BRENDAN JAYO | Zen Philosophy, Crazy Lefties & Outrageous People: Mere Mortals Conversation #41

Brendan is back again and this time we are talking all things Zen. We start off with a discussion on the general overview of the religion/philosophy and some of its core aspects of Zazen, the Koans & Satori. One of the things that Brendan (and I) enjoy about the Zen way of thinking is that there is relatively little dogma and that one can come into it from a Western perspective without needing to buy into a whole lot of other beliefs. The second half of the convo is a bit looser as we chat about breakdancing, a ridiculously stupid book about left-handed people and people who are so outrageous it is hard to believe that they are real.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro & Emulsified Monks(1:22) What is Zen?(8:23) Posture & meditation(13:05) The point of the Koans(21:00) Martial arts and movement of the body(26:17) Breakdancers are the peak of movement(31:01) Mantras in Zen?(35:35) Left-handed people are the devil!(39:27) People so outrageous they don't seem real(42:39) Mexico attracts strange people(45:22) Learn how to handstandConnect with Brendan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanjayobalances/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanjayo/Connect with Mere Mortals:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show