary 7, 2024Zen & Design

140: Teaching Zen and Teaching Design part 1

Zen and Politics

From the beginning

Buddhism was politic

Not political

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonJanuary 31, 2024Zen & Design

139: Zen and Politics

Zen and Politics

From the beginning

Buddhism was politic

Not political

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonJanuary 24, 2024zen and politics

UnMind December 2023 Announcement

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonDecember 13, 2023Design and Zen

138: Zen and Zazen

Zen versus Zazen

They are not the same

And yet not sep’rate either —

Hello, holarchy

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonDecember 6, 2023Design and Zen

137: Compassion and Passion

Com-Passion

Practice compassion —

a worthy aspiration.

But it’s not like that.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonNovember 22, 2023Design and Zen

136: War and Karma

War Karma

War is not karma

of the innocent victims

but the aggressors

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonNovember 15, 2023zen vs daily life, Design and Zen, Four Noble Truths

135: Updated Noble Path part 2

The Noble Path

Four truths in four spheres —

An expanding net of change:

Dukkha reigns supreme.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonNovember 8, 2023zen vs daily life, Design and Zen, Four Noble Truths

134: Updated Four Noble Truths part 1

The Four Noble Truths

Do they still hold true?

In the era of “fake news” -

are there still just four?

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonNovember 1, 2023zen vs daily life, Four Noble Truths, Design and Zen

133: Human Nature vs Buddha Nature 2

Buddha Vs. Human
Which of these comes first?
Which is more primordial?

Both are just labels.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonOctober 25, 2023zen vs daily life

132: Human Nature vs Buddha Nature 1

Human Vs. Buddha

They are not the same —

but neither are they sep’rate.

One is the other.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonOctober 18, 2023zen vs daily life

131: The Noble 'N' Fold Path

The Noble Path

Where is the Path now?

It hasn’t gone anywhere.

It’s just gotten worse.

Zenkai Taiun Michael EliistonOctober 11, 2023zen vs daily life

Zen Moments With Great Cloud

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