Householders: American Life as Zen Practice

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A conversation about American life as Zen practice. Through work, play, chores, hobbies, the intimacy of relationships, and the many rituals of household life, we can fully express the practice of Zen. The rigors may be different from the monastic path, but they are no less rigorous. Establishing this day-to-day life as the foundation of practice is the grand project of American Zen. Hosted by Inga Annie Tudora and Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell, lay members of Atlanta Soto Zen Center, with occasional special guests from the sangha and beyond.

  1. They Gave Me Three Days

    04/29/2022

    They Gave Me Three Days

    Humans as resources. * * * Inga Annie Tudora is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    26 min
  2. Love Languages

    04/22/2022

    Love Languages

    Birthdays and relationships. * * * Inga Annie Tudora is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    33 min
  3. Coming to Terms

    04/15/2022

    Coming to Terms

    Maybe it doesn’t just end. * * * Inga Annie Tudora is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    31 min
  4. Main Character Syndrome

    04/01/2022

    Main Character Syndrome

    Spirituality as a kind of bias. * * * Inga Annie Tudora is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    30 min
  5. Finish Line

    03/25/2022

    Finish Line

    Portrait painting versus house painting. * * * Inga Annie Tudora is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    35 min
  6. Daylight Savings

    03/18/2022

    Daylight Savings

    It was about dang time. * * * Inga Annie Wade is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    35 min
  7. A Part of Life

    03/11/2022

    A Part of Life

    A father passes on. * * * Inga Annie Wade is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    34 min
  8. Quarterly Basis

    01/07/2022

    Quarterly Basis

    Transitions and resolutions. * * * Inga Annie Wade is an Atlanta-based illustrator and designer who loves to make movies with her nieces and nephews. As someone with a health-related disability, she strives to make the world a more accessible place for everyone. Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell is a daughters’ father, rabbi’s husband, writer, musician, and podcaster. He was born and raised in Atlanta and now lives in Decatur. Householders is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.

    30 min
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A conversation about American life as Zen practice. Through work, play, chores, hobbies, the intimacy of relationships, and the many rituals of household life, we can fully express the practice of Zen. The rigors may be different from the monastic path, but they are no less rigorous. Establishing this day-to-day life as the foundation of practice is the grand project of American Zen. Hosted by Inga Annie Tudora and Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell, lay members of Atlanta Soto Zen Center, with occasional special guests from the sangha and beyond.

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