Embracing the Flow: Lessons from Zen teachings, Ju-Jitsu, and Life's Uncertainties

In this 145th episode I discuss concepts around "Transitional Flow." This is a concept I became keenly aware of through my training of Ju-Jitsu, so many years ago. Understanding the principles of transitional flow I can see it everywhere. It is certainly useful on the sidewalks, in the market, during conversations or arguments... It is a skill that lends itself to an easier life experience. Keeping with this concept I discuss various lessons and stories from Zen teachers like Alan Watts such as the story of a Zen Master and a Geisha girl. However, the larger point of this episode focuses upon how to live a life in such a way that death becomes something of ease and grace. Are you living a life of struggle? Or are you flowing through life as if in a dance with the cosmos? And how will you face those final moments? With struggle, or with a life of practiced flow?