Simplicity Zen Podcast

Simplicity Zen

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A Podcast About Zen, Buddhism and Mindfulness. Episodes of this podcast will focus on Zen practitioner interviews, Buddhist and Zen history and investigations of the intersection between Zen and science. Podcast website: https://simplicityzen.com/

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Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 91 - An Interview with Gambo Berry Crawford (The Zen Lamp Series)

Berry Crawford first started practicing Zen meditation in 1992. He lived at the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center and practiced as a resident in the mid 1990s. Afterwards, he practiced with Diane “Eshin” Rizzetto in the Ordinary Mind Zen School started by Joko Beck. Later, Berry became a student of John “Shoji” Sorenson and in 2022 was authorized to independently teach Zen. He is a koan student of Russell “Kyofu Seikyo” Mitchell in the Open Mind Zen School and was authorized by him as an Assistant T...

1h 18m
12/08/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 90 - An Interview with Peter Levitt (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher Eihei Peter LevittEihei Peter Levitt is the founder and guiding teacher of the Salt Spring Zen Circle on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, where he resides with his wife, poet Shirley Graham. He was authorized as a Zen teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi by Zoketsu Norman Fischer, founder of the Everyday Zen Foundation, and received Preceptor Transmission in the White Plum Lineage from Roshi Egyoku Nakao.Salt Springs Zen Circle:https://saltspring...

1h 27m
11/18/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 89 - An Interview with Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith (The Zen Lamp Series)

Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith is the Head Teacher at the Zen Center of Los Angelos. She started studying Zen in the Rinzai tradition at New York Zendo Shobo-Ji in Manhattan in 1987. At Dai Bosatsu Zendo, she received Jukai in 1994 from Eido Shimano Roshi, with whom she studied until 2000, when she moved to Los Angeles. She became a member of ZCLA in 2001 and began her studies with Roshi Egyoku. She joined ZCLA’s staff as Program Steward in 2010 and the Teacher’s Circle in 2016. ...

1h 11m
10/27/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 88 - An Interview with Teshin Matthew Sweger (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher and Priest Teshin Matthew SwegerTeshin Matthew Sweger is the teacher and resident priest at the North Carolina Zen Center. He was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2004 by Lawson Sachter Roshi, a Dharma successor to Philip Kapelau Roshi. After completing the Harada-Yasutani koan curriculum, Teshin received Dharma transmission from Sevan Ross, a Dharma successor to James Myoun Ford Roshi. Teshin recently received Inka from James Myoun Ford Roshi, compl...

1h 46m
10/21/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 87 - An Interview with Dr Sono Andrew Tootell (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen Teacher Dr Sono Andrew TootellDr Sono Andrew Tootell is an Australian Zen teacher in the Ordinary Mind Zen School. He is the dharma heir of Barry Magid and is an accredited mental health social worker and maintains a private psychotherapy practice. He is the teacher for the OzZen sangha.More about Andrew:https://ordinarymind.com.au/More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

1h 23m
10/06/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 86 - An Interview with Adam Fogel (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Rabbi and Zen Teacher Adam FogelAdam Fogel is a practicing Jewish Rabbi and long time Zen practitioner with authorization from his guiding Zen teacher, Ruben Habito Roshi, to offer Zen training within the context of Jewish high holiday retreats. He is also a licensed and practicing psychologist in the State of California.More from Adam:https://mindfuljudaism.com/More about Simplicity Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

1h 31m
09/29/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 85 - An Interview with Stephen Slottow (The Zen Lamp Series)

An Interview with Zen practitioner and Music/Chanting Scholar Stephen SlottowStephen Slottow is a long time Zen koan practitioner and a professor of music theory at he University of North Texas. He was a professional fiddler and banjo player and an author of a book on the Americanization of Zen Chanting which we will discuss today.More about Stephen:https://music.unt.edu/faculty-and-staff/stephen-slottowMore about Simplicity Zen:https://simplicityzen.com/

2h 39m
09/22/2023

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series)

Bobby Chowa Werner is a dharma holder, or assistant teacher, in the White Plum Zen tradition. He has been a student of Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders since 2005 at the Sweetwater Zen Center in the San Diego California area. Chowa’s livelihood is in the music industry, composing and producing music for various projects and touring with an acappella doo wop quartet, The Alley Cats. Chowa is also on the management team for Duwara Consciousness Foundation, which provides services for San Diegan...

1h 33m

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A Podcast About Zen, Buddhism and Mindfulness. Episodes of this podcast will focus on Zen practitioner interviews, Buddhist and Zen history and investigations of the intersection between Zen and science. Podcast website: https://simplicityzen.com/

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Simplicity Zen
Years Active

2022 - 2024
Episodes

91
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Simplicity Zen Podcast

Simplicity Zen Podcast

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 91 - An Interview with Gambo Berry Crawford (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 90 - An Interview with Peter Levitt (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 89 - An Interview with Katherine Daiki Senshin Griffith (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 88 - An Interview with Teshin Matthew Sweger (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 87 - An Interview with Dr Sono Andrew Tootell (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 86 - An Interview with Adam Fogel (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 85 - An Interview with Stephen Slottow (The Zen Lamp Series)

Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 84 - An Interview with Bobby Chowa Werner (The Zen Lamp Series)

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