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Learn about traditional Zen and Buddhist teachings, practices, and history through episodes recorded specifically for podcast listeners. Host Domyo Burk is a Soto Zen priest and teacher.

The Zen Studies Podcast Domyo Burk

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 318 Ratings

Learn about traditional Zen and Buddhist teachings, practices, and history through episodes recorded specifically for podcast listeners. Host Domyo Burk is a Soto Zen priest and teacher.

    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter 3, Part 1 - Zazen – Our Total Response to Life

    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter 3, Part 1 - Zazen – Our Total Response to Life

    The second Field of Zen practice is Zazen. “Za” means seated, and “zen” means meditation. However, as 13th-century Zen master Dogen famously stated, “…Zazen is not meditation practice.” Superficially, our Zazen may look like the meditation done in other spiritual traditions, or even in secular settings. We even call Zazen “meditation” sometimes, for convenience. However, Zazen is not meditation in the sense of a mental exercise aimed at a particular result. Zazen is our total response to life. It is the essence and enactment of our entire Zen practice.

    • 37 min
    The Value, Care, and Feeding of Dharma Friendships – Part 2

    The Value, Care, and Feeding of Dharma Friendships – Part 2

    The Buddha famously said “admirable friendship,” or what I’m calling Dharma friendship, is the entirety of the holy life. In the last episode, I discussed the value and nature of personal Dharma friendships. In this episode, I talk about what makes a good Dharma friendship and offer some practical ideas about how to find, form, and maintain such relationships.

    • 29 min
    The Value, Care, and Feeding of Dharma Friendships – Part 1

    The Value, Care, and Feeding of Dharma Friendships – Part 1

    The Buddha famously said the “admirable friendship,” or what I’m calling Dharma friendship, is the entirety of the holy life. In this episode, I discuss the value and nature of personal Dharma friendships. In Part 2, I will talk about what makes a good Dharma friendship and offer some practical ideas about how to find, form, and maintain such relationships.

    • 23 min
    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter Two: Bodhicitta, Way-Seeking Mind

    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter Two: Bodhicitta, Way-Seeking Mind

    This episode on Bodhicitta, or Way-Seeking Mind, is chapter two of my book The Ten Fields of Zen Practice: A Primer for Practitioners.” Bodhicitta is the first Field of practice because without it we never even begin practice, and, if we don’t nurture and sustain it, our practice will wither and die. I discuss the first arising of Bodhicitta, its function, how to cultivate it, and its profound nature.

    • 33 min
    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter One: What Is Zen Practice?

    Ten Fields of Zen Practice Chapter One: What Is Zen Practice?

    In this introductory chapter to my book, “The Ten Fields of Zen Practice: A Primer for Practitioners," I discuss the nature of practice and "progress" on the path of practice. I then introduce the Ten Fields, and the rest of the book will consist of a chapter on each of the Fields.

    • 37 min
    One Reality, Many Descriptions Part 6: The Two Truths of Absolute and Relative 2

    One Reality, Many Descriptions Part 6: The Two Truths of Absolute and Relative 2

    The Two Truths teaching is another classic Chan/Zen description of Reality-with-a-Capital-R. Reality has two aspects, often called relative and absolute. I call them the “dependent dimension” and the “independent dimension.” I describe this teaching and discuss why it is so important to our practice.

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
318 Ratings

318 Ratings

warnergog ,

Completely outstanding

I was looking for a podcast that gives detailed information in background about Zen Buddhism, and this delivers that and much more. Domio Burk’s style is not only informative, it is inspiring. I am listening from the beginning and working my way through. I feel like I am listening to an in-depth, interesting lecture series.

guy in okc ,

Beautiful and inspiring

I have been obsessed with Zen Buddhism for around 50 years. Introduced by Alan Watts, so oriented toward the stripped down “see into your true nature” approach. I am operating on the assumption that the essence of meditation is present within all aspects of our experience. So the philosophical and behavioral details offered here are not important to me, but the enlightened intent of the podcast and the information and practices to help people become happier are possibly highly beneficial to many people. I listen while at the gym to help focus my attention on “the penetrating vision” and the obvious love and compassion expressed during the podcast is calming and encouraging.

Eaglewolf420 ,

Amazing

Well done well spoken and amazing content. This Podcast is possibly the best out there on Zen and Buddhism. Very easy to listen to and really helps me to abide.

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