Hardcore Zen

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  Why Does Zen Care So Much About Ethics? 18.08.2026 20min

  I'm not sure I can answer this one. But I tried!
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  When a Dharma Talk is Not a Dharma Talk 11.08.2026 16min

  What should you do when you go to a Dharma Talk and they talk about something else instead?
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  Surgery Report 05.08.2026 6min

  How did it go? Here's how!
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  Don't View Big Fish! 04.08.2026 24min

  Why did Dogen tell people not to view big fish?
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  Nobody Knows Anything (My Cancer Story) 28.07.2026 28min

  Well... some people know some things. But, really, nobody knows anything.
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  Why Does Meditation Take So Long? 21.07.2026 27min

  How come I can't get instant enlightenment?
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  The Dalia Lama sez Don't meditate to Feel Better 14.07.2026 12min

  Is he right???
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  There Are No Zen Teachers 08.07.2026 22min

  Then how come there are so many people teaching Zen?
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  Is Life a Kind of Dream? 30.06.2026 20min

  Dogen says, “It may be that the state in a dream and the state in waking consciousness are equally real.” Why?
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  What Are You Gonna Do With Enlightenment? 23.06.2026 19min

  Maybe it'll make you rich and famous!
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  The Dharma of Disclosure Day 17.06.2026 22min

  What would Buddhists think if the truth about aliens were revealed?
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  Making Effort in Meditation 10.06.2026 19min

  What sort of effort is required?
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  Stages of Enlightenment 03.06.2026 25min

  Can Enlightenment experiences be ranked?
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  Is ENLIGHTENMENT the Point of Zen? 26.05.2026 23min

  Do we do zazen in order to have a kensho or "enlightenment experience"?
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  What is Zazen Supposed to Do? 19.05.2026 23min

  If Zazen is good for nothing, why do it at all?
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  The Elimination of Suffering 12.05.2026 23min

  Is that the goal of Buddhist practice?
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  Is Zen a Form of Buddhism? 05.05.2026 23min

  Some say it is, some say it isn't.
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  Meditation and Pain 28.04.2026 25min

  ... or "Zazen is Annoying"
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  Don't Criticize Buddhists! 22.04.2026 23min

  The Precepts say we shouldn't criticize other Buddhists. Why does Dogen do it all the time? Why do I?
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  Does Everyone Experience Karma the Same Way? 15.04.2026 18min

  ...or is it different for some people?