Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 71: An Interview with Seiso Paul Cooper
Seiso Paul Cooper is the guiding the guiding teacher for the Two Rivers Zen Community and also for the Realizational Practice Studies Project. He was ordained as a priest and …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 70: An Interview with Edward Oberholtzer
Rev. Edward Keido Sanshin Oberholtzer is a Soto Zen priest and a Dharma heir of James Myuon Ford, Roshi. Edward is a member of Empty Moon Zen, and has practiced …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 69: An Interview with Taylor Guthrie
Taylor Guthrie is Doctoral Student and teacher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. He runs the The Cellular Republic Youtube channel that makes neuroscience accessible without …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 68: An Interview with Shana Smith
Shana Smith is an assistant Zen teacher under Valerie Forstman in the Sanbo Zen tradition and a long time Yoga teacher. She is the facilitator of Florida Sanbo Zen and …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 67: An Interview with David Jitsusan Vititoe
David Jitsusan Vititoe has been practicing Zen since 2005 and received Dharma Transmission from Fusho Roshi in 2019. Dave is a Lay Monk in the Open Mind Zen school and …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 66: Zen Buddhism, Science and Self Identity
A high-level look at how and why the brain creates a sense of self-identity and how this relates to the Buddhist concept of the five aggregates. We also explore why …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 65: An Interview with Marc Lesser
Marc Lesser is a Soto Zen priest and head teacher of Mill Valley Zen in Marin County California. He was a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center for 10 …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 64: An Interview with Jim Tabor
Jim Tabor is longtime Rinzai Zen practitioner and a founding board member of the Korinji Rinzai Zen monastery Foundation. He is one of the moderators of the Rinzai Zen Discussion …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 63: An Interview with Ruben Habito Roshi
Ruben Habito Roshi is the founding teacher of the Maria Kan-non Zen Center. He is a former Jesuit priest and now a Zen teacher practicing in the Sanbo Zen lineage …
Simplicity Zen Podcast Episode 62: An Interview with Dr Jud Brewer
Dr. Jud Brewer, a practicing Buddhist, is the director of mindfulness research as well as a professor at Brown University. Additionally, he is the executive medical director of behavioral health …