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Come into the tea-room & with Zen monks Hwalson, and his student Myungju, at the Detroit Zen Center, as they read spiritual folk-tales, and share conversations about them.
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- Dec 2, 20251h 0m
COTTON SOCK FLOWER; the Origin Story of Sudeoksa Temple
The Origin Story of our Mother Temple, Sudeoksa.COTTON SOCK FLOWER A/K/A THE HUNTER & THE LADYLive in front of an audience at the Detroit Zen Center!Eighteen Hundred years ago, a young academic man named Sudok went out on a hunt with his servant, and came across a mysterious young lady in the forest. A heart churning tale of both joy and misery unfolded, as the young man is led all the way up the spiritual path by his true love.
- Jul 4, 202438 min
Tumbledown Sage
The extreme punishment for a thief -- his foot is chopped off -- transforms him into a sage. Join us in the tea room as Sunim reads the story of the great sage Tumbledown, as told by Confucius, and then he and Myungju discuss the way forward for all of us to become free.
- May 3, 202435 min
Of Fire and Weeds
A story within a story. An unremarkable monk, a scholar, a young disciple. A loving wife, a foolish husband. Their lives separated by time, yet cross on a mountain-top, fire & weeds their teachers. ------------------------ We are seeking podcast support. Blue Collar Zen Podcast is a free offering, and we want to keep it that way, but need support. To date we have received less than $100 in podcast support. We recently purchased a second mic and a mixer, and plan to offer a new episode each month. It takes a full day to produce each episode. Won't you give if you listen?! Support through Paypal: www.paypal.me/detroitzencenter Support through Venmo: #detroitzencenter Support through Donorbox: www.detroitzencenter.org/memberships Support through Spotify Podcasts (credit card): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bluecollarzendetroit/support
- Mar 22, 202439 min
The Old Man with a Broken Arm
War: The curse of humanity. An old man with a wrangled & broken arm shares his story from youth, of being the lone surviving man in the entire region, of a long & bloody war in 8th century China that killed 10 million men over the course of decades. A story in the book of prose & poems by Po Ch'u I, a famous poet & Taoist of 8th century China. Translated by David Hinton.
- Feb 7, 202434 min
Cutting Up the Ox
A simple cook shares the Way of Tao with his ruler (the Emperor).
- Jan 29, 20231h 3m
The 4 Adepts
Yielding, with the 4 Adepts from the Chuang Tzu The 4 Adepts is a story read from the Chuang Tzu. Story read by Abbot Hwalson Sunim, then a conversation afterward together with Vice-Abbot Myungju Sunim. On the 4 Adepts (Taoist Sages): As Adept Cart becomes sick and faces death, he shares with us & his fellow sages his own fearless and yielding view of death, as a simple extension of the eventual passing of all things.... This version of Chuang Tzu has been translated by David Hinton, and is part of his collection The 4 Classics (of Taoism). Thank you for listening...
- May 21, 202255 min
Let Go
LET GO by Zen Master Daehaeng A man journeys home through the misty mountains of old Korea. But as previous karma follows him, he meets with unexpected fortune, & terror. Letting Go, written by Zen Master Daehaeng, presents us with a story we can all relate to. Zen Master Daehaeng (1927 - 2012) was a Buddhist nun began her spiritual life at the age of 8 in Korea, before its split into North & South. As an enlightened master, she taught for more than 40 years at the Han Ma Um Center (founded 1972), and broke many of the traditional roles in Korean Buddhism, by having both male & female disciples, and teaching that people from all walks of life could practice & awaken to their true nature.
- Feb 18, 202257 min
Red Bean Porridge Bubbling
Enter the world of Zen nuns. A common kitchen nun finds her teacher's instruction simple enough, but eventually the endless work & burden of cooking in the zen community becomes a serious complication in her quest for mental, emotional & spiritual peace. Frustrated, hastily she makes the fire to prepare the winter solstice dish -- red bean porridge -- and winds up at the brink.
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