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Koan: Zen in a Beggar’s Life

Brian Schell — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:47:18 +0000

Zen in a Beggar’s Life Tosui was a well-known Zen teacher of his time. He had lived in several temples and taught in various provinces. The last temple he visited accumulated so many adherents that Tosui told them he was going to quit the lecture business entirely. He advised them to disperse and to go wherever they [...]

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Koan: Zen in a Beggar’s Life

Buddhist Tattoos and Books

Brian Schell — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:55:19 +0000

Question: Hello Brian, Which podcast discusses books that you and others have read? Best of luck with the new job! I miss getting semi daily tweets. PS- what is a Buddhist opinion on tattoos? Are tattoos considered desecrating to the human body and isn’t the body considered a temple? Answer: Thank you, the new job is going well, and [...]

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Buddhist Tattoos and Books

Learning Non-Materialism

Brian Schell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:33:40 +0000

Question: I am fairly new to Buddhism, though I have been interested in the Buddhist system of beliefs for many years. I am wondering if you can suggest any practices to help develop non-attachment, particularly in regards to food and material things. Perhaps you have covered this in a previous episode, I have not listened to [...]

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Learning Non-Materialism

Don’t Fear the Karma

Brian Schell — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:25:03 +0000

Question: I have only recently started listening to your podcast. Listening to it has been part of my seeking of a belief system. I have found it extra-ordinarily difficult to find something to believe in be it spirituality, ideas, people and even myself. Though I know this issue has to do more with my own psychology [...]

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Don’t Fear the Karma

Koan: The Dead Man’s Answer

Brian Schell — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:06:30 +0000

The Dead Man’s Answer When Mamiya, who later became a well-known preacher, went to a teacher for personal guidance, he was asked to explain the sound of one hand. Mamiya concentrated upon what the sound of one hand might be. “You are not working hard enough,” his teacher told him. “You are too attached to food, wealth, [...]

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Koan: The Dead Man’s Answer

Update

Brian Schell — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:50:44 +0000

Hello all, As I mentioned a while back in the podcast, my real-life job has grown to insane proportions in the past couple of weeks. I had planned to keep the site going on an every-other day basis, but obviously, I haven’t been doing that. I do apologize for the interruption. That being said, the site [...]

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Update

Monthly Buddhism Issue 2 (June 2009)

Brian Schell — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:35:56 +0000

Issue #2, June 2009, 46 Pages, $5.00 Contents: You And Your Property … 3 Can Karma Be Shared … 6 Koan: Publishing the Sutras … 9 Starting Out … 10 Creation and Origin of the Universe … 12 Sign Language and buddhism (ASL) … 15 Dealing With Hatred … 16 Koan: Sleeping In The Daytime … 26 Koan: Joshu’s Zen … 26 Is Buddhism A Lonely [...]

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Monthly Buddhism Issue 2 (June 2009)

Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present

Brian Schell — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:05:35 +0000

Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present Announcements: The all-new Monthly Buddhism PDF Magazine for the month of June will go on sale tomorrow, and future issues will be available regularly on the first Sunday of each month. The June issue has Just under 50 pages of great material suitable for reading onscreen or printing. [...]

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Podcast Episode 59: Paradoxes and Being in the Present

Paradoxes

Brian Schell — Thu, 28 May 2009 14:45:24 +0000

Question: I was listening to one of the many comments that you were reading on your podcast regarding attachment to enlightenment, and I had a delightful series of thoughts that I felt compelled to share with the Daily Buddhism sangha. I was listening to your commentary on the issue and realized that it may not be [...]

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Paradoxes

What Do I Need To Do?

Brian Schell — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:35:14 +0000

Question: Hello, I am a student, and I grew up in a Extremely Catholic home and have found that I do not agree with the Catholic way of life but more of the Buddhist ideology of Karma. I was wondering if you can give me any guidance as to be more of a Buddhist and a [...]

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What Do I Need To Do?

Koan: Joshu’s Zen

Brian Schell — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:22:30 +0000

Joshu’s Zen Joshu began the study of Zen when he was sixty years old and continued until he was eighty, when he realized Zen. He taught from the age of eighty until he was one hundred and twenty. A student once asked him: “If I haven’t anything in my mind, what shall I do?” Joshu replied: “Throw it out.” “But [...]

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Koan: Joshu’s Zen

Being In The Present

Brian Schell — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:13:47 +0000

Question: I have recently been trying to understand the concept of being present. I think I am finding slightly difficult to grasp and certainly don’t feel that it is always beneficial. However, on occasions I begin to think that it a very profound and helpful idea! Is there a danger of us losing sight of the [...]

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Being In The Present

Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

Brian Schell — Sat, 16 May 2009 18:27:35 +0000

Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness Welcome back, this is Daily Buddhism audio show number Fifty-Eight. My name is Brian Schell, and I am the your host for the show. You can find the text as well as all links mentioned in this program and all past episodes on the website at www.dailybuddhism.com. Announcements: My work schedule [...]

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Podcast Episode 58: Hatred, Closets, and Loneliness

Closet Buddhism

Brian Schell — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Question: I am very new to the podcast and am currently downloading as many past shows as my computer will allow! I am also a new Zen Buddhist after researching the different secs. While I have yet to sit formally with a sangha as I am not near a Zen centre. I am moving to Calgary, [...]

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Closet Buddhism

Is Buddhism A Lonely Path?

Brian Schell — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:10:58 +0000

Question: For those of us who come from a spiritual tradition, where there is a concept of a “personal God,” divas, saints, etc., Buddhism can seem very cold and lonely. It’s just our mind and this thing called “karma,” no beginning; no end. Austere, to say the least. Sometimes, when life is not going well, it’s “comforting” [...]

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Is Buddhism A Lonely Path?