Zen and the Art of African Initiation w/ Joan Halifax
Joan Halifax is a Zen Buddhist teacher, author and abbot of Upaya Zen Monastery in Santa Fe who talks about initiation with African shaman, healer and diviner Malidoma Some. Malidoma suggests that...
View ArticleUPDATE: Daeung Sunim’s Journey of Spirit (Video)
I talked to Dave Pope today about what’s going on with Daeung Sunim, the Korean Zen monk who is biking across the Americas. With some 8,000 miles behind him already, he’ll be entering the state of...
View ArticleMartine Batchelor ‘Clap. Where Did The Sound Go?’ Interview by Renate McNay
YouTube Description: Martine Batchelor ‘Clap. Where Did The Sound Go?’ Interview by Renate McNay Martine is a Buddhist meditation teacher and author of several books including: “Meditation for Life,”...
View ArticleLife at a Japanese Zen monastery (Muho Noelke interview) Video
YouTube Description: Peter Barakan interviews Muho Noelke, the German abbot of Antaiji, a Zen monastery that is located deep in the mountains, close to the Japanese sea. The community commits itself to...
View ArticleJakusho Kwong on Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The following short documentary is by Bill Scheffel. This 10-minute documentary features 2009 interviews with Jakusho Kwong-roshi, dharma heir of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi and founder of Sonoma Mountain Zen...
View ArticleInterview with Zen Master Bon Soeng – Roadtrip Nation
Roadtrip Nation interviews Zen Master Bon Soeng, guiding teacher at the Empty Gate Zen Center. The direct link to video: http://www.roadtripnation.com/BonSeong Watch other Roadtrip Nation’s videos...
View ArticleInterview with Scott Edelstein, author of “Sex and the Spiritual Teacher”
Eminently practical and down-to-Earth, Sex and the Spiritual Teacher is for anyone who is (or hopes to become) part of a spiritual community: students, teachers, clergy, lay leaders, and even casual...
View ArticleInterview with Gudo Wafu Nishijima Roshi – Emptymind Films
Thanks to John Braeley for permission to embed Empty Mind Films YouTube videos here at Sweeping Zen. On the web at: http://emptymindfilms.com/ The post Interview with Gudo Wafu Nishijima Roshi –...
View ArticleInterview with David Zimmerman of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center (www.sfzc.org) Director David Zimmerman is interviewed by Jack Hanson on Comcast “Newsmakers” on the one year anniversary of the 2008 Big Sur fire which threatened the...
View ArticleInterview with Daeung Sunim (Video)
Here is a video interview I recently did with Daeung Sunim, the Korean Buddhist monk on a journey by bike across the Americas. I had the wonderful opportunity to host this sweetheart of a man. As he...
View ArticleInterview Kazuaki Tanahashi
Nancy James interviews Dr. Annie Weisbrod Abbot Cincinnati Zen Center and Kazuaki Tanahashi world famous calligrapher http://www.brushmind.net/ The post Interview Kazuaki Tanahashi appeared first on...
View ArticleBells of Mindfulness – Sister Dang Nhiem of Deer Park Monastery
Sister Dang Nhiem is a nun at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA. She practices Zen Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister D shows us the proper way to invite the sound of the bell. She...
View ArticleAngel Kyodo Williams: Interview (Video)
YouTube description: Zen teacher and social activist angel Kyodo williams reminds us that societies can change on a massive scale. At one time, slavery was considered an economic necessity, but new...
View ArticleA Good Read: Janwillem van de Wetering PBS
From a pair of police officers in Amsterdam to a peaceful porcupine, the scope of work of van de Wetering can best be described as diverse. In this rare interview, he discusses Zen Buddhism, police...
View ArticleA Conversation on Zen Buddhism with Bill Porter
A conversation on Zen Buddhism with Bill Porter, aka as Red Pine. The post A Conversation on Zen Buddhism with Bill Porter appeared first on Sweeping Zen.
View Article‘Zen & the Brain’ Dr. James H. Austin interview
Interview with James H. Austin neurologist, Zen practitioner, and author. We spoke with Dr. Austin before his presentation at the Schiffman lecture in Religious Studies on October 14th of 2010. Dr....
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