A Santa Fe, NM Zen center and community with retreats, daily meditation, weekly Dharma talks on Buddhist teachings
Episode Description: In his talk, Dr. John Dunne examines the western notion of retributive justice. Using as an example some inheritance he recently received, Dr. Dunne asks us, “Do I deserve that money?” Our commonly held notion of justice, he suggests, consists of inflicting suffering on people to create “balance.” Dr. Dunne then contrasts this kind […]
Episode Description: In this talk, Roshi Enkyo O’Hara analyses the first four lines of Dogen’s Genjōkōan. She tells us that she feels that the text is best appreciated as poetry, and begins by offering several possible translations of the title, before settling on her own translation: “showing up for your life.” As Roshi Enkyo describes the […]
Episode Description: In this session, the entire Zen Brain faculty participates in a discussion of the themes covered during the course of the day. Questions are taken from the audience. To help keep these podcasts freely available, we hope you will consider making a suggested donation of $25 to our Dharma Podcast Fund.
Episode Description: Dr. John Paul Lederach begins his talk, “The Inter-relational Systemic Ethics of Re-humanization” with three stories in which peace overcame widespread violent conflict. Dr. Lederach presents a four-part cycle: suffering, projection of blame, polarization, and dehumanization. He then suggests a view, the “inner-relational-systemic” which he believes can counteract the dehumanization which is the product […]
Episode Description: Sensei Genzan Quennell begins his talk with a discussion of Santōka Taneda, who was a wandering monk and haiku poet in Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. Taneda writes: “Just as it is/It rains, I get wet, I walk.” Sensei Genzan asks us, “Towards what are we walking?” He talks about how our […]
Episode Description: In his talk, “Developing an Integrative Framework,” Dr. Al Kaszniak examines the notion of moral reasoning. By presenting two simple thought experiments, he explores the extent pre-conscious emotional influences on our moral decision-making. Using fMRI studies, he explores the relationship between our conscience, sense of self, and selflessness. He proposes that lack of attention […]
Episode Description: In this session, Dr. Cynda Rushton explores a contemplative approach to moral and ethical issues in health care. After describing some of the difficult moral questions she faces in her work, she poses the question, “What are the values we want to bring into these situations, and into our everyday lives?” Dr. Rushton then […]
Episode Description: Steven Batchelor begins his talk by describing how realizing the nature of emptiness leads us to a fuller appreciation of beauty. He contrasts a cognitive experience of the Dharma, which comes from philosophical understanding, with an affective experience which, he says, “allows us to feel differently. It opens up a capacity for us to […]
Episode Description: In this session, the entire Zen Brain faculty participates in a discussion of the themes covered during the course of the day. Questions are taken from the audience. To help keep these podcasts freely available, we hope you will consider making a suggested donation of $25 to our Dharma Podcast Fund.
Episode Description: In this session, Evan Thompson, Rhonda Magee, and Richard Davidson engage in a dialogue and take questions about their presentations from the audience. To help keep these podcasts freely available, we hope you will consider making a suggested donation of $25 to our Dharma Podcast Fund.
